Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1866-09-19

times. As a civilian he has filled with
ability and distinction many important
public positions, requiring intelligence,
discretion, and the highest order of integ-
riiy and administrative ability. He has
been farmer, teacher, civil engineer,
lawyer, and manufacturer. He has
served the people as postmaster and as
mayor of a city, as judge cf court, and
as Governor OF Territory. As yolun-
teer soldier be is the pride os his COM
rades. and an honor to his State. He
went out from home to the Mexican war
as captain, and came back with hOnors
as the colonel os his regiment lie en-
tered the service in the late rebellion as a
colonel, and fought it all the way through,
having been promoved to the exalted
rank Of majo, General '..tor fitness to conf
mdHd and pronptaess to erecHfs." This
valiant and faithful soldier was present at,
ard participated Ia sixty baths, @nd was
four times wounded in action, but never
once defeated. lie made the entire cir
cult of the rebel Confederacy, and fought
its authors and defenders from every State
that acknowledged their usurped author
ity. lie has given to his country his
first born son, killed in battle he has
periled his life and shed his blood for the
dag aud cause Of our country, and he bears
upon his person the honorable sears from
many we'll fought field, Suci, is the
candidate presented for the sutlrages Of
the loyal and patriotic voters Of Penn
sylvania,
As competitor the Democratic party
has presented the Hon. Hester Clymer.
He, too, is a representative man; but it
is Of his party, rather than Of his country.
His platform and his campaign thus far,
may summarily cOmprehended in the
phrase: Up with the rebel and down
with the negro" He is lawyer by
profession and it is believed lie never
held any Office, except that Of State Sen
ator. His public record, therefore, is u
short one, and consists entirely of his
votes and speeches during his Senatorial
career. But that term covers the entire
period when the country was torn by a
distrac;ipg and bloody civil war; and
when the State was lavishly contributing
her blood aud treasure, for her own de-
Tense, ara for that of the National Gov
ernment Ia this tremendous struggle,
where did Hester Clymer stand? And
what did he do? He mas made his rec
ord, and let it answer.
Ia 1851 lie voted against the bill for
the arming Of the State; and after the
news of the attack on Fort Sumter had
fred the hearts OF our people, and thou
sands were rallying to the defense of our
jnsu!ted Aag, Mr.. Clymer caused to be
entered upon the journals Of the Senate
his solemn protest against the bill for
arming the State.
In 1862, when reverses had overtaken
our armies, and our c.elit was strained to
the utmost to keep men in the field, Mr..
Ciymer voted against the joint resolution
providing for the collection of the taxes
levied by the United States.
In 1863 Mr. Clymer voted against the
bill TO enable our soldiers and sailors TO
vote, when absent in the service.
In 1861 ne lodged the vote on the
proposed constitutional amendment allow
ing soldiers in the field the right to vote,
and after said amendment was passed he
voted against the bill to carry it into
effect.
He voted against tie bill to define and
punish oifenses of reasonable charac-
ter and against the bill to legalize the
payment Of bOunties to volunteers.
Ia February, 1861, in speech in the
Senate, referring to the recent defeat of
Yallaud cham in Ohio, and Of Woodward
in Peuusy ylvania, Mr Clymer said: IL say
now and believe that it was the greatest
calamity that has yet bela!len this eoun,
try that those two men were not elected
Sach is an out outline Of the inglo-
rious record Of Hester Clymer, and BY
it, as be declared on recent occasion,
he is determined to stand. His whole
public career and all his official acts and
public declarations of opinion have been
uniformly consistent. His record may be
searched in vain for a vote or sentiment
ev;ncing true loyalty to the flag or cause
of th.country, or which was not at the
tine in harmny with the prevailing politi-
cal sentiment at Richmond and Charles
ton. Upon these records and candidates
we most confidently appeal to the patriotic