Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1850-09-06

selected. and no instructions given. Making
it evident to our minds, that the design is to
play t" fast and loose" to suit the interests Of
this faction. and if needs be, sacrifice Col.
Bigler, although he is the decided choice OF
nine-tenths Of the democracy of Union county.
We protest against this selt-stved democrat
ic convention, aad its doings, and refuse to rec
ognize it-belleVing that it Is substantially the
result of the corrupt lntrigues Of this faction,
and does not express the voice of the democra-
cy of this county. And now, fellow citizens,
shall we longer submit TO be thus cheated out
Of our rights as members of the democratic
party, by a handful of men, who themselves
have no political character or integrity, and no
popular influence, except what they buyor can
compel by the grinding power of money! We
say emphetlcaly, NO. Weare neither slaves
nor towards and in the full confidence OF the
uprlghtness of our course, we have resolved to
wage an open and organized warfare upon this
faction) without regard to consequences, and in
defiance Of the threats which they have already
dared to level at us) until the sins Of the past
are atoned for, and we are fully restored to the
equal rights and privileges which belong to Us
as members of the democratic party.
Do you want illustrations oe the necessity
and proprety of this course ; or have you
doubts OF it? Look at the policy and deeds of
| this same faction, whose despotic will tolerates
no freedom Of opinion and action, who ALWAYS
require the most blind, unreasoning submission
TO their wishes from their friends and support
ers, yet never hesitate to betray or sacrifice
every man, whether friend or foe, who NAV
happen to stand in the way Of their selfish
schemes-showing by their own perfdy and
ingratitude, that they do not merit the fidelity
and friendship Of others.
They profess to be democrats, yet always
oppose the party, and defeat, or try 10 defeat
It's candidates, whenever it suits their purposes.
To prove this assertion, and justify our present
course. we need not 60 further back than the
New Berlin convention, where this faction
passed but two resolutlons-one in relation to
the next Presidency, and the other to bolster
up their own nisdoings-but (S1T carefully ab-
stained from saying single word in favor OF
the democratic nominees for Canal Commis-
missioner and Auditor and Surveyor General !
Thus proving 20 the world their pre- CONCEIVED
determination to defeat the democratic candi-
dates for these important Offices; or at least
suffer the election to go by default, and thus
help the wings to an easy victory.
We AJAX nothing unreasonable. We do not
complain of any majority which may at any
time be returned against u.s. provided that ma
jority is fairly and honestly obtained. But we
demand the freedom and purity of the elec-
tive franchise in our party proceedings and
we demand that our County Conventions shall
fairly represent the democracy of the county,
and not 10 be frauduIentIy packed 10 suit a
corrupt faction. And we say in conclusion,
that as the New Berlin convention resolved to
give their" unfinching support" TO their own
doings, we have determined to array ourselves
in an equally firm and " unfnching'' hostility
to the faction which wrongfully controlled it.
/ To this determination we shall INFLExInLY AD