The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1860-03-29


man and it is extracted from Inc files o
the Democrat In the issue of that pa
per of January 8. 1857, in speaking .
the several eendidates who were urging
their claims for U. s. Senator, of which
aIr Foster gas one, Mr. Dieffenbach re
fers to Mr. Foster after this styles
Ife (Foster) is LAWYER, has served
two or three terms in Congress, and is
uow member of the Legislature. liz
did not distinguish himself in either pi
these positions. AMI he may not be as able
as bis friends represent him to he, fol
they have fashian Of making great men
of rather scanty material In the western
part Of the State"
From the same paper of the 18th ot
January, 1851, we find tie news of The
election of a United States Senator re-
corded as follows
"ELEtTIoN OF U. S. SENATOR"
"Bath Houses Of the Legislature met
in convention on Tuesday last, for the
purpose of electing L. S. Senator On
the first ballot the vote stood
For Jnn. ". Forney, Dem, Sc
Simon Cameron, BI. Rep, 81
i" Henry D. Foster, Traitor, 6
"This result is NEST hpmiiiating.
That the Democratic party should labor
for months to convince the people of the
business of their Gause, and then be de-
prived Of the fruits of thcir victory. BY
the grossly Indecent treachcry of few
vile miscrcants, is as mortifying to every
honest man as it is base, sordid, and viii
lainous in the scoundrel perpetrators of
the wrong" lie then adds " But one
motive can be assigned, the base Judas
es, Foster among them, have been pur-
chased like sheep."
Not finding language sufficiently strong
to portray in fine the character of Henry
D. Foster, he calls in the aid Of tho muse,
and says;
TEE nnlBED APosEATE blot his hateful
name
From EACH and every scroll of honest fame;
LET no MAN TRUST HIM-noue forbcar to
shed,
Contclnp: and deep dishonor on his head:
Let scorn still point her finger and her jibeS,
And say-Rchold the Consequences Of hribsS
Let guileless children, as he passes by.
Shrink from his touch and shudder at his eye
7 nI,-, III Il
And shun him like the reptile in the dust
And whilst he Ewes let iniau.y aloGe
Calm the nRIBED LEGISLATOR as her own,
Until lie dies aud Eiuks into the grave,
TO poison worm that feed upon the knaye.
There midst the storms, let hideouS Furies
foul,
Hold nightly revel and IN coscert howl
Lei Kissing serpents make tha! spot their home,
And be the watchful guardian Of his tomb
Such was the character of Henry ID.
Foster in January, 1857, according to
Henry l.. Dicffenbach. If he i; guilty
of half of what he is charged with then,
certainly he is not fit person for Gov
ernor in 1860. In the issue of the Gm-
ton Democrat of the 23d of January 1857,
we find the following:
"THE SENATORIAL ELECTION"
"When we spoke of this shameful
event, in our last issue, our information
was derived from telegraphic dispatches
We have the full history of the occnr,
renee now. Forney, Democrat, had 5S
votes; Cameron, Republican, 81, Foster,
7roiier, 7 and Mr. Foster himself voted
for Mr.. Wilkins What excuse these raS-
Gals make for their treacherv, or whether
they make any. We are not Informed. To
style them Judases is to SANDER old ISca-
riot, for though he BETRAYED his Lord, he
was decent enough to hang himself i'm.
mcdiasely afterwards, which these trail
tors, we regret to say, have not as yet
done. 1t Is mockery of language to at
tempt characterize their conduct. There
Is nothing meaner than an ingrate-noth-
ing so vilainous as 4 traitor, and Foster
is guilty of both. The m0tivc for the act
is cieaF-no other than pecppiary profit "
In the same PIPER Of tie same date ir
another column we find the following:
"TuE BoLTERs."
OH. D. Foster, John Fausald. Samuel
Hill, of Westmorcland j. X. Calhoun,
of Armstrong; 4, J. Nicholson, of ,lefer-
son; S. A. Backus, of MKean; q. N.
Smith, of Cambria; and John Oreswell,
jr, of Blair; were the Democrats who re,
fused to attend the democratic caucus
and support its nominee. We look upon
these men as traitors.
" "Among the incidents of the victory
of the Democratic party lsst fall, was the
right to be represented in the U. S. Sen
ate for the tsrm cGmmencing on the 4th
of March next. The victorious party had
won the right to choose the SENATOR As