The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1839-07-20
FOR THE COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT.
THE REMOVAL Question:

sation among the Danville interest, and they
are at their old tricks again, to " divide"
aud by that means " conquer" To effect
this, their game has heretofore been 10
bring into the controversy, some extrane-
Gus matter, wholly irrelevant, 10 prevent
united action, and fair expression, Of the
people of the county, upon " this exciting
question" And, if | am to Judge from the
tenor Of a communication in late Berwick
Sentinel, the same game IS to be played at
the approaching tria! of strength, with less
sorupulousness, if possible, than heretofore.
This writer, over the signature of L" Epis-
copus," asks " Is this the proper time" for
the question to be brought before the peo-
pie? and then very gravely answers, II is
not" This is such an answer as [ should
of coerse expect from man living in Dan
vile, or from one of their "hired scrblers,"
whose interest it is never 10 have the ques.
ton agitated at all, much less at the present
time, when the minds Of the people are so
much excited" tpon the subject as they
are now. 1t is not only uot the " proper
time" now, but the "proper time" never
will arrive with them, because they well
know that if the question was fairly brought
before the people, it would be decided
against them by more than three to one in
tho county. 1t therefore remains with the
friends Of the removal to decide when is the
" proper time" that this " filthy business"
as 1t is styled by " Episcopus," should be
agtated. When done, can assure the ed
itor of the Sentinel" and " Episcopus"
TOO, that it will be neither USELESS" nor
a " FILTHY BUSINESS" on the part of the
friends of the removal, unless they use the
same weapons Of misrepresentation and de-
ceplion, as those used by their opponents,
and adopt the same method Of hiring tools
to advocate their cause.
OF the far-(etcheG simple iliotic story of
the writer about the next candidate for Con-
gress, know nothing and care less. The
election of member Of Congress has nothing
to do with the removal question at this time,
and more than that, the leXt candidate COM
ing from Luzerne, we are bound 10 sustain
whoever the democracy Of that county shall
present TO US for our support; and whoever
they do regularly present to us, will be uni
tedly sustained by the party here. IfIam
right as to the gentleman referred to by "E-
piscopus," I believe he once did act side by
side with him in the federal ranks, but unlike
him, has left the party, not for the sake of
Office, but in sincerity and truth. He notv
acts, and has for years, with the democrats,
and is nOO the particular favorite and right
hand supporter of the exclusive friends of
" EPiscopus" in Luzerne, and should he
be brought forward as a candidate for Con
gress, it will be through their aid and coun-
tenance. Thus much for " EPiscopus' "
fears on this head. His assertion that the
removal party wish to divide the democrats
is equally un(ounIed. So FIR from ii, we
are anxious 10 a0li'e the party, by putting
this exciting question" which has al
ways Lad more or less to do with every
eierlon since the organization Of lha coun-
ry, at rest. Aud there is no other way 10
DO this, but 10 effect the removal. Th-