Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1860-01-27
The Gubernatorial Question.

uOVcrnuf ; falcctlon III tIIs .Ntitt, III III,
foreshadowed and established our triumph
at the succeeding Presidential contest.
This is an interesting and important view
of the matter, and admoni>hes all TO lay
aside every personal and local feeling IN
looking a,,out for a candidate.
We o9scryc among members ofthc Up
position ,ar,y in Philadelphia, much dis
content at their failure to elect their cs"icc
for State Treasurer this year. They COM
plain .ha, they 60 not receive their share
of State Officers They al!eGe that-e1-
cert the elevation of John N. Read to the
Supreme Court-thcy have hal no iiapor-
tant Office. by the favor of the popular
vote Of the State, for very many years.
They point to the fact ihat they comprise
one fifth Of the population Of the State
r.y one fourth of the State Ta1cs-ari
contribute more than their fall share to all
political. benevolent and business enter
prisos Of the day. Thlad. claims to have
men qualified, in all respects, for any
station. and to have exhibited, in tina"
Ta.t as veil "a present, every proof Of
State pride. Indeed, no part of the State
i more thoroughly Pcnnsylyanian, than
her great metropolis, Philadelphia. In
every party emergency, the men, tie
money. and The votes Of lblIad. have re
srondcd to. the calls Of their brethren IN
the Central, Northern, Eastern, Southern.
and Western sections. Ihilad. has in all
tbs shown noble and magnanimous
spirit. wilhou, clarni>Lncss. And wh';
ha. been the return made 20 her? Ono .
esteemed citiz,n placed on the bench
one only honorcd, and he only in the Ju-
dietary, and not in : political position.
These are the plcas Of PHILADELPHIA
and, as far as our memory serves u7, they
are well founded. During the last fl'y
years, our Governors have tcen-
Simon Snyder Of Snyder Co.
Joseph Holster Of itiks
William liudloy Of FFau Kin
John \. Shulze Of Lebanon
George Wolfe Of Northampton
JOSEF n Ritncr OF Washington
David r. Porter Of Huntingdon
Francis Il. Skunk Of paUIhin
William J.. Johnston Of Armstrong
William Dialcr oi CIcarfcid
James Pollock of Northumberland
William F. Packer Of Lycoming. (
Most if not all Of the defeated candi-
dates, also, have been in the interior coun-
ties. But this aIparon: neglect Of Phla-
dolphia We do not believe has proceeded
from anv hostile feeling. There has never
been a Governor from the North or North
West, while all other sections have been (
served. yet We ascribe it to no prejudice
against those sections The fact that Col.
Slilcr was reelected State Treasurer, was
not because of his central location, but be-
cause Of his personal worth and nndisputcd
Had his residence been in
Philadelphia his vote would probably
have been larger rather than smaller.
Our friends in phiadclI hia should not
lscribe to the country any inyidious feel
ing. 1t is rather accidental, that they t
have had lJss than their full share of State I
Uiiccs. he trcachcry Of her Dallas,
contrastcd with the faithiulncs- of Came
ron on the Tariff issue. was very hurt!ul
TO the city. Her cxiromc soEs!tivcncss on
.hc Slavery issue, has been prcjudicial TO
her real position. Her power, if rot her
influence. is often decisive. Her suspicion
,unioundcd, as We bclicvol that Frem nat
was too much anti-sla, cry, threw the Site
md the nation into the hands Of the Free
Trade, Slavery Extension party. Yet We
believe Philadelphia is at heart opposed
to Free Trade aud Slavery extension, and
only needs fair understanding with the
interior to coincide in thought and action.
But, looking over the GuhcrnatoT;ll
i,li, We sec no signs, upon cur side, Of
avaiiinr gur party ct the strong local vote
Of Philadelphia hy Pki!alcit hia candi-
date. The country generally have thcir
own candidates, strong by local or person
a attachm.nts. and can Eot he expected 10
volunteer aiA ipoil,sr sections. The Dem
acrats viii douit.,ss tghc Up Nittce or
Fry, AMI raliy tremendous vote Gmory
the dorsc population Of SoUth-iastoin
Pcrnsy lyauia. They VIII claim support
with great Ii,u-ii.iiy, and win thOu,a
urvn m,rc uC'-ll oi:,r.4 considerations.
y matter oi policy, il might be advisable
to m,ct thcm 1t home, and to get the
can-orvg,iNc aud foating clements by
randiiatc for Govcrn"r.in their midst, Of
their own selection, and in whom they
can cuutr.e. !!
Thus far, our prominent candidates arc
Curtin Of Centre. tovnde Of Ncstm0rc-
Land, Ta-cart Of Northumberland, Howe
Of Allegheny. Calvin of Blair, Kline of
Lebanon, Rccdcr Of Northampton, dc.
philadclI lis is claimed to he divided he
tween Curtin. Tarxsrt and Covoie-csch
said to lie san.uine. Where is the Phila-
iclphia Csutidstc? "rrovidcncc helps
those who help themselves" and how can
Philadoh hia expect Governor unless
she presents strong front fora good man?
Two Philadelphia gentlemen have III
decd been namoG-cach well known
throughout the State as experienced and
mon. lsrcc-hcariod and we'll
and ri cht IN the great questions
of the day-IlEsRY {. CAREY and Henry
K. STRONG. Men with the record they