Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1848-07-18
Abolition Mass MGGting-Sale of the Wing

Party.
Pursuant to a call, which was printed
in large hand. bills and extensively circu-
lated, for an Independent Mass Meeting
at Plaintield, on the l1th inst, a meeting
was held for the nomination of candidates
for Senator, Representatives and County
Officers.
notwithstanding the call included four
coun:ies-our entire senatorial district
it is stated that the tremendous assembly,
when all told, did not number over one
hundred, and large majority ofthose had
only attended from curiosity. When the
call was first published, it was understood
by all. who had paid any attention to the
manoeuvring Of few leading abolition
lists and wings, that there was bargaining
and sale going on between few who cal.
culated upon leading those parties into
their unhallowed designs. How far they
succeeded let the proce edings oftbe Plain.
field meeting answer.
The call for this mongreI meeting com
menced with the following declarations:
"a crisis has arrived which demands a
decided, independent, and united move
ment of the people without distinction of
party. 1t is now too evident to admit
of doubt, that the rights and interests of
the free North have been sold to Stare
power."
BY the above Il will be seen what the
meeting was intended for by our abolition
friends. 1t was evidently intended to in.
duce those Of the democratic and wing
parties who were displeased with the ma.
tional nominations of those two parties, to
unite with them and support their candi.
dates But our whig friends were TOO fast
for them, as they attended in such mum.
bers as to nominate their own men where
there was any chance of success. Not.
withstanding they had held conventions
and selected their candidates Tor the off.
ces which this meeting met 10 nominate
candidates for, they paid no regard to the
rules of honor which bound them 10 sup.
port their nominations, but were willing
to drop all except those who would pledge
themselves to oppose Gen. Taylor. Out
of the number which had been previously
nominated, they could find but two, L.
Bristol. the nominee for Representative Of
Kendall county, and A. Leach, for Sheriff
Of this county, who were acceptable tc
the abolitionists. They however, sue.
ceeded in having wings nominated where
there was even the smallest prospect O
success, and placed Col. Peter Stewart on
the ticket, for senator, TO ensure the vote:
of Abolitionists for their candidates.
Thus, they placed Col. Stewart in posi-
ton which had been declined twice, pre-
vious to that time, by wings. They were
uciling that an abolilionist should have
the nomination when they could find nc
wbig that would receive it. Generou.
fellows, these wings!
tits we'll known here, that as far as the
nomination for sheriff was concerned, tha
The plan was laid by some leading wings
of this place, and Mr.. Leach, with few
OficiOus aboIitionists, to secure bis selec.
Il
ton. They left here for that purpose
and succeeded. On the first vote, Mr.. p
a. Haven, abolitiOnist, Of this place was
nominated, who declined in tavor of Mr.
Leach, this doubtless, had been pteviousl,
understood. As il was known that The