Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1857-04-02

We this day place at the head Of our col
umns the candidate nominated by the Union
Convention for Governor. We do this not
that he is our f.vorite for the office, but be-
cause having been fairly chosen by delegates
appointed in accordance with the regular
uSages Of parties, we shall yield him our
support just as readily as we would have done
to Judge Hale, Mr.. Ball, Mr.. Moorchead, or
any other good man, had either received the
nomination. 10 do otherwise would be rec
reant to our professions, and rather betray
factious opposition to the will and wishes of
II majority of American Republicans in this
State than desire to combine the opposition
against those who have ever been enemies to
wings and republicans, and bitterly hostile
TO Americans. Let this fact, standing in
bold relief on the page of political history,
be we'll pondered over by such of our readers
as may feel "wolfshly- we coin
a compound for the occasion) inclined before
they will sanction any measures that can only
lead to defeat, and thus play into the hands
Of the socalled democracy. The nominees
for Canal Commissioner and Supreme Judges
were Americans-Judge Wilmot Republi-
can. What fairer division could be asked by
any reasonable set Of men who desire to be
satisfied? In all such eases there must be
concession, for without it there could have
been no agreement. 1t was evident on the
first ballet that majority Of the delegates
regarded Judge Wilmot as the strongest can
didate that could be put up against Mr. Pack
er, and we venture to say that the election
next fall will show that their Judgment was
correct As the Representative of great
Pennsylvania principle, Judge Wilmot will
obtain 10000 votes in the northern part Of
the State which no other man could get
This. coupled with the fact that during his
long connectr.n with The old democratic par
ty his name never vas stained by even an
imputation that he took pat IA or connived
at the waste and extravaganza tnGn as now
perpetrated on the public works, bears With
it irrefutabe evidence of his honesty and in
tegrity. As to talents, no man familiar with
the political history Of the past fourteen
years. but must know that fer long time he
stood at the head of the Penns ylvania dele
CATION in Congress, and as such maintained
high reputation.
So far as the American sentiment is con-
cerned, ihe convention adopted the following
resolution:
ReSo!rsd, That it is a fraud upon our laws,
and fraugh- with danger TO our institutions,
10 admit tc foil participation in their bene-
fits, any man acho acknowledges FOREIGN
SUPREMACY, which he cannot conscientiously
and without mental reservation. allure and
forever renounce; ichether that s,tprenacy be
cirit OF spiritual
We believe this is as far as any convention,
composed Of different material but desirous
of efecting the great object in view oughtto
have gone Oar own opinions on the subject
Of slavery agitation are widely different from
those who hold extreme views, and so too are
they on the question of Amercanism While
we are favorable to an alteration of the natu-
uralization law so as to extend the term of
probation for all who may come into this
country hereafter, our Americanism, either
in the way of personal friendship or business
does not extend to that pitch which lndlscrim-
inately condemns and abuses those who hare
become citizens. They have taken advan-