Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1851-11-07
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party has taken alarm at It's own work OF
/ prescription, and is now endeavorlng to
! soft-soap the Catholics by inuendoes that
Campbell is greater man than ever, and
some even 90 so far as TO say that higher
4 hOnOrs aacai him! 1t is certainly some
/ what unfortunate for locofocoism that they
! cannot charge this defeat TO the whlgs-as
/ they do almost everything else that Is un-
! popular-and hence, after protesting TO be
/ the special friends of Catholicism, foreign
! ers, &c. il is at once seen that unless some
reparation is made, there is danger Of
losing votes at future elections. 70 pre-
vent this dire calamity to the party of
loaves and fishes, the papers in locations
where Catholics reside in any number,
speak out in meeting'' as they never
spoke before. Hear, for instance, the
| Belefonte Democrat:
"SEcRETARY OF SrATE.-A number Of our
| exchanges are out in favor of the appointment
! OF the Hon. GEORGE w. WOODWARD, as Secre-
/ tary Of the State under Gov. Bigier, but we
| understand that that gentleman is zeaously
/ urging the selection of Judge CAMPBELL to that
/ high station, and his friends here are almost
/ unanimously Of the same opinion"
The same paper also has the following:
"THE TuRSING PoNr.-We copy an article
under the above caption from the Philadelphia
! Argus and endorse most heartily all il says of
! the men and the means by which Judge CANT
| BELL has been defeated, and the course which
/ must be pursued towards the traItorous crew TO
whose dsorganizing efforts it is 10 be attributed
! The democratic party must make up their minds
/ either to drive them from their ranks or drive
| themselves into hopeless minority for years to
! come"
We subjoin the article referred to from
the Philadelphia Argus, with the remark
| that its assertion as to a bargain with the
wings by the g 'small band of reckless and
| prohigate" democrats is little ridiculous
and extremely nonsensical:
''THE TuRNNG PoMT.-Three times within
! siX wears have nominees of the Democratic party
/ in Pennsylvania been struck down by an organi-
| cation within her own limits and defeated by
men who have held positions democrats and
! now profess to act with them. In the first in
| stance Geo. W. Woodward the regular caucus
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was defeated by Simon Cameron, aided by Wing
| and Native votes, and few purchaseable DEM
/ Ocrats, whom he has always in his train in the
! State. Subsequent TO that, William B. Foster
! was defeated by the same men after being the
/ choice of 4 large majority of the Democrats of
! the State for Canal Commissioner; and now
/ Judge Campbell Is the victim of the identical
gang Of political assassins who hang on TO the
| skirts of the Democracy like a pestiIence.-
| They are small in number but enough when
| Joined with the Wings and aided by the columns
! that the pious leaders direct and the despicabe
hirelings circulate, TO nulliy the will Of the
! iOrity and defeat their candidates. Their semi
| position in the party is made use of to deceive
| the honest position Of the Democracy, who see
| ing their names IN connection with the OTganl-
Zation, naturally suppose that they are what
they profess to be, and TINS IS the imposition
! consummated. At the recent election thousands
! of Democrats were cheated out Of their votes
| by these creatures, who, holding places under
! Democratic officers, took advantage of that
fact to strike the ticket, and defeat portion of
! the nominees
/ These are briefly the facts of one, and the
! history of the causes that have produced the re-
! lated disasters to the Democratic party in the
/ State, and now say the TURNING POINT has
! come, and the leaders of that faction must be
! denounced and driven from the party, or else
! the idea of holding delegate elections and con-
/ vcntons will in future be mere farce. If to-
! day man is TO be sold TO the opposition be-
! cause he Is in favor of particular candidate
/ for the Presidency and tomorrow another, be-
cause he viii not promise TO appoint some tavoI-
| ite to an office under the Canal Board, and then
another because he Is Of different rcliG ous be-
! lief, what hope is there that majority Of the
State can be kept steady in theig dc yotlon to the
party: There IS none, and the great ma jorty
of the democracy should see to 1t that small
| band Of reckless and proligate men are not sut-
! rod f., L he RI OrI m
US that spirit Of relig ous blgotry which we have
/ ALWAYS comtemued. This is their object, and
/ this Is what they have bargained with the Wings
! to do. This is the first time IN the history OF
/ the State Of Pennsylvania that so bold scheme
! against the will and wishes of the ajority has
/ been attempted, and if We do not mistake the
tone and temper of the Democracy, it will DE
the last. They have eonjured up the wind, let
/ them beware of the tempest.
! We again say to the steadlast Democracy of
| the State, the turning point has come, and the
rules and organization Of the party must be Tln-
I dicated or defeat will stare US IN the face Tor
! years to come. Endurance has ceased to be
/ virtue and the rank and file of the party cry ac-
/ lion-bOld, firm and decided action. We mean
| no clustering menaces, but the COOL prudent,
wcll-considcred movement of men who have
thought on the evil to be cured and the proper
remedy to be applied. In the early commence
ment in that track lies the only escape from the
impending ruin that hangs upon the footsteps OF
the Democracy and lower like a storm cloud
! over their pathway Men will not always be
content to be trampled upon by this band Of
trading politicians IN the State, who make mer-
chaudise Of their political position as they do Of
their religion and their conscience. The last
straw breaks the back Of the overloaded beast,
and this last attack upon the organization of the
party has broken the bonds of the real Demo-
cracy of the State and they now demand action
! with reference TO the matter"
A number of other ocoloco papers also
come IN to the aid of Campbell. The Berks