The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1850-07-04
From the Philadelphia North American.

"Of Henry w. snyder, of Union county,
the candidate for Auditor General, it ought 10
be enough 10 say that he is the son Of the
late Simon Snyder, the brave and honest old
Democratic Governor, who, for nine wears,
from 1908 TO 1917, administered the affairs
OF the State with incorruptible fidelity, and
lett behind him a name which even yet, has
power OF enchantment, and the force as OF
warcry, TO so many thousand Pennsylva-
MIA bosoms .
WELL, that is very cool So it generally
happens with the Federalists. After pursu
ing man through life with the most malig-
nant hate-alter making his life long war.
fare, anc bounding him down to the grave
with spite, the prosecutors at last find out
that he was the noblest work of God-"am
honest man.
1t was so with Jef1erson.-The malice
of Federalism embettered his life, so as 10
shorten the time of his usefulness on earth.
He was call ID an "infidel' "jacobin" and
an "a.heist" by thousand tongues of SLAM
der; and this in tone with which only
demon should be spoken of. But no sooner
was he dead than his slanderers pretended
to believe in bis political doctrines or at least
confessed the justice OF his views.
Madison too was denounced as a traitor
and a coward when the British army burnt
Washington city, and it was only after his
death that Federalism granted his character
the just need of patriotism and virtue.
Jackson was attempted TO be howled
down by the minions of the money-chan.
gers; and the sanctuary of his private life
was opened TO the delraction and malice Of
the prosecutors. The wife of his bosom
was assailed by those too cowardly to at
tack the old hero; and to his own hearth.
stone the slanderers followed him. Death
only made them give themselves the lie,
and own that he was truly one of the good
and great who had served well his coun-
try and the brotherhood of man.
Simon Siyder was shining mark for
the shafts of Federalism while he lived
When he vetoed bank bills he was called
tyrant and dictator, and the bills were pas.
sed over his head by "a vote of two-thirds.
But he faltered not nor feared. He warned
tho people, and trusted TO the future fol- his
vindication. Now his slanderers are dead or
silent, and the party that opposed him when
living owns since his death that he was
man OF "inconuptible fidelity, and left be-
hind him name which even yet has pow
er of enchantment, and the force as of a
warcry, 10 so many thousand Pennsylvania
bosoms."
The Whig party thinks that name is
more potent than principle. With charac.
teristc contempt for the people, that party
trusts to mere "name" as "warcry." Hem
ry w. Snyder may throw himself into the
arms Of that party which traduced his "brave
and honest'' father; but then the people will
look upon him as an alien to his fathers
blood, an apostate of his fathers faith. If
he would be true to the nature he should
have inherited, he would have worshiped at
the shrine of that other "brave and honest
old Democratic Governor, ,"-FRANCIS R.
SKUNK upon whom it seemed that the man
tie of the ''incorruptiblep Simon Snyder
had fallen-who, like his prototype, ever
warred with all monopoly-was always
true TO the great cause of the people--and
whose principles and honesty will for ages be
cherished dearly and warmly Gin so many
thousand Pennsylvania bosoms."