Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1857-08-26
COMING HOME TO RoosT.

C0M1NG HUME III hOOS1
Curses are not the only thing that, like
chickens, come home to roost. The boastings
of the locofoco press of this State OF Packers
porwess on the stump, before he was challeng-
ed, may be instanced as illustrative of this
fact. We quoted the other day, from one of
his party papers, the statement that he profess
sed his Willingness, to the convention which
nominated bin, to meet his opponent on the
stump. In his speech, as revised in the Will
Transport Gazette, of 18th March last, the
same thing is implied, in more reserved terms,
as follows
"F'or my o,on part, in assuming the position
assigned me by your partiality, promise you
thai, so far as L haze ability. The canuass shall
be SO conducted as at least 10 reflect dscredit
upon this Convention or upon the Democratic
party"
Following this avowal, the party press
throughout the State acted upon the presump
tion that Packer would meet our nominee in
public discussion, and we give few more
rich extracts of this tenor, to show what the
party thought of stumping before Buckalew
enlightened them:
ssIt matters not who the mongrcl opposi-
tion may select, what his attainments or ora
%.
ker a ioeman worthy Of his steel.''-PhiIa.
Argus.
s.He Isl one of the most skillful debaters in
the State, and his long experience in political
affairs has enabled hIm to become fully infor-
med in regard to all its varied interests. The
management of the canvass could not have
been entrusted to ADLER hands. On the stamp,
he is able TO cope pih The best orators OF the OPP
position.-PennsyEUGni
Sour candidate for Governor. Gen. Wm. F.
Packer, of Lycoming county, is gentleman
of fine personal appearance. ready and fluent
debater, perfectly competent TO meet on the po-
ittical huStiRgS any man the opposition NAV
bring against him. .''-West Chester Repub.
ssHe is an excellent polemic debater; indeed
we may say with great TRUTH he is an orator
in the trueSt sense of the term, inasmuch as
he does not only speak WELL but always right
to the point at issue, and by his earnest man
ner and flowing style gets right to the hearts
Democratic coEamR neat autumn, and we con-
gratulate the convention in the selection
they have made. "-Harrfsburg Keystone.
ave are glad to hear thai he (Wilmot) con-
templates a careful canvass of the State.
Every speech he makes, outside of the Great
African desert, is just so much done for the
Democratic party, and if he should visit all
the counties it Will Il great deal of
trouble. The Democracy want the people to
hear Mr.. Wilmot for themselves, so that they
cannot doubt the truth of what has been said
of him by the Democratic press. If Mr.. Will
mot will only do as the North .4niericnn saws he
intends to, Gen. Packer will be elected by
such majority as has not been heard of since
the last Jackson campaign. Couldn't arrange
ments be made for him TO commence immeiiafel1P
-Uiiiidmsporf GaoeHe.
All this sounds very funny, now that the
same papers have turned completely round,
and are seeking to Justify their cowardly can
didate for declining the challange they covet-
ed. Poor creatures! how contemplate they
must feel, if they haze any feeling, to be COM
PEELED thus to stultify themselves and eat up
their vain boastings
Mr.. Buckalew, whose letter compelled all
these fellows to change their tune so suddenly
by advising Packer to run away from his oppo-
nent, and who said ssthere is considerable
public opinion against the propriety of execu-
tive candidates appearing at all before popular
meetings to solicit votes,'' seems to be as good
at changing ground suddenly as his editorial
undergraduates, for he has permitted, if he
has not advised, Packer to take the stump by
himself, and appear ssbefore popular meetings
to solicit votes" After declaring such athing
to be improper, this candidate proceeds forth
with to do the improper thing by announcing
himself to speak at democratic meetings
throughout the State .-Ptsbprgh Gazette.