Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1860-11-03
LETTER ABOUT THE TAFTON cONyEN.
TION-FACTs ABCJt WARNER AND
THR SENATORIAL. QUESTION.

Mr.. EDrToR:- gather myself up from
my SEX bed which / have not left for a
number Of days, to pencil a few remarks in
reply to your version Of tire Tafton Con-
yention.
] bad nothing to do with the getting up
of tie call for that Convention, but UNDER
stood it to be cal to all the republicans
in this district opposed to Warner as their
candidate; consequently, Warner himself,
and all his friends that took part in that
Convention were intfuders. They gather
ed as thickly and as Extensively as the frogs
and flies Of Egypt, for no other object than
to defeat the object Of the Convention, and
that at the expense Of the Republican par
ty: for they must know that it will end in
the election of the Democratic candidate.
Had been at the Convention, would
have given them to know that they were
intruders, and moved an adjournment Of
the convention to another place. But it
appears that there was no one present had
frmness enough to do that and they by
strategem defeated the object Of the con-
vention, and think ii all right. You call
on US to vote for Warner because a u IS.
Senator is to be elected. Can you rely
on Warner to elect you a Senator? IL
has been Characteristic OF Warner all his
lie to change with the wind in politics and
religion. But, what put down slavery by
the elevation Of infdelity! Preposterous !
Nonsense Let your government become
Iiniidel, and a worse than Georgia slavery,
where they barn negroes alive for making
the least resistance, is established. No;
slavery can only be put down by the spirit
of the meek and lowly Jesus, who says, as
We would that men should do to you, do
you the same to them. Put down infdeli-
ty with a rush, putdown slavery gradually,
constitutionally, and under a christian ban
ner. REPUBLICAN,.
RENARKs.-To the above we have a
short reply. The dissatisfied had no right
to issue a call for Republican Convention
unless all republicans were allowed to par
ticipate in it. We think this was the in
tention, and we may add that legitimate
party convention cannot be held without
the direction of its regularly constituted
committee or by an assembling Of thepar-
ty itself il. mass. Even this latter, proba-
bly, would not be legitimate unless called BY
its committee or unless what we would call
in parliamentary language, a quorum Of the
party were present, THAT is, enough to gov
ern the whole party Of the district. Par
ties, Ike associations or other organized
bodies, have their regularly chosen Offices
or committees, and when we act without
their control or without the control Of the
whole party, we should not claim the pro-
lection ofits name. But as we said before
we think the callers designed all republicans
to turn out for we cannot suppose that
they wished to give the Democrats certain
victory by nominating their candidate and
also keeping Mr. Warner in the field.
We have more to say about Mr.. Warner,
and about bis election as bearing upon the
Senatorial question. We confess that we
do not think Republicans are reas enable in
saying they have doubts as to how Dir.
Warner would vote on u. S. Senator
Good honest epublicans are opposing him,
and we believe enough Of thatcIass viii sac
nfice their personal feelings to elect him
We are free to say that were it aav other
time we would not be so urgent upon vo-
tiers to elect Mr.. Warner, but we think the
charge against his republicanism will ardly
stand the test. He has few times
scratched the Republican ticket but SO
we all do if candidates are presented who
do not suit Us and no important result is
depending upon their election. Mr. War
ner has acted a good deal for the people
and we never heard Of him doing wrong
official act. For many years he acted as
Chairman Of Supervisors, beginning with
state organization. He found the county in
| debt 81 900, and before he left Office the
county tax was reduced to $4,000. He
with three or four others Is justly entitled
to the credit Of the reduction. His bills
being all the charges for a years service, Al
town supervisor, varied only frolnS6 to Is
He is a good business man but no hoardel
lof money, keeping what he has command
of always in motion. We think it is truth
fully said Of him that he has helped many
a poor man TO land, money and lumber
lie is an inveterate worker. is temperate
economical and well informed, qualities
which go Ear to make good legislator
We thus state facts concerning BIN, not a
against his oppesers, f9f we think they vii
not gainsay them, but to give those whc
lare not acquainted with him a proper esli
Innate of the man we wish them this once Il
vote for Heis "a inf1el, but elccting hin
viii not be "elefating infdelity." Ii cleo
ted he viii owe his election to the opposit,
Of infidelity, and he will not be the man L
betay his constituents When iniidelity