Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1856-08-02
THE SWEARING COMMITTEE IN OPPOs,.
FION TO THB PEOPLE.

TON TO THE PEOPLE.
We had supposed that the rebuke the
swearing Committee had received last year,
when only about 500 voirs were poled in the
the county. at their elections, would have
opened their eyes 20 the fact that the people
are not wiling to become the slaves OF few
Office hunters who have combined together
to divide the Offices among themselves,
without regard TO the wishes of the people.
But it seems the same farce is to he re-cnact.
ed, and what is worse. the primary elections
are called at a very short notice, so that no
candidates, but those of the Goldfish faction.
can have chance even to announce them-
selves to the people. This swearing secret
committee. unwilling to trust the people With
the selection of their own officers, impudent-
ly appoint the Judges who ara to hold their
election, under the name of Committees OF
Vigilance, which in plain language means
Committee TO watch the people and manage
the election. Has il come to this that the
Democracy Of Northumberland County can
not be trusted to manage their own primary
elections, but must have guardian for that
purpose. That Candidate for Congress
residing in Sunbury, who for several years
past has controlled the Standing Committee,
though his Chairman, now manages and con-
trolls the township elections. That instead
of letting the people chose their own officers,
this candidate orders his Chairman to appoint
A. B. e. G. his own particular friends. to act
as the officers of the election. One OF these
three appointed by the committee, in every
township, is to bring the returns. and acts as
the delegate Of that township, in the Conven-
tion, and Of course votes to continue the old
Standing Committee which appointed him.
and thus they always keep each other in office.
Now we would like to know how the people
are represented in this Convention. 1t is
well known that Major Dewart, several years
since had an individual, willing to dc his hid.
ding appointed Chairman Of the Standing
Committee. The next question was to keep
him in his place, which could only he done
by taking from the people the power Of chos-
ing their own officers, a thing that never was
heard Of before in free country, and one
| that would not be tolerated in any other
county in the State. The experiment was
| first tried last year by the Majors Chairman
, Of the Swearing Committe, and the question
now is, how many democrats in this county
are willing to surrender the rights for which
their fore fathers fought, and wear the collar
of this secret Swearing Inquistiop in order
to promote the election of men, who have
more impudence than brains and who rely
more on their money than on their talents
and character. After having secured the
Standing Committee to his own use. the next
step of the Major was, to buy up the news.
paper Press. For this purpose he spent in
Schuylkill county already about $4,000. and
in this county perhaps nearly half that sun
with his German and other papers.
| When Gen. Jackson made war on the Uni
ted States Bank. that Institution like Major
Dewart. commenced buying MP the n"wsra
per Press Blu, it did no good. The de
mocracy Of these States were not to be bought
TO oppose the old hero with money. nor vii
the democrats of this county now he bough
by candidate who can present no othe
claims than his wealth for his election.
1t is not enough, it seems. To insult demo
Gratis by placing servants over them, bnt the
high priest of the lnquisition sends man tc
swear honest men and freemen. that they ar
democrats and not rogues before they cal
exercise the right of voting.