The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1842-12-24
rCORREspONDENcE.]
JoxRs HorxL. IN Dec. 1892.
Msssrs Mi0sin. q pdrrys--

Dear S'rs--i deem no apology hccessS'
ry In asking you TO publish the following
correspond ence. The facts stated BY Mr.
RUSH. lin his letter. are so sexsr assdinary
and show such remarkable omission o
Pennsylvanians to fill the higher offices Of
the country. tha, they should, in my opin
ion. he made known 10 every citizen of the
State; and particularly al this moment. W her
the friends Of Mr.. BUCHANAN a. native
Pennsylvanian.. are about To- present, his
claims for the Pres idency Of the Union, tc
a Democratic National CON ,sn,ion.gp 7p'
eaa .awVery truly, ,yoiir friend s;aiaao
+ 8pllsa;aAsl tas ylssGEORGE Pitt. 81
sae0s 4aus hrs eai---s hlni Sgf s1s,asgf,s
,roJoNEs' eHoTkL, Monday morning. aoa
+ kae aasfis AIDES 9th, pecsmber,, ls42., d
4 My Dear Sir-7l have The : honor 10, &C,
knowledge the receipt Of your letter Of Sat,
urday, and beg 10 thank you for the valua.
BILE Information imparis. "The facts sta
ted, are SO remark able, and so aveYys far
from being generally known, that Iasirus,
you will give me your permission. 10 have
the letter published.
With high regard. -" /" 'ssnos a&s'
lam, sincerely your friend. 'iie
~ iafassssa glAGEORGE PLIPT, 81
1 Hon. RIcHARp RusH, Sy ydsnham. ssIH >
SYDENHAm, Tuesday. Dec. Q, ls42. ii
h My Dear SM--I have received your note
loi yesterday, asking permission, 10, publish
The letter wrote you on Saturday. -
In answer, \ must say that il YVES written
with inOsview republication the slip hi.
ess--bdt merely 10, toae up the thread OF al,
accidental conversation between Us. which
chanced 10 be Of two eminen, Pennsylva.
nians.-our distinguished Senator, Mr.. Bu-
chanan, snd7ou naval hero, Commodore
Stewart lam not at present ware. how.
ever, that il contains any errors, or any
material unes, though thrown together has.
lilly and familiarity, on The spui oI The occa-
,sion; witt, no copy kept. l'i" iae ~
Sayings,hns much, as some guard to me-,
il the deter be deemed at all worth publici-
ty, ! do not perceive any sufficient ground
for objeciing 10 your request; and remain,
my dear sir, with renewed assurances of
,friendiy esteem. yours, very fsi,hfuIly.
] q lass gew ii sg RICHARDl RUSH. sas
1EoRoEs lrLHTT' Esq. aiA 81 Isbs5 els
I eoassyDESHAs. nsars Philadslphia, ..x /,
ass aassssss nsgT Dec. .3.a 1912. m
Ny Dear Sir,-I, searched to, day for
the bundle Of newspapers ! alluded 70 ia
oaf conversation yesterday, and which 1
promised 10 send you, without being able 10
find them; but can recall from memory the
chief facts they. embodied, which is all ihs,
Is now iihporlsps % our top ic. As for ex.,
ample:--
!. No Pennsylvania has ever been
2. Nor Vice President. These facts
every body knows. 81 i'ss 81; % sniss7s 2
g. Nor has any Pennsy as
much as; been put in re gular nom,naliop for
the Presidency, BY either political. party,
since the government began.
A. No Pennsy lvanian has ever been ap
pointed Chief Justice Of the United States,
-ihe head of the Judiciary. A. y as.s
= g. Nor Secretary Of Stale. --thc head Of
the Cabinet. In list have seen, Mr..
Pickering, who was short time Secretary
Of State, under the elder Adams, was ss,l
down as from Penney ivania. but This, is a
mistake. He once owned asmsll farm, in
one Of the no.,hern counties, where he
lived a little while, believes; bu, was
Massachusetts man, out and out,-born
there, permanently residing there, and dying
there. stij asqs gssmab 10 Esismos wsi
6g No Pennsylvania, has been on she
bench q lhs Sgpremes Court of ,he ,Uni.ed
States, Mr., Wilson excepted, who was ap.
pointed a Judge on The adoption Of die
Federal Cons.itrtion. a few years after he
came fiom Scotland. whersihe wassgborn;
land with the further exception fIudge
Baldwin, originally from tonpeciicu, tho.
he also once represented us ably in Con.
gress from a Western district. 70" Sss" ~
7.HNo Pennsyfvsaisn hasever been Sec.
re,ary Of War; an Office, which; besides ahe
patronage Of the army proper, draws, 10 its
elf The whole Commrssarial and tbe entire
Indian interests and agencies. sssi o'n ~
B. No Pennsylsanianj has ever been
Postmaster General; an office possessing
moTe wide spread and reffec,ive patronage
than any under the Federal government. 1,
0. or The two great foreign appointment nts
those 10 England and France. no Pennsyi-
vatlian has ever hal either. with .aa sia ole