The Somerset herald and farmers' and mechanics' register. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 183?-1852, 1847-10-19
rFoa THE HERALD.
The late Election I'm Sonserses
County and Its fesuss.

County 2l0 tz1 fesoH'
II will be seen by referring TO the OIL
ciaI returns, that the whole Wing ticket
is elected by very handsome majority.
This must be peculiarly gratifying TO
some OF the candidates personally, and is
matter for sincere congratuIation TO every
true Wing in the county. 1t evinces a
healthy state Of feeling in the public
mind, resolution to avoid all yacillaiion
Ito respect the usages of the party--to
adhere firmly and faithfully to the regu-
larly nominated ticket, and to DISCOUNTS
nance every attempt at disorganization.--
Those gentlemen who ran IN opposition
to the ticket we presume are satisfied
by this time, that even on the score of po-
licv, they made mistake, 10 say nothing
of their dereliction of duty 10 their party.
Either Of them had right to ask for
something, and there is no doubt that IN
due time their claims would have been at
tended to. We will not undertake 10 say
in how far their recent course may have
endangered their future success. This IS
a matter for their own grave consldera-
| tion, as well Of those who might hereai-
ter feel disposed to follow their example.
Certainly their claims upon the party
have not been increased. Besides, the
modification of defeat, will hardly be
less, when they see, as they cannot fail
to do. thai even the Loco Focos did not
all support them. The one ran con-
siderably behind the Loco Foco vote
We hope this piece of discipline may
prove salutary in the end.
But above and beyond all this, there is
moral in the result, which it seems
scarcely proper or just 10 overlook
Public opinion has in most signal man.
ner punished the outrages which have
been committed against it by certain po.
li;ical leaders of The Loco Foco party in
this borough. II has administered re-
buke for their course. which ought to
crimson their checks with shame, if they
be not wholly strangers TO that feeling
We 90 not remember having witnessed a
canvass for mere county offices, in which
the prophecies of social life were so en-
tirely disregarded, or in which the attacks
upon private character were more gross
aud vanton, especially in the case OF Mr.
Row. This TOO, was in marked contrast
TO the forbearance of Mr.. Row TO some
Of those same leaders in the late Con.
gressional canvass. Notwithstanding all
these disgraceful efforts--or rather per-
Ihaps in consequences of them the entire
Wing ticket has been elected, and Mr.
Row, who was the principal victim, com
paraiively a stranger, very nearly up with
il; notwithstanding he ran against Wing
and very respectable man with large
! family connection. Indeed IN this bor-
ongh where the parties are all best known
AIr. Row ran even with the highest on
the ticket and leads his opponent sixty
two votes
Such is the manner in which these
cowardly attacks, made by men-some o
whom would be venerable if gray hair:
would make them so--while skuiking be
hind ,'an irresponsible MINOR and making
his mouth the conduit for their own ri
baldrv, have been received by the public
Can they fail to feel the keenness of th'
rebuke? b.