Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1863-04-16
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fFor the Bradford Reporter.l
Mr. EDITOR The appointment of dele.
gates to the Pittsburg Convention is exciting
some feelings Of an unpleasant nature among
the Union men of this County, which | am
sorry to witness at this time At present We
ought to have but one party, and l suppose
we would have but one party, were it not for
the miserable chickering's of office seekers. The
division of the Republican party last fall was
a misfortune. We are in desperate war with
a causeless and wicked rebellion, and at home
we should be united in aiding our government
in its just efforts to crush this rebellion. All
must lament that this is not the case. A set
OF INSCRIPTIONS politicians, miscalling them
selves Democrats, are doing all they can to
give aid and comfort to those who ir their
accursed phrenzy wish to destroy our govern
mCnt. While | would call on all the lovers Of
| would warn them against forming combiua
tions with traitors whether for political or any
other purposes. People are judged by their
company The man who has lost his loyalty
to this country is ready for almost any crime
and is certainly dangerous companion for an
honest man. in the appointment of delegates
to the convention to nominate candidate for
Governor and Judge Of the Supreme Court,
it is the plain duty of the Republican party to
send honest and unsuspected men men
unconnected with, and untrammeled by
corrupt associations. If the Peoples par
ty in this county will unite with the Repnb
can party, and unanimously agree in sending
delegates to the Convention, all will be right; !;
but if the new party should adhere to their
last falls association, and appoint delegates to
tie Pttsburg convention, it would be prepos-
terous-such delegates would rot be received.
| have been led to make these remarks by
reading an article in the last number of the
Argus The hobby on which the author rides
is the Wyoming canal and the Pennsy vana
r.. r. On those questions the writer may or
may not be well Informed /; but am not vii
ling that those hobbys shall override all 9th
ers. Iu the article copied into the Argus and
| suppose approved of, Mr. TRACY, member
elect to Congress from this county, and Mr.
HoPKINs, member of the State Legislature
from Washington county are held up together
as worthy of all praise. What Mr.. TRACY
has done to lead any one to place him in such
bad company, do not know lie has always
been considered loyal. No voice has ever been
raised against him on that question, and | hope
and believe that he will still remain firm and
true to the government, though he was elect,
ed by n dangerous party. Now let me tel!
your readers who Mr. HOPKINS is-the nan
placed side by side with MIR T&ACT. Mr.
HopHIHs delivered a speech in the State Leg
i>iaturo last winter, ostenslby against the
Pennsylvania R. r. Company-bnt the speech
was one of the foulest; false, slanderous and
reasonable speeches made in that body, de-
liyered the last session. He would not allow
Union man the use Of the Legislative Hall
to speak in That | may not be charged with
misrepresenting, will give two extracts from
the article in the Argus.
The Pennsylvania Railroad company may buy your
Legislature and Governor boot TO carry
out their villianous schemes,
Do the men who lay such SANDER against
our excellent Governor before their readers
endorse the sentiment Gov. CURTIN has de-
voted all the energies of his mind, and the
strength of bis body to the cause of our coun
try in the present struggle. He has done
more for the Government than any Governor
in the United States, and what is better STILL
he has done more for the wounded, sick and
suffering soldiers, than has been done by any
other Governor in the Union l hope that
he will be unanimously re nominated by the
PittSbrrg convention
o No sooner does a man like Hopkins of Washington
or Tracy of Bradford rise up in the Legislature to stem
the monsrous tide of fraud and corruption that threat
ems to subvert the popular WILL than their motive are
carped AT and their reputation is assaed by the par
asjtes of swipdng corporations But, thank COD the
deope will sustaid Mr. Hopkins and those who act with
him. as they have already riumphantly endorsed Mr..
Tracy while they have uniformly repudiated those,
who through mistakened views any other cause, pur
sued an opposite course
The above extract will show the reader the
| danger of bad associations. 1t would not be
safe to give such men the nominating power
for republican parry. | will send you some
extracts from Mr.. HoHKINs famous-or rather
infamous speech which you may publish in
your next number.