Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1858-11-19

'-S ~ tuAo ISSUE, al
do To: On tbs qucecion express their Wi
who tneg noninally represent.
>. The State was Dislricted long tim
past. As the population now stands, 75
V'tera III Egypt Che lower, Democratic o
fro slavery section of the Srate) count a
much 10 electing Congressman ard Legis
lature as 1000 voters in Ganaaa (as tn
upper, Ropub.icap, Au,i-Slayery portion
is c1lird)
Ii with all these facts, Douglas and hi'
friends will use their power to defy th,
popular will Gas Buchanan sought to do il
hausas) by re electiug him, it will prove
hes HAgrant.y false they are to their own
vapntcd "principle." Such a sicfory will
no NJ hep in iSJU. ly-neanwnlie, le,
al remember that Illinois Is Republican
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SlifeE and GTegs---State Treasurer.
We observe, in an up-rivcr paper, a
charge that Col. SLIFER, after the nomina.
ton Of Col. GREGG had been "farly and
honorably made, took decided ground
against the election of the nominee
"was prominent in the abortive attempt
10 get another candidate COMPEL.
cd on election day to yield an apparent
support that "some of his neigh
boFs assert even on that day he voted
against the nominee" This is an amusing
''comciy of errors, so full of falsehood,
that iu tbs Senatorial District il needs no
denial. Supposiug, however, that it nav
W rvsiSnvu ~ iuyuIc OuI. ciner al Il uIs
fance, we think it no moro than justice to
brand The charge, as whole and in detail,
aS aEaTiy untrue, and we are curious to
know what "neighbOrs' of Col. Siiftr ever
circulated that story.
Mr. Slfer was Delegate to the Sena-
torlal Convention, instructed for another
man; but when MIR. Gregg received the
majority Of votes, Siifer moved aud voted
10 make the nomination unanimous. That
motion was nat unanimous, and disaffec.
tion srose-trom cause We need not ad.
vert to, but not the fault of Slifer or Gregg
which threatened to make the election
los. by default. Slifer, to our knowledge,
did what he could to allay the excitement
aLd Ding about a reconciliation. He was
solicited, from various iBduential quarters,
to run himself, as an indopondent, and as
a compromise candidate, but invariably
refused. lie was Instrumental in getting
up the second conference at Williamsport,
by which Means ouly the nomination was
ratified, general union was gained, and
the election of Col. Gregg was secured.
From that day until the polls closed at I
o'clock on the evening of the election, Col.
Shtcr labored opeay aud decidedly for
G,cgg, at home and abroad, in sincerity
aud without abatement. No man in our
county spent more time and money than
he did, for the whole ticket, but especially
FIR Gregg, who received larger majority
than our county ticket, in this county.
Col Gregg himself, Hon. Andrew G.
Curtin, Hon. John W. Killinger, five hun
dred person. in Lewisburg and Union
county, as well as some of the best men
of our party in LycOming and Clinton, both
supporters and opponents of Col. Gregg,
can testify to Col Slifer's solici,ude and
open and manly effort ia making this
the first election in our Senatorial District
turn for the right side.
1t is understood that the aim Of this
suiacious misrepresentation of palpablo
truth is, to hinder Col Slifer's promotion
10 the Office of State Treasurer. Col. Sli.
for would scorn the use of any such means,
ty his friends, to ipjure any competitor.
lie is, and ever has been during our eleven
years knowledge OF him, IA true, faithful,
party man. He has teen solicited, by
man prominen, men of our party in yari.
Gus sections Of the State, to be a candidate,
aud has c0nseuted; but with his sense of
the great responsibility of the office, bis
knowledge of its apxieties, cares, and bus
dens, ana the great bail required, it would
no; deprive him Of an hours sleep, or ere
ntc an unpleasant thought against any
honorable man-candidate, Senator, or
Representative-ifs some other one is pre-
ierrel. He makes no "claims"-urges
se oue-but, if elected, will (as be did
tcfote) guard tho States treasures as be
would his own. Peuusy lvania never had
more faithful Treasurer,o or one who saved
sni gained her more money; aud We be-
iIeve (~nhout any personal Interest what
e.'f, cr undue pnrtiality) she should and
VII again eniru>t 10 him iba! one.ous but
lnI YpIi4Bt station.