The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1857-08-27
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Who Fears tie E.isRt.


Mr.. ED1roR As the time for our State
election approaches near, the movements
Of the different parties or their candidates
become objects of deeper interest to the
reader; and who Of whatever party will
not be interested in the correspondence
between two rival candidates for govern
or published in last week 5 Journal !
And you then, my Democratic friend,
who have read them with ro much inter
est, please lay sside your party prejudlce
lif YOU hsye any for one minute and say
ghich most commands your respect
Wilmp., frankly aud fearless BY challeng-
ing his rival TO mret him before the PEG
pie, and discuss the principles and is
sues involved in the coming election -
or Packer, tinlidly and contemtlbly
shrinking from the contact? say con
temptibly, because | hold that any man,
however talented he may be, who re-
ouircs a committee to tell him when he
may speak, and when to hold his tongue,
is worthy of contempt. 1t Is noticeable
that AIr. Packer assigns as one reason
for asking the State Committee if it
would do for him to meet W!ImGt before
the people, that the Interests ot other
candidates were involved in the refuit.
How, then, arc we 10 interpret the refu-
SO! Of the committee to let him speak
Good logic, Us Bell as good common
sense, would say they were afraid hR
would not only jeopardize his OWN, but
the interests Of uthcr candidate" Glt0.
Il Is ,Grit admission that the proposed
discussion would result diSastropsiy to
themselves.
The old game Of throwing dust in tho
peoples eyes has been praetieed with too
mleh sueca,s to be abandoned yet The
cry of . Buchanan, Breckenridge aud
Free Kansas" did them good service last
fall, the audacity of which was eqnalled
only By its base hypocracy, and judging
from the past, we may expect the doc
tors of the party to concoct some equ2tlv
eflicacious n0strum " not bad to take to
duict the consciences Of restive Demo-
Gratis, and prevent their kicking off the
party shacklcs in thc coming contest.
IuuhtlrSs Therefore, the Central Com
n!itee of the ksig''' uGterrilicd Democra-
cy have acted wisely iu not letting their
candidate loose just at present, If after
a iudicious course of cErrying and stall
feeding they should sec fit to take him
out to perform & few extra antics for the
special cditication Of his friends, it would
doubtless lie higly gratifying and proper.
Freemen of Potter County! let us
weigh we'll the principles involved in the
present canvas and decide whether Viii
mot, the fearless and tried champion Of
Freedom, shall have our sufrages, or the
man who is held in leading strings by
the SLAVE Power. for this is the pow
cr behind the curtain, which shapes and
eoatr0ls every impaFtRut movement of
the so called Democratic party whether
Norh or South. This party stands with
hat in hand awaiting the bchests of its
master, and responds with double alacri
ty at every crack OF the slavcdrivers whip
What soleeisn'' that a party profess.
edly the most DeMocratic, should in rCali-
ity be tie most faithful ally, and abiect
tool, of the most crushing De<po'ts0, the
world ever hehcld :; yet such is the self
evident truth, and every Democratic vic.
tory Won at the north is hcral!ed hy the
slavery oligarchi>ts as victory for them,
With every true Republican, it should
therefore be Il :. consideration Of far
greater moment than the mere securing
! Of Office, that tho great oral weight of
Pennsylvania should he east into the scale
of Freadom Z.
| ALAEGAHY Aug, 1857.