The Washington union., 1857-09-24
rrom the Pennsylvania.
THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR
or PENNSYLVANIA

OF PENNSYLVANIA.
Ii Is gratifying TO observe the manner in which
candidate for governor Is received his visits TO the
various portions Of the State. 1t very natural and
ordinary thing that politicians should be epthusiasc in
the immediate presence Of their leader In General Pack
err case however there is degree OF respect, perhaps
we should say affection, for the person of the very
rarely displayed This is not surprising to those who
know him most intimately General Packers appear
anoe address and conversation would make deep i'm.
preston anywhere He would be regarded by those who
saw him for the first time gentleman of cultivated
manners and perfect knowledge of the world.
approach would show him TO be man of frank geneTI
Gus and manly character with nothing to conceal either
In his life or his sentiments but those only who know
him best know TO what extent he is man of close
thought, whose opinions made up for himself from
actual experience and reflection and with what spirit and
eoquence he is capable of defending every conclusion
he has adopted
As candidate for governor the democratic party have
been pecuarly fortunate in his selection There per-
hans not a man in the State better informed on every
question which concerns her interests His labos
editor and his services senator and representative
speaker of the house. auditor general canal commits
soner &c. have given him amount OF information
every subject of public not TO be obtained from
books and not to be acquired short of reasonably long
life He could will venture to say, give from mem
ory the history cost advantages, and disadvantages Of
every canal and railroad improvement in Pennsylvania
regulating banks and currency at different periods
in the Commonwealth history he has taken prominent
and successful part. In protecting her manufacturing
interests he has always been foremost without advocating
any principle injurious to the welfare of sister States On
the vexed question which his opponent has been discuss
ing years. in nearly the speech Gen. Packer
has at all times held the views entertained by the great
democratic party of the nation, fast becoming the
sentiments of all rational On the question of tenn
peancc an effort made in the present campaign to
create excitement that might operate to the dad
vantage of the party but 1t was found on investigation
that although exceedingly temperate in his life General
Packer had simply said a senator that he willing
to abide by any decision which the people by vote might
render on the subject of the sale of liquors No avoatG
of democratic principles could have said less and hon
est man could have required more.
In his intellectual accomplishments Mr.. Packer has few
superors He possesses, as writer, facility and read
ness which can seldom be acquired out of editors
chair While he to form his opinions with caution
and with regard to the severest accuracy his style of
expressing them is clear natural and bold AS speak
err he unites with commanding presence and copous
flow of language quckness in bringing his to
an attack or reply which renders him most efficient adj
vocate and very formidable adversary. During his term
in the he took rank of the abcst debate
in that body AS the speaker of delberative assembly
he was equally distinguished Said veteran politician
sitting in the lobby during stormy debate in the house
over which General Packer was presiding, THAT man
never had his equal speaker except in Henry Clay
AS legislator he had another quality which, in these
times especially should not pass unnoticcd Every
knew him to be pure. breath of suspicion never fell
upon his name The thought arose in any human
breast that he had betrayed trust forfeited conf
dencc reposed in him. He has yet to exhibit these quail
ties in higher sphere and to that he will be transferred
by the popular will the second Tuesday of October