Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-10-02

TRK PRsapxscY "A writer IN the Boston
Courier, who s nor ia favor Of Gen Taylor for
the Presidency, comes, NEVERTHELESS, to the fol.
lowing conclusion, in reference to him, in that
connection -
"From pretty extended observation, I am in.
dured 10 believe that the chances in favor of the
eleciioa Of Geo. rsyler are greater thaa those oH
the Democrrtic candidate. whoever ne may be. |
and THAT she Demoeratic candidate has q much !
greater chance thaa tAe whig. And my reasons |
for this belief ar. these: The people ia the North
and West, of both the great parties. are Ueed and
sick Of the patty warfare Of the last sixteen |
yesss. They want change, and Ge old issues
being worn out. they wish fcr new ones Gen
Taylor, refusing to be vsrty candidate, 10 their
man. He hes acqa;tred fascinating popuisrity
by the faree ef circumstances ssd Ms military
suecess, which Increases sashee than dmiaishes
by the prolonsatioW Of the war and will be con.
Grmed IL the war should now cease. His popu-
iarity is great, not only in the whole West, bat
in New Engisn.i-.-even in Massachusetts, after
you travel hfty miles from Boston.
"N is useless to attempt to reason a. to the Why
and wherefore with any body, or to ask what
particular principles are expected to be promoted
| BY his election. The answer would generally
he, from one of his partIans that he cares little
for any pledge, as he believes the General to be
an honest man, and he is willing to trust TO him
to do right"
! 1t seems to be here assumed that Gen. Taylor
10 not to be the nominee Of either Of the party
conventions. This uay be hasty assumption.
But, at any rate, as Lord Nelson once said, when
over Rocked 10 the official bulletin, being ayounk
officer, "Never mind, { shall soon have buIle.
tin Of my own" So il may happeo that if Gen
Taylor should be unnoticed by official eonven
tons, he may have in due time convention o
his own He has one s!ready, in every gather
inx Of the masses Of the people, on any Of the or
dnary occasions OF iife.-Bah american.
TnE EiEe1loN In two weeks from yester
day the voters of Pennsylvania will he called
upon to elect their State and county officers -
Il is singular that so important an election ha'
as yet awakened SO little Of political enthusiasm
The present year will contrast singularIy will
the last in this respect. Then, for weeks pre-
cedng The election, nothing was heard but thu
J note of preparation for the contest The n"is!
drum and the ear piercing fife made the air re
sound with ,hein daily and nightly music, A.e
hut,ered stall the political rendezvous, lantern
and fireworks illuminated the night, orators ri
vailed the rockets in the brilliancy Of thei
Hghts, and the public generally was fully arou
sed to the importance Of the great questions 'hn
were to be decided by it's ballots. Now, With
: two short weeks al Tie day when the Governo
Of the State is to be elected, with the L"gisla
ture and county officers, not single mass NEE
ting has yet been held. no, a solitary cheer q
wakened The echoes of old Independence Hal
not a lying placsrd ds6gured the wells at tn
corners, fireworks sre unexploded. and orator
are dumb Whence all this apathy, and WIN
. are the ugtators sbout that they are not s'irrin
: up the people! Have the latter grown tired {
the eternal din and resolSed 10 stay quietly 4
:, home until the day when their votes have to
deposited. We hope 90, tot we believe that OF
. elections would be oil the better conducted
!. they were free from the excitement and passin
), which usually aVeBo tnem. "hen "e" 81
!. left to their own cool judgement, they general
act rightly Public ledger.
,. How like Gen. Washington is Gen. Taylor
/, When Gen. Washington was written to relati'
D.. to the presidency. his answer was as follows:
4. "Should it become absolutely necessary 4
a me to occupy the station in which your lett
presupposes me. I have determined to 60 into
n perfectly free from all engagements # erery n
iure schaisoerer. A conduct in conformity vi
this resolution would enable me 10 aef 'cih 81
reference 10 j"siiee end the public COED"
:. When Gen Taylor was written to on the can
subject, his answer was a. follows;
"If elected to that Office, It must be by Z
= spontaneous will ofthe people at large. and wit
- out agency or piedge On my part q" any Pnrf'e
.. lar. III ever fill that high Office, it must be
o' irammeitd ,oiih party obligations or iniere"'
any kind, and under none bot those rh eh
constitution and the high Interests Of the nation
large most seriously and solemnly demand"
o. PUHic PRorsRTr IN WAsuiscIoS.-A rept
ms Of the Comnissio of Public Buildings, prest
e. ted TO Congress some two sessions ago, max
ne the following exhibit Of Uaited States proper
eJ in the city OF Washington -
N. Presidents house and public Offices 5000
!" Stables and workshops GO
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