Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1853-09-02
GStar"-Lig on Division,

present campaign, will agree with us that
with the exception of few assertions a
to the increased taxation caused by Divi
sion-assertions not proved, nor capable o
proof-that paper has concealed and be
fogged the Division question as much a.
possible. Instead of stating the truth tha
the Dictsion question is the only tru'
and practical local question before the peo
pie of Union county, that paper has false
ly, and with intention to mislead its read
crs, repeated that the Railroad was tn,
question of the day. Every man VIII,
writes editorials for that paper, knows tha
such perversion is, in intention and il
purpose, a deception. "Snyder the Rail
road candidatc-Bonds got to be secured
again-snyder to get new law to tax thu
pcople-Gundy to sign them over again ,
these were the declarations of the Star, OF
of its co-workers, the Times and ToMes
tfeund. Each and every one of these
allegations is false, and the Star men
knew and know it.
The Star has professcd to be the organ
of the Wing party, and as such had nc
right whatever to interfere in local county
questions, or to take sides for or against
any candidate, before the nomination.
All will say that the duty of q party Or
gan is to harmonic, and not distract, the
party-to show "eiual and exact justice"
to every member of it, and not to crush
one candidate and exalt another. But,
what has been the Stars course? Why,
not content with praising Mr.. Simonton,
the Star and its German echo denounced
Mr.. Snyder as "Railroad" man, as one
who Sought to be cut dead;" and various
other statements were made-falsc state
ments-not to make fair case between
the two candidates, but to prejudice, falsi-
fy, and destroy the chance of one, (NIr.
Snyder.) The Democratic Times itself
did not show more virulence against Mr..
Snyder, than did this professed Wing
gan against one of the oldest and most
respected Wings of the county.
The Star nowhere stated that Mr.. ST.
monton was the Anti-Division candidate,
nor that the Division was the issue. On
the contrary, it asserted that the Railroad
was the issue-stirred up the Repudiaticn
caldron Of last year, and snuffed its savory
contents-and with the alarums sounded
upon the false discovery that virtuous old
George Heimbach had his delicate intcg-
rity wounded by Israel Gutelius' offer to
Bribe, carried the Caucus ticket, (Which
had previously been agreed upon by those
who have sometimes had such nominations
ratified, and sometimes have failed of that
great end.)
The New Berlin people never wished
this question settled by the people them
would submit that major
ity should determine it-although some
were willing to give up if t'ro-dtirds were
for Division. They trusted to their cum
ming and wire-working with candidates,
rather than to the justice and strength of
their cause. The proposition to have the
Division question tested by votes at the
ballot box, instead of by running candi-
dates upon that issue, was not even noticed
by the Star, until the people in Convcn-
ton forced it so to do.
And, now that Mr.. Simonton is nomi-
mated on the part Of Union county, this
same Star, of the 18th ult., has the hardi-
hood-the unblushing efirontcry-to state
Is follows:
ave do not bclieUe that the nomination
# our present Ticket is no tes. on tie DEE
sion question, Gut on tie contrary, that that
Nomination IS a test, and acds on all hands
Intended 50 to be bctore 1t aeas made"
Let us examine the case in detail.
In the first place, Mr.. Simonton has but
little over onetJM Of the vote of the
county! I'd. Many in White Deer, Kel-
y, Bufaloc, Lcwisburg, Chapman, Wash
ngton, and other towns who did not vote
for Mr.. Snyder, are decidedly in favor of
and will vote for it. Sd. Twenty
times the effort was made for Simonton
that was for Snyder-eifort in time, men
and money. The Caucus ticket had every
candidate and many Of their friends at
work, Thoroughly and Systematically
New Berlin men canvassed the Beavers
from door to door. The opponents of the
Caucus had no unity of action, and their
vote was scattered. 4th. Some who were
deceived on the Bribery humbug, now un-
derstand rho deceived them, and arhy.
5tb. The Democratic strength is mostly
around selinsgrovc and Lcwisburg, and
that party elsewhere is more generally for
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