The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1850-10-10
The Election.

The news from this Congressional dis
Iict leaves il uncertain whether Wright or
Fuller is elected, for we have conflicting re-
ports from T.uzernc, In Montour county,
Fuller's majority will be 1860, in Columbia
Wrights Will be $50. In Columbia and
Montour Buckaews majority will be about
$50, and that of M'Reynolds about 600.
Staley, the Commissioner on the repeal tick
ct is elected by large majority. AS many
of the Wings in Columbia voted for Buck.
alew and M'Reynolds, they threw all their
force 10 trade votes for Thomson the volun-
teer Whig, and he is elected by small ma.
jority.
We cannot regard this as a personal defeat,
but alone as the disaster of that party which
made the nomination. Treason like this TO
mems political faith in their party organiza-
tion is what will and must lead to the over
throw of their political principles, if such
men can be said TO have any principles.
This system OF guerrilla warfare commen-
ced in this county two years ago when the
Wings, with the help of pretended Demo-
Gratis, elected a volunteer candidate over the
regular nominee Of the Democratic party for
Register and Recorder. Here was a suffl.
cient encouragement in dsorganization, to
the Wings for second trial. So last year
hey played their card adroitly and elected
Whig member of the Legislature in Col
umbia county. This year they are success
ful in efecting still further disorganizalion
and as on the election night, when the re-
turns were coming in, overheard Wing,
with the fumes of his revelry giving strong
er stencil 10 his utterance, exclaIm--"Well
by Cd, at that rate we'll have the next
Sheriff in this county"-we felt that disor.
ganization had much more injured the Dem
ocraiic party than it could harm any one
candidate.
We can now SEQ that state Of things ap.
preaching in this county which has disor-
ganized the Democracy of Luzerne, until a
Democratic majority in that Democratic
county is only thing of accident. Demo
cratic candidates have there in turn been
marked by Wings, and lreacherously sacri-
feed by false Democrats, until everything
like political principle is forgotten in the
.hea, Of persoral animosities
We had thought it might have been for
given us by the people of this region, for
whose good, ,'as well as our political faith,
we meant TO have labored, that in ls47 we
were the only person in this place who went
out 10 canvass Il single township against VAL
,en,ine Bcst's nomination. We know that
many of those around us then differed with
Jus in opinions; and we know TOO that Best
himself had not forgiven us week ago, at
Berwick when his cadaverous counienance
litIp with smile Of malignant joy as he
prophesied our defeat. Perhaps he was not
only thinking Of his own subtle tools and
dupes in the county, but remembered the re-
ply which the prince of Cameronism made
when 'oli he had some opposers in Colum.
bia. "Yes,n was the answer, "and some
good friends"
Wespeak of this subject apart from per-
sonal considerations, and desire others SO to
think of il. for reflection on it cannot benc-
fit us, but we hope may profitthe party for
the future. Without affecting modestly. we
treat th,' subject as if any other person was
concerned, and refer The reader to our SINH,
lar remarks Of last year upon the defeat Of
MIR. McReyholds For ourselves, though
such an event may prompt to less disilter-
esteduess in our labors for men, il cannot
dampen the ar6or of out attachments for the
political filth we profess. The humble en-.
ergies of our mind and hand are urged 10
activity rather by impending danger and the
necessity of exerion, than by the triumph
of success. Though only craven would
lick III, hand that smoie him, and nothing
living is 50 spritless and abject but it will
4ium when trodden on, yet he is only fit to
he called a Democrat whose ardor lags not
when he tolls in tho face Of defeat and disas.
ter.