Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-09-13
The Democratic Convention and DR.. Hoyt.

Convention in this place; any locker could see
many things there, that did not appear in that
port. concerning which a word or two ought to
be said. One thing the very evident desire
on the part of the delegates evinced by the reiec
ton of the motion for committee on Resolutions
and by the laying on the table of the resolutions
offered by Mr.. Rose, to escape without again bur
dening their consciences with votes contIavenng
their own ideas OF right Three or four times was
motion made for a committee on Resolutions
and lost by strong majorliies-aud as often were
the Resolutions subsequently offered by Dir. Rose
laid the table Mr. II !, however, seemed bent
on having The Convention show its colors and
after very able harangue, accomplished his OBJ
ject in the passage of strong Nebraska Resolu-
tons 1t was, indeed a novel and comical sight,
all kinds of expedients resorted to-pariia-
mentary and supplementary, in order 10 save
the fame and prospects OF some of the aspiring
delegates and 10 leave the nor nee untrammeled.
The delegates freely avowed their belief, that the
only way TO secure the election of their candidate
was 10 keep perfectly sfiA
Another thing which we viii notice. is the fact
that Mitchell, Easrn.on and Noggle were known
to be heart and hand opposed to The Nebraska
syvinde; and ye; they supported in the Con
vention by more than majority Of the members.
In other words. majority of the Convention voted
for Gpti-N ebraska candidates, and voted for Ne
braska Resolutions. Upon tie first ballot the
gentlemen named, received 50 votes on the sec
ond, 80 on the third, % on the fifth, 80 on
the sixth and thirteenth inclusive they had ma
iorities; the fourteenth and fifteenth Eastman
and Mitchell mad so votes, and from that to the
twenty fourth ballot. [when Mr.. Roses Resolutions
were adopted.) they had rnajorties. The whole
number OF delegates was IL here, therefore are
from % to 80 votes given for anti Nebraska men.
and yet Mr. Roses Nebraska Resolutions were
adopted by vote of IS to 10! Oh, consistency.
thou art jewell
Again, there were votes against the Nebraska
Resolutions-what will hose voters do-vote for
DIR, Hoyt, man holding an Office under the pres
ent Administration and identified with it in It's
policy VIII they support man, because he is
the nominee of Democratic Convention, when
they know that his views upon the leading ques
ton of the day, dametrically opposed to their
own Can they when > out of those . voted
for the Resolutions offered by Mr. Woodell con
demning, in the strongest terms the national Ad-
| nlinistration? We hope not for the honor Of the
! race The facts which we have just noted corrob
crate the opinion which we have long entertained
that the harmonious democracy" has lost all
of It's cohesive principles and that there is nothing
left of il but the name
Once more and we have done; as we said be-
fore, DIR. Hoyt is an officer of the Administration
! ov,i =
! breaches of compacts. He is not only a Nebraska
man. but is also known to be out-and out against
River and Harbor improvements. As a private
citizen we hear him well spoken of, bat when he
| IS made the nominee of party, the question is
asked, viii ne be faithful and true Representative
OF MS constituents So far as our knowledge Of
the Democracy in this district extends we believe
that ninetenths of the party are opposed in toto
to the reFeaI Of the Missouri Compromise, and to
the Veto # the River and Hafbor Bill; and,
therefore mat the Or. would no more be fair
Representative Of his party in western Wisconsin
than Senator Douglas would be of Garrisoniaa
Abotionists. The time IS passed, forever passed.
we hope, when the masses will vote any way and
for any body: in order to keep within party ranks
As citizens, as constituent members of a common
country, we want men in Congress who will rep
resent views and feelings-beyond that we
care not penny. The idea of putting men in
nomination, because they agree in sentiment with
the Presdeat, IS absurd preposterous and destruc-
tive OF liberty. It is in fact conclusion of the
principle of seifgovernment; it is an abandon
meat Of our birth-right and pollution of our
glorious history. Let these facts be remembered,
and in the coming election let every man in this
district as his otrg conscience dictates, disre-
garding ali mere party predictions, and we will
warrant that any Of our friends who may hereafter
visit Hudson, viii see Dr. Hoyt there