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Mr. John Wentvvorth, M. C. from Chicago, has been canvassing his district for re-election. A meddlesome young Scotch man, named Pinkerton, was impu-' dent enough to ask him in public sundfy questions, which were rather tough to an-' swer. The Western Citizen gives th following specimen of the dialogue: u Question. - Wilà yoa oppose the eiw' forcemerk of the 2Isfrúle, abrogatingthtf' right of petitionl Wenl-icorth.- NCv Quesiion. - Wilà yóu endeavorto pr-' serve to the people öf the United States jtbe Pull bónëfit to be derived from tho ) right of petition upon all subjecfs? Wenlioorlh. - I do not cbnsidor that question at all impliedat present. Question. - Will you please to gire fiü ;ansver to the question, yes or riÃy- will you endeavor to preserve to the peoplc'oj the United States the full benefit to bedj rived from the right of petition upon 11 subjects? Wentworth. - Certainl f. ' Question.- -Do you consider the tÃfringemeút upon he right of peÃÃtion an iencroachment upon the rights of the peoyle? Wentworth.- NO. ' Quesiion "--"Will you endeavor to gT to colored pedple in the District of Co lumbia the right of bearing testimony in all courts of justice, and that all accusa tions against them be substantiated by the sam& Eind of eviderice as in all other ca ses, civil or criminalf Wenlw'ortK.- à am willing to gire to negroes the benefit of bearing testimony for or agaihst negroes, but I will not giVa a negro ' the power to swear ngainst a, white man. ! Quesiion. - Will yougive to the color .ed people the right of bearing testfrnyv in all cases, civil or criminal Wentworth.- NO." These questions wereby no-meañà rèW ished, and the replies were whirtig outot him by the hardest.(t We should haYe'meUtiorieid befóra that the following gentlemen constitutè the Whig Electoral Ticket of MicKk. gan: John Biddle, of Wayné, and C. K Green, of Berrien,x Electora at large; Dl; C. Jackson, lst; N. H. Beckwith, 9Ãf and James L. Conger for th di C gressional District.
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