Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1860-09-20

} He unites an even temper aud solid judgment
to great knowledge, not only of books but OF
men and affairs No man in the Commonwealth
is more familiar with its history, or with its
avrlous local interests with its diversified ca
4 pacites aud requirements with its legislation,
its policy and Its public opinion no one has
such an extensive acquaintance all over the
State. In all his private relations, and in the
discharge of bis official duties, he has achieved
Y a high character for probity aud honor In
i head and heart, iR temperament and action, he
4 is an ingraincd Pennsylvania. Within our
broad limits there is none who can aud will
make a better Governor
I Colonel CuRrlx is not only above all re-
proach, but is beloved by his immediate neigh
1aborS and his personal acquaintanees. A man
of dlgnifed presence, of gracious and gentle
( demeanor, kind hearted. genial and suny tenn
pered, remarkably Instructive & fascinating in
! conversation, he is beyond an question the
most popular man OF his age in Pennsylvania
In his native county, and all through the val
/ levS Of central Pennsylvania every man, woman
/ and child cherishes a feeling of pers0uak at
/ tachment for " ANDY Curtin" He is n0tcri
Gus at home for his open handed liberality and
for his continual charities Although he is not
rich, and left Office without cent more than
when he entered it, no man in Centre county
/ has given away as much money to relieve the
wants of the poor, and aid the struggles of the
embarrassed. / was remarked to the C0nveu-
/ tiOn, which nominated him SO promptly aud by
such decided vote, that no man in the State
L0d such body Of devoted, enthusiastic per
sonal friends There never was nomination
, more ioyfulIy hailed. 1t gave equal satistac
I ton among the farmers and iron men of Centre
+, and the merchants and manufacturers Of Phil
/ adeTphia The c0mmecial metropolis of the
/ State answered it with q wonderfully general
! applause The solid business men of the City
I aud the State were delighted with it, From
( Lake Erie 10 the Delaware this nomination
was regarded as tie beginning of brilliant
campaign, and the hagbiuger of decisive State
and National victory The Peoples party
/ could not have placed at the head of their
/ army more gallant, admirable aud iormua,
b!e champion
I \ word as to the religious opinions Of COL
| CURTIy. It has been asserted by his political
! foes thar he is member Of the Roman Catholic
/ eFsuasion or at least that he favors that sect
/ aud attends RomGuist churches. It ought to
I be unnecessary to notice this fa.seEcod concern
( ing man so well and so widely known as
/ ANDREW G.. CURTIN, but there may be some
i,who would like to see the sander authortayey
+ denied. We state, on behalf of Curtin, that
he is not aud never has been, a member OF tAe
/ Roman Catholic denomination, nor does he
SympathiZe with the peculiar views Of that sect.
: He is thOrOugly Protestant in all bis religious
convictions and though liberal minded to a de-
gree. has 30 sympathy with religious tyranny
over the bodies and souls Of men ANDREW e..
CURTIN is a member aud a trustee of the
PRESBYTERIAN Church in BeIlefonte, under the
pastorShip Of the Rev James Lynn, who bap-
/ tzed Mr. CURTIN in his childhood. This plain
tale is, of course, sufficient to refute the calum-
maies that have been circulated in regard TO
Col. CURTIN religion
The manly voice of our gallant Standard
bearer has been heard among US during this
contest. and We know from his own lips pre-
ciseIy where TO find bim among parties on prin-
cip!es that now agtate the prbiic mind He
has already traversed large portion of the
State. battling for the principles dear to us
/ lie viii continue iH that coarse gHtil the most
of the people Of Pennsylvania will have had an
opportunity Of hearing him, and of becoming
fally acquainted with his principles lie has
no conceaments,as the people who have heard
him, dthose who are to hear him, will test
ifs. lie tells the people that he supports
Lincoln and Hamlin for the Presidency and
/ Vice Presidency of the United States. lie
/ does not seek TO conceal his views on this point
that he NAY gain the votes Of any faction which
might be lost to him by a frank aud honest
ayowal Of his convictions. 1t is net in bis
nature to make such undignified conceaiments,
even If there vas occasion for it, lie tells the
people that he is searnestly in favor of pFetec-
tion to the interests of Pennsylvania, and be
points with pride to the record and the plat
form Of his party in preef that there is no de-
ceptioa in that avowaI lie is in favor OF
/ free homesteads for free men, and be can point
/ the people to the record in Congress, of the
part5 with which he actSas we'll as 10 national
4 platform adopted at Chicago
/ The people know ANDREW G. Curtin They
/ know his past record, and they know bis pre-
! sent position, for he has told il to them per-
| Sonaiiy. That record and those principles are
emineutly satifactory to Pennsylvania, and no
man is worthier than he to occupy the Office
in the gift Of the people ofour Commonwealth.
/ From all the indications which reach Us, we
have the most confident assurance that the
people appreciate the oatSpoken honesty and
devotion TO theig interests of Col. ANDREW g.
/ CURTIN, and that they have already hailed him
I as the next Governor of Pennsylvania.
rg- At party, lady treated her compa-
ny with stewed pears a gentleman at the
table put one, as he supposed, into his mouth,