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


Hon james T. Hale, of Centre county,
has given lis assent to become the indie
pcndrnt Union candidate for Congress, in
the district composed of the counties of
Iycoming, Centre, Clinton, Tioga and Pot
ter. in opposition to William H. Armstrong,
Esq. of WiiIiamsport, who has been nomi-
mated 10y the Republicans,
\ large meeting was held at Jersey shore,
in which Hon. James Gamble, our former
member of Congress, and other leading
Democrats as we'll rs Republicans, took
part Judge Gamble. as chairman of the
committees, offered the following resolutions,
which show what leading Democrats in
Lycoming county think of party leaders and
party nominations, in times like these:
Hru7cd. That it is not only incNpcdcnt,
but iraught with imminent danger to that
unity of council and unity of action 50 vital
to our safety and succc>s that men OF vio-
lent party prciudiccs should he elected to
CONGRESS. and that party nominations should
DC for the present abandoned.
R,uir,d That the Constitution rs it is.
md the restoration OF the Union IL it was.
S the only political platform which should
ne tolerated until our government Is re
established and its sovereignty restored
R,SgircI That we, the sovereign people
without the distinction of party, united Tor
me common purpose, and casting bthind
Is all party ties for the time being, hereby
nominate the Hon. JAMES T. HALE, as an
Independent Union candidate for Congress,
nd claim his service, a. due To the country,
lue to the district. and due To Us.
Judge Hale, in his letter of acceptance,
ondcms party measures and party nomina-
ions, and proceeds to say:
II am informed and believe, that the
lccting was composed of men of all politi-
al parties, whose object was to unite the
wal and patriotic men of the, District in
he suppurt of Il candidate having their con
dcncc. without any party nomination what
ycE In this object | entirely agree, and
onCw fully in the assertion made by the
lectng, that in the present condition ot our
,wntry, party nominations should he for
nc time abandoned.
with these views, and cOncurring also
the sentiments expressed III your pro-
,cdings. | yield to your request to be a
indicate for reelection to Congress, and II
cctcd will cndcayor to serve you faithfully.
Il have not arrived at this conclusion
ithout the advice of friends, in whose
rdgmcnt and patriotism have the most
ltirc confidence
What will the Brcckinridgcrs of this
punty say to this condemnation of partisan
oltics by the leading Democrats of oul
,ighboring county: Why did they not
kc up conservative man! Simply be-
use tho Brecknridge sympathizors in this
runty are Office hunters, with scarcely q
ngc exception. They have combined and
anagcd to effect the nomination of mel
their own stripe, ioy all the offices, anC
zen coolly call on the Douglas Democrats
C only true Democrats, TO elect them
hey wanted Il man of their own tribe as
ndidatc for Congress and therefore sclcc
Il William ii. Miller, a full bloodc,
rcckinridger, for that purpose. Those VIII
ok upon party, in preference to patriotism
I'd the country, will, of course, vote tn
lrty ticket. Patriots and good citizen
all parties, who prefer the good Of til
)untry, will unite on the Union ticket, nc
paItisans but as Union men and patriot