Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-10-04
The Rebellion in Bradford.


The people of Bradford county have so
long submitted to the dietation Of Dave
Wilmot, that the news of rebellion
agaist this despot, at first, seemed to be
almost incredible. King David with his
High Priest Landon, have, for the past
two or three years, carried their infamous
plots of plundcr, and schemes Of negro
emancipation and negro equality to such
lengths, as to outrage every sense of de-
cency and propriety, and have insultingl y
set at defiance the wishes of every oonser-
vative, honest man in their district.
An attempt by this tyrant, to force the
abolition Preacher, George Landon, of
"Tonnage tag swindle" notorety, upon
the people Of this district as candidate
for Congress, has resulted in an open out
break, aud secession a mass meeting
upon call, signed by more than five hun.
dred of the outraged tax payers of that
county, assembled at Towanda, and form
ed an entire new ticket, headed by Henry
W. Tracy of Standing Stone, for Congress.
Mr.. Tracy is an old line whig of the con.
scrvative school, and as q representative
from Bradford County, during the session
when the republican party, with Landon
at its head, sold itself to the schemers of
those soulless corporations, the "Penna.
Central" and "Sunbury and Erie" Rail
Roads, stood almost the solitary represer-
tative Of that party il the House, and dc.
uounced their votes as monstrous, corrupt
and as an outrage upon the rights of the
commonwealth, He charged that party
(Which then had majority of nearly two
thirds in both Houses,) with being rospon-
sible for these iniquities, and warned then
of the indignation of an outraged cOnstitu
ency. His appeala were in vain. Hi
words of bitter, burning invective, and dc
nunciation fell upon ears surfeited ant
cloyed with the clink Of the almighty dol
lar, and then needed them not. An an
nual income of nearly four hundred thou.
: sand dollars, was voted into the Golfers 0
these giant corporations, and George Ian
don, the man by whose vote, this outrag
5 upon the tag payers Of the commonwealt
was perpetrated, pockets the price of hi
infamy, and now asks the people of thi
district to send him to Congress
: When that party oversteppiug all bound
;, of deoency and respects for the rights c
: the people districted the State in such
, manner as to disfranohise thousands of ia
, payers. Mr.. Tracy again opp osed th
wrongs they were about to inaict upon th
l. people.
we have given this brief account of tt
w rebellion in Bradford, and hurried motto
" of the leaders on either side; that in IL
y event that no other candidates shall |
y placed in nomination our reader may choo
y between them. There is at present b,
d little hope that democrat can be electe
indeed SO little, that no one wishes Il
nomination. A Congressman will be ele
% ted. 1t may then devolve upon the vote
lie of this district to choose between Landc
is and Tracy. For ourselves, We have !
ID hesitation in saying, that of the two, '
= should prefer an honest man, to rogu
While Mr. Tracy's votes upon the que
CT ton of abolition have not met the approx
OF democrats, he is compared to Wilm
Mt and his pet, a conservative man, and
y his votes are not cast with those of Edg
!, Oowan, they will not, we confidently b
lieve, be found with those of Dave Wilm
Thad. Stephens, and Charles Sumner
s. He is an upright, conscientious, fcarlC
is man, and as the only candidate agair
ID Landon, his INSCRIPTIONS, fanatical, a
=, intriguing opponent. would receive
u votes of all conservative honest men.
NORTH Branch Democrat.