Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1860-08-16
WHO ARE AaITAroRs NOW?

There is one eVry frequent fact ln regard to
the present political canvass, which is the ex-
elusive occupation of the two factions of the
democratic party, and the Bell and Everett
party, with matters and troubles growing out
Of the slavery question, while the supporters of
Lincoln and Hamlin alone studiousy seek to
draw attention to the ordinary duties of the
government. So absorbed is even Mr.. Bell
in this all-absorbing trouble that he, the best
man of his party, writes long letter, without
once alluding to any other subject of public
concern than the soothing of slavery troubles.
We believe and claim that the greater share
of this feverishness will disappear the moment
we get fairly into the possession Of power, and
disappear simply because we will then direct
attention to other matters by attending to
other matters ourselves Nothing so reduces
inflammation as forgetting the irritation, and re-
framing from ulcerating it still more. In this
simple specific lies the cure of our present for
mdable trouble. BY making no ado about
discomfort we will remove discomfort. and by
attention to the sorely neglected business in
terests Of the county, we will prevent the mis-
apprehensions, which speech fercely banded
from one side to the other always begets.-
Health cannot come from the services Of
special doctors, whose interest it is to make
the most of their case and just now the pro
feSsional UDion-savers are doing their utmost
to make the patient nation believe itself dan
gerously i'll in order to get great reward for
curing it.
While all the Sc parties thus harp on the
single string OF distress, and each yauntS its
noStrum as an nfaIlible cure, the supporters, of
Lincoln 60 on to recall the government to
other and long neglected duties. In with
drawing attention from the contested points,
we take the only sensible course TO cure the
trouble which so absorbS rival parties. Not
one man in a hundred, even at the south, but
would say that the best relief to the morbid
public tone there would be discussion of the
tariff, of foreign policy, or any and every
legitimate subject Of governmental concern not
connected with slavery. All of these would
welcome diversion which would ease their
long and calling constraint but nobody offers
such matters for attention except the party
they have long been taught to hate and fear.
In success that party-Our own-Will obtain
the moral power with them at once, which
alone it lacks and it will have 10 crusade to
urge, and no encroachmentS to make. 1t will
truly and happily, give the relief which the
B ii and Everett party could not give if it
could get power, simply because the spectre
against which they have so long been warned
would still remain aud it would be the in
terest of the Bell and Everett party to mag
nifty it constantly, as the II cans Of retaining
power.
And herein lies the root OF the thousand ter
rorS of the last half dozcu-the last dozen
years. 1t has always been the great demo
cratic card to play off the profeSsed hostility of
the north to the south, and to increase irrita-
tion to the highest pitch, in order to make
political capital out of it, Now the Bell and
Everett party comes in the same position, and
plays the same game. 1t has won a hundred
times before but it has won for the last time.
It will not pay expenses to set up new scheme
of the sort, and as no two rival prosecutors Of
such an undertaking can each succeed,itis wise
to join the Breckenridge, Bell and Douglas
forces wherever they can be joined. As ter
rorists they belong and should work together;
but, as advocates of peace, determined to secure
peace by attending to business and not to con-
troversey we are this time to win the con-
test on better grounds than have heretofore
been known.