Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-05-24
Tnc vyhtr NOMINATION.

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nomination Of George G. Wright as thu
Wing candidate for congress in This dis
trict, makes very lame and toe''sh az
tempt to mislead the ppl'fc mind by the
use 81 the foll~--ng language:
60 seems that the party hapere
Led to sustain Mr.. Miller~fn his late
Pottawattamie spoil Book affair.""
The Editor-ef The Statesman knows
perfectly well, if he knows anything,
that all the Wing papers in the State, as
well as the Wing party. have condemn
ed his 1.-THE Loco) party for the shameful
and dsgraceful act Of stealing the Poll
books, and trampling all the sacred rights
Of sovereign county in the dust, and
that they (the Whigs) encouraged Mr..
Miller to do what his duty, the rights
guaranteed to him under the constitution,
and the interests of the district deman-
ded of him. Mr.. Miller was, as all can
did men of all parties at the time believ-
ed, and as subsequent testimony has
since clearly shown, elected to Con-
gress as the legal Representative of this
district; but has been kept out of his seat
thus far by the most unblushing and
shameful fraud, that was ever perpetra-
ted in any country.
Now, how the action of the Wings in
making a nomination for Congress, can
effect or impair the legal rights Of Mr..
Miller, or the rights of the district, we
confess we are at loss TO determine
The bare act of nominating another per-
son for Congress could not by any pos
sible construction, say that the Wings
believed that the Locos did right in steal
ing the Pottawattamie Poll Books; nor
could it be tortured into a disapproval of
Mr.. Miller's course in contending for
what all Wings and many Democrats
believed he and the District were emit
tied to.
The doctrine Of this locofoco editor is
plainly this, you having once put a man
in office can never remove him, or elect
another, without its being construed to
be disapproval Of his public conduct;
and so you must have officers for life.-
Whatever may be the rule with patent
Locofocos, we acknowledge no such rule
or practice in the Wing party. Mr..
Miller has done his duty; we approve
his course, and can say with confidence
that the nominating convention which
met at this place, entertained the kindest
feelings towards him, and unanimously
approved of his course.
A majority Of the convention acting
in accordance with the wishes of those
who they represented, voted for Mr..
Wright, without the slightest design or
intention of casting any reflection on
Mr.. Miller. disappearing Of his course
or approving of the high-handed and
fraudulent outrage of the Locofoco lead
ers. The truth is, the Locos area their
old tricks. They are satisfied that if
they meet US fairly and openly in the
field that they will be defeated, hence
the anxiety to array, if possible, the
friends of Mr.. Miller against Mr.. Wright,
divide our strength aud carry the district
Can our friends doubtfor moment thai
this is their sole object. Why, have moi
they exhausted the filthy vocabulary oil
Locofocoism in denouncing, traducing
and slandering Mr.. Miller! What, then,
has caused this newborn sympathy,
this hypocritical attachment at this par
ticular moment for the nan who they
have loved to traduce. Brother Wings,
be not deceived; it Isl mere trick, shall
low one all must admit, to divide and de-
feat us. Rest assured Locofocos are the
same everywhere; in Congress, in our
National or State elections, they can bu-
ry the bitterest animosities; curb the mos,
violent passions, 10 unite in one solid
phalanx 10 hunt down wings and defeat
their great conservative principles.
"But," we are very gravely told by
the Statesman, sit is whispered that the
influence of the Register defeated Mr..
Miller"
That able wing journal sis Of age
as we are sure the Statesman knows tc
its sorrow, and can speak for itself. WI
W i'll only say that one of the editors was
a delegate in the convention and voted
for Mr.. Miller, and its influence was fol
Mr.. Miller. Mr.. Wright's position too
was known TO us, and many wings al
over the district for two years previou.
to the meeting OF the convention. HI
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