Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1855-10-05
The Compromise Candidate for Canal
Commissioner.

/ Committees of the Wing, American, and
Republican parties, which on the 9th
inst. Jointly nominated Thomas Nicholson,
of Beaver, as a candidate for Canal Com
missioner, and Withdrawing the names of
Messrs. Martin, Williamson, and Hen
derson, have today issued the following
address to the people of the State:
To tie PtQpIe Of I'ennsylcania The
Wing party, the Republican party, and
the American party having each nominal
ed candidate for the Office of Canal Com
missioner, it becomes apparent that such a
division of the elements Of opposition to the
National Administration and its Nebraska
fraud would inevitably lead to the election
of Arnold Plumer, the Pro-Slayery Neb-
raska Candidate. In view of these facts,
a meeting of our respective Central Com
mittees of said parties, was hclG at Harris
burg, on Thursday, the 27th of September,
1853, and their nominees having declined
and been withdrawn, Thomas Nicholson,
of Beaver County, was nominated as the
candidate of the said parties, for the pur-
pose Of concentrating the votes of the An
ti-NeDraska party on one man, and he is
hereby earnestly recommended to all the
lovers Of freedom in Pennsylvania, as a
capable, honest, and true.hearted man,
who is worthy Of the support and conf
dence of the people.
BY order of the Committees.
JOHN A. FISHER,
Chairman of the Wing State Committee
LEMUEL TODD,
Chairman Of the American State Com
mittee of Thirteen.
DAVID WILMOT,
Chairman of Republican State Committee.
Esg-We are happy in thus announcing
movement, such as We urged in ouI last
weeks paper.
Correspondence Of the Levisburg Chroniclel
HARRISBURG, Sept. IS.
After a labored effort, We last night
succeeded iu getting together the Ameri-
can, Wing, and Republican, State Com
mittecs, and agreed upon a new man for
Canal Commissiouer-Thomas Nicholson,
Of Beaver county and purer man was
never nominated for any Office. He was a
staunch Free Soil man when it cost some-
thing to take that side of the question. He
is as good friend of freedom as William
son, while he has State reputation that
will help him much.
Now 60 to work ard get out the tickets.
Take up the name of Nicholson, and let it
echo from mountain top to mountain top
throughout this broad Commonwealth, and
an earthquake of popular Indignation will
swallow up the few terror-strickcn follow
ers of the defunct Pierce administration.
Hurra, then, for Nicholson and Freedom +.
Yours, &c.
From another hand
Mr. Nicholson is Republican, who is
rampant on the Kansas and Williamson
outrages. Nov for 80, 900 majority in the
State. Pierce and Plumer are both here,
and have been growing over the latter's .
certain election This morning, their
combs are cut. The Locofoco Sebastopol
is taken-sure. Truly, &c.
Mr.. NICHOLSON has been repeatedly a
Member of the Legislature, where he esta-
blishcd character admired by all who
know him. lie has also been several times
Cashier of the State Treasury; and in the
intervals Of public duties, takes pride and
delight in the more humble avocation Of !
Instructor Of youth His attainments and
abilities are of the first order. The West /
claim the office, and will give him a very
large majority.
Mr. PLUMER, the Democratic nominee,
is a gentleman against whom personally !
nothing is urged. 1t is stated that he did
not seek the office and certainly, one who
has held so many higher stations, would
not mourn if he were not chosen for more
but less remuncrative position.
His residence is remote from the Public |
Works, where the Officer is not required