The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1850-11-02
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Il has been eur earnest desire to get along with
the political contest IN this county vithou. becom.
ing involved in personal CONTROVERSY with any
Of the candidates, being on friendly terms with all
Of thsm, and desiring to continue so. But in the
management. Of tho contest for sheriff means have
been made Of which are unfair, aud which
simple justice to or own candidate requires Of u.
to expose.
A handle is attempted 20 be made among the
democrats by the candidates opposed to Mr.
Goodell, Of the fact that hc gas nominated, on
Friday last by the Liberty Convention Mt this
place. 1t is sad he wen; into the convention,
pledged himself to support their principles, and
begged the nomination Now, that there is not
word Of truth in all this, s as well known to the
originntors Of the fn'sehoul, as it is to all the NOM
hers Of the Liberty Convention The facts in
the case are simply these. When the question
came up in the convention whether they should
nominate candidates for shorthand coroner or not
1t was determined, after freely canvassing the
subject, TO be inexpelient 10 make nominations.
The reasons that predomuatcd appeared to be
about these Although prominent member Of
the convention stated that he had converscd with
the candidates for sheriff now in the field in re fer
encc 10 their Willingness TO aid in the arrest Of fu.
gItiye slaves, and found them a on the same
ground yet, as Mr.. Dow was found not enly on
the same ticket with and eec;ionc cred for by and
electloneering for Mr. Skinner, but was actually
understood to be under pledges to that gentleman
to sPpoint him his deputy and az the conyen
ton could under no consideration countenancc or
support Nlr. Skinner, 1t WAS held that the nomina
ton Of new candidates would instead Of weaken,
only strengthen the chances of Mr. SINNERS sue
cess and his appointment as deputy IN case of Mr
Dows election. And regarding the subject IN
this light the convention thought they NIGH, as
well goa step further, and throw their influence
IN direction that would more nearly tend TO car.
~ out their views They therefore recommended
to the Liberty men to supper, Mr. Goodell and
DR. Stout as preferable under the slrcumst ances,
to either Skinner and Dow, or Mr Glover, regard.
ing the chances of the last, as indeed all sensible
men must, rs utterly hopeless, and vote in his
favor as equal to a vote for Mr. Dow.
Now the point We make is this. So fnr as pod.
ee' to the convention are concerned, ifsuch were
made at ALL they were equally a,ads By oil The
canaidats'; and touched only the one point, as to
the arrest Of fugitive slaves. And the ground
assumed by Mr.. Goodell here is undoubtedly cor
rect. The execution ofthe fugitive slave law i.
placed by congress in the hands Of proper officer,
appointed by the national government. In the
hands let II remain. We dsspi,c, and hope III,
democratic party Of thi, county dcspse and alb
hor, the man, who, like somo of tho wing candi
dates, will step gu. Of his way, and simply 70
gain-:for fhhy huere, assist in arresting and sen
ding the fugitive back into bondage. Let thos
whom the nation appoints TO this dirty work d
ii--but lot our sheriff. and coronsrs for whom
we have different duties, attend to their own bu
siness.
Asto accepting the nomination Of the Llbert,
convention for which fault ia attempted to b.
found with Mr. Goodell he has neither done &C
nor deeI'Sed the nomination Il was a simple rec
onunsne-sioa, and he had no power, had he eve,
been foolish enough to desire, to prevent thei
making it. Mr.. g. is, the regularly nominated do
mocratic candidate, brought ont by q regularl,
convened convention Of the party, standing upo
Ito platform, and pledged to the supper. Of on
principles H. with thAse facts before them, an
other party or class Of men choess 10 support hin
surely the democrats are the last that should Oh
jest, For our part We regard itas compliment
that as respectable body as tho liberty coaveu
t,cn was. should end where the question was con
fined 10 = simple choice between s,cm, that GU
candidate wss 10 much better q man than eithc
Of tho other candidAtss
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