Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1860-04-13


In the next place, the election Of Gov.
ernor Of Pennsylvania is secondary and
not the first consideration. Our candidate
for President always draws cut more votes
than for Governor We shall desire to
elect our Governor IN order to succeed lriti
lie PleSi'ent-aud not to sacrifice Pres
ident for the sake Of 4 Governor.
But, ii is said, h" As goes P.nRsy'ra-
MA, 50 qoes the Iaioa." Upon this As
sUMED fact, it is claimed that only Gen.
Cameron can carry Pennsylvania, and
herstore be must be nominated at Chicago.
But what are the FACTS? The truth is,
Pennsylsauia's rofe is not an in!al!ible vote
she is net the point upon which the
Presidency always turns. 10 1896, if We
have read right, Penu'a weDttJr } Jefferson,
aud New ! ork for oLp Adams, and Adams
was elected. In $500, New York turned
for Jefferson, aud J.f.rson was elected.
In 1872, Peuu'a went for Madison, aud
New York for Clinton, aud -Ndis9u was
elected. In 1924, New York wen, for J.
Quincy Adams, and Penn'a for Jackson,
and j Quincy I3ams was elected. In
ls.S, New York turned for Jackson, aud
J1cLsoa was elected In 1882, Penu'a
went for wilkins for Vice President, and
New Yolk for Van Bu-eu, and Tan Bttren
was elected In 1876. New York went
for Fremont, aud Penu'a for buchanan,
aud Bqchaaaa was elected. IL all other
contests, We believe, these two great States
have voted together Each has lost two
votes for President, but the Empire
Safe" Is, as talismanic power, one Vice
President ahcad Of the "Keystoue."
Nor is the other calm true, that "no
man can Le e'ected without Psnny'ranid." "
Two Presidents and one Vice were elected
without her aii-vbile the larger vote of
Nv York has been even more potential.
Adamses, Jefferson, Jackson, Polk, and
TAYLOR, have all nec7e@ the votes Of -NeC
T5rL,, while Harrison, Polk, and Bucha-
nan at ieas, could have been elected lrith-
opt Pennsylvania.
All the States vote the same day. and
could not know how Pennsylvania would
90, even if they had 10 higher governing
motive than TO fo;e as she DID J.
These facts are known elsewhere, and
are considered By the calm aud earnest
men Of other States. The Delegates to
Chicago, generally, are sound and iuteli
gent politicians, who will 10 more be scared
or overwhelmed with wonder at such de-
claratious as we have noticed, than our
CoDgressmen were deferred from voting
for Republican Speaker by the threats
Of Disunion from the Nullifars. Its folly
for Us here in Pennsylvania to initiate our
selves with such exaggerated ideas Of our
own importance. Such baseless assump-
tious, coupled with the rote of this Tariff
State for "Polk and the Tariff Of ~
aud of this Anti-Slayery State for "Bu-
chanan and Free Kansas DO no. elevate
Us in the scale Of sagaciy, The sturdy
New Euglsnders, the stirring New Y orkers,
and the enterprising men Of the West,
can take the measure Of Pennsylvania,
aud will give it its proper weight, Her
= votes will be duly considered, as well
Is the 35 Of New York, the % Of Ohio,
md all others. We trust they will not
lsk how the nominations for President
and Vice will help this or tha, candidate
Tor Governor, Congressman, Assembly, or ,
Sheriff, in Pennsy ylvauia or any other State,
Jut will only seek to get the BEST AND +,
;UREsT MEN FOR THE HIGHEST PLACES.
Such selections, in the proper spirit, will ,
i'd a.! subordinate candidates.
Should Charleston nominate Pennsyl- ,
'apian, Chicago nigh, have a stronger /
eason to DO the same. But as that is i'm
the claim has less force. Nei-
her Pennsylvania Vice President, nor
Ter President, has proved remarkably |
Eholesome or popular. Should some other |
tate than our own be favored by both /
arties, il would be a contest ofPRISCIpLE,
I'd we trust "Protec.ion and Freedom" G
.ould prove successful, whoever might Il
Z our standard bearers.
We need only remind the friends of v
urtin of the position be would be in, un- =
ar the plea tha; Penu'a must have the ;
lndidate for President-if it fails. l,
i'll be :acit admission Of bis own defeat, y
hich they will find i. hard to overcome. I
The true position is this Pennsylva. l
ia asks the nomination Of her own son,
imon Cameron, aud advances strong rea-
ons Of policy for his selection; ye, she -"
ks it respectfully, as favor, no: as a :.
isbt; in spirit Of devotion to the cause, =
nd not dernandiug i; for any man. But u
0 State is as much Interested as she is ~
the success Of the Chicago nominee. ~
thether that nominee be her own frs,