The State guard. [volume] (Wetumpka, Ala.) 1847-18??, 1847-07-13
no the People Of Coosa County.

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notice published in the Estate Guard" on
the 9th inst, the candidates met at Mark b.
Moore's on the 10th, for the purpose OF ta-
king into consideration the great and para
mount necessity OF agreeing upon some
principle of action by which the Demo-
cratic county oil Coosa should be fully and
fairly represented in the next Legislature.
The Importance of such a move seemed 10
be the more manifest, from the fact that
the people were Sc ndng forth complaints
and circumstances privately and publicly,
Of their determine ton to remain inactive,
thereby permitting our opponents TO carry
The county in the ensu& election it was
TO prevent such deplorable state of things
that the-candidates agreed TO meet on the
day and for the purpose mentioned | am
fully persuaded that you anticipated every
thing would be so arranged among the can
didates as to enable you, on the day of the
election, TO appear at the ballot box with
some assurance of success; if such We're
your fond anticipaiions, | exceedingly re-
greet 10 inform you. they have not, and can
not he realised Your friendly advice, your
kind and patriotic admoniii ,ns were disre-
garded by portion of the candidates in
council on the above day. In order that
YOU may know ON whom should rest the
blame, will place before you the PROPOSE
tons made, and the names of those who
agreed TO accede as well as those who re-
fused:
Isl Proposition Each candidate select
one man from each Beat, there being IL
Beats and candidates, giving a delegation
Of "a, who should convene al Rockford and
select two candidates, either from among
the candidates in the field, or from among
the people.
End Proposiiion.-f select ten or twelve
of the most prominent men in each Beat,
deposit their names into box, and draw
therefrom three names, which would have
gave sc delegates, they should have the
right TO select as set forth in The first pro-
position, either from among the candidates
or from among the people.
3rd Proposition.-To hold an extra cleo
ton. as proposed in the Estate Guard" p
This proposition was considered impracti-
cable.
All Proposition.-T candidates now
before you should withdraw their names
respectively, in order 10 give you an oppor.
tunity 10 act in the premises, and TO settle
a difficulty which you had nc agency in
producing, and thereby saving the demo-
cratic party of Ceosa from the most disas-
trous consequence abstraction and deteat.
This proposillen, which must appear TO
YOU, as well as the others, based alone,
and with an eye single to justice and palri-
otism, was likewise voted down; and it ap-
pears no alternative now exist but for the
candidates before you 10 remain as such
regardless OF consequences, until removed
by the people at The ballot boz.
Fellow citizens. justice TO those who
agreed To the above propositions require
that you should know those who consen
ted as well as those who dissented to
the above propositions; yse'f, Mr.. Fos>
cue, Mr.. Boz man, and Mr.. Loony,
agreed TO accede to either Of the propo>
silions, while Mr.. Kend,ick, Mr.. Craw
ford and Spigener disog, eed, and con
tended if the people wished to act they
could DO so-if the people were DESTROYS
Of holding meetings and bringing out new
candidates they could do so-if they
we've not satisfied with the Candidates
before them, they could make others il
they chose. So our deliberations ended,
aud it is for you to determine who are,
and ought TO be, held bIameable If the
democratic party should be defeated in
she ensuing election. You cannot. you
will NOT | am fully assured, hold those
accountable who were willing, and who
made every honorable concession, HAYS
ing in view alone, regardless OF self or
sell sggrandizement, The success and
general advancement Of Democratic
principles in our next Legislature.
lam informed that Maj. Kendrick, one
of he candidates before you, has circula-
ted in various parts Of the County and to
various persons, that | had declined run
ming, and said to. Others, that | had
been brought out by prominent member
of the Democratic party near Wetumpka,
for the purpose Of creating discord and con-
fusion in the Democratic ranks. | pro-
nounce both of these charges 10 be false, if
made by Maj. Kendrick, and he must have
made such statements knowing at the time
they had no foundation IN truth, tor the
purpose OF profiting thereby.
Feliow-citizens, having done all that
Justice and patriotism requires, now
declare to you, that am and will con
,inue to be, as have been for some
time past, a candidate for your suffrages
10 the ensuing election That | shall
continue To run until 8 O'Clock on the
evening of the first Monday in August
next, at which time, if defeated by the
people of Coosa, 1 yield in humble sub
mission to their will; but if elected, my
greatest desire will be to serve you faith.
folly and probably, giving my support
in furtheraDce OF such measures as may
in my humble opinion, be best calcua>
ted TO produce general prosperity in all
of.he various pursuits in which our peoe
pie are engaged.
am, Respectfully,
Your Feilow-citizen,
RICHARD RICHARDSON.
P.S. have been informed on vari-