Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-05-20
From tie Mercer (pean) Utsfern Press.
The state Printer.

The state Printer.
The Harrisburg Argus alleges tha, the Keystone
is not only connected with the Reporter and Ga.
tie but also with the An,imssonic Telegraph
and the Whig In,clligcncer in its arrangement 10
perform the public printing. We have this fact
also from another source on which we can rely,
and which in our mind places its truth beyond
question.
How beautifully this state Of affairs tsles with
the declaration Of the Keystone, few days previous
to the election of State Printer. So decided was
il then in its declarations Of ttschment to pure de-
mocracy, ,ha, it would not accept the pos, Of State
Printer. IL ii could no, be elected without the aid
of Wing votes The result was pretty com.
menta,y on this declaration. The Keystone could
not get Democratic votes enough to elect it-and
in order to secure the election, it agreed TO divide
the spoiIs with tho federal papers a, Harrisburg.
The addition of thirty federal votes to the Keystone,
and its election to the office Of State Printer, was
the result of this bargaining with the enemies Of
democracy.
How all these papers are to be consolidated into
one great state paper which is TO rule and dect
the Democracy of Pennsylvania, has not yet trans.
pired. But only think Of Theophus Frnn and c.
MCurdy being OF the co>puhlshers Of the Demo-
cratic organ Of the Keystone State! What an
ama'cnm ,tion will lie there. Of the black, the blue,
and green, wi'hou, srehk Of white to recommend
il. And thee the men, too, who charge Dl-
vid r. Porter with being trelchetous 10 the Demo-
,,cD ,,i, tba ina tiSv
were making their false charges of corruption
gainst the Governor, they actually in treaty
with the enemy, and opening the way for him into
the very heart of the Democratic camp. Was ever
/ greater reachcry perpctrated towards confiding
Democracyi The reckless and unhlushing peridy
i of the whole uansac,on-the base charge against
Governor Porter, who stood in the way Of the
mrdatcd betrayal, made for the soe purpose of
hiding their own criminal in,en,ions-stsmps the
whole transaction as unparalleled in the annals of
political treachery.
The dcscrtion of Democratic members in favor
Of the rc.charer of the bank, black and dark it
appeared, WIS honest when compared with this.
This done openly-the traitors went over TO
the encmy's camp in the broad face of the day. and
they did MT seek to sacrifice honest Democrats 10
divert public attention from their cour.e. In
the present instance, the traitors did not openly 60
over to the enemy, but have provided way for
him to particip to in he councils a, Democratic
head quarters and while in the very act of COM
mitiing ,reachcry th' h'mseves, were charging that
CRIME on David r. Porter, the only man who stood
in their way.
VIII not the Dmocracy Of the Safe demand
the repeal of the law by which this unholy c'mbi>
nation hopes to plumber the Commonwealth viii
it ever consentto receive from the allied knaves,
its organ, the piebad concern they propose to fur.
nish i'll We hope not-we trust not--we believe
not.