, 1862-04-03

SHALL THERE BE 4 CONVENTION. |
The coming municipal election, now
lntlve days distant, has already awakened
IN uncasiress among Republicans les:, |
failirg to be warned by past experiences, |
;he election day finds the Republican party |
and principles unreprescnted By distinc-
tive ticket. A general desire las been ex-
l'rtssed that the Republican City Central
Committee, in accordance with their lcgiti-
mate functions. issue their call without un-
necessary delay fer Convention, in order
that thorough and straight-out nonina-
lions fo1 city officers may be ma1c.
ANY appeal for q union OF all parties,
and Il sinking Of all distinctions,
would cal up unpleasant associations
i'll the minds Of many who 3 few months
ago joined in this very CRY, and now the
universal sentiment, as far as NC have
i.sarl any expression, is disposition to
put in the field :, ticket upon which no man
10: al unconditional and Simon pure
Elionist, untainted with Egyptianisnl, can
have place. The fusiors that have been cf-
ftctel have proved deception and snare
IT, mea to 7ho,n, loving their country and
freedom better than party, this generous
fteiing has given strange bedfcllows.
Tie u,cn who went into the canvass for
The State Convention as Union Or no-party
candidates, have erected a monument to
their shameless zeal Of party They atilia-
tod with Republicans On tie one land
to &C! seats in tie Convention,
and then passed their time in
plotting with the Egyptian Demoe-
Iacy, tie very men who would vel
come jeff Davis's troops into their Southern
Illinois counties. The people WHO are true
to the Union want 10 warm into life no
more virers, aud no afhliation with theEggyp-
tian Irced Of traitors, who would to morrow,
sell out the North. AL classes Of our Cit.
zens seem equally determined on this
point They are sick Of the treacherous
1vlcws WHO, while pretending to cast aside
party ties, manage to tuck their half Of the
lt:af safely away, and then throw st1ychnine
in thc other half
AT the same time the proposition is broad
enough to receive every loyal man Tt
le a Republican is to stand BY the Presi
dent in this war, and to count every man
an enemy who shields the enemies Of his
country. either from hard knocks, or from,
their share Of tie war expenses. We are
killing to cooperate with all who are in
e,,7ncs! for holding up the hands Of tilt
Government and are true to the interest:
c1 Freedom in this hour Of National peril
This time We want our fusion to be one O.
principle, and not on spo1ls and with mer
OF homogeneous sentiments, opposed tt
organizations now forming, designed t.
give 1ukewarm support to the Admin
1s:Eati"n and treachcrously weaken i
il tie var now waging. With thcst
mer our Republicans desire to have moth
i1.g to CO. The ticket should be 50 mad
Ii? :il:.t It's success will be the triumph 9
10y ally OYER the Secession element wAicl
will BE- arrayed against it, which, in str1b
ing down the Constitution in which polt
cal tricksters~ have attempted to fastcn th
Egyptian policy upon the State, shall ais
dcmollsh the schemes ofthose protesting RI
publican sentiments, who hope to see il tn
result Of our Charter Election Z !. Q presttg
# suecess for tbs Constitution n th< State.
For these reasons tits likely a Conyentio
will be called forthwith for a canTass bus
ard short. The Convention viii take roo
heed that no Republican, eyen, be nominate
whose alliances based On schemes Of pc
sona1 aggrandizemcnt- are Of 4 doubtf
EtanD