Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-10-31
Saturday, October, 81. !s46.
ti,le from the Harrisburg Argus, iu. relation ts
the recent elections.

ii, lie from the Harrisburg Argus, iu. relation to
the recent elections.
CO Canal Commemorative publish this
week the complete official returns for Canal !
Commi.sioner. Powers majority over Foster,
il will be seen, Isl s29, something less than
estimate, which was 1000 This result must
be gratifying to the Democracy Of ehnsylvania,
taken in connrxion with the future prospects Of
the party. The democracy have shown that they !
are opposed 10 the Southern free trade policy Of
Mr.. Walker, and that hereafter with candidates
Of the right stamp we shall come of victorious,
| with the Old fashioned majorities Had Pennsyl.
| vana gone for Mr.. Foster and free trade, thou.
sands Of good democrats would have left the par.
~ and joined the rank, of our opponents The
consequence would have been that the state would
have become whie aud TIE democrats would
have lost their ascendency for, probably many
| years 20 come. We are glad to see tina, some Of
| the papers that were the most jealous advo.
! csies Of Mr. Fosters election. now admit the
! error of his nomination. Even the Philsiel.
rhia Keystone, paper warmly in favor Of the
general and state administrations. speaks Of the
importance Of the one term prinripl. and the
| necessity Of having "a new man next year"
when, il says. tive shall carry the state by 20.
600 majority" To all this We heartily sub.
scribe. and glad TO see this returning sense Of
duty in those who contributed much to bring q.
bou, the present state Of affaiis
| o. The democracy Of Pennsylvsnis should
not desrond They far from being used ur
We still have all the elements--thoush disun,ed
a, tn. late election-which gives strength 20 the
PARTY The wings have succeeded it i. true.
The late elections have gone against u. by de.
| faul, The causes hich operated then will be
moved a, ;h- next election and with good tariff
men, We will carry IN. state by an overwhel.
ming majority. The democrats of Prnn.ylvsnis
have never been defeated twice in succession
A defeat only re.invisorates them. and acts, in
,or,e measure, a. rurihca'ion, which is some
times necessary in all rartics With good men
for our candidates next fall, democrats will
attend the election with full confidence Of max.
ing a clean sweep and again re.es'ablish thu as.
cendancy of the democratic party in Pennsylva.
nia.
Sunbury Gazette, is extremely anxious 70 have
Ms read on, of the party, for opposing Mr.. Fos
ter He calls US a fedrrali,t. and OF course sl!
Others who opposed Mr. Foster are placed in the
same category, which, for instance in this place.
constitute more than half he democratic party.
But as M one mas any confidence in the opinions
Of the editor or the secret hang-r-on OF the Ga.
z-lt- is malice has no tcrrous for ~. That the
Gazette woulhlik 10 annihi'ate the " American v
| or get il out Of the way, we have no doubt. The
of ne Democratic paper, instead Of the unensi-
able cognouIrn of the Tritisb free trade organ.
The editor of the Gazette, with but limited ideas
Of the principles Of true democracy, effects to
have most holy horror offederatsm, and there
. fore, maspie.like, indisctiminately hurls hi,
+ epiihet Of federalis' on all who may chance 'e
cross his Path. WheIher thu. hatred is heredta
ry or acquired. could only be learned by tracing
the gen-alo CT the editor for one or two gene
, ration. back, task We will not attempt AT pre-
sent. Our democracy consists in always soin:
in for the interests OF the people, and the people
have thus far always sustained u.s. The Gazetiet
: democracy, on the other hand, has been to follow
under The lash Of interested office hunters an,
y partisan leaders. There is certainly wide d'f
ference between the democracy OF the Gazett,
snd ourselves ami we presume II will remain so
unless the Gazette should make another Of il
sudden changes
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