Circular Letter (Classic Reprint) PDF Download

Author: John Goodman
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ISBN: 9781331132721
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 66

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Excerpt from Circular Letter Fellow Citizens. - In the first letter that we addressed to you, we confined ourselves, to a defence of the motives, conduct and character of the Carlisle convention; and endeavored, as we trust successfully, to prove, that the meeting at Carlisle had not one of the characteristics of a caucus, whilst that at Harrisburgh was distinguished by the most odious features of that pernicious substitute for free elections. It is our intention, in the present letter, to explain and defend the character, services and principles, of Mr. Joseph Heister, the candidate recommended at Carlisle, for the station of governor. In executing this duty, if we shall at all notice anonymous accusation or surmise, we hope that it may be understood as an evidence of our respect for public opinion, and of our willingness to meet even masked attacks. 1. Of his character. With regard to the private reputation of Mr. Heister, it is scarcely necessary to say more, than, that it has remained unsullied and almost unassailed a very uncommon circumstance, considering the length of his political life, and the licentiousntss of the press. It is said, indeed, that he is a man of wealth - as if it were a disgrace to have been always upright and industrious, and of course successful, as a farmer and merchant: If he had acquired his estate, from the public treasury, by a lease for life, of office, one might well regard the circumstance as an argument for rotation; but we consider it an honor to our candidate, that by his own means, he has become superior to the suspicion of mercenary temptation, or the necessity of mean dependence, which it would be well for the public in his opposers could say ot themselves. 2. As to the services of Mr. Heister, it is fortunate, that we can speak of them in the hearing of so many, who personally know their date and character. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.