The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-05-09
SPEAKER OF THE SENATE.

record the election Of General ROSS, 10
the speakership Of the Senate. IL is an
honor awarded to The man ana peculiarly
so to The county Of Luzerne. The heavy
and absorbing interests Of the coal and iron
district of Columbia and Luzerne, have OBJ
isined an influence in ,he councils Of the
State in the election OF General Ress, TO
which they are entitled, We predicted on
the election OF General Ross, tha! his sound
sense, good judgement, and afable man
ners wsuld place him in the Speakers
chair. Our predictions are verified We
are glad of the result-because The incum-
bent is a sound friend of The tariff of 1912;
because he is opposed to the despicabIe pro.
ject uf laying an excise on The fuel Of the
poor man; because he is sound and cons
sisIenI democrat because he knows The in
terests of his constituents, and stands man-
fully by them: and, finally because he is a
generous, high mindsd' and noble hearted
man. There do net pertain to his charac-
ter, those low and mean acts of political
cunning and meral dishonesty, that hang to
skirts OF men with whom we are acguaint-
ed. The immense majority Gen. Ross re-
ceved in his immediate vi cinily, shows bu,
toe forcbly, the estimation in which he
was held by The men who knew him. Here
sander leN harmless at his feet, and the reo
corded vote OF freemen, showed that his
slanderers were refued and the lie cast into
their rotten teeth. Here, al home, the re-
sort of men who have nothing al stake
themselves, and live on the good reputation
of others, could not harm him. Gen Ross
is lhe son of an old veteran in the demo-
cratic ranks, and for The sake of memory
Of his father, we hail his electsn 10 the
Speakers chair.
Ii is credilable 10 the county Of Luzerne
= when the people have been INDUCED il
the choice OF a man an honorable course has
awaited himibul when apacked nomination
has forced upon the people some seven by
nine-lhsy have faded even TO carry ou'
The ends Of the instruments, whose misera.
ble tools they have been.
The county of Luzerne owes much to
Jndge Ross, for his uniIring exerlions in
assisting TO defeat the coal erciSe, The
passage Of The New York and Erie rail
read 6ill; the maintenance Of the princi pies
which ale the base of lhs tariff Of 1912, IL
saying what we do, we mean what we say
| II is not done with The view of political ef
feet We want 10 award to the man, wha
i is legilimately his due-nor more no a 10,
Being now he second man in the grea
commonwealth Of Pennsylvania, he is abov
and beyond The peurile darts Of tho mali
eous, and those who would deract from
his merits as a man, He can look dow
upon them with all that contempt, whici
they so merioriousIy deserve In his who'll
course in the Senate, he has stood upon tn,
platform Of democracy, and discharged hi
duty manfully to the people Of his Gistric
and the stale. And he has position,
seems 10 us, tha, at least, should be court
ed by tbs powers lha! be. We will see tn
result.
l We may hereafter speak Of the course 0
Mr.. Campbell of ,he house. Say now,l lha
he has discharged his duty as a representative
and acted with all fidelity. Mr.. CAMPBELL
s young man who has bright prospect
before him, and will learn that by actin
with the people, instead of under The spir
Of dicIalon, lie has won golden opinions.
LuSerne Democrat