The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-09-16

To nominate Judge H., it was proper to pro-
hibit the delegates from Van Buren, from obey
ing ain express instruction. And this is Dem
ocratc equality. "Who was ever more fair
" nominated.o says the reviewer. If that wa,
a fair nomination wa there ever an unfair one?
| Never!
But "whv triie with the privileges Of the
Convention0 Yea. why trifle with the indie
renaent rights Of the people-th.,r self cons
s.uufed drta.ors tn the Democracy Of Van
Puren. In the stale language of :he reviewer,
ssecho answers why ?'
| You "stnpid" delegates of Van Buren, why
did Won stand by and see those proxies admit
| ted, and haselv s.betray the rights of the peo-
pie Of Van Buren, county," This arch re-
| viewer will defend you against the charge of
voting orly nine votes on the motion TO admit
Sheppard and Barker. when as the only repre-
sentatives OF the Democrats Of Van Bn-er.
you were authorized 10 cast thirteen. Why
not finish the charge so noh'v begun, Mr.. Re-
viewer Why not, like Mr.. Cameron in
the Little Giant. charge them with having been
"changed bv interesting offers" Oh, stupid
and corrupt dele-ates Of Van Buren,! 80.
Are Democrats selected nv a Democratic
Convention representing an independent con-
sttuencv thus 10 he malisaeo--'hns s'andered,
because Judge T has the manhood TO claim
that which every fair minded man must gran.
he is fairly entitled to? 80 ,. a.,-t
Read ont. Mr.. Reviewer. JUDGE r. from the
Democratic ranks. Pronounce Judge r. a
traitor, as unworthy the confidence Of any DO
ltical party that has ''honor and honesty For
its guide, Honor and hnnasty!l! Hnrrah
for the nominee obtained hv bargain and sale
conceal the truth, exhaust vonr fertile imagi-
nations for falsehood. impugn the motives OF
the farest Of men. denounce TOWNSEND az
hotter. as a Black Republican and indeed ex-
haust the vocabulary Of epithets against him.
read ont along with him hundreds OF honest
Democrats. gentlemen (?) and Townsend will
still survive.
His character for truth and honesty needs
no defence at my hands, when known.
Why not Mr.. Reviewer, publish Judge It's
d'pfs Win Nout icFie", ~ 'fnI tiC
people, can Judge for themselves. The motive
is evident, You seek to conceal. hide from the
people, some of the doirgs IF the Ott,imwa
clique. Again, why did Judge H's friends re-
ject the propostien made by the C. ,mnttee-
men from Wayne county, for a new Conven-
tion, made on account OF the sswide spread
dissatisfa ction'' at the result. of the Center
Vile Convention sEnot so much at the nom
inee, as Mt the manner IL tcas accomplished. -
Judge H's frien Is will please excuse the De-
mocracv Of Monroe from supporting man
who will hot only permit his s'organ'' to pnb-
iish snch falseEoois, but will. with his owr
hands, distribute, and thus endorse them. a
Judge Townsend's friends are not so cha,i-
table as he ia, in not duplicating to George
Gillaspie wilfn misrepresentation Of the
vote Of Wapello Co., for President, 10 the Cow
mittee on Credentials Is it probable that G'l-
laspie wasignorant of the true vote Of Wapolo
county at the last presidential election? Barely
possible. A DELEGATE FROM MONROE.