Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-09-07

the COUNTY coNvENrIoN-ruE Boeus
DEMOCRATS CARRY OFF ALL THE Of
FiCEs TO TBE OTHER SIDE.
The convention OF the Breckenridge DEM
ocrats Of this county met at the Court House.
in Sunbury, on Monday last We do not
mean to say that all we're Breckenridge men,
because we know that most Of the Democrats
Of the lower end are good Douglas Democrats,
and number Of these were present. but
unfortunately the organization Of the party
Is now controlled by Breckenridge leaders
and persons who sympatbize With the rebels,
and no man who gives the least couptenauce
ct this time, to traitors, by creating divisions
and dissensions, can be true Democrat. lD
time Of war party struggles for office should
not be heard of. So said the lameoted Dcu
gas, 10 his last speech So says Mr.. Holt,
the late patriotic Secretary Of War, under
Mr.. Buchanan. So says that distinguished
Democrat and statesman. Gov. Dickinson, in
bis late speech, and so say all true patriots
Look at the result and see il what we coy is
not true. The great majority Of the party in
this county are Douglas men, but little nest
of plotting, half secession, Breckenridge Dem
ocrats, 10 the upper end. manage to control
the party, and have taken every Office op
that side Of the river among themselves, all
but one Associate Judge, and would have
taken that il there had not been two. Pre-.
sideut Judge we do not count, as that is
district office. Now this is not strange to
those who know how such things are done. -
One of the leaders of this intrigue told US Oh
Saturday, before the election, that all the
Offices we're to 60 90 the other eide, but one.
The secret clique who thus cheat the people
are actually worse thau the Know NothiDgs
and expect to carry out their vile intrigues
under the maze of Democracy. A number Of
the men engaged in this business were Fede-
ralists and W bigs, not mapy years ago, md
having left their party for the sake of office,
are ready for anything. What con be the
object in throwing all the offices 10 the upper
end, is q question more easily asked than
answered. Are they more deserving, or are
we only fit to be their servants, or is it
because they have been plotting for o number
Of years to divide the county, and expect by
getting oil political power into their own
hands they can better accomplish their de
signs. 1t is, however, but just to say that
some Of the best men of their own party ir
this place, condemned this course, and begged
OF them to prevent it. Sheriff Waldron was
one of these, aud openly declares hi, oppos
. tim tn such outrageous conduct
The Democratic party always will be tbt
stroug-the dominant party, an1 can atlorc
to do right and it is only when they permi
designing and selfish politicians to lead them
that they are defes Democrats are al
ways true to their country and will fight 70
it, without asking how the war was brough
about. Such questions, at this time, ina,
we'll be asked by Democrats of the Breckin
ridge stamp, but not by patriots. Why thel
should Democrats pass over the claims @
their ueighbors-good and capable men, an
put into the hands of the Breckenridge facto
in the upper end all the Offices, most of " bou
have been secretly aiding the South by de
nouncing the war, while some of them, a
least, uCb ioDg siuCe, opfply oeciefeu tuei
willingness to old the South, if necessary.
: We say these men ore no! Democrats an
have no right to be called such, end let D
Douglas Democrat, or what is the same, oil
Jackson Democrat, the only true and loys
Democrats in the country, have anything t
do with the bogus, Office hunting, Breckir
ridge faction.