Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1845-03-01

! were largely in the majority! Another striking
fact which cors to show how obnoxious Mr..
Packer had rendered himself is that Mr.. Gam.
BILE received 493 votes of majority in the coun-
ty over his whig competitor, ofthe "Lower End"
while Mr.. Packer, belonging 10 the same
"branch" of the party was beaten by a majority
of3lS. Taking these facts into consideration,
is it not unjust, ungenerous and ungrateful to
ascribe Packers defeat to me and the Muncy
democrats, when many Of my neighbors will
testify that no men ever labored harder in any
political contest than did Mr. Thomas Maxwell,
who lived in Muncy to,onship (and not in Mum
cy Borough as "Old Lycoming" falsely asserts,)
and myself to stem the torrent Of Indignation n.
ganst Mr.. Packer for his impolte and impru-
dent course, to say the least oft! To see how
we succeeded in our efforts, let the reader refer
again TO the votes roled in Muncy township,
and Muncy Borough, and see if they will not
compare favoraby with many Of the other dis
tricts, and especially with Jersey Shore, in the
| upper End, and Newbury in the "Middle."
| Indeed, ii is my opinion, that had Mr.. Maxwell
and myself given way and not resisted the cur
rent against p, he would not have received C.
ven respectable vote, but all the influence we
possessed, and all the efforts we were capable
OF, were exercised to sustain him, and especially
on the election ground; yet we have received
! from him and his friends, in rcqui,al, only in
gratitude.
! 1t will scarcely be supposed that should be
held responsible for the alleged dcIinquencies
of Jersey-Shore, of Newbuly. or even OF More
! land but as "Old Lycoming" has styled Judge
I Taggart, who lives in the latter place, my
''twin BROTHER" it may ro be amiss to speak Of
my "twin hrciher's," The Judge, and MIR. Pack
! er's weakness in Morelanh. Itmny be remem-
bered that Col. Jonathan Smith, the delegate to
! the convention by which Mr.. Muhcnberg was
nominated resided in that township. He is,
and ever has been firm and consistent demo-
crai, and high minded honorable aud honest
man, yet the Ga zette was particularly abusive Of
his course. Did Mr.. Packer suppose his neigh.
bnrs among whom his standing had never been
impaired, had no sensblties and that they would
submit without resentment TO such language as
the following, applied 10 an esteemed fellow ci.
tizen! 1t can be found in the Lycoming Ga.
zette No. d3-( 1889:
"The Muhies, now, as nee the creation,
are an odd production, neither horse nor ass,
but something between wliully stubborn, in
tractabe and incapable Of increase"
"Parson Muhlenberg, we will support the
church, but we Gespse it's apos,atcs, and will
oppose all hypocres who use il as mask"
Could it be supposed that in township which
gave Muhlenberg 94 votes and Wolfe, that Air
Packer who was nominated by bare majority
could, after applying the above language to res
pcctable ciilzcus expect to receive their support
Yet believe that majority of the democrat,
of that township would sill have supported tho
ticket, had they not been induced To believe
, that Mr.. Packer and his friends, in addition I,
, insults given, designed TO cut Judge Taggar
! off the ticket, and run MIR. Gamble alone. Thu
5 was done by a gentlemen from Wliamspor
, who was very active in his hostility to Mr. Pack
er. He visited this end of the county. and wa
in Moreland on the night previous to the eec
ton, as l since learned, and passed hcm
: through Wolf and Muncy. Tsegart was at tha
time. | know, from home, Oh visit to othe
parts of the county, and did not return unit
some time on the day of the election. hav
every reason to believe that he supported Nj
: Packer. saw him as he passed home throug
our place, when he declared his deierminntlo
to do SO. The gentleman above alluded to, al
. though MIR. Packer knows that to him he meu
; surably owes his defeat, is now and has been ia
years past, basking in the sunshine of his fave
d and friendship, while |, who supported him j
l. good faith, have been prosecuted and prescribe
i by him and his friends.
1t may here be proper to state, that Judg
= Taggart has been sustained by the D,mocrac
p Of the county ever since, which ls conclusive
u violence that be has not, in any drgree, bee
y held responsible for Packers defeat, or censl
e rable for his political course; tor on referrln
to the proceedings ofthe Democratic convento
't in 1876, the very year following Mr., Packer
1t defeat We find that Judge Iaggart, on bein
e. nominated by VIM. A. Petrihin, received, c
l, the first ballot. the votes OF 80 delegates, al
g Mr.. Gamble 90, both Of whom were triumphan
r. ly elected to the highly important dhces OF d
J! legates to the reform convention.
O. To those who know me personally, belle'
er my simple declaration that did not oppose NJ
" Packer after his nomination, would be sufiicien
H. but in addition to a comparison of tie returns