Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1856-10-30
To the Citizens of Kenosha County.

III y name having been before the public since the
Convention held the llth of the present month az
he nominee OF ihat Convention and the Mass Con
vention which met at buttons on Friday last. hay
ing taken the proper steps to put III another in my
place, induces me to say few words TO you, that
hose of Won who are friendly towards me, and who
arc still anxious that | should allow my name 70 be
used at the coming election, may know how ! feel
with regard to it.
In the first place, withdrew my name from be
fore the first Convention previous to te nomination
being made. refused and steadfastly adhered to
he refusal, to allow my name to be used on that
ticket. or to accept that nomination. did so be-
cause believed and still believe, that the nonina-
ton us made was neither creditaAle to me or my
friends, iud.cious, under the circumstances, in any
sense, forced as il upon the Convention and
lseI By the members of thai Convention for pur-
pore which mauy Of them have since condemned,
and not because dldonot wish tor Il nomination at
ae han Is OF the Convention of the County, which
would il made in good faith, and onC0rsod by ven,
have been of the utmost value To nc Il weUld
have been valuable 10 ne IN Il EccuuIH.y point II
view. As questions al dollars and Cehis,i should
nave appreciated the favor honoru5iy received at
yaar haadS, and for this reason alone coUld have
hJnora1y orve4 you 10 the best ofny ability, and
should Lave felt myself bound to you in the bonds OF
gratitude.
Bu, valuable rs it would have been to me as
Dread and Butter question, i; would have been
ell t.Iaas mgre valuable in q sense far and distkn
FROM ~, and your IA efe>ts, IN which you might
thus have rendered indirect assistance, but over
eli You could way exercise the least con-
troll. Such would be an ead5rsenlsns Of my cAaFac
ter by you But - MAKE Il thus, II mus, 5e uuex
ceptiouable as TO whcl and how acquired
la iAe beg inning, from he position | occupied
dill nJt wish my name shoaId be brought forward 1T
all en-, at least think ann by no means an Of
ice seeker but so many of my friends promising
me thcir support, fos ing that my anne as they in
deGied. might give strength 20 the ticket, and see
ing the great bonehi that might accrue to me in the
way have mentioned above consented, bal did
not consent that my name should lie brought for
war Fr. an 81 I'D
during the sitting Of The Convention. Hence feel
it duty 10 myself 10 withdraw ;ay name nj the time
did and respectfully refused 10 allow my name to
be u.cd again or TO accept The nomination
adhere 20 that position to doy, and would say 10
to those friends who are continually soliciting me
20 allow them to use my name that think ii
would be highly injndicious IN every way, sho d
lose by it Individual, whilst no body would
gain anything. Ny wish and anxious desire il that
nv name be put on no ticket OF any kind, and any
citizen who is rlondlv disposed towards me, will do
me an act Of kindness for which | shall thank
them by suppressing for the present, any deaire
they may feel for the advancement Of my private
interests in the manner indicated
| would assure them that appreciate their kind
ness. and hope TO live long enough 10 repay them.
Nv hands are row free, can labor without fear or
hope of reward, which to me. leaving untram-
m0led II does. IL like liberty to slave. This be-
iny tied up TO public ofiss received at the hands
of party is not without its alloy, and it not
for my circumstances nothing short of stfong
er induce 70 he tied 70 one.
don't know but am giving more Importance TO
this thing than is necessary, but cannot refrain
from doisg my best to let my friends know my feel
ings on this subject and know Of no way easy
as this
am honestly engaged in the cause of freedom,
and by this ncan in he broadest sense of the term,
t'ecd5m 70 the stare, and trcefoHa 10 epery nan.
would have every one free to act and 10 do as he
thinks hest morally politically, aud relgiousy. /
know of right that any man has to control mo in
by which can in any reason control the action of
another In this, | stand in tho foremost rank, if
needs be, willing 70 receive tho first shock OF the
battle or if it be better nat should take lovor
position there you viii find me still fighting for FIRE
mont and Freedom.
Again | thank my friends for their kindness
generously vnuchsaod to me of late, and beg to re-
main. Your obi and Humble Serv't.
KNM ORR EnGE