The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-09-30


proved the superiority of American arms
on the land. [ remember that the coun
try was prosperous under the Admlnistra
tion of James Monroe: that then was es
tablishcd the true doctrine, "That Amer.
leans shall rule America" (iu other
words, that no foreign power should colo
nize on the American Continent.) That
when the Dem mocratic party selected for
it's cannidate that great and good man
Andrew Jackson, it was not as the nom-
inee of any caucus. His friends did not
yield to the behests Of King Caucus. An
other was the caucus nominee. But the
asses rallied round General Jackson
They did SO in Pennsylvania. He was
adopted as the candidate of the people,
and that is as good nomination as any
man can have. Ii conventions run couu-
ter to the popular will, then the people
have the right to putup their own nomi-
nees, and to elect them after they are put
up. Applause.
Under the Administrator Of General
Jackson, the mighty money power was
boldly met and successfully oyerthrown
and under that of Martin Van Bureu
that admirable system of collecting and
disbursing the public revenues, known as
the independent treasury was adopted
All these we're Democratic. Administra
tions, and these were Democratic meas.
ures in the true sense of the word. Ap
plause.
| will repeat, that if the Democrat.
party will maintain the right. it will be
the triumphant party in this country
On the other hand, if it pervers principle
to accomplish Individual purposefi ifitbc
found combating for the wrong; if, in
short, it maintain the position where some
of its leaders would put it upon this Lee
con pton question, aud its organization i,
used to extend and perPetuate African
slavery upon this continent, its days arc
numbered. for no party can long sustain
itself in this country when it is clearly il
the wrong. The American people in the
main. are honest and impartial. They
are intelligent. They read, and as the J
understand these questions, there is no
doubt how side they will decide. ADd if
that glorious old party shall continue to
be in the wrong, the time is not far dis.
taut when may be applied to it the word.
of the poet applied to Greece
"Shades of the mighty, can it be
That this is all remains Of thee"
[ [APplause.]
Fellow Citizens l Will conclude BY
enforcing upon you the great interest in.
volved in your next Congressional elee-
ton. The result here is looked for not
obly in PeunsJ Jlvania, but all over the
country This district is looked upon as
the battle ground, where is to be fought
;he battle for the success of the great
principle Of popular sovereignty, which
has been so ably maintained by your
Representative. lie is an honest aud in-
trerid man, and his snccess will rejoice
many heart, while his defeat will cause
many to mourn. He has hard battle to
uSuAt UuG tHIiCe 10 uc 1T uleO WHO UaLQ MS
quarrel just" and he must and will tuc-
ceed. have nothing to say against bis
competitors. know them both, and the Y
arc both gentlemen. but neither can just
ly call on John Hicknan 10 give way
Let them bide their time, but in this crit
ical moment change not your leader.
Were | resident of your district, and
my life was spared, there is no power on
earth that would prevent me on the Sec
ond Tuesday of October next from cast
lug my vote in favor of the reelection Of
John Hickman. Send him back to Con
grcss, and let him there take part in the
final coDsummation and settlement of the
kansas question. Let him have the
proud satisfaction of recording bis vote in
favor Of the admission of Kansas andcr a
Constitution which truly expresses the
will of the people, and then his record
will be complete, and it will be a record
that an honest man can point to as evi-
ience of bis reliability as representa-.
i've, and his truthfulncss as an individu-
a. Immense checring.)