Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1849-10-26

1 repudiatcd the course of the committee in drci-
/ ded language, and tending TO perp7tuate division
and ensure defeat, and the leading men of that
( party expressed their dissatisfaction in still
stronger terms. Aud even the Madison Ar
gus condemned the action of the committee in
rejecting the union! That committee. it is we'll
known. had several meetings for consultation on
the subject, had once agreed to unite in q union
call, but were alterward persuaded to reject the
proposition for union. through the counsals of
the editor of the Madison Democrat who is
now the virtual head of the Cass party in this
State And the leading man on that committee
| in favor of union, who finally assanted to the
disunion call, has since been made Judge of
the county court for four years.
Why the Free Democratic STATE Contention
pas GATED on the Sereath
1t was the Intention of the Free Democratic
State Convention on the 18th of September ac-
Corling to the recommendation OF the Legislative
caucus. But there was strong desire express
ed to our Committee, by leading Cass men-as
letters in their possession will shOw-that they
should call their Convention at an earlier dav
than the 18th of September so that the Conven.
ton of the fifth might adjourn and unite with it
IN formnga State ticket, and thus cement a I'M
ion Of parties The Editor of the Waukesha
dali and Fillmore. that if the Free Democratic
Committee would call their Convention on the
Serenh Of September. instead of the tceldh. that
they would sustain the seventh Convention and
its nominees, and repudate the tiEh Convention
and that they would exert their influence to enlist
the Democracy of Waukasha County, and thus
strengthen the public sentiment of the State in
favor of the Union Convention of the SercRth-
In accordance with this pledge, thew. with other
prominent Democrats, put forth an address, dated
the same day on which our Committee met, but
written we understand after the decision of our
Committee was known, recommending to the
Democrats Of that County and ofthc Stataa I'm
ion State Convention on the sere7uh of Septem-
Der. And the Waukesha Democrat in noticing
the call of our Committee. said:-"The recon-
mendatiOns Of the Committee are fair and honor
able. There IrW be union of Democrats and
THE TICKET NOMINATED on THE SEVENTH OF SEP
TENDER WILL BE ELECTED"
Union Contentious in Several Counties.
Winnebaco and Marquette Counties held I'M
ion Conventions, at which delegates were APP
pointed only to the Union State Convention Of the
seventh The delegates from Winnebago hon
orad their constituents, while the delegates from
Marquette went into the 9Th Convention and took
part in its nominations, and then claimed seats in
the seventh Convention, and sought to prevent
Ii from making any nominations Union Con
yentions were also called in Waukpsha and
Dodge Counties, to choose delegates to a State
Convention, but whether they were to be sent to
the Convention of the 9TH or the 7Jh. was not spe-
Cited Bat a the time of meeting drew near
the WaukeSha Democrat changed its tone the
other union papers who had condemned the ac-
ton of the Madison Committee, were all whipped
nj, =. Il
those Union Conventions were designed to unite
CasS men and Free Sellers on Cass ticket
that they had been used by the Cass managers as
a convenient aud perhaps necessary means of ab-
sorbng the Free Soil strength, and concentra-
ting it, under the pretense and sanctions of union
in support of the ant-union Convention of the
fifth. Accordingly, with but two or three excep-
tons the District Convention in these counties.
called under the cloak of union, appointed dele
gates only TO the 9Th convention.
C4sS State Contention
The Cass convention met on the fifth Of SIP
tembar, and finding many vacancies to the dele
cations from the Free Sol counties proceeded to
till them from volunteers who had come up to
Madison, like taIesman to 4 court room, hoping
10 be chosen to a seat where they could do .us-
tee to the merits Of their particular friends
The village Of Southport furnished the cOnven-
ton with three delegates and the Attorney Gen
eraL aXpectant OF the party, anxious TO b. in po-
ston to help himseIfand his friends. accepted the
credentials, vUhoHt the instructions. IF delegate
from another Assembly District. One delegate
was allowed to cast the vote oftwo Districts. and
to make the character of the convention as con
sstont as possible with It's grand design of des-
troying the Free Democratic partv Senator
Walker appeared as delegate. with credentials
in his pocket, and though from reasons Of policy.
By the advice Of friends, he retrained from taking
his seat, vet he addressed the convention in ex-
PLANTATION of his course, while the members list
enod with profound attention to his self-vindica-
don. and were doubtless GIFTED with his solemn
assertion That his Southern Amendm MT
that shameless BETRAYAL of freedom was .thn
most stupendous Wilmot Proviso ever adopt
ed"
Course Of he Union Delegates in the Cass Con-
reRtlOH.
Bot some of the delegates from the Union
Districts in that convention were instructed to 90
for an adjournment to the seventh, in order to
form union Withthe Union State convention
\ motion was made to that effect. which was
amended to adjourn till the next morning-the
6jh-and then make a nomination to relieve the
consciences of the union delegates. and after some
discussion, the motion as amended was carried,
Mr. John VI. Wells. of Waukesha who was in
structed to 90 for adjournment of the 9TH con-
ven'ion, and lin no case TO take part in a nomi-
ration made on that dav, told the convention dis
tinctly. that his hands were tied by his instruc-
tons so that he could not take part in a nomina-
ton that dav bat if they would adjourn till NOR
ming. he would be at liberty to act with them
OF course, the same objections existed to a
nomination on the 9Th. as on the 18th, 50 tar as
union was concerned. for the other convention
did not meet till the It'll. We do not know that
this political trick originated with Mr. Wells
We have heard it said that his instructions were
formed to meet just such an emergency. and that
while the honest Free Sellers supposed they eff
fectually stopped him from taking any part in a
separate nomination by the Cass party, be was
only carrying out the designs of the managers
who sent him. We Judge that this was 50 from
the fact, that they appointed no delegates to the
union convention, and the adjoining Assembly
District offered, a compromise, TO instruct their
delegate to go for an adjournment to the 9th, bat
refused to appoint any delegates 10 the sereHih
convention.
One OF the Secretaries of the Cass Conven-
Jiou-Mr. RobiDson-fn giving an account Of
this matter IN his paper, stated, that there were
but two or three delegates in that Convention
VINO were seriously in ta5 or OF aIJourning To the
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