Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1845-04-26
For the American.
Hon. Jesse c, Horton.

regarded and respected as Democrats. So soon |
too, after achieving splendid triumph to the |,
cause of Repubiicanism, 10 set up a system of
wide denuncaton in our own party, is altoge.
thcr nnpardonable We have been led to these |
reflections in noticing the ungenerous conduct a. |
doptcd by the "OhUe Rranch, )" and, also. by Gen.
William A. Pefrkin, of Lycoming CO., towards /
the gentleman whose name stands at the head of
his article.
The spenetic conduct of Gen. Pctrikin TO-
wards Nr Senator Horton is uucalled for. and
unjustifable in truth, as well as requting kind.
ness with mgraiiiu1e.
True, Mr. Horton was the friend Of the late
Gov. Porter and gave fair support to the mea.
sures of his administration He is also the per.
sonal and political friend of James Buchanan, and
there is no man more sincere in promoting the
honest fame of this eminent ennsylvanian than
the popular Senator from Northumberland.
Gen Petrikin talks about nominations, &c, of
by gone days. Mr. Horton has always been Il
lavorite with the Democracy Of Northumber
land county, and justly so. In 1910 he was al
most unanimously nominated by the Democratic
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date for the Senate, and in isii he represented
the people in the Assembly, and in i3 he was
trinmphantly nominated and elected from the
, Northumberland district TO represent them in
the Senate of Pennsylvania. This was, indeed
honorable testimony TO his popularity and his
worth; for the nomination as a candidate oCthe
Democratic party, of his district, COR this high
station, was unsolicited oil his own part
In answer, then, to the elaborate efusion ofper.
sonal grief by Gen. Petrlkin, towards Senator
Horton, will only say, that il is uncalled for
and we trust that the General will return to his
duty, as a Democrat,--cease his vitupcrations
towards friends who have tried TO elevate him
to high official statous,-let him, at once, stop
his mad career of dsorganization, support Re
publican men and measures in earnest and in
good faith.
Mr. Horton, who seems 30 share so largely in
the Generals denunciations needs no panegyrc at
our hands There was no democrat in the State
/ more earnest and effective in their support of
/ Polk Dallas and Skunk, in the recent conflict,
/ than Mr. Horton, and no member IN the Senate,
or out of it. is more ardent and sincere in the sup
port of the administration of Gov, Shank.
This is the time 10 felicitate the friends of
| Democracy, TO cheer them on in the great high
: way of liberal principles, of equal aud exact
Justice. Why then this querulous disposition,
( so constantly indulged, so pertnaciously adher-
ed to by rery few gentlemen of Muncy, Lyco-
| ming co. The election of James n Polk and
/ Francis r. Skunk was the last closing cam
paign of the entire long War, which began in
Jackson's first term, and continued through
rous vicssitudes of defeat aud success from that
day TO this"
Emerging from such victory, State and Ma
tional, buoyant with hope for the future, GER
tainly this is not the time TO indulge in personal
grief 10 mediate personal vengeance, which
must result in the rOute of the Republican force
of Pennsy syvania, at the fall elections, and the ie
gislative branch of Government be placed in the
hands of the Federal party.
Why, then in the midst Of honest heart felt
Joy, by the Democracy of the State and Nation,
do we hear discordant notes of waling in a GER
tain quarter, and by certain gentlemen, few in
number il is true. yet enough 10 interrupt the
general harmony of deep congratulations for the
past, and high hopes for the future.
All this spirit of insubordnaton comes with
i'll grace at this conjunction, when faithful demo-
Gratis are laborng TO sustain President Polk and
Gov Skunk in the faithful performance OF high
official duties Arc few men determined to in.
cite dsorganizaton in the Republican party, es.
pecially, il may be asked, is Gen. Petrikin, who
was himself The candidate Of the Democratic
party in the 18th Congressional district, 10 ran-
der 10 disorgsnizing temper, having, himself,
seen and fen the bitter fruit Determination and re-
elimination, having, himself opposed regular no.
limitations, and in the end fallen under the same
ran.
In the progress Of reciprocating farurS, of Mai
Kind, became a victim Of his own llustrious ex-
ample,
Is il just-is il patriotic TO keep up bad feel.
ings 10 denounce men of acknowledged ntegrl-
~ OF character and sonnd democrats. Such a
course ofconduct al this important moment OF
time, at the outset of tn. Democratic Admi.
nistration, State and Natione is objectionable
and cannot fail TO receive the severest Teprehen-
sOns of the whole Democratic party fthe State
Let elimination and reerlmination cease; the on
} ward progress of Republican principles demand
| it,
Coal TRADE.--The whole amount Of coal O.
yer the pottsvlle and Reading Railroad till the
18th instant, was 6,l77 o6 tons 3y Canal
%, ,94s 10 total, 139, 1906. There have been
, shipped from the Lehigh region 9,269 tons since