The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-08-19
sTUMPING THE STATE.

The Philadelphia Sunday Dispatch Gan, in
dependent journal,) under date of Angus
I'd, makes the following sourd observation
upon the late eller of the Democratic STATE
COMMITTEES TO Gen.. Packer against adopting
the plan Of joint canvass with the Gepub
lican candidate
"The Committee say very correctly that il
is possible that very good candidates may be
chosen who have not fIhe gift of the gab;''
and they instance Benjamin franklin, Simon
Suyder and Francis r. Skunk, as examples
of Governors who were not happy al making
public speeches. For the reason, and be.
cause the Democrats may hereafter desire 10
nominate somebody no, fluent at mass meet.
| ings, they suggest 10 MIR. Packer TO decline
the challenge The Committee are, we think,
sensible IN their conclusion. There are plen-
ty of windy orators who so through political
campaigns, each delivering the same speech
over and over, who acquire thereby an i'm
| monse reputation for oratorcal talent, but
who really have no moro brains, compara-
lively speaking, than parrots. The effect OF
adopting the stumping custom of the South
would be TO give these noisy, fro,hy, super
fetal spouters, an cminence to which they
are not Justly entitled. Good common sense,
administrative ability, information and judg.
ment, would be entirely overwhelmed BY
"clack," and very inferior men would be
| thrust into public stations merely because
they had a facility of talking auenly about
nothing, and expanding few unimporlant
ideas into multitude of words. The action
of the Democratic State Committee is wise
one. The day has gone by when len or
fifteen minutes speech on political plat
form, al a noisy mass meeting, will be &C.
cepled as proof that the speaker has ability,
judgment ard experience"
These are The views of journal no, po!itI
cal, and like those ol the Philadelphia Ledger
or our first page to-day, they are doubtless
those of intelligent and Independent men
generally in this State. To show how this
system OF joint stumping operates in some
of the Southern States where it has been in
lroduced, we cut the following extract from
the Weekly States Of June 27ih, paper pub
lished at the city of Washington
GAN ExcITiNG Contest political con-
les, in Tennessee, between The candidates
for Governor, is becoming very excited
AT Fayetteville, a lew days ago, General
Harris, the democratic candidate, and Col.
lIatlon, the American candidate, came into
personal collision during debate on the
political topics of the day, The Nashville
Union, i'll referring TO the difficulty, states
that "Mr. Hallon, near The close OF MS last
speech, said: ''lf one Stale has the inherent
power claimed, then each State in the Union
has. In the exercise Of this power, they
could confer the right Of suffrage on free ne
groes and aliens. In this way, persons
breathing the spirit OF tyrannical govern
ments might control our institutions This
doctrinc,' said Mr.. llallon, q pronounce in
famous
':At this moment General Harris arose, in
a manner calm and collected, and said: MIR.
Iauon, do you intend 10 apply the word IN.
JdWuUS W tIit uubo'
excitement, replied: General Harris, do you
wish, by arising in that manner, 10 inmi-
date me y Certainly not, said General Har-
rs, Il do not wish TO irnmidate you or any
other gentleman; but think ] am entitled 10
an explanation of the language which you
have used 4 suppose, then, ii is an expla'
nation of the language that YOU want said
MIR. Haron, in manner highly excited. q
say again, that the doctrine is Infamous; that
il is rank, and smells TO Heaven, and that
its advocates are'- Here General Harris
struck Mr. Hstlon, and Knocked him of the
platform amongst the audience in front OF
it, following him as he fell. A scnflle en-
sued, and The parties were separated with
out injury"