The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-05-29

PHILADELPHIA, May 81, Is


PHILADELPHIA, May 81, 1851
To the Editor Of the Union:
Gov. Johnston, before his certain nomination by the
federal convention to assemble at Lancaster in June
opened the political campaign in our State by speech
in this city, which you will find in the North American
newspaper OF Friday last There you will that he
gives string OF puerle for signing the act OF
assembly repeating that section OF it here termed the u
gitivesave law which forbids the OF our county
prisons Tor the incarceration Of runaway slayes-the
only link wanting to complete the chain of national meas.
the part OF Pennsylvania He magines that his
reasons will catch the liberty vote. The liberty are
not free soers understood by the Buffalo platform
but real red hot abolonists who think that no person
runaway slave-should be amenable TO any law re-
strainng their liberty, after they foot on the soil OF
Pennsylvania. They number about 700 voters, and
are strong. principally in Allegheny, Washington Mer
Ger, Beaver, Lawrence and Erie counties. One Of the
head men Of their organization informed me the other
day that matter whether Johnston signed the bill in
question not they did not consider of the least con-
sequences for if they held terms with slave owners they
might well give them the of the county jas; and
he asked, sis not Johnston OF the most influential
friends OF the present pro- slavery administration Such
gull he asserts, will not catch their votes-that they
will vote, usual, for Dr. lie Moyne Dr. Elder They
rabd set and Johnston cannot catch them, while
be will lose in this city immense number OF Union
loving wing yotes-men of sound views and liberal
national principles We have no question of the sue
of Col Bgler, who will be the democratic nominee
for governor
The city also enlivened last week by most sim
gular family jar among the wings. The collector of the
port, William d. Lewis. in the of his correspond
ence with our Senator Cooper, made of the phrase
that certain gentlemen 1Se enough in their sphere
OF life, but by no means among the respectable ct
zens"-appying it to several retired workingmen of for
tune. This kicked up breeze. The first blast came
frorn hurfa /, h;chr
which Lewis replied Gibbons re,ored with an appen-
dix by Senator Cooper then appeared the quntessence
OF political purity the native Lewis C. Levin in reply TO
Gibbons and Cooper; and on the of meeting called
TO condemn Lewis, James G. Moore comes out in the
Daily News newspaper with counterblast, which Gre
ated a sensation, as you may suppose He proved
clearly that he [Moorel better than he should
be- and that MIR. Collector Lewis was no better
All this created much conversation and the meeting
oihe largest ever held in this citypresided over
by of the most respectable wings Of the town. yet
poweress from gross management the part OF It's pro-
ieclors But still, admitting that half OF those pres
ent in favor of the of Mr. Lewis il proves
clearly the remarkable adverse personal denonsra
ton which has taken place in this country Yet
after the wind raised to whrwind, the projectors
lost heart and did not appear to direct it, No demonstra
ton which promised much could have had less perma-
nent influence on the public mind.
In the correspondence of James G. Moore. letters are
which the names of Generals Houston and Rusk, and
Messrs Badger Cooper and O. F. Johnston are banded
about as household words and Mr. Lewis thus attacks
Senator Sturgeon OF the most honest that
lived, as follows:
"Pn.aDKLrHIA, Aug ii, 1850.
my DEAR .IR, Your favor OF yesterday and of -
| came duly TO hand, and claims my thanks.
"ln regard TO Dr. Surgeon, who has htthnfs been
on chen ly srsas nte Of is sa,ssy, ~ my d..at !,
consdeed has given rise to very dsparsgng suspicious
o his
friends-wh say OF him, IN this eonnero~ what gives
" may say TO you confdentslly, that wing senator
but Badger in the least doubt and when he comes to
Cooper is, think that he will his against
me. "You" very ruiz, n rrwrs.
have been requested by several democrats here say
that no one but an old iederast like MIR Collector
evils would have dared to hint that Dr. Sturgeon
associated ,ouh gamblers TO defeat Lews-tbat demo-
era, here dare that be gave Lewis any TO in
snuae that Dr. Sturgeon not honest in the course he
pursued against the confirmation Of Lewis. On the other
hand. proue that he represented the wishes
of the democratic party OF his State Now we can prore
that the associates Of Lewis were worse than gamblers
now we can PROV, that Dr. Sturgeon honest, while
all those who traduce him stepped in the vile
ruptons so rife at Harrisburg during the winter in which
the late cashier OF the Grard Bank had its capital in
now we can prove that Lewis himself gambed
in stocks, and forgot TO pay his losses No can
prove that DR.. Siurgeon-no one dare even insnuate
that he took douceur while he was senator al
Washington representative, senator, State officer at
Harrisburg for any service connected with public duties
n Lewis can prove bis distinguished whg enemy viii
LAIN when writing to such respectable man As James
s. Moore, we are not willing that our friend Sturgeon
shall have charge made against him which, by any
possible construction, shall place him in such "vilanous
bad company" A. b.
MADAME DELARUE would respectfully inform the
vicinity she has received
OF shapes and colors, entirely
handsome
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