Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1858-02-19
TO the Douglas Democrats !.

TO the Douglas Democrats.
lfyou allow your leader and idol
to be crushed in his present position,
he Is for ever down! The RcpuIli-
cana can not support the architect OF
aIl the Kansas evils. even if he does
try ut the last TO repair in part al The
mischief he has done, The South
and SlaTeocracy can never forgive the
man who led them into this slavc-pro-
paganding scheme. only to desert
them in the trying hour lis only
hope of future success then. IS TO break
down the opposition 10 him. am thns
get the good wishes Of the Free state
Democracy. Now Is YOUR TIME To
WORK for the destruction Of the Lc-
compton fraud. Hold public meet
ings-givc force to your views thro'
the press-writc to your Senators and
your Democratic Cougrcssmon-giyc
Them TO understand what IS the REAL
sentiment Of lie Democracy Of Your
Statc...~aHd you may avert the evil
and serve your friend. But let the
Administration triumph over him,ond
he falls like IUcilcr.
Outside Of the Post Offices and
Of the other stations in the Gift Of the
National Administration, there is a
general and fixed rcpugnancc 10 the
execution Of the Lccompton fraud.
We canuame promincntmen in Union
county and elsewhere, Who never be-
torc boltcL from any demand which
had the label Democratic" who now
openly declare that the whole Admin
istration plan is WTong-must not be
pushed throHgb-and that il carried
into effect it will ruin the party.
In Pennsylvania, the State and
National \ administrations are in open
conflict. and We rccrct to say that the
Natj4gal Administration seems thus
iar able to Stile the expression Of any
feeling by the Logislaturc-so potent
are the Offices at lie Executive dis
posal. Goy.Packor's fricnls-doubt-
less ref-rti"g his yicws-are earnest
in tl,'r hostility to Lccomptonism.
If thev r--~i. Egn. Packer to be de-
fratcd. h~ 800 las lost his power with
his own parly.which will be governed
by orders from Washington.
Were veto he controlled bypar-
ti1an views, we should desire nothing
better than 70 see LccomptOn admit
ted, and Douglas, Forncy, Walker,
Stanton, and their tens Of thousands
Of adhcrcpts read out Of the Democra-
tic party. But We want Kansas free
we will aid Douglas & Co. in ma
king 1t frcc-and permit all matters
Of meg partiZln losses and gains to
take their chance. We want to be on
with all who sec with Us on the qucs
tion a. issue
~A late arrival from California
shows the mines rather Gourishing.
\ great excitement Wists among the
Mormons. The State Debt has been
assumed and lcgalizcd. Gov. John
son (Oppositiom announces that fol
the first time. the expenditures Of tho
State have been less (by Half q Nil
lion) than the income. Gov. Weller
(Adm.) was inaugurated. y rcsolu
ton approving Of Senator Douglas
pasition OH the Kansas question, ere
ated great excitement in the Lcgisla
ture. 1t Is supposed the Democracy
are with Douglas on the 9secomptor
Issues.
Mr.. GRow.-Whjlc sor1o Of tht
profcssed Democratic press wish t(
throw the blame Of the recent Con
cressional melee on him, many other.
defend him and his acts. Mr. Grow
is naturally a mild and amiablc ma'
less in size than his assaiiant hu
his New England blood is good, anC
as the representative Of the Wilmo
district he will not suffer imposition
from any source. We sec that tn
Senator and Members from his Dis
trict have paid him a visit at Wash
ington since he rcpollcd his hruta
aasaiIant. If he needs any help, II
can get it by sending out word.
sgWc arc indebted to COLI ANE.
MOORE, who has recently spent SOM
wacks in Missouri, for copy Of tn
MissoURI DEMoCRAT-thec celebrated
Free Soil paper Of ST. Louis. 1t is
splendid paper, each page ccntainin.
nine columnS-wcll edited, and "
should say well supported. We hay
taken two extracts from that pape
On our first page.
@The Harrisburg DAILY HERALI
--formcrly q straight Know Nothing
journal, has changed hands, and nov
sustains Douglas and Packer.
AcQyIrAL OF GOV. BEBB-Ex Gov
William Betb Of Ohio, who now reside
near Rockford, Illinois, was last fall il
dictod for shooting and moTtally wOundin
one of party O. reckless young men VIII
were iafes;ing his residence and ann0yin
bis family with hcruiug party on th
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