Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1847-11-09
JOLIET SIGNAL.
JOLIET, ILL.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, Is47
M thn DrmOeraeY Of lhis County.


course in relation to this matter. We
regret that causes compel us again to re-
fer TO a subject so lamentable as the dis
affection in our own party, in this county.
We had hoped that those who were foles
most in creating the disorganization
amongst US at the last August election, had
taken "second thought" and would there
after be governed by principle and the
good ofthe party. But in this we were
mistaken. As much as we desired TO see
aspirit of harmony existing among US as
party, we still felt more firmly bound to
the time honored usages of the party
those usages which are founded on prin-
ciple, and under which we have SD often
defeated our opponenrs-and those usages
which are adhered to by the democracy
of other States, wherever they keep up a
party organization. Governed by these
motives, we avowed ourselves in favor OF
regular nominations, and endeavored to
oppose the attempts of some who could
not get their designs carried out by the
convention, and who, therefore, proclaimed
In favor Of ne,o organization --one under
which they could more easily carry out
their own selfish ends.
The reason why we express these sen.
timents, is the appearance of a "handbill"
among US, calling q meeting the ''inde.
pendent! democrats of Win!" This
call is signed by the committee which was
appointed by the mass meeting. The
meeting is TO be on the 9th inst. The
objects of the call are obvious. The men
who have got it up, are for taking time ''by
the forelock," with the hope of forcing
their system OF nominations on the party.
We trust no democrat will be blinded by
the professions Of those whose objects are
so plainly manifest. We have no desire
to dictate, but when the path of duty is so
clearly marked out, we, as democrats, call
upon all those who regard the measures
and principles of our party, and its old es.
tablishcd usages, to be cautious low they
enter into the designs of those men.
The call certainly must be amusing to
every one who is acquainted with the mo.
vers. An unsuccessful attempt is made
to keep the real intentions of the origina.
tors yelled, but this is an entire failure
The committee at the commencement as
sert that they call the meeting at the re.
quest of the ''Democratic Pdyfy?" What
portion ofthe democratic party have made
such request? We confess that we
knew or had heard nothing of the inten-
ton to hold such meeting until we saw
the notice, and we predicate that this will
be the case of great majority of the de.
mocrats Of the county. The fact is, this
is all the work of few men, who have
shown their disposition to ruin 'or "rule. -
How they can, after their actions hereto.
fore, have the audacity and presumption to
state that "for the last few years, three or
four individuals have made the nomina-
lions, is mystery to US. Some ofthese
same men have been in every convention
in this county for number of years, and
have generally had the nominations made
to suit themselves, and were the most
strenuous in advocating an adherence to
their decisions. But at the last spring
convention, their secret maneuvering fail.
ed--hence their resorting to mass meet.
ing. For such men to talk Of ''fraud''
and corruption" is an insult on hon.
esty and common sense.
There is paragraph in the call, sta.
ting the reason why they got the notices
printed at the wing Office, which was that
We refused to publish it in our paper
We did decline publishing the notice
which was presented to US, under the res.
trictiens which the committee were for
eDjoining upon us--which we're that we
should make no comments upon it! Gould
~e as the publishers Of democratic jour
nal, submit to being thus gagged If we
had, we would have felt ourselves unwor.
thy OF the party whose measures we pro.
Tess to advocate and cherish. The notice
which was presented to US for publication,
called a meeting of the Independent dem.
oerats. and then urged upon all who were
in favor of such meeting to attend
plainly intimating their desire for all 9th.
ers TO stay away. In the one which h..