The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1863-08-28
War Democratic Convention.

The Sentinel announces that W al
Democratic Convention " has been deter
mined upon by those dsaffected at the re
sui. of the late so.calleo Union Conven-
ton held on the 10Th inst. This Conven-
ton which is to be held at Janesville on
the l7th Of September, will be attended by
the friends of Coy. SALoMoN, MAT. CAR
pESTER, and CHARLEY RoBINsoN, who
were disgusted by the frauds practised at
the Madison Convention by the DooLIr-
TIE TIES, LEwIs-1rEs, and other ties, by
which Gov. SALoMoS was cheated out Of
his nomination, and thrown overheard.
DooLrrrLE, the chief of Wisconsin dem
agogues-who was elected United States
Senator because he left the Democratic
party and placed himself upon the Repub-
hcan, Disunion platform-was Delegate
in the Convention-was the father Of these
frauds-and after his success, pokes a
sharp stick at the "poor defeated" and
thereby gives US peep behind the cur
tain of his opponents in the Convention.
In referring to bis defeat as President of
that scaly body, be said:
"Some gentlemen insisted that i, might
be construed into intentional disrespect to
me personally, and upon inquiry the sim
pie facts are, that the friends of the candl-
date. in a secret caucus. had instruct ed
Mr.. Sloan to act in his behalf and make
the motion to organize the convention by
the nomination of my honorable friend
from Iowa county, ard iD case he failed to
get ths floor for that purpose he should
move to substitute the name of Mr.. Cot b
for the name of the person whom he ex
pected would be nominated (Col Atwood
lie, (Soan) taken by surprise at the pre-
sentation Of my name, supposipg that he
va, still under instruction, insisted upon a
substitution, and those wfo voted with him,
surprising tina: some point was to be gain
ed for their candidate by sustaining the
motion, voted with him. Such a proceed
ing never saw or heard of before, and
never expect to see or hear again in a
meeting of friends"
He could afford to say ,ha about his
hurniliating defeat for President of the
Convention. after his tricks had defeated
the majority which had voted him down
and felt assured Of being able to break
down his candidate, LEWIS. He snapped
his fingers at them, and claimed the privi-
lege to laugh because he had won, and
told them never to let him see or hear of
such a proceeding again--never again at
tempt to interfere with me or my plans,
or you will catch h-il.
Delightfully."- instructive-isn't it?-to
see sucn proceedings in an assembIase Of
men who claim to be, par excellence, devo,
ted, disnterested patriots, ready and will
ing to sacrifice their all in the cause of
their government-ABRAuAM LINCoLN-
What loving AID harmonious band of
brothers they all were before their assem-
biaee 20 select their officers. There we're
there assembled the "war democrats"
who had left their party and sacrificed
their lifelong principles for the hope of
station-makiug "war to the knife and
knife to the h:lt {" to obtain nominations
for Office. These war democrats divided
into two factions, each contendng for the
II astery, and driving trades with the ST.
mon-pure Disunionists--the Abolition
portion of the Convention; and the resnlt
was, that the war democrat SALoMoN was
out-tricked, out mannuvred, and the war
democrat LEWIS won the nomination for
Governor, and that old disunion, abolition
rebrobate, SPooNER, was nominated for
his Lieutenant. To say that then the
lion and the lamb laid down together,
would be to insult the noble and abuse the
innocent; ergo, we say the Jackass and
Jackall embraced.
The balance Of the ticket was made up
in the same manner, and composed of the
same discordant materials. All we have
to say aoout the whole affair is, that if the
war democrats and origina, republicans
are satisfied with it, we are, for such a tick
ct can never be elected in Wisconsin.