Year: 1859

The dissatisfaction in the Lecompton ranks
at the nominations of the Long Bar Conven'
tion, is wide and general. Justlyis 1t so Tor
never, We suppose, in the history OF political
conventions. has the will of the majority


been so tramped upon and outraged. And
this. too. TO set aside and ignore the claims Of


men who have been longer in the Democratic


ranks and truer to the cause than those who


have triumphed over them. When several
of the successful parties before that convcn.
tion were in full communion and brotherhood
with the Know Nothing organization, and
battling to defeat the Democratic party.
these men, who were set aside in that same
convention, were putting their should RS to
the Democratic wheel, and spending time
and money to save the country from the do.
minaton of the Know Nothing party. The
very men against VIII om they then contended
have come into their conv ention and defeated
them


Well, this result might very well have
been anticipated. Any true and honest Dem
ocrat, who may be inveigled into the Le-
compton ranks, will find himself in the midst
of his old enemies and the immemoral foes
of the Degenerate party. The sooner he


leaves such company the better. He will
always be treated as "a newer of wood and
drawer of water" in their ranks lie can
expect no favor at their hands


We are well convinced that tried and true
Democrats in this county have been drawn
into the Lecompton ranks under the errone
Gus suppostion that the men with whom they
were acting were Democrats Never was
there greater mistake. They are no Dem.
ocrats. They are men who, for the most
part have always opposed the Democracy
Neither is this the case exclusively in this
county, The Chairman of the Lecompton
State Central Committee, Mr.. Hoge, is a man
who VOTED For THE WILMor PRovrso; and
exKnow Nothings are thick in the ranks of
the Lecompton party at large.


Those staunch and true Democrats who
have been inveigled, in this county, into the
Lecompton organization, ought row to see
the error of their ways. and return to that
allegiance to which they have ever remained
true, except in this one solitary instance.
They holted the regular Democratic Conven.
tion of this county-regular in all its forms
AID proceedings and Joined bogus, boiling
organization led By ex Know Nothings and
old line enemies Of the Democracy. They
have found their path strewn with thorns,
as they ever will find the path which diverges
from the straight line of Democratic princi
piles. The Douglas Democratic party is the
regular Democracy of this county, and there
is no gaiusaying it. Let every true Demo
crat, who has wandered. return to the fold
He will be welcomed back with open arms.
All men are liable to err, but he who sees
his error and mends it Is entitled to the ap.
pelation of good and true man, and his
errors are not to be accounted against him. |
The regular Democracy of this county have
never treated with contempt any true mem
Der of the party. They have never proscrib
ID men because they were Irishmen, but
lave ever aeknowled the services which that
worthy and intelligent class of our people
ave rendered the democratic party. ;


We erepeat, therefore, the invitation to hon.
st and sincere Democrats, who have found
themselves in the wrong company in the Le
compton ranks, to return to their allegiance
Act once more with the true and regular
Democracy Of your county, and you will
ever regret it. Here are your best friends
Among us is your place.