The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-08-29
The Illinois Douglas Delegates at
Charleston----Why the South was
Denied the Assertion of her Rights.

We have Just obtained paper winch re-
veals the true political complexion of the dele
gates who were sent from Illinois to the
Charleston Convention, in the interest of the
Squatter Sovereignty aspirant for the Presi-
dency. The proof is lncontestible that for the
most part they were desperate set Of vile
abolitionists who had seen much service in
the ranks of the anti-slavery organization and
who had been engineered into the Democratic
organization in Illinois by Douglas, that they
might the more effectually, under the guise
Of Democratic membership, carry forward
their schemes of plunder and spoliation Of the
South.
Let us for the sake of opening the eyes of
our Southern readers to the fraud that was
play 10 dpo6 the Democracy by Douglas, ven
tilate the records of some of these depraved
and infamous Black Republican factionists,
who had thus managed to secure places in the
National Convention.
There was one T. L. Dickey, delegate at
large. In the year 1848, this man Dickey
was candidate tor judge in the Ottawa cir
cult A short time prior to the election he
procured Mr.. Wardlaw, of Hennepin, to
make an inquiry relative to his views of the
Wilmot Proviso-or Mr. Wardlaw did so of
his own motion-it is immaterial which
Mr.. Dickey then addressed the inquisitive
Wardlaw the following note, which was i'm
nadiofal1v ka1 in, ha
OTTAWA, Ill, July q, 1913.
DEAR SIR Il am not little surprised that
any man should ever have doubted as to my
position on the subject Of the Wilmot Pro.
viso
have repeatedly, publicly and privately,
wherever have heard the subject discussed
since the question wa mooted, declared that
1 regarded 1T the question Of the time; that
Congress has the Congressional poa0er, and
ought to exercise it, to prohibit slavery IN all
our Territories no,1 free and if the present
opportunity of limiting slavery is offered to
pass, and our Territories settled with slave
holding population, no man can calculate the
ertent of the eC1ks acliich must naturally result
still entertain these sentiments, and al
though l must still insist thata a mans political
opinions ought not to influence the choice of
a Judge, who, in the discharge of his duties,
certainly can have nothing to do with politics
of any kind yet am, unwilling to be mis-
represented on this or any other subject.
Your truly, L. l.. DIcKEY.
To A. WARDLAw, Hennepin, Ill.
But it is not necessary to go farther back in
history than 1856 to fix Judge Dickey's poll
tical status. He was then a competitor with
Queen Lousioy for the Republican nomination
for Representative in Congress
Then, there were VIM. NJ. jackson and A.
H. Harrington, both clamorous for Douglas
and Squatter Sovereignty Interpretation of the
Cincinnati platform.
At Democratic Convention held at Joliet,
September 11tb, 1850, at which R. S. Molony
was nominated for Congress, the following
resolution was unanimously adopted
ResolUed, That we are upcompronisin9ly
opposed to the e1tentiOn of Slavery; and while
we would not make sucR opposition ground
of interference with the interests of the
States where it exists, yet we moderately but
firmly insist that it is the duty Of Congress
to oppose its extension an Territory now free,
by all means compatible with the obligations
of the Constitution, and with good faith to our
sister States that these principles were rec
ognized by the Ordinance of 1887, which re-
ceived the sanction of Thomas Jefferson, who
is acknowledged by all to be the great oracle
and expounder of our faith.
In this Convention the delegates from Nc
Henry County were Vim. II. Jackson, and
others, and among those from Kane county,
was 4. NJ. Harrington.
A Convention was held on the 28th of Feb
ruary, 1850, in the town OF Naperville, to
nominate candidate for Circuit Judge. In
this Convention, Mr.. VIM. NJ. jackson offered
the following resolution, which was unani-
mously adopted:
Resolved, That this Convention is in favor Of
the Wilmot Proviso, both in Principle and
Practice, and that we know of no good reason
why any person should oppose the largest
latitude in Free Soi7 Free Territory, and Free
Speech.
Thereupon, Mr.. Platt, offered the follow
ing which was also unanimously adopted
RESOLVED, That in the opinion of this Con-
vention the time has arrived when all men
should be free.
And in the Convention Mr.. c. l. Horsman,
"a Charleston delegate was a, delegate from
Winnebago county.
But the most uproarious free-soiler Of those
days was Mr.. Usher F. Linder, (also Char
lesion delegate l., In addition to vote in the
Legislature for resolution instructing Senator
Douglas to use his efforts in favor Of the Viii
mot Proviso, House Journal 1849, p. 55,l
Mr.. Linder actually introduced the following
bill in the Legislature of that year:
Resolved By the House Of Representatives,
and Senate coacurring therein That our
Senators in Congress be, and they are hereby
instructed, and our Representatives requested,
to vote for and urge Nth all their zeal and
abilities the passage Of ld,O Of Congress
abolishing Slavery IN the District Of COtana-
bia.-[House Journal 1S49, p. 316.
The foregoing is presented as fair speci-
men of the political complexion of the dele
gates from Illinois, They were for the most
part unwashed and unredeemed abolition fana-
tics, whose object was to corrupt and demor-
alize the Democratic party, because as organ
lied, it had presented the most formidable and
effective resistance to the progress of the anti
slavery crusaders against the South In view
OF such facts can it be a matter of wonder
that the Southern delegates, and the true De-
mocracy from every other portion of the
Union, turned with loathing from the confed-
eracy of knayes and traitors who went to
Charleston and to Baltimore in tie service of
Douglas !?
Douglas Fling at "Niggers."
Desnairine Of receiving the electoral vote