Year: 1863

| UniOnFederal- Clique Convention, did not
secure that nomination without first pledg-
ing himself to the interests of the Clique


In that Convention were large number of
delegates who came thither instructed to
vote for Arson G. Henry for the Delegate
ship this we learn from members of the
Convention but there was not quite ma
jority of them; and they had evidently
counted without their hosts" From
the cavalier reception their call met
with in this county they wisely concluded
they could get no " aid and comfort" here
and in their subsequent calculations upon
the nomination this county was counted
out" But the six elegates-nominated
at the Court House in this city by fge
men-sent from this county, and tacitly in
structed for another man, landed into their
conclaoe like bombshell. Without the
six-nominated as aforesaid, by fve-the
Clique delegates had a majority in the
Convention; but the fire sires "dominoed"
them. A consultation was held: The sir
were inexorable, and insisted on naming
their choice but he was objected to by
the Henry men, '' because he held prom
inent and lucrative position under the Fed
eral Government, and could not be spared
from home by the dear people" The old
gorilla's name was then presented in turn );
but the sir; would not hear to that !;
the gorilla, too, held a Federal ap-
pointment and could be spared from that,
and even from the Territory, but not as a
Delegate to Congress they would not rat
ify such a nomination-would withdraw
from the Convention if the choice Of the
body we're to fall upon such man. Here
came ''pause," as Artemus Ward would
say. The Henry men withdrew to effect a
g compromise" 1t would not do to have
their cherished schemes entirely thwarted
/ by an Insignificant minority but the COM
promise must be effected without the aid
of the Sir. To nominate Henry without
at the same time insuring disagreeable
4" bust up of the Convention and certain
defeat to the nominee was now a demon
strated impossibility; and yet the Clique,
which hod cnly swayed the sceptre for two
| short years. must not be thus ignobly de-
| throned Raynor, noble Roman" was
ambitious of power the Prefr to his
name would place him above the imputa-
ton fan " artificial profession, and must
| be the stone on which the Clique axes
must be ground Accordingly a deputa-
ton Of the Clique delegation waited upon
the Reverend gentleman and stated their
case, and he,-pardOn the mans weak
ness like his ancient prototype, who
loved his Savior, yet loved the thirty pieces
of silver more, became dazzled with tue
idea that taoo prefres to his name would be
/ better than one, and consented to the prop
osition that in case of his nomination and
election none of the Henry clique Federal
/ appointees in the Territory should be in
terfered toith during his administration.
The Convention again met; the six were
again consulted again told that their can
didate could not be spared-could not be
nominated, and that the cause of the I'm
/ ion-God save the mark would be in
jured if the convention adjourned without
peaceably making a nomination The name
of the " compromise candidate" was pre-
| sented, and, in consideration of the fact
that their friend could not be,spared, -
and the old Gorilla's friends had been mag


nanimonS enough to offer an honorable COM
promise, they yielded reluctant consent
and lent their assistance to putting forth
Rev. J. o. Raynor as the unanimous nom
| inee of the convention.


Such, fellow-citizens of Washington Ter
ritory is the manner in which the nomina-
ton was made, and such the position of
a candidate whom you ara asked to sup
port for Delegate to Congress. Pledged to
the interests of clique who would despoil
! you of your rights to accomplish their own
aims of individual ggrandizement, and IN
der the hypocritical plea Of love for the
/ Union and the Governm ent endanger, by
their pecuIations and frauds while in its
service, that Union which every true Amer
lean reveres, and that Government upon
the perpetuity of which rests our only hope
of future prosperity. Can any true lover
of his country support man who would
thus stultify himself to gain the position
We think not, and we feel assured that the
masses of the people of the Territory will
administer to him deserved rebuke at the
ballot-box that they will rally around
the nominee of the Democratic Conven-
ton. who, in the last resolution of the
platform has pledged himself that g come
veal. 70 woe, in life and death, now and
forever, to stand by and defend the flag of
our country in Its hour Of peril"


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EARLY PoTAToEs AND PEAs.-Several
of the gardeners in this vicinity have been
enjoying the luxury of new potatoes and
peas during the week" In few more days
these vegetables will be in our market in
abundance. Why could not our gardeners
make it profitable TO raise early vegetables
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