Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1854-08-05
A CARD
II. B. MAssER. ESQ.

H. D. mAssER, ESQ.
My Dear Sir To the endorsed extract !
cut from late number Of your paper, the
Undersigned sends the following reply
Nothing but Justice TO himself and sense of
duty to the people could induce him TO appear
In newspaper over his own signature, but
silence, he takes it, 10 charge of so grave a
character, which is calculated 10 blast his
reputation forever, would have been fully
established -
Were Col Straub TO be the candidate from
Schuylkili, then, indeed, it nigh, be a plan.
sable preteXt, that a second term was a nto.
per compliment 10 faithful representative
that IN one term a member only begun io
learn IN the second term he might be more
useinl, because more familiar These and
other arguments such as these might be urged
in favor Of Col. Straub, had not that gentleman
placed il out of his power TO be candidate
at this time, by his own deliberate ac,isn al
| the former convention.
"Ifdd not that gentleman PLACED it out of his
po,cer 10 be eandidcte at this time, Jv his o,rn
deliberate action at the former convention y
This accusation, The undersigned says, in
whole or in part, is entirely gratulous.
He bargained with no man for that, or anv
ot her nomination he ever received. Such
conduc; is unworthy a candidate of afrec
| People," 1t is but fit for an Arnold or a
Judas, and he challenges evidence 10 prove
that he did SO. The simple fact of his liv.
ing al least twenty-five miles distant from
the place where The nomination was made a,
the time, and the manner in which il was
effected, will, he trusts, satisfy every candid
honest and unprejudiced man that as he had
no hand directly in procuring the nomination.
he could have made no bargain or sale tc
accomplish it. In this connection he takes
occasion to say that he is not now a candi.
date for nomination. 1t appears tina, since
his election to the Congress of the United
States, it has been discovered for the frs
time in the history of this country, by the
few who claim to "hold in the palm af thcil
hand" the exclusive power of controlling tn
Congressional election in the nth district
that "one term' is sufiicen, to qualify
member TO fulfil all the arduous and compi
Gated duties attendan, upon the station, an,
tina, the interests of the people are mncl
better subserved by changing the old membe
for a new one every term. These men mus
be wiser than the "wiSe men of GOihamn
"Truth crushed to earth will raise agan,
The eternal years of God are hers
Whilst wounded wrenks IN pain,
And dies amid her worshppers."
Before closing this card, the undersigned
avails himself of this occasion TO say tha
whilst he knows that the charge above indi
Gated was made and repeated by some wh
know il to be false and unfounded he take
pleasure in exonerating the Eliior Of tn,
.'Sunbury American" from being guilty o
an intentional wrong in charging him will
barering away the rights AMI Interests o
the people of his district, or impugning hi
motives in the least. Self defence ma,
require The undersigned TO refer to this an,
an other subject closely connected with i
AT some future period. If so, he will pro
duce some documentary evidence in his pos
session, which will "put the saddle, o.
those subjects on the right horse"
The undersigned has the honor of being
Very respectfully,
: Your liiend and obi Servant,
c NJ. STRAUB.
t July, 1851
Peaches and cream are served up al tn