Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-10-04

who is the author of that absurd story that
Mr. Hoffman, the Union candidate for AS
scmbly, was the son of rebel family i'll
Maryland
P.--I heard of that story, which l think
ought to have been kept back until near the
election. understand the General first put
it into motion, and have no doubt he done
| it "for the good of the party"
McmJr.-Why, this blundcr is almost
as bad as your certificate of Floyd's honesty.
\ few more such blundcrs will ruin u.s.
The people in the Mahanoys live too near
Lykcns Valley, where Mr.. Hoffman was born
and raised, to be caught in such gull trap.
M-The story, understand, was intend
cd for the upper end.' 1t would be a
| good thing there in the hands of the Judge,
and others of our Breckenridge friends, to
use with stubborn Douglas Democrats, who
think it is not exactly the right thing that
we Breckinridgers get all the offices, while
they do nearly all the voting
P,oth'y B.-Well, l think myself it was
bad policy to make up the ticket of all
Breckinridgers.
DR.. At was just as l predicted. l
told you it would make fuss if We left all
the Douglas men "out in the cold" The
fact is, am half Douglas myself and would
be altogether and so would j. S, and more
of us, if our organ, the N0rthumberlaad
! County Democrat, had not tied us neck and
heels to the car of Brcckinridge before we
could escape.
j. Sit was grand mistake that we
ever had anything to do with Purdy and
Bachman, who are only tools in the hands
of other men, who have already so mix
ed us up with Brcckinridgc, Floyd, and
other rebels, that we almost feel ashamed
to look an honest Democrat and patriot in
the face
Treasurer I've have got ourselves into
bad box, admit, but we must fight il
through, right or wrong.
Dr-Ics, that's the only remedy. That
Democrat was rather an unfortunate spccu-
latiOn.
Register C-The thing is not as bad as it
seemed to be at first. Some, you know, arc
born to be rulers and some to be "hcwcrs OF
wood and drawers Of water We Brcckin.
ridgers seem to be of the first class. We
know more about offices and otficc-hunting
and are, perhaps, better qualified.
MemJer.-PerhapS that was the reason
why we nominated such n Solomon as Mr.
L. for Auditor, the most important office il
the county. What does he know about
accounts and finances You might as wei
employ shoemaker to repair your watch
; or a lawyer to build an oven.
Deputy Rcgister-That can be easily fixed
When we get into tight place" and hav,
things mixed up too much for us TO under
stand, then We can petition the Court tC
appoint Special Auditors to make thing
right, as was done several years ago.
NJ think it wouldn't be bad idea fo
the Court to appoint them at once. If on
, tax payers must pay one sctt of Auditors t.
! correct the bluders of another, we Nigh
as well do it at once.
, Mr.. P.-I don't see why l should stanC
, here all this time am not responsible 70
all these things alone.
Graad Pricst.-Bc patient, Mr.. P. A
you have been great sinner you must cN
! pect to suffer some ''tor the good of tin
party"
-ur. P.--I am getting tired of these qucs
tions; besides, think the air is somcwha
chilly in this room.
r GaCrai.-Shut that door, c. Mr..
C never feels comfortable when there is any
5 thing like a dnyt. His own office is 5,
c arranged that all are exempt from dmyt
/, Mr. r., (crcHed)-If had pair oflmthe
a brccchcs might be comfortable, even here
!; and
c Grand PricSt-Ordcr Order! Member
t are not allowed to be personal. | advise
+ change Of the subject.
d. S.-Don't let us fight among oursclyc
/ just now. We have enough to do to high
!, the Union party. As for our candidate to
o Assembly, ! think he is a gone goose
i That bill to eXoncratc the bail of dclin
c qucnt Treasurer, and saddle about $500 OF
the tax payers Of this county, will put hin
into his political coffin, and if it can't b
! covered up by Purdy ~ Co.'S paper, he won
have even a respectable number Of mourner
5 at his funeral.
Mcmhr.-I think his vote to retain jess
D. Bright in the United States Senate, aftc
| recommending friend to JcA. Davis VIII
l had invented new frc-arm, was no better
II IL " R-I fear we con't mako r,uc1