The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1850-07-11
From the Pittsburp Post.

The attempt on the part of some corrupt
and unprineipled men to bribe couple a
l'elegates in the late Democratic State Con.
vention, is a prolific theme for the Feders.,,
or Galphin press 10 descant upon. We are
perfectly willing that the Ge,pinimies shall
appropriate 10 themselves all the capital they
can possibly make out of that disgraceful
lran.scton. Not a single Democratic paper
| in the State will defend the scoundrely acts
of Ovenshine aid Rankin; and the opinion
of the Conservative press, that echoes with
the praise Of Simon Cameron, is ofno weight
with the pure, honest and dincorruptible DEM
ocracy OF the State. The $50 bills on the
Bank of Middletown, that were SO tempting
| ly exhibited by Ovenshine and Rankin,
clearly point TO the real author of the at
tempted bribery. He would not burn his
| fingers, while he could find cats paws TO do
the work for him. He is too cunning for
that.
We therefore contend that the disgrace of
the bribery transaction attaches quite as
much TO tho Federal party as TO the Demo-
cracy. Simon Cameron is now, and always
has been, special pet of the Fedoralists
The Representatives of that party aided by a
tetv TRAIT ORS from the Democracy, sent
Simon Cameron 10 the United States Sena,as
Allhoug he occasionally voted Occidental
with the democracy in that body, he alway ~
advocated High Tariffs, Banks, and other
schemes of monopoly and oppression, and
was considered good Federal Whig by the
regular Democracy of the country.
Cameron (it is said) is now endeavoring
to get back into the U s. Senate. He neUer
aoiH be elected by Democratic Uotcs. That is
certain. His only hope is to bargain with
his dear frendN the Wings, as heretofore,
and then get few creatures who attach
themselves, like leeces, to the Democratic
pa.ty,-who would be willing to betray their
constituents, and barter their principles, for
the sake of loan from the Middletown
Bank,-to decline supporting the caucus
nominee.
We speak plaialy on this subject, The
times require plain talk. Towards Simon
Cameron, personally, we have not the
slightest ill'will, But if he was the best
friend we had in this world, we could not
avoid opposing him, when we know that
his elevat would PROSTATE Democratic
principles. And herein we differ from the
Wings. That party will place any man in
power, it matters not howcorrupt, unprinci-
pied, or incompetent he may be, provided
by SO doing they can defeat the Democra-
cy. Simon Cameron may be clever man,
good neighbor, and an enterprising citizen,
but we unhesitatingly declare in our opinion
he has no moro claims 10 the name OF Dem.
ocrat than Gov. Johnston, Moses Hampton,
Deacon White, or the gentleman on the Ex-
change Pank ticket
Let the Democrats of Pennsylvania, a,
their primary elections meet this question
boldly and fairly. | ct them be careful TO o.
lect no man as Delegate to the County or
State Convention who is even suspected OF
being favorable to Cameronian Federalism.
And above all things, they should nominate
candidates for the Legislature, who uiu
pledge themselves in ,criting to vote for the
caucus nominee for u S. Sentor-men
whose votes could not be bought by the
Mddletown Bank or ten thousand swindlng
Banks at the back of it.
Let The Camerons and the Bess, the O.
venshines and the Rankins, and all such cor,
rupt politicians, 60 over to the Federal Gal
phin party, phere their hearts are. AID the
Democracy will then become pure. For
every man of that clique oftrmmers we lose,
at least an hundred honest radicals will
break off the Wings and Join our ranks.