Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1860-08-07
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EpIToRs ESQUIRER
GENTLEMEN The Douglas men of this city
met last night for the purpose of forming a
club FOR the campaign.
The leaders IN the movement were mostly
men who have been in the habit of dsr ega d.
lug the usages of the Democratic party when
ever their application operates against their
personal wishes or interests. The frat &C, of
organization was the election OF Joel q. SQuires
(laie Bank Comptroller) President. That
gentien an not being present ut the last meet
ing, messenger was dispatched TO inform him
of the distinguished honor which he had re-
ceiyed The messenger most fit repre-
sentative of those who sent him-as it was
scarcely two years since he himself received
distinction similar 10 tina: which he was to ten
der to Mr.. Squires He had been chosen and
acted as the chairman of q meeting which nom
mated a Republican for Mayor of this city IN
opposition TO the Regular Democratic NOMINEES
who was defeated at the polls by the votes of
this messenger and the leaders of this Club,
who then as now pretended to be Democrats.
Mr.. Squires having respectfully declined the
pos Ition Of President of the Douglas Club, that
! honor was then conferred upon gentleman
who was never known TO decline anything in
| the shape of an office. DR.. II. Nandusen was
| Il good selection-he with the other principal
men of the meeting) bad two years previously
| boted the regular Democratic candidate tor
mayor-he hau an nounced himself. in a Shang-
hal paper, As an independent candidate for the
| Legislature the same year-and had only with
| drawn because the Democratic Convention,
when 1t met, had not nominated certain gen.
! tleman W no was obnoxious TO him. anu no had
| been spoken of in connection with that office.
/ The Dr., since these things.took place, has sew
ersl times been defeated inglorIousy, by our
| Democratic Conventions for different petty Off
| ces IN the city-for any either of which he
has had a mania for many years. His political
| star had gone below the horizon. and it is not
likely that he would ever again have occupied
a public position but for the impossibility OF
! finding Democrat in his locality, with clean
| record, no would take the place that he now
honors and completely fills.
The Treasurer and three of the four member.
| OF the Executive Committee old boilers
Two of the committee are standing candidates.
| for public favor. Both have sought il long
| neither have found it often. One has received 8
| little office from the same cause that Dr. Van
Dusen was elected President of the Club-nc
one else would AXE it. The other ha. never
received an office, for the same reason that ha:
. always defeated tine DR.. before the Democratic
Convention. or the people-he does not poses,
the public confidence.
! This is the main material of the Douglas par.
| ty herc-sore heads and disappointed Office
seekers. And these are the men (who never
voted ticket unless 1t exactly suited them y
| who, from the confidence inspired by number,
/ boilers all who 90 not with them after IT, : il
new idol-an idol worshipel by many of then
because they hate true Democracy, and ye
dare not go over 10 the protested opposition
| The most striking result of the Douglas manis
| in Wisconsin, has been the placing of tha
character of men at the head of the organize
| tion throughout the State, who, smarting with
! the dlsappontments of wears, and wild with
the idea that they have at last gained the as
tendency. seem TO have forgotten everything
except their desire for revenge upon the ole
soldiers who have so long and so steadfastly
applied the rod Of dicipline to their backs.
In the pursuit Of this qualification, ever
the professed objects of their organization ar,
forgotten. That judicious silence upon those
points dividing the party, which alone coulo
unite the opposing elements in this State up
on Mr. Douglas is carefully broken upon every
occasion. Buchanan, Breckenridge, Lane ant
all who think with them most unscrupu
lousy black guarded and abused through THEN
organs aud by their orators. as doughfaces
place hunters. boilers and traitors. when The
only possible hope of carrying this State fol
any cand date in opposition TO Lincoln mus
rest in uniting the whole party upon Douglas
/ The Breck inridge m.n. few aud far betw eer
as they may think them. cannot be spared a
/ this Juncture, even though Republicans wh,
/ will Ill their places counted by the score:
before the election, they viii never get thei
| votes. I