The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-08-22

II does it is far behind the times and far behind the
provemens OF the age.
Ths Administration Candidate for Governor Penn.
sylvAnia.
Our readers are already that the administration
and organ are fully committed to the support of Will
liam F. Johnston. the wing candidate for governor of
Pennsylvania. They also aware that the said VIII
liam F. Johnston belongs to the Seward and Greeley
clique of politicians Yesterdays mail brought the
Pennsylvania of the 2oh which contains. from the pen
Of correspondent account OF the wing meeting held
in Mercer county, before which Governor Johnston and
Hon John W. Howe were the orators. From that ac-
count ii appears that Governor Johnston led of In the
course OF his remarks he gave encouragement TO the abo
tioniss by telling them that the idea Of danger the
Union was sublime humbug :; that he had the repeal
law and intended to keep until the meeting of the legs
laue and conended for the right of trial by jury for the
fugitive from labor After Governor Johnston had taken
his seat his companion took the stand We here quote
the words of the Pennsy lvanan's correspondent;
eater the governor took his seat, Hon John w. Howe
the abolition member of Congress from this dis
trct (who would make capital clown for travelling
circus) took the stand. and although Johnston had not
mself fully to the aboitionis went the whole
length against the ugvesave bill, the sixth resolution Of
the Lancaster convention and against the law of 1917.
The speaker pledged himself never to sustain any man
who favor OF them SAID his rorty friend the sop
ruor Nth him. heart and soul this matter, AVID esnt
through pith the usual ro~iins Of lchig slang
IL is though here by the knowing this
will the entire abolition vote OF this county for
Johnston.
This idea may be correct /; but am mistaken If he
does lose wings enough in the county to balance the
account"
Our readers have fair picture OF the attitude and
position OF the administration candidate for governor OF
Pennsylvania The notorious Thaddeus Stevens, as
stated some days ago, has taken the stump for him and
we now have J. w Howe pledgng Governor Johnston,
in has osn presence, against the Compromise. Ye, the
who sc southern face is beaming with al.
lection for the Compromise, supports William F. John
sion against Colonel Biger, who has declared his ir.
revocabe purpose to stand by tina, Compromise and to
give his aid in repeating those State laws which con-
Hic with lis prompt and satisfactory execution
But on these points we have. on former occasion,
spoken at lepg,h As couoboratng testimony we
quote the following from.,he Potter County Journal an
abolition paper:
"We are accused OF having 'wbg afinites.' because
oppose VIM Bigler II this be true, how comes II tha
we are doing precisely every ecoil paper that has
spoken on the subject has done1
1.-THE Boston Commonwealth united with the democrats
fall carry Massachusetts against the wings. The
Com wealth is opposed by the entire wing pres. OF
Massachusetts yet Pennsylvania politics IL holds the
following language. Read it, lrcemen OF Potter county
and learn that ee-soi in other States think OF our
dpty Msssachu.es has done noble service in this
We think the adv OF such John g. Pscy is on
titled 10 ca m consideration
",Cor BratsR--This democratic candidate for the gov
ernorhiy OF great, and, she calls herself, the hey
stone STATE has very explicitly and square
y in favor OF the fugitive slave bill.
" does not his defeat in the State that coud
produces and sustain the democrat, David Wlmot,
and the Wilmot proviso, then very much mis-
i taken.
" On the ~ Infant Colonel Bger to Mr.. Martin
letter which appears in the philadelphia paper. OF Mon
day morning The letter contains the following very de-
cdcd and essential paragraph
" In short, SIR, my views entire accordance with
the sentiments adopted at the Reading convention: and
bad not supposed that disposition could be found any
where 10 regard Them otherwise. |
and In avor Of thorough and efficient %
ecuon Of them they ard sgains, all future con
gcssional agitation Of the question settled by them"
| Can any man demand additional evidence of the
Janus faced policy and double tongued uerance of sbe
national Administrations IL it not clea-s il not per.
feciy apparen,-,ha lie pretended regard for law and fo
the Compromise and for the Union is nothing more than
an ordinary catctfcnpy humbugi None but the blind
can fail to seenope but the deal fail to hear ane
unders,snd-such plain and unequvocal testimony,