Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-10-17
TO THE VOTERS OF
PIERCE COUNTY
A Card from Mr.. Hatch.

Superintendent.
SURPRISING The acti N of the Union
Convention would lie fair ca. use of the
wishes Of tho majority If nv fellow Gil
zens, | consented that my friends shoui
resent M name before it, not as parii.
san, however, as l wished this Office 10
lie entirely untrammeled in this respect.
The action Of that convention was not
what expected it would be. | thea
waited TO see what The People would say
u It's action. [ at once began 10 hear
the most decided dissatisfaction ex3.e.s-
ell. Not against tie lev. Mr. T;layer,
VIII IN wc all reverence and respect; hut
it is the wish That tie Office be in the
hands Ct an experienced and practical
teacher, IN it is concede'i that tie nom
ilaticn lig'!tfuiiy lel.r ell ether to Prof
Wilcox or n'yse' aud MT 10 a clergy
man who has chafge of two or three
congregations.
In the II eantime The Democratic Con-
VENT n c;'no OF, which passed COM
mendat"ry Preamble AMI str,rg lieso
lnti' n, urging me Ia run rs M InGepen-
dent candidate, rntranneIed ly party,
and pie 'g;n@ me t',eir hearty support.
In the discharge cf tie .utics OF this
iirc | know no party-ro sect, and feel
myself just as much i.dn'i t. comply
with the request ociny Gem cratic friends
whp have been ..p'sc.l t, me in politics.
as ly the -.cpublicaYs. should feel ,uy-
self unworthy your support woro 10 let
party or sccta1an ftefu3s influence me
whit la'orius Tor tho interests If cur
schools, side by size with citizens uf all
pnr,e7 AID all secs, or til sc cf no patty
or sect, n th"se who are opposed 10 all
parties ar all sects.
| am n; dis, osed, tl,crero"e, to d;sre-
gard The quest oc my Democratic or
J.. i,c,.a lean ficn Is, who have urged
me to ,un; and if elected will serve the
County 10 tie best cf say ability.
A fer , ave in,'.in,l { 5, me neg
lcct ofviSilin.. tir'ir sch, Is this sum ner.
To this | would say, that on visit to st
Paul in June, my wife was takca dar GER
ously i'll. which prevent,l my return III
near tie middle # July, 20 that 1 could
not Get entirely around anon, my
schools. l visited those schools that |
Supposed nee led it r,o3t.
IN nclusion | woull say that / feel
pei ;ectly free to IN, - the resolution Of
tcrcd at tie Unicn Consent n, bini q
The Can,li1l'e7 an Dele. ates to support
it horlinatic as, iaic, hv do idc neg
alive. w. i. HATCH.
Pre- ;ot, Oct. IL, 1853.
T MArKs.-i Sko. In y'lc 10 NJ. III ri,
-YJrr r.. sors Or the somewhat sir, lar
co"i you re pursrir-, ~ep, .ced before the
pubic. However > iicicnt t'i.;t justiiic. .tion
Lay app = to some, il; ems ve'y lane, we. ::
ar; ~ :. s-c'"y my If Let nc look at
tlse mat T a e >lcs' IAN YOU have Gcnc
The It !, -; You Weat ito convcn-
lion Of he ~ VIA w''ch you claim fell
lnws''p ID :; led for nomination.. The
Convention ,o.,' N "a another gcnIe'"an-
ore evuy WY yoI" equal !, ab'ity. ex ,eri-
zee a.,d ft"css. p I'd you, d: C. .irgyo' ow /
- V, at who c han1s Won sou .lit 10 he ell ca
a.; TO office, f. &c the fell ? = ,st he man OF
Their choice. lie .ntiida of he op2os.i ,g
?. y. T.. N H. \, = always deemed
c';~'io o DC. Uhi"S; eae o, .wo "rors cy-
:, FL. lat .e n,n y 81 u, ,rly uafit
for tie place; Sc.'o,G. dat '',e convention
W. cont ,uld by and eat mc:"s. In tbs
:, nc the orthese reasons c..is,.
Your i"s;rua, OIL a,.e''st The cbG-yc r of
the onven;io, has no fouuIation in n. A
fai-er convention W. never held. as you wei
lnow.
But The action Of that convention wa not
wh3; You Sc. ,,cctcd It would be-" Ch'rminS
aukT 81 OF coufse. i: was not ! You ex-
moi wnat Mr.. Gibbs e.. pee d it would be. He
e-.p,c' 4 s, he moan va; d. but & ling. he did
moi p, o, osc to ,.y t., bat Joh, VIM. as you
nrDo, &C ;,:iy bc.t Mr.. Thayer.
You wal cd Cor the &C: ion of Inc people and
bca- d decided L 8. ais nc on e:.,,rc ell. We
kave never heard so lille eA, - "a. a
| Curntv convention. The IDEA 'h.Ii lie nom l.
na:;on il H.. "y belonged to you o. Prot.
Wilto-;. is a grave m'S,ake. Without disp1r-
a;ing Your ahil iy, win lay tia, yor~ claim
| c,,ip in Ills r. pee is moi modest, for you
remember Tat rcee emily you dccli"cd , pub
u " endorse Pros. Wilcox as 'clche", and j
am co. .ec,ly ir'ormei, your success as
ay,etic.lt acbei" in Iii city, was MOI Sc
M. E,:l;s to dedicate you the only peTor
q. Allied have q rge oit''e educational m
tel Is If he cornty. With regard to Mr.
'ihayer's MOI ion dp'ic he probably un
,.ei.iands his or ! basin = Id would MOI b.
a ndidate pnlc prepared to 4 cl~ &c 10
duties Of ihe Office ii elected.
You lay treat S, rcs on the act that you al
fee from party or soctarian feelings. This~I
all silly twaddle. We suppose that Nv. Glib
son and M. Strahl in the discharge OF tn
duties of their Office ire from pal y or sec
tarian feelings. They treat Republican an
Democrat, cburchnan and infidel with cqu'
court. " and fitness. This is all you ca
do. This plea is too fiimsy towering to pre-
tect YOU from the charge of dishonorable &C
lion. -,
Your list ex cuse is that resolution Intro
) duced into the convention pledging the del'
gates aud candidates 10 support the nominee