The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-05-02
The Candidates for Governor
Pennsylvania.

Inc DultOO0 Oi tile NEW i OTk Ilelaiu,
which this sagacious community has, by
buying It, made leading paper, complains
of the Democracy of Pennsylvania for hay
ing put up for their candidate for Governor
a man such as Hester Clymer, Of Berks
county. The auld Scotchman Of the Her
aid is right, on present ideas. Clymers's
very name and family are offensive to loyal
ears. His ancestor WAS one of.the signers
of Thomas Jefferson's absurd Declaration
| of Independence -so-called-an act OF
rebellion against the chest Government
under heaven!" That is, of itself, a note
against him. Then, personally, it is well
known, that Hester Ciymer was traitor
to the "cause" CT freedom of negroes and
slaughter of white people, inaugurated at
/ the s'firing of the first gun" on Virginia
soil, by that great and good murderer, horse
theft, and patriot John Broacn, at Harper's
Ferry. This is bad for Clymer! 1t is sus-
picious! 1t looks as if "blood does tellr'
lie seems to be "chip Of that old block, !"
the Clymer that joined George Washington
and Thomas Jefferson, in very rebellious
movements against that "best, " &c.
Then "auld cloutie" of the Herald con-
trasts with this BARN of rebel family, the
wise nomination of the General--mark you!
patriot General, Gcary, by the Peunsylva-
MIA radicals. This Geary was heard of,
once, in Kansas, under Buchanan's:A dmin
istration. There are many highly respect.
able families Of the name, in this country
but Pennsylyanians can not trace this
Gealy to any connection with them. He
islands on his orn merits. lie was com.
plete failure in Kansas, but he became a
hero of the Beast Butler kind, in the late
war. We publish two articles about him
from the Philadelphia Age. In the first
that INSCRIPTIONS Democratic paper gives
"reminiscences Of his field exploits, from the
memorandum of some one that kne,c the
hero. In the second communication it vii
be seen how this disloyal paper has beer
compelled to eat its words. The second
letter shows how this Geary, patriot, con
suit DR.. Sam. johnson for the definition,
made effective war on the South. What
if the "gun" he was going to present tc
Pennsylvania, was an old piece, stuck up
for many years, as curious landmark
The big thing to do in Virginia, was to
subdue the old men, and the women ane
children--and to capture the spoons ana
chickens! Now, didn't this particular
Geary do that! If any one doubts of it, ht
had better consult the triumphant vindica
ton Of this particular Geary, as set fortl
in the letter we publish, from the Age, writ
ten by;"a veteran of 1862" It is thur
that comes true what the inspired roya
prophet wrote long ago "Mentita est sib
! omnis iniqutas." The literal interpreta
ton Of which as near as our Latin dictiona
Try serves, is: "What a show these war
patriots do make of themselves"
Geary is the hero that had old men sho
and women and children abused, in the Stat
:, lin which Washington and Jefferson live,
!. and died. He moreover, took care of tn
spoons and the henroosts!
Clymer is the man that has proved, by hi
. own actions. that he has the faint in hi
blood of that old rebel progenitor of his-
!. the Clymer that helped Washington an
Jefferson to rebel against the "best Govern
ment under heayenp Can any Pennsylvar
ian, on this simple issue, doubt how h
ought to vote?
!, We rather reckon the result will prov
J. one very agreeable to our feelings and prir
a ciples!- Freemans Journal.