Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1847-09-23
The Contest i'm this State.

The political canvass Of this fall IN the State
of Pennsy lvania Is a most important one in re-
ference TO its present and future consequences
and it is therefore regarded with great interest
by all parties in all sections Of The country. II
has been conducted by the Wings in spirit Of
candor and moderation, without mass meetings
or infammatory appeals 10 the passions OF par
,izans. They have felt that they could, in The
consciousness Of truth aud right leave tn. is
sue TO the calm reason aud patriotism of the
people. The contrast between the poSliiOn
of tie two parties is striking The locos offer
candidate who has lived upon public patron
age for twenty years; we present one fresh
from the ranks Of The people, who has earned
his independence by the hard hand and the
moist brow of labor. They ask renewal OF
office, for an old party pensloner /; we present
man of The people and pledged TO single
term. Their candidate is admitted to be- and
glores in being, not merely The hired and paid
slave Of party, but Of faction of Nhat parry,
prescribing the friends of Muhenberg aud all
beyond the circle of peculiar clique. Our
candidate is free from all shackes, all influen-
ces- save those Of duty and patriotism. Skunk
has been and is the feeble and facle instrument
of Jesse Miller, man most obnoxious even to
his own party; Irwin is high-souled, sef-suS-
tanned and independent the former is iremu-
lous and uncertain, without the resolution to be
faithful to the glimmer of principal which the
life Of a party hack has left him the latter,
sagacious, firm and ever honest and lrue knows
no shadow OF changing, but goes on, right on,
in the path of duly. The contrast might be
extended: bu, suffice i, TO say lha, between
such men the good people of Pennsylvania can
not and will not hesitate " which of the two TO
choose"
Again, the Locofocos endorse the Tariff
fraud OF a. and now openly sustain the Brit
ish Tariff and war against The coal, iron, farm
ing and laboring interests of the country We
sustain domestic independence and industry,
our own workshops aud our own worth They
promised, from British favor inordnate prices
for our bread.sluffs {; but they have Deprecated
prices, spread terror and dismay, and already,
in The fall of the largest produce houses, an
nounced the work OF destruction. They have
encouraged imports Of foreign manufactures ex-
cesslve and exlravagant and to pay the for
eign arsizan already The wealth of The country
is flowing out In streams that must exhaust and
lmpoverlsh u.s. Against all this, and in favor
OF coal, iron and wheat home industry and a
homo market, we continue 10 raise our hands
and voices.
; They sustain national debt and excessive
taxation we oppose them. They sanction he
persecution of Scot and Taylor by the general
government-we exclaim against H. They
are in favor of extending slavery over territory
, now free-as witness Mr. Buchanan's letter
we oppose it. And thus, in relation to every
question involving the rights and prosperity Of
, the country, they are for the wrongs commiled
, by thei present administraion--we proclaim
f open hostility agalns, them. We are content
! thai the people shall decide between u.s.
The friends of Mr.. Shunk have made many
friends for our candidate by their malignant
ISLANDERS against him. Several of their own
journals of the better order, have denounced
|, the calumnies not only as shamelessly false.
but impoliiic.> IL has been said that he ,oled
Tor TAX on tea and coffee, although il is klowa