The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-10-07
NO. i2.

"''s'iou' VI t"o CPPOSltioH, OnL even IN
their Convention Lecompton was hardly
recognized, and the Administration was
Doticed in sort of political parable.
As to New Jersey. she is near enough
to us to be familiar story. Adrian will
doubtless be returned to Congress By the
people Of his district. John Huyler will
be left behind to repent at bis leisure the
folly of bis Lecompton vote. Worten-
dyke, no doubt, wisely anticipates the
quiet comfort of tbs own freside as far
preferable to the marble halls at Wash
ington. In the Western part of the
State, the Democratic party has either
boldly accepted the Douglas platform or
coldly passed oser the Administration
policy. So much for New Jersey.
Aud what of California-the first born
OF popular soverei gDty-that State in
which the battle of 1856, as we'll for the
domination of the present Presidential in
cumbent, as for his election, was
fought with such indomitable courage
and sagacity by Broderick and his troops
OF friends! What does California sayl-
The answer is, That despite the patron
age of the Administration, conferred as
usual upon the ancient foes of the Presi-
dent, and thrown with terrific force a.
galnst bis truest friends, Broderick OF the
Senate, and his colleague in the House.
10. MeKidden, will be enthusiastically
sustained when they come up to be iudg-
ed IN their own persons, by the people
And here let me say of my friend Nc
Hidden, that he has stood firm in the
midst of the most trying circumstances,
Those who should have stood forth in his
support tried to weaken aud to discour
age him. Assailed from within and
without, coaxed, threatened, denounced.
and importuned, he maintained bis hon.
or unfinchingly to the end, and left his
native State without a stain upon his
name. Whatever betide him in after
life, he can look back to his career in the
last session of Congress without blush.
Last. as to Pennsylvania. In this
State the Administration has succeeded
in nominating ten of the twelve Lecomp-
ton Representatives. Never had the peo-
/ pie less to do with the selection of candi-
dates. This result was accomplished at
time when the peculiar virtues of the
English bill had not made themselves as
apparent as they are now. Messrs. ALI
and Leidy have the popular permission
to retire, and the most of the remaining
ten will no doubt enjoy the same felicit-
Gus fate when the returns are rolled I'D
from the people the 18th of October.
The Washington Union claims gain
Of some 5000 votes in Maine, but refus-
es to give credit to the position of the
Democracy of that State against the Le-
compton policy Of the Administration
How many will the Democratic party lose
in Pennsylvania, inssmuch as the ten
gentlemen referred to have been forced
upon the Administration platform, and
are compelled to run, notwithstanding
their tardy concession against the Eng
lish bill, with the whole weight of the
Administration upon their shoulders7--
How many votes does the Washington
Union think it will make for these Le-
comptouites, and for the other Demo.
Gratis who are running in Pennsylvania,
by its continued attacks upon Stephen
A Douglas and the regular Democrats
organization in Illinois? How much will
it help the Administration by making the
English bill an issue, and by continuing
to denounce all who will not consent to
do the samel We hare neUer get hal q
trial Of Lec0nlptoniSns in PennSyiUania.-
Our last electiou-that which took place
in October of 1857 resulted in the tri-
umph of VIM. +. Packer, who stood
broadly and squarely and publicly upon
the principle of Popular Sovereignty.
which principle be afterward manfully
reiterated in his inaugural address But
this is the first election in when the dis
tinctive policy of the Administration has
come in issue in our State. Not only the
peculiar policy of the Administr alton in
this respect will be involved in the result.
but the new idea, lately eDuneiated, that
the President is the principle and that
/ the Administration is the party; that all
creeds and all platforms have passed a.
way, and that the cabinet and the pow
ers that he shall make our creeds and
reconstruct our platforms. All hls aciH
be in issue In the days of General Jack
son the great motto which immortalized
his Administration. was, "Tbe Union, it
must and shall be preserved" This
motto has now been changed into "The
President: be must and shall be sustain
ed" Pennsylvania iu October inst. will
be called upon to decide whether she will
prefer to sustain the doctrines which have
made the country prosperous, or to de-
sert these doctrines for the purpose of
sustaining the President
Military Visitor.
We were pleased to see Colonel A.
D. Hope, of the Hope Express Co. in