North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1862-09-24
The Rebellion in Bradford.

The people of Bradford County have so
long submitted to the dctation of Dave Will
mot, that the news of a rebellion against this
despot, al first seemed TO us almost ncred-
ible King David with his High Priest Lam
don, have, for the past two or three years,
carried their infamous plots of plunder, and
schemes of negro emancipation and negro
equality to such lengths, as to outrage every
sense of decency and Iropriety, and have in
sultingly set at defiance the wishes of every
conservative, honest man in their district.
An attempt by this tyrant to force the
abolition Preacher, George Landon of " Ton
mage tax swindle" notoriety, upon the peo-
pie OF this district as candidate for Con-
gress, has resulted in an open outbreak,
and secession" A mass meeting upon
call, signed by mpre than five hun
dred OF the outraged tax payers of that Coun-
ty, assembled at Towanda, and formed an
entire new ticket, headed by Henry w. Ira
cy of Standing Stone, for Congress. Mr..
Tracy is an old line whig of the conservative
school, and as a representative from Brad
ford County during the session when the re-
publican party, with Landon at its head, sold
itself to the schemers Of those soulless corpo-
pations, the "Penna. Central" and Sunbu-
rY ard Erie" Rail Roads, stool almost the
solitary representative Of that party in the
House, and denounced their votes as mon
strous, corrupt, and as outrages upon the
rights of the commonwealth. He charged
that party, (Which then had q majority of
nearly two thirds in both houses,) with be-
ing responsible for these iniquities, and warn
ed them Of the indignation of an outraged
constituency. His appeals were in vain.-
His words Of bitter, burning invective, and
| denunciaton fell upon ears surfeited and cloy
ed with the clink of the almighty dollar and
/ they needed them not. An annual income
of nearly four hundred thousand dollars, was
voted into the Golfers of these giant corpora
tions, and George Landon, the mn by
whose vote, this outrage upon the tax payers
of the commonwealth was perpctrated, pock-
cts the price Of his infamy, and now asks the
people of this district to send him to Con-
gress!
When that party overstepping all bounds of
deeency and respects for the rights of the
people districted the state in such manner
as to disfranchise thousands of tax payers
Mr.. Tracy again opposed the wrongs they
were about to nfict upon the people.
We have given this brief account of the re-
bellon in Bradford, and hurried notice of the
leaders on either side !; that in the event that
no other candidates shall be placed in nomi-
nation, our readers may choose between
them. There is at present but little hope
that democrat can be elected; indeed Sc
little, that no one wishes the nomination. A
Congressman will be elected. 1t may then
devolve upon the voters Of this district to
choose between Landon and Tracy. For our
selves, we have no hesitation in saying, that
of the two, we should prefer an honest man,
to rogue. While Mr.. Tracy's votes upon
the question of abolition have not met the
approval of democrats, he is compared tc
Wimot and his pet, q conservative man, and
if his votes are not cast with those of Edga
Cowan, they will not, we confdentially be
lieve, be found with those of Dave Wilmot
Thad. Stephens, and Charles Sumner. He il
an upright, conscientious, fearless man, ant
as the only candidate against Landon, his un
scrupulous, fanatical, and intriguing oppo
npnt would receive the votes of sIl couSe rya
tive honest men.