The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1842-10-08
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county Of Columbia, is one Of vital interest
10 the inhabitants Of this county and not on
" to the present, but 10 future generations,
rs this campaign, in all human probability,
will be the means of set,leing the long agi-
sa,sd question Of removal Of the seat Of
Justice Of this county, either by obtaining a
county. And shall the interests Of a
mSori,y Of the county s.ill continue, to be
set a. naught, and their humble petitions
and petitioners, made the subject OF contempt
ridicule, cslumny. and abuse, and not un-
frequently have the inhabitants of this par.
Of the county. been insulted. in the grossest
manner, by some Of the purse proud aris-
tocracy Of Danvlle. by displaying few
pieces Of gold coin, and accompanying The
act with the exclamation "you up creek
4 fellows do not know how TO bore for The re-
moval; you have not got enough of the
yellow boys, the real, Benton mint drops,
shese can do more a. Harrisburg than all The
\ petitions you can bring forward" Now,
A ask, what is this but adding insult TO injury!
4 And how often has il been the case that,
( when farmer at the distance Of eight or
\ ten miles from Danyille, kills and takes in
4 veal or poultry that he may sell the same
I during The sitting of court, he is told, by
4 the inn keepers and others,we are supplied
4 with all such things by our friends from
\ Rush, and consequently, the farmer must
either take very reduced price FOR his pro.
4 duce, or els0 carry it home. In this man
4 ner are the inhabitants Of this county en-
4 riching those Of another county, at their
& own expense. And ask, can the farmers,
z mechaick and labourers, any longer
n submi. to be thus insuIled, merely to CRAFTY
N few Of the purse proud arisIocracy of
ri Danvillei And does not their insoleni
beassng, sha. they can do more with their
h yellow boys a, Harrisburg, than the up
creekers, Gas they call the inhabitants Of
shis part Of the counsy) can do with their
|a petitions, cast most daring and outrageous
X insult upon the members Of the Legislature
n of this state! Does not their boas,ing, in
Il effect say, that with few dollars they can
N bribe any member to vote as they wishl
|s Gould there be more daring attack Of SIAN
der upon the virtue, ,hones,y and intelligence
q Of the Legislators Of state! Is such boast.
ing, not laying The axe with furious blowrs,
u u the very tree Of liberty, and lost indeed,
/ 20 all sentiments Of virtue and morality must
III be the indiviuals who can make such boast
ing.
Ia And IL there an iEhabi.ant Of any town.
N chip, other than those of Mahoning, who
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|* the unhallJwed course pursued by the arls,
RI tocracy Of Danviie! Who does not bear ia
~ mind, the base conduct OF one II thOse ma.
|t bobs,lhat when poor man who owed him
W had signed petition for removal. he i'm.
~ mcdia,ely sent the constable with a sum.
N mons? Tkis is not solitary case. And
M ii necessary the names of such parties car
|H be SO set forward. And all this has beer
n borne, and borne, until forbearance eases so
be virtue. The inhabi,ants of this county
can no longer be thus insul,ed in this high
handed manner, by few Of the purse
& proud aristocracy.
|f And that political weather cock OF tn
Intelligence, is the present time insulting, a
least four ffths Of the inhabitants of hi.
county, by his slanderous publications, bu
i 10 truly astonishing that any individua
knowing the man can believe single sen
tence contained in his paper, and falls,
statsments Why, have st this time, som,
fourteen volumes Of his paper before me
h And has he continued more than one volum,
4 without political SOMERSET lie. his owl
b paper ecide. Al one time he is heard I,
boas. .hat he can lead the democracy 10 tn
polls, and carry all triumphant. but whel
In former communication, this thing wa
limited at, he was struck with holy horro
at such SANDER upon the intelligence o
the inhabitants Of this county.
Il Do net be frightened fel.y. know yo,
IS just like book, and know and have hear,
b you boast that you could do what yo,
4 pleased with The Democracy Of the county
&before You attempt to deny your intention
Of debating to the Inhabitants of this county
Just turn back TO the commencement o
your editorial career. and sec how often tn
voice OF diciation has beer heard from th
columns Of your paper,and at this very tim
ate you debating falshood, TO every reade
of your paper. Again look at yourself
forever throwing out some bait to catci
;:spplauss, you have advocated the holding
AN election in this congressional district th
present year. And for what purpose! Tha
your owe dear self nigh, be elected Con
gressnan. BuAmy dear sir,you cs2not guI
lac people OF this district into TIA, measure
mo more than you can gull the psopi,
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