Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-08-07
Packer backs cut!

In the convention which nominated
Gen. Packer, it has been stated that he
declared h ,eguH challenge his opponent,
whoever he might be. In bis speech as re,
yisoi in the Williamsport Gazette of 18th
March last, the same thing is implied in
more reserved terms, as follows
"For my o,cn part, in assuming the position
assigned me by youc pIrtiality, promise you,
that 50 far as hare abiAIy, tie campaign shall
be 50 conducted US ii hIst 10 reflect nO dscredd
upon this Convention or upon the Democratic
party"
The same Gaaette has several columns
full Of complimentary extracts, Of which
the following are specimens:
at matters not who the Inongrel opposition
may select what his attalnmcnlS, or uratuTIcal
powers may be, he lC,U ind ia Gen. PGcker a
ioeman worthy of hiS sleel."-F,iiia. .irgus.
..He is one of the most skIlul debaters in
the State, and his long experience in its poll
teal affairs has enabled him TO become fully
informed 10 regard to all its varied interests.
The management of the canvass could not
have been entrusted to abler hands. Oa Hle
stump he is fully Gbie 10 onDe ,ciih tie best ora
tors OF the opposition. - Psnnsy ylriniaH.
.Our candidate Tor Governor, Gen. Wm. +.
Packer, OF Lycoming county, IS a gentleman
Of fine personal appearances "a ready and fluent
debaror, perjtciiy competent 10 meet on the pon-
Erdi husiiH-S any man the opposition can bring
against him. m."-H5st Chester republican.
.He is an excellent polemic debater; in
deed, we may sag with great truth, he Is an
orator ia the lruest sense of the term, ,iHasmuch
as he does not only speak well, but always
right to the point at issue, and by his earnest
manner and lowIng STYLE, gets right 10 the
hearts Of his hearers. lie IS he rery man 10
isrf the Democratic column mkt GutHmn, and
we congratulate the Convention IN the Seiec-
uun :hey have male."-Harrisja,s keystOne.
We might quot columns to the same
effect. The Williamsport GazatiA, aud
other papers supposed to speak the views
Of Gen. Packer, laughed at the idea Of
WILNoT's daring to meet PACKER, AMI
declared that Packer would anuihilate vii
mot. Tie Gazette Of April SIh has the fol-
lowing brayado:
I'VE are glad to hear that he Wiimotl con-
templates 4 careful canvass Of the Stale.
Every speech he makes, outside of the Great
Democratic party, and If he should visit all
the counties, it Will save US a great deal Of
trouble. The Democracy want the people 10
hear Mr.. Wilmol for themselves, 50 that they
can mol doubt the truth of whathas been SAID
of him by the Democratic press. II Mr.. Will
mot will only do as the North AH!ericdn says
he intends to, Gen. Packer VIII be elected by
such majority as has not been heard of since
the last Jackson campaign. Could nj arr .''S e
mats Be made for him 10 commence immediately
Judge Wilmot did not intend to COM
mence the canvass until August, when be
should have resigned his Judgeship. Pri'
or to doing SO, he accepted the challenge
virtually made by Packer in his speech,
and by all his journals, and invited this
Goliah of Locofocoism to meet him (thc
modern DAVID in view Of both hosts and
contest the bloodless action. Judge Viii
mot's letter we published last week. The
rumor We then published, also turns out
to be correct Packer "asked the Commit
tee" aud Mr. Buckalcw for the Committee
advised him not to accept the challenge,
decming it an improper mode of politica
procedure; and in SO doing necessarily
condemns the course Of Gov. Bigler and oI
Vice Pres. Breckinridge, both Of whom
stumped Pennsylvania.
This is the most remarkable backing
down-showing "the white feather we
have noticed in our political annals. Pac
Lcr and all his peers bOasting vocferously
of his oratorical powers on the stump
declaring he was just the man for the place
and daring and defying the Opposition
to bring forward a champion but a:
soon as a contender for the truth (armed
with his humble weapons like his name
sake of old,) appears, the boasting giant !:
missing, and puts forward Charley Bucka
lew to shield him with lawyer-like quib
bles,
Wei, noble WilmOt has done his duty
and we hope will now 60 forth to proclaim
his principles, regardless of the taunts OIL
preteDces Of a foe, who have shown them
selves as cOwarily in their warfare as they
have been and perhaps will be false il
their accusations. Packer we suppose viii
address meetings at cross roads where he
has no opposition, and be very valiant and
roar Ike lion while "sa:ipg the Union
aud "repealing the higher law" bu, lei
the boys cry out "Wiimot is eoming!'
and hc will be most likely to inquire oI
Charley Buckalew if it is not best to have
nothing to do with that pesky Wilmot.
On the 9th ult. Gen. Packer declined
Srdge WilmOt's challenge ofthc 1i,h ul'.
w, we sec that Gen. Packer is announced to
eSs The Democracy of Clarion county.