, 1859-04-06
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Aumefacal strength has been greatly augmented
aanee its inception in 1856, By the excellence df
IT'S oF9anization- 1t is 10 longer regarded by
friends or enemies as in cphcmeral e1istenca
It has advertised itself to the world as solid
array offreemen, determined to carry the prin-
+. ciples Of the Declaration Of Independence to
full and conclusive triumph. Il has signalizcd
. its mission hy power Of will which knows no
discouragemcnt. Its future is guaranteed br
victory in the past no less than By energy, and
faith in tho righteousness Of it's cause, in the
present Its career will be marked in 1860, in
spite Of the ualin Of onemies within and with
out its organization By victory Of historical
prominence. j.
Tho undisguised foes Of the Republican par
II arc less to be feared than traitors and DEM
asogucs in its own ranks The most conspic-
uons disoEgauizer i'll the State, aud tie most
Testilent ]anissary III the Northwest is an Ex-
Mayor Of this city. In all the parties to which
he has ever belonged his motto has been rule
or rssta. No candidate for official station ever
receives lis cordial support without making
personal abasenent to him. Depravcd in Ill
tho relations Of lifc lis political course bears
the taint Of selfish ends and base means
Measuring everybody By lis own standard, lie
is suspicious Of all, aud bitterly yindictiye to
those whose self respect will not permit them
TO crawl III his shadow. He has no friends.
He is terror 10 many wcak-minaed people
who fear being black-mailed in lis newspaper
and hero to few score Of fuukcys who hope
to thrive by being lis tools. His policy through
life has been to advance those who eau be
safely kicked overheard at any time, aud to
libel with his paper, aud slander with his
rongue all who refuse to cat dirt at lis bidding.
A loud-moutl,cd pratcr about public morals
lie is personal c1emplnr of ali the vices and
corruption Of citylife. Holding forth regularly
on the evils OF lntcmpcrance and prostitution
lie is notorious]y victim Of borll-presenting
to tile young mcu Of the city and State, in lis
own person, the graycst possible warning
agaiast those inirmitics. With great parade
:tb"',, fidelity TO the taxpayers: hi: :dnnstra-
ton WAS actually less economical tlan that Of
his successor: whom he fell to malisning the
moment he fourd the latter would not he lis
toady. His prosecutions for public offences
were carried on, us he nl;idc no scruplc of
avowing, for purposes Of revenue only. Glaring
frauds were pcrpctrated on the taxpayers,
while the Mayor was gratifying lis pruricm
tastes by the presence of abandoned femnles in
lis room at the Cour, House-carryins Oh such
conversation as Disguised his own employees
He used the money Of the city for the yi|est Of
Ill purposes, and the vouchers are now on file
i'll the Comptrollcr's Office for money expended
at his order by agents in the business of public
prostitution. It is wcll-known too, that he
narrowly escaped Indictment for this offence,
which, il proved upon him. would have made
hi,n successor to Prcndcrgast and O'Mallev,
in the City Bridewel Sucl, II wallowing in
dciilemcnt would ruin any man in the United
States except John Wentworth If that class
ofthe community who pretend to believe in
the superiority Of virtue over vice, will still
justify and uphold and applaud such man,
what shall VIC think Of their own claims to
rcspecta1ility?
Wcntwortll's attempt to divide and destroy
the Republican party commenced last fall.
The Republicans Of Cook county nominated
men for the Legislature whom lie could not
control His malevolencc towards these moi
was not even concealed in his newspaper.
During the whole If the exciting canvass be-
tween Lincoln and Douglas. lie was in another
part Of tile country. Two weeks bcforc the
election lie returned. One week was spent in
ptddilnE sandcrous storics about the Repu1l;-
can candidates for the Legislature and giving
the Douglasitcs to understand that lie w:ls not
in favor Of our ticket. Finding, very mucl, to
lis surprise, that Cook County was going Re-
publican hy tic usual majority, whether with
Or without his help, lie made i grcut flourish
M trumpcts and at last went .iutc tt"c6n},icn-
ccf to SOW discord letwccn Mr. Lincoln and
Judge Trurnhull--tellins tic old Wigs they
had becn foully dealt with, aud nsiuuati,is
that the old Democrats WERE to he left out III
the distribution Of 1890. lie then csscd On
oAA - u ~ Ett!4E XVI ui tIiC AtculIlrLCH
Charter, aud f'rce II through ,hc Legislature
where they lad Il majority. presuming that
the Charter would pass that body lie was
ready TO-, throw all the ],lan,c on Judd and
Peck, and to tell tho people how easily Il.
would have sa.ed them from the plumber
crs. But the Charter was dcfea,cd; tle
sw'ndlins arportionmcnt was defeated; the
Democracy were defeated at al1 points, aud tho
Republican constituencies throughout the
State received their representatives at tic emu
OF the session with enthusiastic joy. Nnt 81,
Wentworth. lie must Ito somrtIlin. to stem
the tide Of popular satisfaction not ccnsrrcd
upon himself lie Immediately commenced a
system of reckless f;,isc1lsnd and s,,ecriny nut
only against the members from this county. btu,
against nil who were associated will, them i'll a
Legislative capacity. lie made no distinctions.
He summed up lis disgust will, their doincs
in the comprehensive sentence, ..Thcy ought
to ia'e gone home lug bcforc they did
Nc say to these gentlemen, unc and I'LL, that
the people Of the State, and especially the p.o.
pl' of Ills county, fully recognize their ability
fidelity and zeal. Their services are gratefully
appreciated and remembered. Wherever
Wentworth is known his lil,c's are har1ulcsss.
The Republicans Of Chicago arc true
10 tic great cause entrusted to
them, and arc competent to take
care Of al such mischief makers rs Went
worth. Ill his shrcats Of boiling, exprcss
cd or implied, arc l,nc-a-boos to fricl1tcn the
nursery. It is lis old t,ick-tryiur to kill
oil 1hose WHO stand il tic way Of his own
azgrandizcmcnt by destroying their clainls to
0rdi{dtiltfy- But Of ;ll men in the State who
stand in terror Of party discipline and party
nominations, John Wentworth is the least
likely ever to quarrel with them
THE REPUBLICAN TRIUMPH IN
ST. LOUIS.
The Free State met, Of St. Louis achieved \
splendid triumph over tie pro-slavery cohorts.
i'll the municipal election in that city on Mo.-
day last \ private disl,atcl. from the otllcenf
Lie Missouri Dcmorro,, received yesterday |
morning. Hs:urcs ns that the Republican ticket
is elected |,y ovcr Two Thousand nmiorjtv.
We congratulate the Io1-hcartcd frec1ucu Of !
that city upon this suspicious result Ii is tie
fourth great victory which they have achieved