The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1859-03-23
State Nominations.

State Nominations.
We place to-day at the head Of our journal
the Democratic State nominations as they
were made at Harrisburg on the 18th inst
For Auditor General we have Mr.. RICHARD.
SON l.. WKIeHT, of Philadelphia, who closes
his career as a State Senator from that city
with the present session. For Surveyor Gen.
eral we have Ma. JoHN RowE, OF Franklin
These are both worthy and upright men
men who come before the people with clean
hands, and in whom The Democracy, as they
have done heretofore, can place confidence
Mr.. RowE has acted in the capacity OF Sur.
veyor General for the last two years and a
half, and has discharged his whole duty ably
and faithfully. He has proved honest and
upright in all his transactions, which is q
great deal TO say in these times.
WRlGHT and Rowe form strong ticket, o
tried and approved party men-men who
are Democrats not from desire TO bask in
the sunshine of that success which with
brief intervals has attended the party, since
the organization of the Government, but be.
cause they believe the principles of the
Democratic organization TO be essential fol
the union of the States, the prosperity ol
each separate member of the Confederacy
These men accepted the nominations placed
upon them from conviction that bold, up
right, fearless party action was necessary
to meet the circumstances which surround
the Democracy OF Pennsylvania at this mo-
ment.
The Convention at Harrisburg saw that
PesinsylvaIla, old staunch Pennsylvania,
was being abused and scandalzed by the
action of those who represented her De-
mocracy in other sections of the Union,
while at the same time these men where
plotting against the National Administration
and thus giving aid and comfort TO the com.
mon enemy. These facts were notorious,
and stared all true party men in the face
They demanded action Either the rary
must be purified by repudiating the corrupt
and dishonest schemers, or fall into their
tracks, suffer an iguominious and deserved
celeat al home, aud forfeit that prond posi-.
tion which the Democracy of the old Key
stone have always occupied in the National
Councils Of the party.
When this idea was fairly presented TO
the Democracy, there was no hesitancy as
to the course necessary to be pursued. -
There was scarcely district which did not
at once declare fof the party and the Nation
al Administration; and the proceedings of
the Convention demonstrate with what sin
guar unanimity Democratic sentiment was
expressed from all sections OF the State
There was no attempt on the part OF the Ma
tional Democracy TO revive decided issues.
They did not seek TO ostracise men who
had differed with their political brothers
within the lines Of party teohy and party &C,
hon. They did not withhold the hand OF
fellowship from such as had contended with
honest zeal before nominations, but fought the
common enemy after. The parry did not do
this in the State Convention. But they did
what was right and proper, what the De.
mocracy demanded should be done. They
repudiated those men who acted with the
common enemy, who spoke at Black Re-
publican MEETINGS, and who used official
position for corrupt and selfish purposes
The democratic convention did these things,
and in so doing represented most faithfully
the wish and demand of the party in Dem,
ocraic Pennsylvania.