Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1845-1851, 1847-03-31
10 the Democratic Electors Of the fifth
Congressional District.

common rumor, as Well as by letters and messages
from numerous friends throughout the district that
very systematic plan OF operations had been adopted
and carried out by one aspirant the position have
recently occupied, having for It's object nomination
to Congress; and 1t having been represented to Inc
from many quarters that owed it to my friends to
adopt some mode OF indicating to you my desire for
denomination and election | accordingly published
soon after my return from Washington a circular
expressing that desire, and assigning my reasons for
not taking tour through the district 10 see my
friends.
In the last semi-wcekly Sentinel | see, over the
signature OF Judge Pesslee, address to you pur-
porting 10 be Il response my circular one or two
sentences of which call for reply.
The Judge, In the second sentence of his address,
says substance that if had been willing rely upon
your action and the action Of your delegates alone
without endeavoring to impress 1t upon your minds
that 1t was highly improper on his part to seek the
nomination before resignlng the Office which he now
holds, he would have been content TO leave tins mat
ter altogether open for your decision.
My answer 10 this Is, that although dlsapprove
Of any one Judge Judge, seeking a nomlna-
ton by any means other than by making known his
Willingness TO accept 1t, and although am informed
that Judge p has, for than years past made
IL incUnsderable portion OF his business, at the
courts OF those counties within this Congressional
district, at which he has presided TO SEEK through
friends, interviews with the active politicians OF the
several townships those counties, for the purpose
OF promoting suCh measures ana arrangements dS
would be best alculated the Attendance and
action of his friend, at the respective meetings for
the selection of delegates and although such
5 which experience has shown calculated 10
give rise TO discomfort among the people, and III the
end, to produce party divisions and factions IN It's
worst sense and although, under the influence OF an
honest convection OF It's fatal tendencies, have
pulousy avoided myself, and have frequently raised
my against il, and shall 50 continue to do; yet
had the Judge stopped after resort TO these means.
Mt only would have remained at home, and kept
my tongue still, but my circular would never have
appeared.
But when rumoT from every quarter and direct in
formation from many, presented the Judge and his
special friends to lndsriously giving currency
to the idea that was opposed TO raising the pay OF
the volunteers and persising urging that aga INST
me after all excuse for such allegation taken
away, and after II made clear 10 every one, hav
ing of information, and possessed OF candOr,
that the effect of my the point named, was to
secure to the volunteers quarter section OF land IN
addition to the few dollars proposed to be granted by
the measure against whc my vote was recorded.
say when these things came 10 my ear, felt 1t to be
my personal privilege and my duty my friends to
avail myself of the facility afforded by the press to
throw before you the suggestions contained IN my
circular.
The Judge, in his address, seems to understand me
as obieciing alone TO a seeking nomination to
one office While he holds another. lie does not UNI
.
any one seeking a nomination by personal solciia-
tlons long conversations with individuals, brought
up him by convenient friend, or sought out Tor
that purpose Experience has shown that the olera-
ton and of such measures are fatal to pot-
cal parties. Such management Is precisely what |
had I'm my mind when used the phrase - tctre put
ing" in my circular. In such "a the office seeker
is the "pler :; the persons used to bring up or point
out active political 10 be talked to- are the
"uireS,' and generally very poor concerns, who
induced 10 IN serslle, Eliminating busi-
ness by the promise of Office and are very thor
oughly despsed by their employer and the honest gem
tlenen who brought up sought out TO be talked
! to- ire frequently induced to feel much fatiered by
such marks of attention. They sometimes fail 10
the selshness which begets the condescenslon. Some
times they bright enough to through the mat
ter, and are not enllsted-much.
The Judge seeks to show you that on two former
occasions placed myself in the same category which,
III my circular, Is condemned. This Is not candid.
In my circular express the opinion in these words
, viz: 9 Nor indeed do think that gentleman hold-
ing one otice ought to be permitted seek
tion for another o0fce until he shall first resign that
achich he holds, ercept an a rery peculiar case"
Now neither of the two occasions named by the
Judge did ask nomination from my party while
holding another office, the hazard Of producing d.
visions therein.
And each of those present what. III the
! language of my circular, "a peculiar CASE
There was no nomination in either case. On the
contrary, 50 far as then knew, now know no one
was mentioned seriously, candidate against Mr..
Herod, the whig candidate, except myself.
Again: On The first occasion, Col kinnard, our
representative in Congress, departed this life. The
Governor issued proclamation appointing cleo
tor in about twenty days, prescribed by law. Two
weeks of those twenty days spent in holding courts
: in Hamilton and Boone countes-the last courts /
believe, in the circuit This did partly because of
the difficulty of having successor appointed hastily
Rain 1pf,,a cd | upd mi no
{ On the second OCCASION did not 90 seek nomna-
: ton for made. | the democratic
candidate, by common consent. Judge Morrison, by
general consent, agreed upon my successor to
the Bench immediately my becoming a candidate.
He concerned as attorney in nearly every chan
Gerry suit pending in the Marion circuit court, of which
) there a great many | made known my resolu-
ton TO resign. AT the earnest request OF the parties
to those chancery suits and their attorneys and TO
avoid the expense and difficulty to the parties which
grow ont of transfer of those chancery cases,
IN which Judge Morrison inca pacItated 10 pre-
side, agreed and did make my resignation that
1t took effect mt n future day, before the election, and
continued hold the Marion circuit court until those
: chancery were all decided. To this end the
attorneys brought their issue, took deposit
tons &c, by consent, TO bring them 10 n hear
ing at the then term of court, and i'll this way i'm
expense and Inconvenience to the parties
avoided.
Now suppose a Judge acting in his own case, and
his peculiar friends Will nothing peculiar in these
cases And suppose all others Will very DIFF
ferenty.
So also, suppose democrats will some differ
ence between Judge being candidate against wing,
for two weeks III case, and for perhaps two months
in the other case, and another Judge devoting much
of his time and ingenuity for two three years to
efforts for procuring nomination to Congress against
his brother democrat, being private citizen on
public duty, deprving him of using counter exertions
were he capable of so doing