The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-10-07
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER z, 1853.


enjoin upon the voters of this county, the
importance of giving their attention Tor one
day, to the important matter of selecting
good officers. This is duty that eve
ty freeman should consider esp, cially en-
Joined upou him. This matter has per.
baps never been of more Importance thar
at the present time. We have FIRST Q
judge of the Supreme Court to elect
John NJ. Read, of Philadelphia, is the
Peoples candidate for that Office. Mr.
Read is man Of unhlemisbed character,
and of superior legal attainment. He is
qualified in the highest degree to hll and
adorn that important station. Mr.. Por'
ter, also of Philadelpbia, is Mr. Reads
opponent He is a man of but quite or
dinary legal attainment, and beside that,
be is the candidate of the Lecompton Do
mocracy, who tried to force Kansas into
the Union Slave State, and is therefore
not worthy the support Of freemen Mr.
Frazer, of Fayette County, is the Peo-
pies candidate for Canal Commissioner,
and he is iu every respect qualified to
discharge the duties of that Office.
Nextis the important matter of Congress
man. There are two Democratic candidates
in the field. Dimmick is put forward by
the Lecompton Democracy as their man
1t will be remembered by all, that Wm
H. Dimmick was elected to Congress iD
1856, and firmly pledged to support that
cardinal measure Of the Democratic par
ty, Popular Sovereignty. Popular SOW
ereiguty gives the people OF the Terrific
ries the right to regulate their institutions
in their own way--to have slavery or not
Soon after Dimnick took bis seat in Con-
gress the Lecompton constitution came
up for their action. The LecomptoD con-
stitutiOn entirely nullifed popular soVer
eighty. 1t went dead shot against it,
and deprived the people of all right to
say what kind Of institutions they would
have, and provided to compel them to
come into the Upion Slave State. This
measure received Mr.. Dnmick's undiyi.
ded support 1t will be seen that be
has broken his pledges and has
therefore no claim on consistent Demo
Gratis, and much less on US. He has
shown himself TO be weak and entirely
unworthy of confidence. The Democracy
that adhere to Popular sovereignty, or
claim that the people of the Territories
have the right to make their own laws,
or TO have slavery or not, have presented
Dr.. DAVID X. SHOEMAKER, of Carbon
County, who strongly sticks to the doc
trine of Popular Sovereignty, and de-
clares 10 common With that Democracy,
which have not deserted the principe Of
Popular Sovereignty, that the people of
the Territories have the whole right TO
have slavery or not, as they see proper
The Doctor is a man of the best private
character, splendid education, sound sense,
a very gentlemanly man, and is of the
,trictest integrity and honesty. He is no
trucking politician, and comes from a.
moug the people and knows just what
their wants are. He is very popular with
his acquaiDtances, aud none know him
but to respect and esteem him. He is
qualified to make an excellent Congress.
man, and although be is a Democrat, we
under the circumstances would recon-
mend him to all men who hate treacheryI
and vsciIlation, and admire honesty, in
telligence and true worth, as being 10 cy.
cry respect worthy of your warnest sup
port.
The Kansas battle is not yet over, and
in short time it will be back in Congress
to be taught over sgain. The passage of
the English Lecompton bill has thrown
the whole question open again. Hence
the necessity of man representing us
who will regard the wishes of the people
of Kansas. and vote for their admission
when they apply. Dinmick is bound to
be controlled By the provisions of the
English LecoUpton bill, which declares
that they shall not come into the Union a
free State, until they have enough inhab.
itants to eDtitle them to representative
'n Congress, which is upwards of $4,000,
although they offered to reward them
With liberal land grants, if they would
make Kansas Slave State when they
bad only 35 600 inhabitants.
Voters do your whole duty, on the 18th
of October, and that will teach such weak
and treacherous mea as Dimmiek. here.
after to do their duty.