Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1847-09-30
POLITICAL DUPLECITY.
The Nevilers of HenryA. M N Ii lenDerg.

A scheme Of political duplicity, carried ou
by the immediate friends of and present officials
under Gov. SKUNK has just been developed
which perhaps has no parallel in the parliza1
tactics of our country. Startling as the devel
opemens are, they are made by those who
were conversanl with the secret movement o.
Locofocoism 10 1894 and eyewitnesses o
the shameful inlrigues to villfy Muhlenberg
defeat his nomination, and place the Treasury
of the Commonwealth at The command OF cor
rupl faction, by procuring the election of Fran
els R. Skunk
Let the friends of the lamen,ed Muhlembers
read Dir. Salsburys letter and the "accompa
nying documents" taken from the North Amer
ican,' and then suppor! the present corrup, Ad
mnisralion, if they can:
HARRISBURG, Sept 30, l647
To the Editors of the North American ara
| u. S. Gazette Gentlemen - Your paper ol
the 9th inst. has been placed in my hands
and my attention has been called TO an article
headed Governor Skunk and Berks County
Of the article, in the main, it is not my purpose
TO speak, but TO portion of that article feel
called upon by every consideration Of duty TO
The country, and 10 the memory of one of the
purest men, most exalted patriots and eminent
statesmen, that Pennsylvania ever produced, TO
respond.
You say no one conversan, with Pennsyl-
vania politics can forget the virulence and abuse
which assailed Mr.. Muhlenberg through the
columns of the Democratic Champion, paper
| started at Harrisburg to advocate the nomination
of Mr.. Skunk, and oppose the selection of Mr..
Muhenburg, and that there are many manu-
scrip. editorial articles written for that paper
yet in existence and upon the authority Of
persons connected with the Office Of the Cham
pion," you affirm tha, they are written by
Jesse Miller, Mr.. Shunks Secretary, and 9TH
ers. all belonging to the Governors body guard ;
and if the Democracy need further edlhcatlon
on This subject, they may appeal 10 the Harris
burg Argus for facts and proofs
"Its proprietor and editor, we have every
reason TO believe, are in possession of the evil
dence 10 fasten The paternity of the Democratic
Champion upon the officials now abou, Mr..
Skunk. We know that DR., Seth Salisbury,
The editor of The Argus, has publicly stated
in Harrisburg, lha, he is in possession of such
evidence. and have long wondered why he
suppressed it,"
In reply TO This, | will speak direct You
have been so obiging in your article as to refer
10 the friendship which existed between Mr..
Muhenberg and myslef
| Of my obligation to him, TO his munifcence
and friendship, which had been steadily extend.
ed TO me for more than twenty years. |, canno,
be unmindfu The tribute which can pay
for all this is feeble. can only say in truth
| loved him while living. and cannot be unjust
to his memory when dead.
| | only WISH that in responding 10 your inqui-
ry, il was IN my power TO make that response
| in the negative Articles written for the Cham.
pion so offensive to the political as we'll as per.
sonal character of MI. Muhlenberg and his friends
100, should no, attach 10 the present Secretary
Of Stale and his deputy. Blu. honesty and good
faith TO the public, as we'll as justice to the
memory of departed worth, compel me TO speak
truih(ulIy on the subject, and in view of lha,
responsibility, | now aver and solemnly declare
10 the people of the State, and especially TO the
democracy, that the original manuscripts, writ.
ten by Messrs. Miller, Pelriken, and others
and which appeared in the Democratic Cham.
pon of that day, are all in my possession, and
that stand ready to prove and vindicate this
statement at the bar of public opinion and be-
fore the legally constituted tribunals Of The coun
try.
And here must be permitted to state, my sur.
prise and pain, when the facts, the 'damnng
proofs" were placed in my hands. | had heard
such things rumored, but gave no heed 10 il
Il supposed the personal gratitude under which
knew Mr.. Secretary Mlerresed to MIR. Muh
lenberg forbade it-I supposed that his high
regard for the usages of The democratic party
of which he had been SO long bountlul recip
lent, forbade it-for no man of his capacity in
our Stale had shared more literally Of the mu
nlicence Of the democratic party.
But when some few weeks since these char
ges were boldly pnt forth by the Intelgencel
and Telegraph, a, Harrisburg, learned upor
inquiry. of Mr.. Canine, the publisher of The
paper then edited ,ha. the charges preferred
ny those journals were substantially uue---iha
he knew the Democratic Champion had re
ceved articles from The pens of Messrs. Miller
Periken. and others, and upon his persona
knowledge of these facts, respectfully declined
publishing in his paper an editorial article which
had prepared, in defence of those gentlemen
Immediately subsequent to this the proofs wer,
placed before me, and the original manuscript
from the pens Of those gentlemen are now il
my possession. Such Is the response which
have felt called upon TO make TO your article o