Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1851-03-13
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FRANKLIN, March 11th, 1851.
EDIroR STATE SENTINEL:-I in the receipt of
many enquiries whether desire the nomination for
Congress in this District; and conclude that it will be
proper for to make general response through the
friendly press of the District
For this District to be represented by any one who
would fail to be present, ii possible, and vote against
all Wimot provso propositions, and all propositions for
unsettlng disturbing the late OF Cancellation
connected with the subject Of slavery well all
solutions propositions calculated agftae the public
mind that sub ect, woud he to intense mortif
cation. The nomination OF any who at all tender
footed this subject, whose character in reference
thereto is beyond suspicion would place me (and as
think the Democracy of the Dstrict) in awkward,
unpleasant, and false position:
Again: our national expenditure is being sweled to
alarming amount pOrtendng either Increased taxation
national debt, both. River and harbOr bills, and
excessive appropriations for light houses and fortea
tons among the chief causes OF this evil have
endeavered to show the people frequent occasions
1t would give no little anxiety to any nominated
who wond fail to against all river and harbor bills
and against bills apPro7ratng for light houses and for
tcations unless the sums appropriated for these last
should be much reduced below what has been usual
The States the Pacific coast formed and be form
ed, will have common interest with the States the
Atlantic coast in promoting prolusion in these appropr
atoms, and the time is at hand wher opposition to that
pr ofusion must become GRAND QUESTION with
the people of the interior States national debt and
its concomitans, national ocracy and the poverty
OF the many will be entaed upon and posterty
deny that the personal ambition aspirations of any
man ought to have any bearing upon nominations, Gas
promoting his nomnatioa) and am also perfectly con-
scous that my obligations the people oil Central In
diana such that am free to decline any nomina
ton or election they may tender me- except for
handing reasons affecting health, life, or fortane
the prosperity and success of the Democratic party
Nevertheless as nv friends seem desirons of knowing
my personal wishes, in this exioency, free
them. No honest man has political secrets.
could rather that some one perfectly sound on the
points ADORE named should be nominated than to be
nominated myself; but tcOuld much rather be nomiRa
ted myself than that any (eren my most intimate
personal friend should be nominated ,cko is less sound
on those points than knor myself to be.
My reasons Tor this preference (apart from reasons
purely personal and private) is that became satisfied
during the last of my service in Congress, that
Though the fact escaped any general observatory there
in existence in the minds OF many worthy but aspir
ing Democratic gentlemen of the District (well scatter
ed throughout toof quite emphatic opposition
what Every naturally perhaps) supposed to I've my
aspirations to remain in public station and that this OPP
position would turn out TO have of the characters
ties Of organized combination then retreated before
it Ito prevent party divisions and eaousies from growing
to head) by declining denomination, without aluding
TO it, but giving other reasons, which, though truthful
not such as to seriously test OF affect my political
courage. felt this concerted opposition, afterwards
in certain convention OF the members of the Legsla-
ture from this Circuit, the object Of which
mend Judge of the Circuit for election by the Legsla
ture, though prevailed it through the patiaty of
Wings, and Of the Democracy Of the State large.
How far this concerted oppositonyet exists is unknown
to me; but presume that a nomination TO Congress
would give II such organization and much activity as
might he expected, TO attract the general observa
ton and remark Of honest and unsspecting people
profess, however, moral and political courage.
equal 10 any occasion, and this subject cannot seek
tourher parayse the action and confidence Of my renos
than by this expression Of preference against myself
and with this explanatory submit the the pub
lie Judgment. Very Respectfully,
w. w. WICK
p S. hope it will not be considered forward or pre-
Stunning in me to remind the good people to whom owe
many obligations that they fail appoint delegates
the township elections and leave the matter to po
lca aspirants they will like enough be furnished with
disguised aboltonst sink-money, the Demo
cratic o. y candidate for Congress in this District
from either Of which may God deliver u.s.
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