Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1856-04-04
Thomas Z. Cochran, of York Co
FoR AurfTuK GsNEE.L.
Darwin Phelps. Of Armstrong Co
GOR Su=ysT 'rtS.RsL.
Rarth'W LapOrtc, of Bradford Co
LeWisburg Elections,

Lewis5urg Elections,
BoRoUGH AND TOWNSHIP ELECTIONS,
as general thing, are no criterion Of ma
tional or State politics. The masses then
act from personal and local motives, and
party whipprrs-in are powerless. True,
there are always politicians who strive to
make political capital out of every petty
little borough contest, and arguing that
the choice Of Justice of the Peace in
'Crcicrillc' decides the next election for
President, or Congressman at least. Ga
10 king over any party paper this spring,
arl seeing the "Victories" paraded in
staring capitals and all added together,
one would suppose that that party would
surely ''sweep the feld'' next fall, ,and that
all the other parties were extiuguished =,
-Demccru.s-W Whigs-R Repub-
lcans, all show their Glorious Triumphs 4:
and when it is done, all together won't t
affect the Presidency hundred votes.
We are led to refer to this subject by
reading in our exchanges, paragraphs to
this effect
"rhe Democracy were triumphant 10 Lew
i>burG, which the X. Ms formerly carried by
large ma ayuriles.
1t is difficult to say precisely what our
town has Aeretotore been on X. k.Nism.
In 1854, Pollock (Whig KIN had Ia
maj; Mott (Dcm. X. NJ had 223 maj j.;
while Black (Dem.) and Smyser (Whig)
had !3 maj. over Baird OK. NJ Kuukel
had go maj, but no real oposition. Sell
lcrs (Whig X. n bad 3S4 maj, while
Crawford (Dem. X. n. J had 429 maj
both msjari'ics sWelled largely by the Di-
vision excitement-So it seems the only
kN candidate IN "a who ran Oh his own
hook, uuadcd by any party or local issue,
was Is votes i'll the minority.
In 1885, Nicholson (Fusion) had l40
maj; Crawford Dem. Ann Ill. At the
same time, the alleged Am. candidate for
Judge was l59-aud the Am. candidate
for Sheriff Was 454-in the minority
Any one who can from these data state
the precise size of the "large" American
maj. in Lewisburg, can beat us cypherin'.
This spring, over oue-ffth of our citz-
ems did not vote at all and few Of those
who did, cared anything about Sag Nicht
or N,r Uetser arrangements, the majority
voting as their personal preferences and
interests led them The Burgess elect
was last spring chosen for School Director
10y the k.N.s, and having proved an eff
cicnt officer is now further promoted. The
Constable elect has previously served, and
was supported by the business men, who
didn't care whether he was born in kam-
schatka or on Market St. III happens he
was born in ireland, but has lived in this
country 80 or 40 years, and raised big
crop Of " Young America.") The High
Constable was born in Switzerland, but
has lived in Lewisburg many years, reared
also respectable family, and received a
unanimous yote.-The Ward offices were
filled by men of different parties. .. But
if, from this liberality, the Papal leaders
suppose thst the people of Lewisburg are
Indifferent to their attempted political in
reference with the dissemination of the
Bible, and, Of free schools, they will find
themselves awfully deceived If the Ne
braska wire-workers expect our people to
endorse that infamous outrage upon honor
and justice, they will 6ud themselves as
much mistaken as they were when they
supposed the last Governors election lay
between Bigler and Bradford" If Slavery
should hope, from this election, our aid in
forcing Slavery upon the Freemen of Kan
sas, she will bo as fatally 'taken in" as
she was when she got up the war with
Mexico, and the Free State of California
was thereby added to our domain.
We learn, by the Times, tina: in New
Berlin and Miflinburs democracy" and
call the isms," made "Fusion" to keep
down the Americans, in which they par
TALLY succeeded, aud-"t thankful for small
favers" column or so of glorifca-
tion over the result But when the Oppo-
sition-American and call the isms"-
combine against the Nebraska party, what
will save it fsom the most complete and
universal route?