Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1859-08-26

they sell the whole party to each Cal
didate, Just as Russian lord sells hi
serfs with his land! We say many G
the honest members of the party hav
become disguised with this process O
sale, wherein their will in Convention
and their private feelings are no NOR
regarded than if they were 'naturals.
How they are sold by their leaders. a
so many sheep, they don't understand
at all.
Only last fall, it will be remember
ed, Mr.. Wolfe, a lifelong Democrat
was rejected for Sheriff in order to
take up a candidate fresh from the
Know Nothing lodges and fragran,
with its perfume. Old-timc Democrats
scratched their heads, and wondered
how they could stand it. How it was
done, they didn't know, only sit was
that Caucus in the Jury room."
That SELL was bad enough-but
when they awoke one fine morning
and found themselves all sold again
by the Nominee to a Volunteer, they
really couldn't comprehend it. "Our
side said it was bargain and SALE
but had no public proof. How the
thing was managed, is now published
in Court Of Justice, and having been
alluded to first in Philad. paper, we
give it for the information of MANY of
our Democratic readers who do not
like to he sold like SO many sheep.
Henry Charles was sued on a Note
Endorsed We believe by D. .Moyer) for
SIS, made to J. W. Pennington. On
the trial, the time when and the rea-
son for which it was given, were proved
by the following sworn evidence from
H.W Fries, one of the wheelhorses of
our Democracy, in reply to interroga-
tories propounded before Ira S. Has.
eltine, Commissioner:
4tt mterogatory This paper marked
A, and referred to in the commission
aforesaid, here shown me, was executed iu
my presence and executed by Henry Charles
aud David Meyer in the bar-room of David
Meyer, iu the town of Hartleton, in the
county OF Union and State Of Pennsyiva.
MIA, on the second day Of October, A. D.,
1858.
oh tnterroga'ory: At the time the said
note was executed, as Aforesaid, deponeut
saw Henry Charles pay to j. W. Pennips.
ton twenty-five dollars, and from the con-
that thcn passed between the
said Charles and Pennington, deponeut
understood ard believes that the twenty
i've doliars we're paid Pennington BY
Charles as aforesaid, in consideration M1t
Pennington, who was then a candidate
'ctore tie people .tor The otiiice of High She
III of Ubion county, uouid rithdrau from
aid canvass and not run for the said Office
Turing the election then pending. +
1M itero3a'ory: John W. Young,
Thomas Gutelius, J. ". Pennington,
David Meyer, and deronen., at the time
he said note was executed, did promise the
aid Charles that We would support him
Or the ofice of High Sheriff of the said
mon county, and deponeut believes that
be said promise together with the promise
t Pennington stated in the answer to in
errogatory five formed the whole consid
ration for the note aforesaid. I
sh in'erro9atory: Pennington did with (
raw as above promised.
HENRY W FRIES.
And so it tappears you Democrats
f Union county-1000 men-wcre by ,
our Dem. nominee abandoned TO a
lem. volunteer for S25 cash and SIS i
promise to pay'-sl0O in all, or
0 cts. head! And these high con- :
racting parties do not all even pro- {
,ss to belong to the Democracy! 4
These be thy gods, o Israeli" Will
Gu serve them any longer? =
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nsa-The Democracy of Northumberland t
'uUty had stormy time last Saturday, |
nominating county ticket-about
600 votes having been polled, with the
llcwiDg result:
Representative-Geu. Wm. H. Kase,
Rush, by 26 maj. d
Commissioner-Philip Clark, of Sun. a
'ry, by 400 maj. S
Treasurer-Dr. Z. II. Awl, of SunIury, Fl
100 maj. y
Dist. At,orney-John Kay Clement, of :,
mLury, by 100 maj. ,
Coroucr-Cyrus Geasy, Of Smbu,y, by "
small maj p
Auditor-Peter W. Gray, of SunJury, h
} opposition. il
There were some "bsllot.box stufins"
sorted to, the defeated candidates and !,
cir friends cay, aud probably with truth q
Mr.. Hottenstine was defeated by his -
n neighbors-tbc supper end"-who =
ted against him because he refused, last -
nter, in the Legislature to permit vote \;
be taken to see whether the upper end :;
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