Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1847-11-23
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Dr. L. D. Selridge, whose name APP
pears on the call for the meeting on The
9th inst. and also to the adeclaration''
which appeared in the "1'rue Democrat
requests rs to state that be only gave con-
semitic have his name used for the pur-
pose of restoring harmony 10 the demo-
cratic party, and that the documents re.
ferred to above, we're not submitted to him
previous to their publication and that he
highly disapproyes of the course which
has bean taken. The object of this move
ment,he says,is to widen the division in the
party, which would be its utter defeat, in
future, and that he cannot lend his name
or influence 10 the accomplishment of SO
disastrous q result.
This is as we expected. We always
thought that DR.. Selfridge had too high
regard foT the principles and measures Of
his party, to assist in the unhallowed en-
terprise which some would have made us
believe he was engaged in, had he moi
disclaimed any allegiance TO such design.
He has shown himself TO be a democrat,
not only in name but in action, and wor
thy OF the confidence of the party. DR..
Selfridge is too discerning not to see the
designs of those men. and too patriotic not
to oppose their selfish ends. Ifsome others
who are on the committee, would take a
candid view of the matter, judging from
their honesty and standing in the party,
heretofore, we are confident they would
come TO the same conclusion that DIR. Sell
fridge has. Such men as William Gou-
ger and Col. Curry, we cannot persuade
ourselves to believe, would give their in.
fiuence and names 10 be used in the man
ner in which they have, if they we're only
acquainted with the manoeuvering of tho Sc
men, and their selfish designs.
A FAILURE.-The last True Demo.
crat" contains feeble attempt, in com.
munication signed by R. c. Duncan, to
show the reason why he should not sup.
port the convention system. Such cbuI.
litlons cannot fail to excite the sympathy
OF those who are acquainted with his su.
uation, and would rot be referred to by US.
were 1t not for the misrepresentation
which are made. He charges ''the pres,
ent convention men," with the foul crime
OF destroying the poll book TO defeat his
election, which is an insult to the honesty
and dignity of this community. He also
states that they were tie ones who got
up the "Victoria Tory meeting" referred
TO by him. This is another wholesale
fabrication, and r. c. should be cautious
how he speaks ofthat meeting for he might
inJure the feelings of some of his coadiu-
tors who took an active part in it.
We are aware that r. C. Duncan and
a certain near contemporary of his profess
great regard to the rights OF that patriotic
class of cur fellow citizens who have left
their homes in a foreign land and settled
among US to share with US the blessings
of free country. But has bis actions
corresponded with his professions Why
did he and his friends place JamesKinney,
last election, against man whom he knew
would be elected Z? and why did he not
have him placed in nomination for the of.
fee which he now fills? The reason is
obvious, he wanted Office himself and
would not yield to another, however just
his claims might be.
~ The mass meeting committee in