Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-09-11
THE CHRONICLE.
MONDAY, SEPT. =, 1857.
Justice to Northern Pennsylvania

Justice to Northern Pennsylvania
The tier of counties in our State run.
ming from the Delaware river to Lake
Erie, contains As 900 or so, 600 voters, who
have acceded to them candidate for Gov.
ernOr. Those counties have decided the
elections Of the State in many prior con-
tests, and will probably give in October
| over two to one for their own WILMOT.
There is some sectional pride, aud patri.
otic sense Of right, in this prospect. They
claim that they have never had Govern
or, while all other portions Of the Com
mouwealth have furnished several incum.
bents Of the chair Gubernatorial, and they
now ask the same honor aud favor for
their own more secluded aud rapidly ex-
pauding region.
Sam'l M'Kean was US. Senator from
Bradford, Judge Laporie was Surveyor
General, and Messrs. Read Of Susq and
Ball of Erie we're State Treasurcrs but
this is believed to be the full list Of the
higher Offices accorded to the North
Their request is manly and just Be-
sides the earlier Governors from Philadel.
aud vicinity, TIL. M'KEAN aud MlFFLIN
served that region by election for is years.
SNYDER and SKUNK, from the main river
Susquehanna, served l3 years. HESTER,
from Lancaster-FINDLEY, from West
moreland-SHULTzE, from Lebanon, (af.
forwards living in Lycoming) two terms
WOLFE, from Northampton, two terms
RITNER, from Washinstou-PoRrER,
from the Juniata, two1terms-JouNSToN,
from the Allegheny, 4 years-BIGLER
from Clearfeld- lastly Pollock
from Northumberland (both Of the West
Branch. certainly, Eastern, Southern,
Western, aud Central Pennsylvania have
been well provided for. Snyder, Bigler,
and Pollock were from the central part of
the State, which can not now claim the
honor again, for three West Brauchers
in succession would look decidedly too
"sectional") NORTHERN PENNSYLVANIA
the North Brauch-is entitled to q re-
spectful recognition. The "favorite son"
she presents, was born in Wayne, mar
ried in Lehigh, studied Law in Luzcrne,
and has represented in Congress, presided
over as Judge, Or Practiced At s"- h-- -f
Wyoming, Susquehanna, Bradford, Sulli-
van, and Tioga counties. He would en-
phatically represent Northern Pennsylva-
MIA, while his opponent would represent
the West Branch region in general and
the "EgerIastIug o.-.-" - r--.;--i--
We say in all candor and earnestness,
the laboring masses Of the North-nearly
all farmers-are entitled to at least one
Governor by the year 1858! They are
not rich, it is true they cultivate the soil
where the blackened stumps Of the rrim.
tive forest still obstruct the plow and
thousands of the real pioneers yet inhabit
their log cabins and humble dwellings.
They have toiled hard and long to con-
auer homes from the wilderness, and are
beginning to realize the fruit of their la
bors. They desire, before they 60 hence
to be here no more, to see the doctrines OF
the Declaration of Independence more fully
established, and one Of their own sons at
the fountain head Of power in the State.
Justice to Northern Pennsylvania would
also be matter of policy. Mostly Of New
England origin, their business and social
relations have hitherto been chiefly with
New York State and city. Linking them
more and more closely by official favors
and interests, would add to the strength
of acquaintanceship and friendship, and
altogether prove beneficial to Pennsylva-
MIA generally and especially to Philadel-
phia. Let US, then, be liberal as we'll as
just, and yield to the citizens Of the north
ern counties their candidate for Governor.
His ability is uudoubtcd, and his fame is
worldwide.
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Docker and DOuglaS.