Columbus Democrat., 1851-10-18

truth, and points out The True questions o. issue
L Johnston Is reelected We shall isembls fr Fl,
fais Of our Union:
No election which has recently taken place n
u our country is more Eiaily important than ara.
d which is now going on in Pennsylvania. Iti.
= Tar more than struggle between whinz and
, democrats. Il Is q contest between the nol;,,
wheh tends directly 10 fend The Union asuDder
and The policy which would preserve the Union
oy preserving the constitutional rights Of both
sections Of the Union.
Z he three most active, influential, and dapgar.
ons anii-slavefy whig leaders of lhe North are
Af. Senator Seward, Of New York, Mr.. Ssna
tor " Wade OF Ohio, and Gov. Johnston, ol Penn.
sylTaLia. .Oi these politicians Gov. Johnston i
undoubtedly the most to be dreaded by every
man wto seeks 10 maintain the peace and har.
mony Of our country.
/ The public declarations and acts Of Gov. Jobn.
sion have made him the special representative Of
that spiritamong the wings of Pennsylvania and
Of the North which declares that the fugitive law
shall not be executed and maintained. IIe be.
gan his career on his subject immediately after
the Compromise had passed. by recommending
the repeal or modification Of that law. He then
refused TO sign the bill repeating the worst fea.
lures Of the Stat. obstruction law Of ls47, altho'
more than half the wings Of the Pennsylvania .
senate eoncurred with all the democrats of that
body IN voting for that repeal. And finally, when
the Lancaster treason case came up, he SO bore
himself IN his Office, from fret to last, as to make
bis manifest hostility to the reclamation of the
toeitiye slaves one Of the worst features, in
political view, of that hienous transaction. Thus
q this moment, by combination of crcums,an
c1F, the very name of Gov. Johnston has come .
10 SIGNIFY to the whole South deliberate and
determined enmily 10 that portion of the compro-
mise measures which that half of our country ,
most values, and on the maintainance and faith, .
ul execution OF which the Union slowing men of !
hat region have siaked the cause of the Union.
Ills election will be, in the Judgment of the South.
northern reputation of the fugitive law and Of
he compromise covenant
On the other hand, Col. Bger stands before z
he people as The avowed champion Of the whole
d 'he Compromise, including the fugitive law.
! IS not doubted that when he shall be elected =
he whole force of The State authority OF Pennsyl. y
anna VIII be welded TO sustain all those meas,
'res ~ good faith. II is not doubted that his
iectIon will be everywhere regarded as pledgine ;
ne people OF Pennsylvania TO that policy of good ,"
aib, union and peace. y
II ls very unusuil for any State election 10 pre- y
ent an aspect of such national interest and i'm. u
orance. We observe that tie Philadelphia :
worth American Gov. Johnslon's organ has re- II
Nuy, IN very coarse and vulgar article de- V
onnced The Interference OF "oreign" journals .
y which Il means journals of any other section y
! our country lin the politics of PENNSYLVANIA. p
Is matter OF high satisfaction to us that our ~ ~
wn labors in this respect have brough, down I
pom ourselves the North Americans very spe. P'
ial maledcton. We cannot but think that the to
'merican's term foreign is emiuently well cho
en' Let the people Of Pennsylvania by their h
oles raliy the principles and approve the men 81
uppor'ed by The North American, and they will "
ave done much-~vcry much--to make one sec h,
ON OF this Union "ioregn," at least in spirit to n,
nc other -
But we confidently believe and trust that far i,
her results are in store both for Pennsylvania III
nd The whole untry. The friends Of the I'M .,
N and the Constitution everywhere "breahed b,
eeFer and deeper" when the democracy of the E.,
eysfone State took in its las, State convention Y.
noble and national ground, and brought Ar
rward tor It's standard bearer in this can.
lss man every way worthy oi its cause. And ar
NV that the battle is gained, nothing more is G,
anling than sound, old>iashoned democsatic 3.
iumph to confirm and establish all the good hopes III
peace, harmony, aud concord which through. ca
II the country were called into being when the NJ
OF the State thus took it's stand and RI
ted up its commanding voice to still most per. q
'us national agitation