Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1851-10-08
A Word to the Democracy.

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A Word to the Democracy.
The charge "you're a Whig," is merely
a weapon used by knaves to frighten cow
ards-nothing else. Like false alarm Of
"stop thiefw it is only trick of black
mail pirates to divert attention from their
own political iniquities.
There is no party principle, whatever,
involved in the election for President Judge
of this judicial district. Nor is there any
treason, or semblance Of treason to the
Democracy, in voting for Mr. Casey for
that post; and no man of sense can or
does honestly pretend that there is. But
it is matter of vast Importance to men OF
all parties that the courts of law should
be what the necessities and welfare Of The
people, and the laws of the land require
them to be.
But if political fealty is to be the test,
we should like very much to know what is
to be the standard of comparison, and by
what authority the question is to be settled.
If you look to Judge Wilson for Eight
you find him "a professed Democrat ''on
both sides of the creek; :" in Union county,
trying to pin himself to the coat-tail of the
Wings, in the hope that they-and Maj.
Cummings and John Baum-will carry
him through, and save him from the alar-
ming detection in his own ranks; and in
Mifflin county leaning with cosy confidence
--.--- -. ..'V''a mon o"".~-
Burns, K. d. (king of the Democracy for
aid and comfort in his hour of need.
If you look to the regular authorities
of the party, they are not to be found in
this county, or in this Senatorial, Repre-
sentative or Judicial district There is
report abroad that few fragments were
seen "once upon a time" in the neighhor-
hood of Beavertown, but it is said they
vanished into thin air under the potential
influence Of the ak D." aforesaid, and
have not been heard of since; and now
there are scarcely enough of the timbers
of the Democracy left to hang the label on
Everything, save the State ticket, is at
loose ends; and each individual member
Of the party is free to go where he please.,
without let or hindrance from any "pow-
ers that be-" Yet the yestal virgins of
the party at the county seat undertake to
discipline the hosts of honest Democrats
who refuse to mingle in their divided coun-
sells, and bow at the shrine of their invisi-
bic and suspicious political deity. They
would be in better business if they would
get search warrant and dark lantern,
and try to find the shattered remains of
the party, instead of imaginary flaws in the
political character of their neighbors. They
had better mend their own manners, and |
cease to proclaim falsely that Col. Bgler's
friends are deserting his standard in the
very hour of trial.
1t is well known that the Democratic !
Judicial, and Senatorial and Representative
conferees from this county found nobody
to meet them at Beayertown, except the
embodiment of the &" one man power" from |
Miffiin county, who declared they didn't
care - about the Senator, but thev
wanted the Judge, and uoud haze him"
Consequently the organization of the party
for the District was demolished on the |
spot, and our conferees came home with
respectfully sized flea in their ear Judge
W. had already been thrust into the field
without consulting the Democracy of Union
County, or as much as saying " By your
leave, gentlemen" and afterwards, when
delegation from this county, satisfied that
Judge W. could not be elected, went to
Lewistown to urge him to throw up in IA
vor Of Isaac Slenker, Esq, who was unde-
niably the decided choice of the Demoera-
cy Of this county, deaf ear was turned
to their earnest remonstrances in behalf of
both ezpediency and justice and they also
were politely bowed out of the field. I'm
der all these circumstances, to attempt to
impeach any body's Democracy because
they refuse to vote for Judge Wilson; or
to attempt to drill the party' into his
support on party grounds, is one of the
most superIatively ridiculous ideas that
could enter a sane mans head.
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~The Winter Session of the Lewis
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daY of next week lQcf l6N