The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1858-09-24
n Plague Upon such hackers, say We.


The following is the way in which the
Detroit Herald, the organ Of Buchanan.
endorses the nomination Of Charley Stuart
Well may Charley exuLim, in the heart,
felt words Of poor old Jack Falstafi
Plague take such bakers" Here Is
wha: the Herald says
To-day We place at the head Of our col.
umns the nominations made for State
officers by the Democratic State Cenven-
ton, which met in this city on the I'd inst.
and we take this occasion to a make few ex-
planatory remarks. In relation 10 the
nomination OF Mr.. Stuart, it is proper TO
state that he was not our choice His
carly and incorporating oppoatios 10
The policy Of the National Administration
met our most unqualified disapprobatiou,
and seemed to preclude oil idea Of our
yielding him support FOR any position,
Whatever, in the democratic party We
regard his late position to tic Admin
istration as .facttoAs and h'9h!y reprdsn-
siJie, and only attended to dipiac and
distract, We regard Mr. Stuart as Jalse
10 the Standardization false TO Democrat
&c principles; false to his political friends
in Congress, ond false to the democratic
party of the nation, Had We kno,cn before
the conrent1on that his mind had under
gone the Change, it appears it has, and
that he ~aS redoy to confess has error, ac-
Gno~ledge has tolLy, retrace has steps md
yield allegiance to tie National Admins
trdtion, our feelings towards him might
have been somewhat tavorably changed.
But we did not, J he first intimation we
had Of any change in his views, w0s phen
he appeared before the contention after
has nomindtton and PUBLICLY GAVE
IN HIS ENDORSEMENT OF THE
ADMINISTRATION, AND OF LLlTS
ACTS. Tia. Nr. Stuart has far moaths
been anxious 10 make public atoncncnt
for his late Jolly and polihcot heresies !.
srident from his EAGEkNESS AND
INDUSTRY to secure the GuderRatoridl
nominahon, Yhcrehy he might haze an
opportunity TO PUBLICLY EXPUR-
GATE HIMSELF AS lie DID, THIS
abandonment Of his opposlbo. TEls RE-
TRACING OF HIS PAST COURSE, and this
declaration of future fidelity to the patty,
Sas rs unexpected as it was welcome. II
has been the misfortune Of politicians, in
all times past, to sometimes err; but when
they confess Their "rror, and retrace their
stcps, AS Mr.. STUART Has DONE,
what can be the duty Of Tie party bu; 10
overlook? True, wise caution might
we'll be observed in the bestowmcnt of
fayors upon such persons, but at the same
time confidence n. the future fdelty tho
bestowed with prudent consideration, Is,
nevertheless, magnanimoua.
That Mr.. Stuart mar supports che
WHOLE POLICY OF THE ADMIN
ISTRATION, KANSAS AND ALL,
and vpon the same grounds rc here all
along supported il, Is evident from hi. re-
marks before the contention. Having
thus puJliciy erpa-yatcd h'mseJ .fron,
all has past opposition 10 the 4dmtni-
tTaton, and frnm his political hercstes,
we arc disposed to extend to him all that
generous confidence we can bcstow, under
all of the circumstances of the case. Mr..
Stuart opposed the l.ecompton question
10 the end even TO voting against that time
houorcd manner Of settling disputed ques-
tions by ali honorable compromise For
this anti-democratic and tactious opposition
We felt called upon to condemn him, and
regard him rs false to party and 10 princi- I
PIE; but since he hss received a uomina-
ton from Democratic 2tat- Convention,
and has thus openly cxpurgof"i himself |
we can, as Democrats, DO no less than sub I
NIT to the will Of the majority, and place
his pane at the head of the ticket fIav-
ing made this explanation, which selfre-
spect and regard for political consistency
REQUIRED us to make, We shall give the
ticket, as nominated, our support, for in
50 doing, we support the principles Of the
National Democracy.