Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-10-11
ADDRESS
OF the Democratic Standing
Committee TO the DemOc-
raCy Of Columbia County.

EHCy VI OOiWHnUIa COunty.
A, "a meeting OF the Democratic Standing
Committee of Columbia county, held at
Bloomsbury, Oct 7, 1862, pursuant 10 a call
Of the Chairman after free interchange
Of opinion, the following address was unan-
imously adopted, and ordered to be pub
lished
The extraordinary situation OF affairs in
this Congressional Disiric, seems 10 make
it expedient that the Democratic Standing
Committee OF Columbia County, should
briefly address their fellow citizens in rela-
ton thereto.
II is perfectly well known tia, a late Re.
publican Legislature, amongst other niq nj =
ties, perpelrated most gross outrage upon
the voters CT this region, by so arransin g
the Congressional Districts that every Dem
ocralic county north Of Berks, should be
virtually dsfrsnchised by being Joined to
some one having an overwhelming aboli-
ton majority.
Taking Wilmol's old dis,ric, of Susque,
hanna, Bradford and Tioga, and supposing
i, 10 be sufficiently corrup, Tor the purposes
Of The Abolition party they hoped to sran L.
sic Luzelne with Susquehanna; Montour,
Columbia, Wyoming and Sullivan with
Bradford ; and Centre, Clinton, aud Lyco-
ming with Tioga.
But righteous retrbulion seems to be
awaiting the authors of this dasardy
scheme. In the Luzerne district, Deunison
is confidently expected 10 defeat the Aboli-
tionist Grow and in the Lycoming district
the Democrats have united with ME ION.
servalives in supporting Judge Hale against
Armstrong, and with fine prospects of sue
cess.
In our own District, with over 5000 ma
jorily, The Abolition leaders believed them
selves, sufficiently strong to force on the
people that most notorious Of pes,ilent aai
'alors, The political preacher Landon, aud
he was accordingly put upon the ,icke,
but the terrible and spontaneous uprising
OF the honest and conservative masses OF
the District in favor of Hon. Henry w.
Tracy, who was put into the field as an In
dependent candidate has forced Wilmot &
Co, to reconsider their action and Withdraw
Landon from the canvass for Congress.
Beaten and bafled, unable to carry out
their radical programme in so bold aud in
solent manner, the managers of the abo
llllon wing OF the Republicans re.assemhls
withdraw Landon, and nominate Rober, F
Clark, who though rejected by them two
weeks ago,now accepts their nomination.
The new candidate steps into the tracks
OF Landon. He is in the hands of The sam
radical interest ; aboard of the same aboli
ton craft, expected TO carry out the same
unconstitutional measures The owners OF
the abolilion party do not change their
principles, nor their opinions, nor their
measures: they change the candidate, only
Wilmol &Co. would never nominate a man
whose views OF policy differed in the easl
from their own and we are not able 10
perceive that the man who takes The place
OF Landon is any better politically than he
Henry w. Trac cy is favorably known to
the people of our county. His record proves
him TO be an honest man, and the bitter
opposition OF Wilmot & Co. proves him 10
be q safe man. He has driven Geo Landon
from the field in his own county, and
comes before US bearing The recommenda
lion he leading Democrats in The Dis.
lrIct, who met TO consider the question in
Congressional Conference. We cannot IN
honor new refuse 10 act with our fellow
democrats in The District or decline 10 vote
for The man thus highly endorsed.
Under all The circumstances, we conf.
dently believe that every democra ie and
conservative republican vote in The Dslric,
will be and ughI 10 be cast for Henry W.
Tracy, and we know that no man more
richly deserves oasligalion at The hands
OF The Democrats OF Columbia county, lEan
Robert F. Clark, who has now thrown him.
sell body and soul into the hands of Will
mot, Landon e. Co., and made himself an
Instrument TO accomplish their purposes.
Can anything stronger thar that stale OF
facts be mentioned 10 induce YOU to come
10 the polls You Lave seen the overbear.
ing insolence of these people in power -
meet Them al the ballot box and teach
them tha! you are Freemsn Lovers of
Civil Liberty; Defenders of the Censtitu,
ton. To prevent more dire calami,iss. let
every man resort TO the ballot.
u is weapon surer set,
And better than The bayonet:
A weapon, that comes down as still
As snow fakes fall upon tho sod,
But executes a freemans will.
AS Lightning does the will of God
AND from whose force nor forts nor locks
ohail guard lhem-'Tis the oallo, box
JOHN G FREEZE, Chairman.
JAMES A. KING,
ALEXANDER MEARS,
IRAN DERR,
J. s. SANDERS,
G. l. SHOEMAKER,
w, G QUICK,
GEORGE MACK,
SAMUEL EVERETT,
Committee.