Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-04-26
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Mr. NoRMAN--Will Won do me the favor
of withdrawing my name rs a candidate.
am not a candidate for the Office Of Mayor-
In withdrawing my name, l feel that it Is alike
due to myself and those who kindly tender
ed me their support for the most important
Office within the gift of the people of the
city, that should in a few words state the
reasons that induced me to permit nv name
to be announced, and the causes that now in
duce me TO withdraw. The city having en-
gagged largely in railroad enterprise, in which
her best interests are deeply involved, and
having in some measure aided in getting the
city to thus embark, with the hope Of being
able, with Others, TO lie of some service ia
getting the city through any difficulties that
might arise, growing out of the subscription
made to the railroad, did, at the urgent re-
quest of many of my fellow citizens, consent
! to the use of my name for the Office of May
or. In doing so, supposed that residence
/ here of upwards of twenty-five years, and q
4 life of industry and attention to business
would save me from being traduced and
abused, but in this have been Mistaken
A secret political organization has sprung up
amongst US, controlled by fen men for selfish
and malignant purposes. BY these men, with
those whom they may control and manage,
should Icontinue candidate, ] must expect
TO be pursued with all manner of abuse and
detraction. The fact that happened to have
little property to be either advanced or in
jured by the management of our city affairs,
is also strong circumstance against me in
these "knoao Nothing" times. | am in the
habit of working for my living, and trying TO
support my wife and children by honest in
dusry. This, also, instead of being 4 cir
cumstance in my favor, is made to operate
against me. | have never thought that be-
cause a man had property he was either more
or less qualified for office, or that it should
have anything to do with the matter either
one way or the other. Yet have been fool
ish enough 20 suppose that if a man was in
dustrious and followed some honest calling,
that he was not therefore disqualified for Of
fee and that it was not and should not be a
circumstance against him.
From conviction of duty and love Of prin-
ciple, am a Wing. | have refused to turn
traitor to my party and principles by going off
into Know Nothingisn or any other ism.
I have thought, and vet think, that although
Mr.. Clay and Mr.. Webster have died, the
principles which they loved and cherished vet
live, and will live forever. For this | am de-
nounced and abused by those who have here
: tofore pretended TO be Wings because they
believed in the doctrines of that party. am
now and have ever been anxious for the de-
feat OF the Democratic party; but am not
willing to bring about that result bv the sac
rifce of party and all principle, and substi-
tuting an ats place riOlence and 6oolshe{ and a
disregard Of all lap. Look for one moment al
the scenes Of the last October election. and Their
continuation from time 10 time erer since. On q
fall and fair vote of the city, believe that |
could be elected, bit Ol0iag TO The violence and
Outroges pegperrated By q set OF men handed to-
gether By secret odths, that a ft,U and fair rote
cannot be had WITHOUT a corresponding rioleace
on III, other hand. 1 sViH not be a candidate
and thereby eadanger the persons and lies OF
! nay friends Let me not be misunderstood.
, do not charge that all who belong TO the
Kno,o Nothing organization are in favor oil
driving all from the polls who DO not vote
. with them. There are many good men con.
nected with that order, who have gone there
{ for good and pure purposes but it does strike
me that against this time they ought 10 at least
begin to see that they have made a mistake
and that the sooner they getout Of it the bet
5 ter they will be. A disregard of law and the
rights of Others, legtimately spring from
oath-boltnd secret political societies 1t has eve
, been so, and will continue to be so and tn,
! very existence of such organizations, in fire.,
country like ours, is dangerous alike to tn,
5 peace of society and liberty itself
| am respectfully, &c,
: WILLIAM n. WEIR.
Our next witness is MICHAEL c. KEER, Esq.
the present City Attorney for New Albany
and like Msssrs. WEIR and BRADLEY gentle