Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1850-08-21
ADDRESS,
To the Democracy Of Union County.

To the Democracy OF Union COunty.
FELLOW CITIZENS
1t has become our
duty to address you, briefly bu. plainly, on
the subject Of your political rights and the
present posture Of your political afiairs =
We are Democrats, deeply attached TO the
principles and usages OF The Democratic
party. But We have witnessed an attempt
in this Commonwealth 10 crush these
principles by the power Of money. aud
pervcrt, by low, corrupt intrigue. the time
honolcd organization Of the Democratic
party into an engine which shall destroy
the sacred rights Of the people.
The faction which has attempted and is
now endeavoring to perPeiraie this political
fraud, has been for years laying its plans,
drilling its forces. and peTiecting ITS organ
ization; an organization which u success.
fully established, must result in the com.
| plete destruction of the Democratic party.
The first manifestation Of its designs and
mode Of accomplishing them. was seen IN
The year ls45. when the organization OF
the Democratic party was broken, and its
regular nominee defeated, and Simon Cam
eron was elected to the U. 8. Senate by
Wing votes-he being democrat in name
but false 10 the spirit and obligations oI De-
mocracy. The bribery attempted at the
late WIlliomsport Convention, furnishes
another illustration OF the operations and
spri, of this same faction. Does this fac
ton still exist! Look al the late delegate
election in PhIad.'a county. (see the Penn
sylvanian OF Aug. l2,h.) where VIM. b.
Rankin Of Williamsport nOtoriety, acted rs
Inspector, and tried 10 cheat Democrats out
of their woes, and that too for the apparent
purpose of beiraying the political power
and influence oi that District into the hands
Of this snmo faction. Look too ut Miffln
county, where intrigue has been triu'n-
ph,ni, and where allegiance to Simon Cam.
eron is arrogan,Iy proclaimed as the true
test Of Democracy.
But, Fellow Citizens, our more impor-
iani and immediate business is nearer
home. Here in Union county this same
faction has attempted by disrepuiable
means 10 override aud suppress popular
opinion, and deiea, the peoples will. But
they have taken one step too many, and
overreachcd themselves they have added
the final weight to u bur,hen that had nl-
ready become oppressive, and will now no
longer be borne IN silent submission. We
have arrived q, crisis in our local pOliii-
cal affairs when it bt hoOyes US TO be on
the alert, and firmly 10 resis; cncroach.
men,s upon our rights and liberty. This
combination Of desperate politicians, 4
leading branch Of which is located in this
county. is evidently prepared to sacrifice
every principle oi Democracy, in order TO
accomplish their selfish and mercenary
purposes. Not satisfied with cnrichins
themselves from the spoils Of oflice, and Of
ficial influence, they now turn around and
use the very means and influence thus ac-
quirrd 10 destroy the purity, and vnlue Of
the delegate system. suppress the voice Of
the people, and subvert That great Demo-
cratic party through which they obtained
such large emoIuments. Their own SCI
fish interests is the exclusive object Of
their pursuit. They do not, in reality.
profess 10 regard the principles and usascs
Of the Democratic party, nny further than
they can use them for their own purposes.
Priding themselves (at least the Chief OF
the faction in this coun'y.) upon their pc
cuniary resources. as the only political or
social principle oi any value, and Praci'-
caIIy disrcgardinS all others, they seem to
consider themselves entirely above. and IN
depcndcn: Of, The rights. and opinions, and
in,ercs:s Of the masses Of the PcoPlc-and
look down upon those rights and opinions
~,h cool and conemPluous indifference
and iramplc upon them, when j, suits them
to do so, with purse-Proud, reckless 'nso-
lcncc. These same men, rs Is well known.
have for years past exer,cd every means
in their power TO control the elections Of
our Stale for sinister and mcrcenary pur.
poses. and have invariably opposed the
nominees Of the party, when such as
could not Ie controlled and used by them.
The same game was lately tried in this
county.
70 provo this We need only refer 10 the
recent delegate elections, and the proceed
ings Of the selfs,y led Democratic Conven-
lion held in the Court House in New lser-
lin, on the l2,lr INST. So strong was the
evidence Of fraud aud misrepresentation,
and the common opinion Of the gross iR-
justice perpetraicd IN packing than conven
,ion. that fourteen out Of forty delegates re.
fused To go into the convention, and it Is
notorious that tho wishes aud preference,
Of ai least four or five districts for whom
delegates were present. were totally mis-
represented in the action Of the convention.
II is Sd notorious as to need no argument
that the votes given for the Congressional
candidate by the delegates from Kelly Lew
isburg, Eas, Buffalo. CentreviIe and White
Deer, were directly the opposite Of the
wishes Of the people Of those districts, and
if a fair, and open. and. honorable choice
Of delegates had been made, no delegate in
favor Of that candidate could ever have been
elected. But as Maj. Cummings cahdidly
confessed. in his speech to the convention.
that he did Not vsi, those districts at all The
selection Of those delegates was undcniably
the WORK Of this same faction.
Conscious that both themselves. and the