Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1857-04-16
The Response to the Nominations
tFrom the Washington (Pa.) Commonwealth,

lfrom tne washington (Pa) Commonwealth
We raise, at our mast head this week ,bo
names OF the nominees of the Harrisburg Con.
yentlon intending to keep them there unt;,
they are defeated or triumphantly elected -
or the gentlemen personally it is scarce worth
while to speak. They are well known throupb.
out the State
They are men well fitted to lead the advano-
ing columns of the freemen of the land Of Pom
to victory-to glorious triumph at the ballot
box. We have an abiding faith that the frao.
of the State-aye, of the nation-are almoS.
unanimously in favor of the spread of freedor,
and the curtailment of the bounds of slaverH
They only need to see that this is the ouestion
at issue. Circumstances being develoned IoJ
us to think that the true issue can no loroor
be concealed, and that no portion of tho no.
pie can be longer misled. When that tma
does come, as come it must, woe to the nis.
creants who have betrayed the trusts con6ded
TO their keeping. The iDhuman decision in the
Dred Scott case, by which slave property is
projected the same as property in horses
| throughout the Union-the expulsion of Gea.
ry from Kansas because he was willing all mar.
ties shoul have fair play the probable open.
| ing OF another serious and more bitter war ha.
tween the slavery and liberty parties in Kan.
sas-the probable adoption of slave mower
this monster of evil must be caught by the
neck and choked to death. We much mis-.
take the sentiments of the People of Peppsyl.
vania if they are not ready for the question
They will answer in October next.
tFrom the La caster Whigl
By our exchanges over the State we learn
m no Of tha y;
yehtion have been received with the most do
cided appreciation We have never known a
more cordial and general response given to the
nominees OF any convention at the outset : and
this itself is calculated to inspire confidence in
its favorable result
The Old Guard, On the second Tuesday
In October will roll up majority in favor Of
Freedom that will again place in her front
rank, as the banner County of the State
LFrom the Blair Co. whigl
| We take extreme delight in placing the
names of the gentlemen nominated by the late
Union State Convention at the head of our
editorial column. 1t is a tower of streugtb
and can be elected if we give a strong Dull
and pull altogether. With DAVID VII,
MOT we have candidate that we can be lust
y proud of.
[Fron the West Chester Review.I
The nominations combine indeed, rare litera-
ry as we'll as intellectual powers. Mr.. Will
mot is not only one Of the first men of the
State but of the whole country. He posses.
ses the rare faculty of elf.reance-havine re-
fused to bow subsequently to the sinister and
corrupt demands of party and to sacrifice his
!
wrong. Few men have the courage to be true
to themselves when party leaders threaten
with their vengeance. The love of Justice Of
right,-obedience to the dictates of their own
conscence-all have to yield to the demands
of party, Judge Wilmot has powerful and
persuasive eloqnence, and upon the question of
Slavery he occupies the position of the demo-
cratic party of Pennsylvania, from the days of
Jefferson down--until it was asssmed that
Slavery was national and Freedom mere Sec
tional institution. He occupies the position
on this suhiect which has been uniformly held
by the Nhig Party Of Chester county and by
great majority of the Democracy. He has
not swerved from the ancient landmarks
His sole and only fault is that he has refused
to smother the convictions of couscience-to
forget the traditions of his Fahers-the doc
| trnes of Penn--at the demand of those who
desired more Slave TerritOry-more Slave
States-more Slave Senators in Congress
Instrad of abandoning a great principle, be-
cause his party was drifting away from it, he
chose rather to embody it in the law of the
laws of the land-and hence the famous Will
mot Provso"
The separation of the questions involved IN
the coming election, from party trammels-
their consideration from another and indepen'
dent stand point-is " consumaton devoutIy
to be wished" The tyranny of party aims to
shut ont the light of history-to darken the
horizon--to lead and mislead the Judgment
to fetter men who boast of freedom. As the
conductor of on independent newspaper, ann
ing only to build up the prosperity OF the ccll'
try, and to foster the institutions OF our Ia
theirs in their purity, we shall solicit the atten'
tion of our readers, without respect to party
distinctions, as we shall venture from time 10
time to discussion OF the questions involved
in the canvass. The cry of " Democracy
and of Abolition" will doubtless be heard,
and men who are controlled by prejudice VIII
be governed thereby but the sound reaSonef,
the true patriot and good citizen, will treat
them as an impostnre practiced upon Al' un'
derstanding