Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1860-10-06
ADDRESS
To the Voters Of the Twelfth Congress
iOnal District.
READ AND CIRCULATE.

On the second Tuesday of October, the
voters of this District will be called upon
to cast their suffrages for Representative
in Congress, Ever since the organization
of the District, it has been steadily and
largely Democratic. Owing to causes 9th.
er than party strength, the Opposition has
now and then, carried the District, bu
every well informed man knows that the
"Twelf h" is to-day Thoroughly opposed
to the doctrines of Black Republicanism
as it previously was to the other forms
which the Opposition has, from time to
time, assumed. The "irrepressible con
flict" and the disguised Abolitionism Of
Seward, Sumner, Giddings and Greely
are viewed with loathing and disgust by
the sturdy yeomanry of Wyoming, Lu-
Serne, Columbia and Montour. The
leaders of tho Abolition party in this Dis
trict, know, full we'll, that to succeed they
must deeeive, and their past conduct, as
well as their present position, lead us to
believe that systematic deception, smooth
hypocracy, and an unsparing use of mon
cy, will again be their resort Voters of
the "Twelfth, word with you about
the candidates who are seekl9g your sulf-
RACES, and the principles involved in their
selection. ~
The Republican candidate
GEORGE w. SCRANTON,
is the present incumbent. lie is a gentle
man of intelligence, of good moral charac.
ter, and OF great wealth. He came to
Luzerne county some twenty years ago
and settled in the upper end of the county
In company with other parties he bought
land-laid out town--speculated in town
iots-built a furnace-started a store
and made money. Like thousands of
other men, he has been successful in busi-
ness, and has acquired that kind Of local
greatness which belongs to money and sue
csss. Two years ago, while the opposition
were calling themselves the "People's par
ty," some half dozen politicians started
the name of Mr.. Scranton for Congress. -
The Rev. Reuben Nelson and Davis Alton
Esq were already in the field. These
gentlemen were known as thorough going
anti slavery men, and the sincere aboli-
tionists were their friends. But their claims
were disregarded. A fraud was to be
perpetratcd, and neither Nelson nor Al
ton were the men to head it. In Mr..
Scranton ives found the instrument which
the manipulators could handle. Engaged
for twenty years in the pursuit of wealth ,
he had not troubled himself about politics
had not even professed to have any po-
litical opinions, and had cared little for
parties or partizans. To nominate such
man, said the wire -pullers, will be mass
ter-stroke of policy, He was nominated
The shrewd speculator was all at once
become the politician and the leader of a
party. Before him was Congress behind
him Wall street. To work he went
Leaving to the wire pullers aforesaid the
task of reconciling the friends of Nelson
and Alton-the honest abolitionists-he he
himself solicited in person the support of
Democrats on the ground that he was Just
as much Democrat as anybody. When
they questioned him he pointed to his votes
for Bigler-for Wright-for Buchanan
and pledged himself, if elect.d, to pur-
sue conservative, no-party course. His
importantly, if not entirely modest, was
certainly very earnest. The trick sue:
cesded Democrats voted for Scranton
ths Democrat--old line Wings voted for
Scranton the Whig. The abolitionists
voted for Scranton, the anti slavery man