The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1860-02-02

~A correspondent Of the Jefersonisn, CALI
ing hinselfan "Indepepdent Republican, but who
Is doubtless locofoco. having stolen the livery o,
An honest man to the devil 10. is sorey vex-
ed at our suggestion to hold convention to nom
mate candidates for the October election, instead
Of nominating them ~ heretofore BY q popular
vote Of the party. He charges that the clique
premeditate onslooght upon the rights of GER
tain men, and he. patrot-like. will not stand it
We know Of 10 clique" unless the Republican
party constitutes it. and with that we shall labor
by all means in our power to defeat the S!aveoc-
racy Of this county and the tools of the South in
this county. particularly. Personally we have no
choice to the manner Of the nomina,ion-unon
and harmony in the party is all that We dnsire
and we shall most cheerfuiiy submit to the judg-
ment of the majority. Wehave now but one am
bition-one great desire and that is to defeat the
party in power - to turn ont Of power all these
men who have subverted the spirit aud genius Of
our free institutions bssely betrayed them into
the hands of olagarchy of shareholders ard
their parasitea We care bat little how it 10 done,
or what men are selected as the stande.d bearers
to do it. The success of Republican men and Re-
publican principles are what we most desire We
shall not attempt to disguise the fact that un-
pleasant feelings excited 10 the last nominal
ing canvas, aud to prevent recurrence of those
things alone prompted our suggestion for a con-
veDtiOu. in preference to . popular vote. We were
the first, years ago. to suggest the popular vote
system, and We now prefer it to all others, if the
candidates would only remain quietly at home and
permit the voters Of the party to cast their own
vote. without being excited by ordinations and re
ordinations. false reports aud the Vaccinations
Of our political opponents
But "Indcpendent Republican" need OF excite
his imagination with the iden that any wrong will
be done to the party in the meeting at Centreve.
rbe Republicans Of this county have too much
good sense to permit q locofoco to disturb the
harmony and good feeling of the party by charg-
es agains. the Republicans. We invite all disaf-
fected Republicans, if there are any such, to use
our columns without going to the locofoco press
to make their wishes known to the country. Had
the communication 10 the Jeffersonian been hand.
ed to US by q Republican its author, it would
have been cheerfully published False charges
easily refuted, and will try to send the cor
rection with the Misrepresentation.
The County meeting is to be held on Saturday
next. We hope to see very large attendance
Of Republicans. Every Republican in the county
is invited to be present, and f even an attempt is
made by clique or faction to control unworthiiy
the action OF the Convention, let the conduct be
exposed and denounced it should be in most
emphatic te ms. The man who would now throw
frebrands into, otherwise disturb the harmony
aud nifty of the Republican party, deserves to be
1apounco1 n traitor IN bis countrrS heat iDter
ests The selfish ends of no man are to be promo
ted in that meeting-our common country and its
free institutions now calling for the honest Ia
bors Of every friend Of freedom. Republicans. one
AID ALL be at the meeting on Saturday.