The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1859-04-06
The Bogus Convention.

we early pointed out the character OF
large number of the men whose names
were attached TO the "Call" for Bogus
State Convention. The exhibit we made
showed most conclusively that majority
OF the movers in this scheme 10 aid the
Black Republicans, were persons who had
opposed the Democratic party, numbers Of
them members of the Know-Nolhing Order,
and all willing 10 perform any act which
would injure the Democracy, and give as
sistance 10 the opposition. Our Democratic
cotempories in the Inferior have also been
engaged in unearlhinglhe poiticalpedigrees
of the abettors OF Knox, Forney and Lau.
man and proving the eAnti-Democratic stand
ing Of these men. But the most pointed ar
ticle which has met our eye upon this sub
ject, is the following from the Miners Ga.
sette, ,publisheda at Ashland, ,Schuylkill county.
After inserting communication which ap.
peared in Forney's Press, dated Ashland,
goth March, signed BY six PERSONS who are
in favor of the Bogus Convention, the Ga.
seiie says:-
We have always been under the impress
sion that editors and publis1<.s of newspa.
pers never publish communications without
a knowledge of the author, but we find in
this we are mistaken. The author OF the
above communication, or rather the first
name on the list, is DR.. Bobbs, ALIAS Boggs,
well known in this and adjoining counties
as very ludicrous specimen of colored
gentleman, black as erebus. So much for
the first signer of this communication.
The next name on the list is Jacob Danes,
better known as "Gen." He, also, has been
public character for years in the capacity
of hostler. He can most any time be seen
in the vicinity of some OF the Pottsville
hotels. He will certainly be quite feature
in Forney's Convention.
Next comes another colored gentleman
Solomon Williams.) He, too, has been
an hos,ler in this county for many years,
known by nearly every white man in this
vicinity. "Sol'' is opposed to the Admins
tration and the extension of slavery, and no
doubt will add much strength 10 the aboi-
tion features of the next Convention.
The other three public names, which are
signed 10 the communication are parties un
known to us. We think their residence
must be either in the Isle Of sky or Airshirs
however, be that as il may, the communica-
ton is deserving of marked attention from
the Democratic papers of the States.
If the other Communications in the Press
are of similar import 10 the foregoing,
Forney's Convention must be successful
If there is an equal ratio of sable gents (such
as DR.. Boggs and Sol Wiliams) in the Con.
venlion, we will certainly expect to be de-
feated, as an Amalgamalion Convention
will carry with it all the niger slealers,
&c., in the State.
The ,,elin's Grove Times, the Democratic
organ of Snyder county, notices the fact that
H. P. Hotensein and Nathaniel Meyer of
that county have signed their names TO the
"Call' for the Bogus Convention. AS 10
Mr.. Hottenstein, the Times says, he nearly
went crazy because he was disappointed in
getting the post office in This place. No
man ever made stronger efforts TO get an Of
flee from Uncle Sam than he did, and no
man ever abused poor old Uncle Sam more
since his disappointment; though his inhu-
ence wouldn't change one vote besides his
own, in the county, and Mr.. Meyer was
disappointed in getting the appointment of
Supervisor on the Susquehanna division OF
the canal, which has very much soured his
temper" This accounts in a satisfactory
manner for the conduct of the two gentle
men from Snyder.county, and as for the dis.
tnguished colored persons from Schuylkill
they are naturally attracted towards theil
friends. If this is the material out of which
the Bogus Convention is 10 be formed, the
Democracy have nothing TO fear. The in
teligent voters of Pennsylvania cannot be
misled by such a parli-colored assemblage