Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1847-07-01
From the Harrisburg Intelligencer.
SHUNK ENTHUSIAST.
LOcofOcO Union and Harmony

| nsyvania, and il is useless for the L" Union"
to deny it. There is not particle OF enlhusl-
asm in their ranks, and every attempt 10 get up
Skunk meeting, results, as the Frenchman
would say, IN zone grand failure" /" He is OBJ.
jeclionabIe TO The People, and stencil in the
nosirils of his own political friends, great ma
jority of whom have said, i've will not have
this man to rule over u.s." Two weeks since
we published number Of extracts from the
"Harrisburg Argus" the leading organ of the
party in this Stale, TO show that the great mass
of the party had no confidence in Shunk-,hal
they were bitterly opposed to his denomination,
and predicted certain delea, as the inevitable
result of his being The candidate. And that the
an,i-Shunk portion of the party entertain the
same sentiments, and occupy the same position
they did last fall, with regard to the Skunk ad-
ministraton, is so evident that "he who runs
may read" There is no union, no harmony,
no enthusiasm in the ranks of our opponents:
"The party's to its centre shaken"
and the defeat of the old OFFICE HOLDER
CANDIDATE is just as certain as iha. the
second Tuesday of October will arrive. As
evidence that dissatisfaction and discord does
prevail, and that the Administrators of both
Skunk and Polk are Objectionable 10 a large
portion of the Locofocracy, we submit The fol-
lowing exrac, from genuine Locofoco paper,
The Philadelphia "Keystone:"
q 1t is in vain 10 attempt to convince the
well-ihformed that there exists in Pennsylva-
mia, at this time, spirit Of satisfaction in the
Democratic parry. 1t is equally vain TO con-
ceal the existence of this spirit. There as a
restleSmess, an unquietude and discomfort, both
North and South, East and West, Uhich euinces
disposition in the Democracy either to demon
strate at By lukswarm support Of the party, or
by an eaploSion, one Of those volcanic erupuons,
not less frequent in politics than in nature
These feelings have been occasioned, as we
believe, by an impression that the objects sough.
10 be attained in the election Of SKUNK and af-
terwards Polk and DALLAS, HAVE NOT
YET BEEN REALlZED--and fear that
there as a little probability they uill be realized
under either administration"
1t will be remembered that we quote from
genuine LocofocO documents, and of course con.
sidered good authority by the "Democracy."
As another evidence of the "Shunk enlhus
asm" abou. which the Union" says so much,
The followers of Skunk in Lycoming county,
OLD OFFICE HOLDER, bu. il was no 60.
The hour arrived-he house was lighted. and
bell rang long and loud but the People Uouldnt
come Runners were sen. out 10 gather in the
fahful-ihe prominent men of the party were
waited upon and urged 10 participate in the
meeting, but prescribed and insued as they
have been by the present imbecile Executive
and his minions, they could not do so without
compromising their dignity as freemen, and Of
course they refused. The meeting consequent
y resulted in total failure and Locoloco
friend who was an eye witness Of the farce. IN
forms US that the few Office holding and office
hunting followers Of The OLD OFFICE HOL-
DER CANDIDATE, finding all their efforts
unsuccessful, exlngushed the lights and ''went
away sorrowing."
This apalhelic feeling is not confined to any
particular county, but extends over the entire
Commonwealth Skunk is equally objeciiona-
BILE 10 the ONE TERM Democrats of the
whole STATE, and we have The authority of The
"Harrisburg Argus for saying that he will be
overw heImingly defeated. He succeeded by
unfair means in FORCING himself upon the
party, and the parry will in return FORCE him
TO retire to his original obscurliy.
The following paragraph from the Delaware
County Republican, furnishes another evidence
of the "enlhusiasm' ,ha, prevails in favor Of
Mr.. Skunk:
"H5 The meeting of Skunk democrats held
in this borough on Saturday evening, 10 form
Democratic Association. was quite as much
crowded as we expected The candles were
lit al o'clock; at s no one was present, and at
half past S there was dropping in of one a,
time, un,i there were FOUR PERSONS as
sembled, all told. An agreement was made TO
adjourn; The lights were put out, and the Skunk
democracy retired to their homes TO muse on
The certain defea, Ina, awaits them mex, Oc,o-
Der. Thus terminated the first Skunk meeting
in this quarter, and il is but The beginning of
The end"
This is indeed bu, the beginning Of the
end" The determination of The honest portion
of the Democracy 10 Fosterize the VETERAN
OFFICE HOLDER is TOO evident, 10 be mis-
taken He is destined to sustain most signal
defeat The peope-the honest, intelligent,
patriotic people Of the S'a'e-have wIIed The
election of Gen. JAMES IRWIN, aud ii will
take place.
The Mormon Temple Sold.
The Warsaw I'M SiuuaI of The l2Ih inst