The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1859-10-07

OF 1862, when Gen. SCoTT and FRANKLIN
PIERCE were candidates of their respective
parties for the Presidency, Altx w. RAN
DALI, the present candidate of the Repub-
licans for Governor, wrote the following
letter to meeting of the Democracy of
Oshkosh We publish it to show the
opinion RANDALL at that time had of the
Wing party, and to refer our old line whig
friends to the disgust Which he had for
them seven years ago. The letter was
published in the Oshkosh Courier at that
time, and can be seen at this Office. Read
it. Old Dine Wings. and after doing SO,
can you swallow the man who DETAINED
you and ridiculed the noble soldier who
led you on to battle only few years since
Hero it is:
Wa rxEsHA, Wis, Oct. 4th. 1852.
GExrLEAEN:-You circular of Oct list,
inviting me to meet the Democracy of
Oshkosh on the 9th of the present month,
was received this morning. I regret that
my engagements, political and profession
al, in this region, will compel me to forego
the pleasure of such meeting The con-
test is becoming of an important character
1t is coming to be a question whether the
glory Of military successes, shall outweigh
with the American people, the great prin-
ciples for which half a century, have mark
! cd the action of the Federal Government,
and which have rendered the government
of the United States the most powerful in
the world, and its people the most pros
porous and happy. There is not single
whig measure Of public policy. for which
that party has so long contended, that ever
has or ever will become the settled per-
manent policy OF the Government. To the
iron-hearted democracy alone is the credit
due. for every measure of public interest,
which even under a wing administration,
controls aud regulates the affairs of the
nation. 1t may we'll become us therefore
TO assume the administration Of the gov
eminent, and attend ourselves to the bust.
ness OF carrying out our own principles.
You speak Of the manner of this contest,
and of the INSCRIPTIONS course Of our OPP
ponents in it. 1t is humiliating to an
American mind. that all principle is for
gotten by the wings. That no thought or
discussion is given to the din'inctve prin.
ciples Of the two great parties, but that.
on the other hand the lowest appeals are
made to the basest instincts of men, to in,
duce success in their political labors.
Wherever you hear of wing orator, you
hear Of Soup and Graham bread; of Lund, 5
Lane, and score Of battle fields in which
Gen. Scott is supposed to have been pro
minent actor. You hear only of successes
On the battle fields. and nothing of fitness
for the high political and civil position
which the hero seeks The wings well
know that in contest of princip pie they
would be defeated, else they would run a
Statesman as their candidate Knowing
the weakness of those principles they are
compelled TO bring other elements to bear,
and through subterfuge, chicanerv, and
fraud seek success to which their real
merits do not entite them. 1t may now
be determined whether those who have at
shall prevail, or whether the love of mere
military success is to become in the Ameri-
can people, permanent defect of charac-
ter. But gentlmen. notwithstanding the
arts and herculean labors of our ADVERSE
ries. there can be no question Of the abun
dant success Of the Democracy in the com
ing contest. Everywhere the skies look
bright. From every quarter comes up to
US the cheering news of certain victory,
and that Statesman shall be our Presi
dent instead Of soldier "Eternal vigil
ance is the price of liberty" and vigilance
alone is all the expenditure which we need
make for success, and the result of the
election in November will show the Wing
party that Gen. Scott has for months en-
dured a sire in the rear that all their
efforts, backed by all the patent fire ami
hilators in America, could not extinguish
am very respectfully
Yours, A. W. RANDALL.
ToMessrs. Eastman, Murdoch, Crary, Bouck,
and others, Com.
While there are many cogent reasons
in the above letter of RANDALL for Demo
crate to stand by their party at the coming
election, there is every reason in the world
why honest Republicans-whig Republi
cans-should bolt RANDALL. He refused
to support them and their party seven
years ago. Why should they support him
now!