Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1847-03-02

stnougH otherwise upon the points. But
.nete are democrats entertaining sim.
= lar opinions Hho are candidates for re.
selection. was perhpas selected as the
originator OF the anti.tax resolution and
The maker ofthe first speech in defence OF
1t. IN this light ] stood out as a mark for
my opponents, like Saul of Tarsus, head
and shoulders above the rest. My time
lasts as long As that of the present AID.
mInlstration does; an Administration that
! have never attacked unless my indie.
Pendence as legislator in opposing
measures upon which was pledged be.
fore | came here may be so considered.
Ito vote against the measures recon.
meHded in any instance by the Admin.
istration be to oppose it, then there stands
not one, no not one, as the journals will
show, out ofthis opposition. TO mention
one more instance in the Tennessee
Democratic delegation, have recently
had my attention called to the fact that
two others (Messrs. Jones and Martinl
bolted at the last session upon the Attor.
Dey General question, as recommended
by Tho President. 'd
u said the other day that should sup.
port Mr. Polk, any member of his Cabinet
or any other Democrat who should be
the nomihee of the next Baltimore Con
Vention, and those constituents of mine.
thus grossly assaulted through a Rcpe.
sentative who was, elected the third time
upon an ayowal of these very sentiments,
stand pledged TO give that nominee a
great number and great majority chan
any other district in the United States.
Asto who shall be the nominee have no
opinion now, and, if had, would do
netbirg to bias the judgmen. of the people
in their conventions. And whilst l say
this, | add that it is notorious fact that
the ablest champions of the tea and coffee
tax are opposed to having any convention
at all to nominate President, and will
Not agree to abide its decision. A larger
number still will not agree to any nom.
inAtiOn unless made by two third ma
jority. sa ...,,....
"OHe more reason that the editor would
not be likely to single me out personally
for an attack is The fact, known to him,
that ! am enc of his best patrons. take
a daily, four weekly, and twenty five cop.
les OF the trl-weekly Union, making
Oighty-fve copies of his paper sent to my
district weekly. / have never feared to
have his tea and coffee structures read in
my district. s -s...~..
"Again, although reelected, j believe
no member of Congress has sent more
Democratic speeches to his district in
favor Of the Administration than have.
and the books of Messrs. Blair & Rives
will show for themselves. Why, sir,
have sent home five hundred ofthe speech
OF Hon. B. MARTIN, the member of Con-
gress from MIR. Folks own district, 500
Of JONES, of Georgia, 500 of BowLrN, OF
Missouri, &C., comprising an assortment
OF all the speeches delivered. Yet, for.
sOOth,the cry is, Shoot the deserter!'
"This is the way l oppose Democracy.
And. sir, contend, for a great variety OF
other reasons, that this attack was not
made for me alone. Nail me to the wall,
and there is lesson for others: BIB o..
I've living men come view the ground
Where you must shortly lie.'
"But hope members will not be init.
Undated, but will stand up, in spite Of all
opposition, to these questions where the
interests Of their constituents are so deep.
ly involved. roy lae atr n -.
.z"Another design was, to strike another
blow at tho candidates for the Presidency
from the free States, and thus make more
sure the election of his favorite. 1t is
knOwn tina! we have some free State
Democrats still Unkilled. aoa -7g sa-
'In one respect this attack will have
just the opposite effect from the one in.
tended. 1t will do me good. 1t will show
to my constituents that there is no power
80 great as to make me falter in the ad.
vOcAcy oftheir interests or in redeeming
the pledges made by me before my cleo.
iicn. But for the effect of such attacks
IA New Hampshire, in Maine, in Virgin.
Ia, in Kentucky, in Tennessee, and other
States where elections are pending, and
where men voting with me upon the SUBJ
jet oftea and coffee are candidates for
reelection, have fears, and so have the
Ablest Democratic newspapers and state
ess in this county. In what States can
tho Democrats carry the elections, il
every man Ia the country who fayors free
tea cad tree coffee, Jackson's doctrine oil
Improving harboEs and rivers, and keep.
iug slavery out ofterritory now free, is
prohibited from voting the Democratic
Iickot2 iPretest against all such attempts
TO prescribe them.
This attack, the day on which is was
published, repealed satisfactorily to my
self. Neither my speech nor subsequsn
defence have been copied into the Union
ofwhicb | take 20 many copies. SiilIin
siSsing that ! am Wing, the editor 0
the Union gives notice that ne has drop