The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1838-08-04
POLITICAL.
From ihc Amn,icnn sentineI.
THE NEXT GOVERNOR.


The people of Pennsylvania will be called
upon, in October, next, to vote Tor JosEPH
S2rTNER, or DAVID X. PORTER, as Governor
for the next three years: Joseph kltner
came into public life as democrat i'll the |
contest for the presidency at the close OF Mr..
Monroe's administration, he was first zeal
lous supporter of General Jackson, after
wards rested awhile on the fence with foot |
on each side, and finally, il is supposed, |
voted for Mr. Adams. almost as soon as
the infection of political antitnasonry had
crossed over New York, he became vio-
lent advocate of that fanatical party, atten-
ded several county, state and national con-
ventions for the purpose Of promulgating
their sentiments, denouncing the members
of the masonic institution, and organizing a
new political party, founded exclusively In
opposition 10 masonry. More recently he
has become an open and avowed .46Otition-
ist.
The democratic candidate, David r. Por-
ter, is a man so unexcepuonable, in every
point of view, that although he has held va
rous public offices for q number Of years,
his bitterest political opponents have been
unable, after the most dilgent scrutiny, TO
discover but thee objections whic they ven
ture seriously to urge against him. The
first is, that about twenty years ago he was
unfortunate in business, and was compelled
to take the benefit of the insolvent laws !;
secondly, that he is a Mason, and lastly,
that in the state Legislature he voted against
instructing our senators in Congress 10 vote
against The Sub-Treasury bill. The first
ground of attack on General Porter is rare
1y mentioned in Philadelphia; but in the
Interior the antimasonlc papers are filled
with paragraphs on the subject The re-
cords of the courts of Huntington county
have been ransacked and all kinds of tricke-
ry resorted to for the purpose of proving
that there are one or two disputed claims
against him which have not been pressed 10
trial by the opposite parties. The result OF
the investigation, however, has been to
place the character of G. Porter in highly
honorable point of view.
In the city OF Philadelphia, where the
opposition of the defunct Sub Treasury
scheme has been very decided, some of the
Wing presses are urging their friends to vote
for no man for any Office from constable
to a Governor, whose nomination is in the
least connected with the Van Buren, party
or who will not make an open declaration
of hostility to him and all his measures. |
the wings Of Philadelphia imagine, tha
such course is calculated to defeat Gener
al Porter, or TO advance their ultimate de-
signs, they will find themselves, as hereto
fore, grossly mistaken. The Sub-Treasu
bill has been defeated, and it has been pub
Gssu 2SaitiGiG ia GR sSgfsS by faa gasSIGui 81 il
before the winter of 1889. The more re
cent action of Congress proves conclusive
ly that all aPprehensions on that score are
idle. The Democracy of Pennsylvania
have nominated General Porter as candi
date for Governor, from firm conviction
that he is better fitted to iill the Office o.
Governor than the present incumbent and
that the best interests of the state will be
promoted by his election. They have deter.
mined to support him on these grounds, with.
out reference to his opinions on any ques.
tons of national policy, believing that this
political principles are sound, and knowing
him to be free from the pernlcous heresies
OF political ayltinasonry & a6oiiti6nisn..-
There is no, in our mind, doubt of his
election by a handsome majority, whether
the wings support him, or prefer to contin.
ne for short time longer hewers of wood
and drawers of water for the antimasons,
who, however the wings may aatter them
selves to the contrary, will never aid them
in elevating their favorte candidate to the
Presidency.
A corresDondent informs ne tbo4 sI,o,,