Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-05-25

ton a something which he would find it ex.
tremely difficult to perform, in regard to himself,
aa the position Of the Gazette, like the vane ofa
steeple, depends wholly upon the direction of the
wind. We have no time, nor would it be Of any
interest 10 our readers, TO wade through column
of elaborate balderdash, made up of "sound and |
fury signifying nothing" which the Gazette has
devoted TO US. But rather than rufile the amiable
disposition Of the editor by any seeming neglect,
shall refer TO few of his statements in order
to refresh his memory and correct his under
standing, which has become considerably warp.
ed on certain points-an inevitable and natural
consequence, necessarily resulting from vacil.
lating course. There is, we confess consider.
able difference in regard TO the course pursued
by the Gazette and onrsef We have always
taken for our guido the opinions and sentiments
o the people without regard to the views of in.
tcrested rartizans or Office hunters Relieving
that the people are the sovereign power, and that
their interests should be consulted in preference
to the movements of political trmmers, advo.
Gated the doctrine Of protective tariff and dis
=, tributon, and naturally predicted that the peo.
| pie would eventually compel these men 10 adopt
heir views Our readers will Judge from re-
cent events whether we have or have not been
correct in our Judgment. Even the Gazette is
! now in favor of protective tariff, although it
does not quite say so and we now predict dfit
is not unpleasant TO neighbor) that it will, in
; short time. also favor distribution The Ga.
zctte, on the other hand has always been govern.
! ed by the views of certain party leaders. After
having asccItained the views of Mr. SO and so,
they made up their o,rn opjnon accordingly and
/ then set to work to bend the will of the people
| in conformity with those views This is a kind
of democracy that we could never subscribe to,
and which the people never would swallow
The Gazette asserts that we never opposed a
Federal measure, though we did sometimes sup
port democrats for minor offices. What pink
OF perfection, and paragon of pure democracy
the editor of the Gazette must esteem himsclf
We did oppose the L. s Bank, as our columns
will show, and also opposed that Federal British
measure, the 90 per cent horizontal tariff. which
the Gazette wbport-d until Mr. buchanan de-
nounced it in the L. S Senate most unjust
and iniquitious But this perfectly in cha
ractcr, as the editor had not vet learned the
views of Mr. Buchanan. In regard to our sup
port Of democrats for minor Offices, The Gazette
probably refers to the election in 1912 How
warmly that paper supported the ticket at that
time,-thc Sheriff and few other candidates can
probably tell They are no doubt, much obliged
TO the editor for having sad and done much in
their favor The Gazettcs assertion that they
were always in favor ofthe tariff, will no doubt,
serve to amusc its readers, if nothing else The
Gazette is in favor ofa jud,cious tariff The Bri.
tish free trade tariff bills. supported by Messrs
Calhoun, McDuiie. Mckay and other Southern
nullliers, were called by them judicious The
Gazette, speaking of the independence of our pa
per, saysit was established to subscrvc the pur,
poses of few politicians. Let us refer TO facts
10 see how many Of the far democrats supported
us This Press was established in September
ls40 The Gazette then wagng war a
ganst what we considered the true interests o
the democratic party. To prove this, vii
refer to the vote for the member of assembly il
the district in which we both reside and which
can POLL nearly 300 of a democratic majority
The number Of votes polled III this district, wa,
537. Our candidate received $50. The cand
date of the Gazette lO7. Here, then, we had fou
10 one in favor of our course, and we believe al
the present time we might rely on ten to one
We have no disposition 10 wage a war Of word
with cotemporaIy and neighbor processing tn
same creed, nor have ever commenced an at
tack upon any one. If these facts are not suiii
cient to satisfy the Gazette that wise discre
i ton should enjoin silence on one vulnerable
: we may endeavor to be severe hereafter.