Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1856-12-26
ering how other Border States voted


ocratic favorite. she must not wonder
if our great city-still further South
follows her example.
NewEngland will observe that with
the superior advantages of New Jer-
sey, she gave less per cent Of her
vote for Fremont, than did Penn'a.
So long as illinois has its Egypt"
Indiana its "Nubia," and Ohio has its
Darke and Hamilton and Hooking, it
does not become them to talk or print
too much about our Greene and Nor
Hampton and Berks.
Here we may be told that the rea-
son why Fremont did not succeed in
those localities in the other States,
was because the people were misled-
slow to change-interested personally
in Slavery-afraid of Disunion and of
being overrun 10y Negroes-illegal
and Catholic votes-deceived by the
Fillmore leaders" &c. &c. We can
not deny the force of these powers
of darkness" but we most respectfully
ask if all these reasons were not quite
as operative in Pennsylvania as any
other Free State ? and if il extenuate
their failures, may it not ours also ?
Here we may he met by friends
in other counties Of this State, where
they were entirely successful, and
comparison between themselves and
other counties suggested. But let it
be remembered that in all the Border
States, Fremont carried the Northern
and Buchanan the Southern sections.
The common school system is not 2l
years old in our State, but the settlers
IN our Northern counties brought the
fruits of the system with them, and the
hearts Of the people had been prepar-
ed by years of previous reflection and
discussion for the late contest. And
yet Tioga has mis-named Liberty"
township, with its 60 or 20 maj. for
Buchanan Bradford her "Wilmot"
district voting Anti WiImot SuSque-
hanna her Apolacon and Silver Lake,
her La,hrop, Liberty and Choconul-
voting something like Lehigh and
Monroe counties. Until all these
dark points in their own midst are
politically evangelical, they who arc
of one language and send the school
master abroad" should not reproach
those sister counties where different
languages prevail, and where as yet
the value of a school-master is not
assessed above nine dollars month.
Union-the only Fremont county in
Central Eastern Or Southern Penn IA
it is admitted on all hands has done
her duty, at least comparatively. We
therefore have a right to be heard in
demonstrating against the unadvised
censures cast upon our friends in por-
tionS of the State where our vote was
small. Such censure is both unjust
and impoiitic. We had PECULIAR,we
had much the GREATEST obstacles, TO
overcome and in no State did the
Republicans contest the field more
nobly than in our own. Now to add
to the taunts Of their enemies, the
reproaches of their friends, is not the
way to encourage the gallant few in
the strOngholds of the opposition.
They need your sympathy, encourage
ment, and applause, instead OF harsh
and incorrect denunciation. 1t is
true that Pennsyivanians are not fast
to move but they do love Liberty
and let efforts be FORTHWITH made, by
sensible speakers and judicious publi-
cations, to spread true Republican
doctrines, and good results will in
due time appear in our State.
The effort to defeat Buchanan by
union of his honest opponents, was
successful as far as it Was effected in
New Jersey, Illinois and Iowa,and by
it we gain two Anti-Slarery Govern
ors and other important power. In
Ohio, Republicans felt strong enough
TO 20 alone, but lost several Cong:
ressmen, and have but $4,000 instead
of their $4,000 majority of '54. In
Indiana and Pennsylvania, the union
failed by few thousands votes only.
and IN THAT FAILURE, THE LAST BATTLE
ALSO WAS LOST
Without croaking over the past, or
lowering our standard an inch, as in
the past so in the future we shall use
all honorable means to induce honest
men and true patriots-whatever
mere party name they may preier-t,o
support Republican men and hepuhli-