Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1840-10-24

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TANIa.
FSELow CIrIzsSs:--
The election which has just closed, is bu, tho
beginning Of the struggle. Federalism with oil its
immense resources of money and trickcry is in tho
field and has done its utmost against the determined
pha!sux Of democracy, with lilto success. II ia
now recognizing for the great National battle on
the 3oh day Of this month. lis cntrgies vi be
strained to the most extreme limit for /, contends
for power. for money, for its very existence. All
these considerations are involved in tqis Prcsdcn-
tia election, and give TO il soemnity and an i'm
porenco rarely squalled and never surpassed since
the cssb'ishment Of our government. To lose
this election will be to all honest, hue-hesrcd de-
mocra", the deepest of oil .misforlunes. II will
PROSTATE for time at least the great principles of
the party, in support of which, we have ,oied for
years. it will oElitcrate all trace Of The reform tons
effected by Gen. jackson and it will peril The very
hopes indulge that liberty is not to perish be-
fore oursoves. What stronger inducemen, TO arouse
who viii not I've on the aler, at such a crisis,
either does not appreciate his own rights, and
those of his children, or has no, the courage to
defend them.
AS far the returns have come in, AMI that is
frnm considerable portion Of the state, the popu-
lar vote shows that the democratic majority exceeds
what it was in is36, by upwards of thousand in
the same counties, and exec d. the democratic ma
jority in 1888 by much larger numb r There
is not therefore the least for apprehension as
to the aggregate democratic majority in tho state,
il casnot fall short of $4,000, although in cnn>e-
qucncc of the unconstitutional and in:quiious
arrortionmcnt bill, passed by the fei'ral cgisla-
turo in 1886, the federalists may have mrjod'y
in boh Of the houses Lft his mon
strous injustice, then, stimulate every democra, to
action.
Should by chance federal maj ,rity be elected
10 either branch of tho legislature, with large
democratic majority in the state instead of being
discouraged, it should fire every patriots hear, with
'ndignation Lot it not b- said, that in Pcnnsyl-
Fania, fraud can triumph over the people Let it
not be said that this good old Keystone state of
0urs, the Gibraltar Of American Democracy, has
Seen sacked and pillagcd by our federal foes be
au'e her sen,inels slept upon their posts, aud did
Iot adopt tie necessary precautions TO def nj her
against the attacks of the federal sdppe 5 d mi
rlers!
Arouse then, Democratic fellow citizens! Call
meetings in every county of the sta,e-brng every
man TO the polls on the 30th--detect the tricks of
your federal advcrsares, and impress upon you
low ci,iIens in every quarter, Che necessity OF
seppins forward and giving that day to the service
e their country. The federal party are more vigi.
ant than ever. They have called meetings to BE-
held simultaneously lhroughou, the whole state,
md ex ect from this concerted movement, to pro-
iuce an apparen, expression of popular opinion
which will n,imidale and siagger some of he less
ardent Of our democratic friends To foil thes
eforts, and turn them against their authors, we
promis you in few days, full and accurate state
ment of the votes in every C unty iu the state,
from which you will see precisely how the contest
stand.
In the mean time. we again urge upon YOU the
most determined and perseveing ACTIVITY. Fling
your anIiers to the breeze, inrcrbed with the names
Of Van buren aud Johnson. The democracy will
rally round them, and bear them ,rimphan,ly ihro'
the batue.