Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1859-09-28
HALL VS.. DURBIN.
From the Ebensburg Alleghanian. Sept

From the Ebensburg Alleghanian. Sept 10.
Last week we nailed to our mast head the
name OF l.. w. Hall, the Peoples Candidate
for Senator in the district composed Of Clear
field, Blair and Cambria, and informed our
readers that we had joined hands with our
Cambria Conferees in supporting him at the
ballot-box, and in laboring for his election
This week we do something more We ask our
readers to vote for him.
Although Mr.. Hall was not by any means
our choice for the nomination., preferring as
we did a Cambria County man, yet it must be
admitted, leaving locality out of the question:
that there is not in the District man better
qualified to discharge the duties of the office
for which he has been nominated. Mr.. Hall
is lawyer by profession, and although quite
young man, has already earned for himself
reputation among his professional brethren
Moreover, he is self made man man fresh
| fiom the ranks of the People man who has
| literally fought his way to the position he now
| occupies; man who has identified himself
with no clique or faction man who has new
er before been a candidate for office; and a
| man who, if elected, as we doubt not he will be-
will have ssno friends to reward or enemies to
| punish.''
We urge not the claims of Mr.. Hall upon the
People OF this Senatorial District, merely up-
on the ground of his personal popularity
Nor do we urge his claims because he is bet
| discharge the duties of the office, than his op-
| ponent, Augustin Durbin. We would look
| higher than this. There are issues at stake in
the present canvass which cannot be over
| looked, no matter how much we could desire
to favor certain localities, or personal friends.
| There are principles involved in the Senato
rial campaign which should out weigh eyery
other consideration. There are principles
promulged BY bodies whose rights to DO so we
do not question, and if it be possible we
should seek to disseminate those PRINCIPLES.
and apply them to the practical working of
our government. We would have no inter
vention of the Federal Executive to defeat the
expressed will oithe People. We would have
no Congressional Slave Code for the Terrific
ries OF the UnitedStates. Wew would have no
extension of Slavery. We would have no re-
yival of the Slave Trade. Nor would we have
the introduction of foreign criminals to the
shores OF America. These are some thinps
that we would not have. There are some
things that We would have. We would have
protection to American industry. We would
nave economy in the expenditures of our State
ana National Governments. We would have
iahd Tor the landless; and we would have the
purity OF the ballot-box preserved and main
tanned at all hazards. How, then, are we to
prevent those things which we do not want,
ana secure those things which we do want
Gan we do so by supporting Augustine Durbin,
on the second Tuesday of October? Surely
not. We may do so by supporting Louis w.
Hall, the Peoples Candidate. Then friends,
wherever you are in this Senatorial District,
pull off your coats. roll up your sleeves, and
60 to work for the Principles of our Party -
Elect l.. W. Hall, and he will maintain, de-
lend and support your principles. And this
is more than his opponent would do.