The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1842-08-13
FOR PRESIDENT,
JAMES
BUCHANAN.
(Su1ect to the decision of the Nationa
ConUention.)

Our remarks of last week recommending
the sustaining of no man for the Legislature
who would not unreservedly pledge himself
opposed 10 division and in favor of removal.
are favorably received by all opposed to
division with whom we have conversed or
from whom we have heard. They have
however struck terror & CONSERVATION into
the ranks of the division men. Although
they boasted last winter at Harrisburg, oI
their ability 10 elect mar in the county
opposed 10 removal and in favor of division,
yet knowing their weakness, if there can
be fair test in the county, they have sent
their runners out through the removal dis
+. ticis, with anxious hearts and hpocritical
faces, advocating the abandonment of the
/ local question, and 10 place the election up.
on political grounds only. This is an old
game of the Danvile junto, it was tried, ,and
tina, too, successfully at the election of
Frailv and Jackson in 1886. All will re.
member how anxious the Danvile demo
Gratis were for the success of what they
called the democratic ticket, and how op.
posed they were 10 the local question being
agilaed. All will remember, too, their oft
repeated declarations. during that election,
that it was political question wholly, and
ha! the result would not, or could moi have
any bearing upon the removal question:
Under that impression FraiIey and Jackson
received large vote from the removal dis.
riots and were elected. But mark the
Flncerisy Of their profession. They now de-
Flare in an appeal TO the Legislature in
opposition 10 the removal, that, THAT election
vas test vote in the county, and that it
Fas direct and unequivocal expression Of
hs citizens against removal and in favor of
be Courts remaining in Danville. They
re now attempting TO play the same game
pver again. II .hey can succeed by this
fry against agitating the question, in defeat.
ng the removal candidate, the state will,
ing with "Vctory, Victory" over the anti
vlslon and removal party, and the reno.
al question will be settled by division of
he county. But we have no fears of The
esult--''a burnt child breads the fire.
nd the people having been once deceived
VII not be again cheated and duped into
be support Of a ticket that has for its object
he division Of the county. The friends of
emoval will be united upon man in whom
Wy have confidence, in despite of all the
p'rlgue and deception that may be used, ,and
lhey are SO united, victory IS as sure as
10 day Of election arrives.
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Gentlemen both in Danyille and Berwick
avn declared, within The past week that
ey would sustain no man for the Legisla-
re who was not opposed to removal even
he was nominated, and yet within that
me they have had their emisaries in sew.
al removal townships trying 10 persuade
people not to agilate the local question.
MS is the same game they have played in
Ears past. Divide the friends of removal,
pa be united 10 man among themselves,
"a thus secure their object They are
ea'er towards at home than they were a,
harrisburg last winter, when they boldly
oc'almed TO members Of the Legislature,
nen urging them not 10 pass the removal
Ii but TO put il off TO another session, that
10y nigh, have chance TO defeat it in the
uA'y' that they would make it question
me polls this fall, and elect man op-
sed to removal. But that was a, Harris
'g' and i. was more easy to make the
FeF'on there, than to fulfil their pledge at
me- They know they cannot defeat the
AoVal party il there is fair test vote,
y'herefore attempt TO gain by deception,
'gue and misrepresentation what they
mot effect by fair play. But the oppo.
lis oil division knowing their game will
DO deceived by them.
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