Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1845-10-11
TO the Independent Voters Of Northumberland
FANNY.

that have been nominated for Senator, and that
4 have accepted the nomination
The last Miltonian treats my nomination as
ia farce, humbug and Loco Foco movement"
will now show that my nomination ia neither
"a farce nor humbug." And as to its being
Loco Foco movement" pronounce untrue,
and challenge the editors to the proof was
nominated by the conierees of the Native Amer.
lean party Of Northumberland and Dauphin
counties; party, whose political principles and
devotion to our country's welfare, will compare
with any political party in the land. And on
the same day that received notice of my no. !
mination, by the conferees, I also received let /
tiers from several Of the most influential wings in
Dauphin county, on the subject Of my nomiua.
tion, from which l will make few extracts,
which will enable the reader 10 judge whether
my nomination, or the nomination made by the
whig conferees, was Loco Foco movement"
The first writes as follows -
"Ma. MAcKEy,-I rejoice to learn that you
are in the field for Senator. The Wing confe.
rees placed In nomination an imbecll old man,
IN thus county, against the wish or will of a We.
ry large majority OF the Wing party, and can.
n
best party men are IN the same situation. Mr.
*f*f*+s*' and all his friends will 90 for you
am under tho impression that you will receive
from I2O0 to 300 votes in this county. II the
conferces from your county had voted two or
three ballots more for Trrcd, he would undnnht-
cdly have heen nominated, and elected tv
large majority. Tie is stronger here by 500
votes than Jordan. This man Jordan could not,
under any circumstances. get four delegates OH,
ut "a. for nomination IN the county Two of
the confrrees from this county will oppose his
election
|. Another writes thus -
MAJOR T S MAcKEy,-You have no doub,
/ been apprlsed Of your nomination for Senator.
by the Natives. sincerely hope YOU will be
candidate. The Wing conf,rees from Nnrhun.
herland county, With the assistance ot one from
DauphIn, have forced candidate upon US, ,ha,
/ the party will never sustain. think the con.
fcrees from your county must have been hard
run, when they had to go To the Middlctorn
Bank tor candidate, and take = man who s SO
no'oriousy under Camerun influence az 10 make
II vrtnnllya loco foco nomination. II was no
doubt the work Of the Cameron wing nf the lo.
CO party, who wisel, concluded thst if Dewar,
was defeated and Jordan elected. they would
still have friend at Court But the Wings Of
Dsuphln are not so easily culled. ns the elect ion
"il show. have bcen informed, on good an.
thorty. that If BerryhIl. Tweed or Kunkle had
been nominated, the Natives would not have
made nomination; but they could no, swal.
low Cameron's Pet Neither can the Wings
iour vote in this county will be verv large
Not only the Natives. but n large maj j-riiy o,
the Wings will support you"
have other letters in my possession, which
fully corroborate the foregoing.
The above is a fair and impartial statement OF
the facts connected with my appearance before
you, as candidate for Senator. | received my
nomination as above stated, and as will be seer
by the foregoing was strongly urged by some in
fnential wings of Dauphin, 10 run, with the assu
rance, that in addition TO the Native vote,
would receive large majority ofthe whg party
of Dauphin, inasmuch as they did not conside
Jordan the choice of the whg party.
In reference 10 my political principles, nee,
say nothing. They have been sufficiently avow
ed to be generally known. ! am willing to "Figh
on, Fight ever for the establishment Of thos
principles, believing them TO be interviewer will
every fibre OF our conntry's prosperity, and III
perpetnation Of our civil and religious institu
tions And believing also, that the whig part,
al the late Presidential election, was defeated b.
The most fragrant abuse of the inestimablc righ
of suffrage arm in favor of the enactment o
such laws as will protect our ballot boxes from
tore'gn in Huenee and 10 make our elections 4
snerie.'n in their tendency.
Feiioc Cifisens.-lf the principles proies
meet Vow arprobaticn, and you deem my char
4,
solicit your sufraees, and pledge myself i
elected, 10 discharge the duties OF Senator wit
an eye single to the welfare and prosperity O
our common country. THoS s, MACkEY.
Milton, Oct 0, lSt5.
! The Water Cure.