, 1858-07-09

made In this county for legislative aud
county officers, in the persons Of such can
didates as are calculated to please oil, or
even q majority Of the friends Of rival con-
tsstaats, all equally worthy, too, perhaps,
for the honorable distinction to which ref
erence has already been made. And in
speaking of rival contestants" in the
above connection, let US not be understood
as locating all Of them in this county.
Far from il. We refer to oil such in the
the Territory-and constituted rival con-
testants" only through the partiAlity Of
their friends.
We hold to these teRets that fairness
and honorable dealing should ever charac-
isrize the proceedings Of the party, in oil
its primary asssemblages-in its conven-
tions for the selection Of candidates for Of
6ce, and in the means resortsd to, to So
cure the election Of its nominees. That in
all primary meetings and conventions Of
the party, 1.-THE foregoing provisions haV-
ing been complied WITH, the majority
should rule-carsfully eOuceding to the
minority all the rights and consideration to
which it Is entitled-and that the minority
should yield q cheerful and ready acquies.
cence to tho will or decision Of the major
ity. That Il wrongs, abuses or corruption
exist in the party, 1t is the immediate duty
Of every member thereof to see to it that
it be purged-be cleansed-HOt BY boiling
party nominations, or By disOrgantzdtiOn, or
revOlutiOn, but 10itAin tie body Of Tie party,
and icithin is lines by roofing out, in its
conventions and assemblages, whatever ex-
isting therein that may tend to its demor-
alizatiOn-by applying on immediate and
caustic remedy wherever disease or cOrrup-
tion may exist-by striking down, tOitAin
As lines Of he PartyS OiOn encLOsHres
whatever wrongs or abuses may exist there
in, and adOpting-'OithOut 6Oltiag-tOithOat
yevOlntiOn-such measures as will give q
healthy action to the body polite, and in
fuse renewed life and increased vigor to its
organization.
The boiling Of nominations under any
circumstances is bad enough, but when
fairly Md honorably made, is wholly mex
cusable. II is dangerous, and points d.
rsctly to the door Of disOrganization. We
venture 10 say that as many aspirants have
had their political prospects blightsd by
boiling, perhaps, a single nomination, as
from any other one cause. 1t is, within
our own knowledge, the cause Of more
after regrets than 1t is Of after self-cOmplai-
cency or satisfaction. Without an adhe-
renee to party nominations, no organiza-
tion could exist, and consequently the will,
albeit Of the majority, would be pOwerless,
or at least impotent for success. Let those
who mediate bolting the ticket on Mon
day next, think cOolly over the matter be-
fore they make up their minds to take the
hazardous step. Let them remember the
adagO about young chickens, that they
come home 10 rOOst" We never knew it to
fail. We are not aware Of an instance,
where a man was known to have bolted a
party nomination, resulting in the defeat
Of nominee, and who afterwards received
. nomination from the same party, in the
same locality, but that there was q greater
effort made to defeat his election, than
that Of any other candidate on tho ticket.
However reprehsnsible, it is but natural.
The disappointed candidate and his friends
will have satisfaction If it is to be obtained.
And what thanks does the boltsr receive
for recreancy to party fealtyl He can
expect to but incur the displeasure, il not
the enmity Of the one or moro candidates
to whose defeat he may have contributed,
: and receive from the successful opposition
! competitors the very cOngratulatOry ex.
0 preston Of their regards and distinguished
: consideration of-ihat they lore ths treason
+ but desPiss fhe traitor p
, We again repeat what we have said OF
{ a former occasion, that the party in this
: Territory is fast losing sight Of the priHei
: pies which divide it from the black republi
I cans, and wasting itself-creatihg domestic
fueds, local rivalry and bitterness, concern
D ing RIeR-as, for instance-iohO shall sue
r coed to the delegateship;-sOhat particular
. eiass Of men shall hereafter occupy the re
{ spectiVs Territorial oficesI &C. Now il
D this matter we are in favor of each "tut
e standing upon its own bottom "-of each
It applicant or aspirant, standing upon biz
J. own merits. As far as elective offices are
r concerned, we have an abiding faith in th,
Q intelligence and good Judgment of thG