Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1867-10-02
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On Tuesday next, the voters of this
county are again called upon to perform
HIGH DUTY-for it is evident that the
more Christian and respectable people
take part in choosing rulers and officers
to conduct public affairs, the more likely
that such officers will administer the laws
and govern themselves agreeably to the
character Of their constituents. National
affairs too partake of the results, for if ad
vantage is taken OF such elections as
Maine and California and made a preteXt
by Andrew johnson and the copperheads
for assailing Congress, there might be no
limit to attempted usurpations should the
Union Republicans of Pennsylvania suf-
fer the election to go by default. The
peoples representatives in Congress, who
by the Constitution are the lawmakers of
the lanI, are to all intents nearly the
same in number as the Congress which
put down the rebellion, created green
backs and bonds, enacted bounties and
pensions, granted public lands and home
steads, and made laws generally, and if
this Congress is rump as the cOpperheads
aIlege or a body hanging on the verge of
the government as the man in the White
House last year alleged, then are all these
acts illegal, null and void and will be so
proclaimed should Pennsylvania, New
York and Ohio be carried by Calhoun's
nuliifcation democracy. Thousands of
honest democrats may not think so, but
pastexperiences shows how, little by little,
they have gone from one step to another.
These same men three, four or five years
ago would have secuted at the idea of
their endorsing the rebel democracy of
Wood, Vallandigham, Harris, Pendleton,
and others, as especially advocated near
est home by the Selinsgrove Times, Belle
fonte Watchman, and Huntingdon Mon
itor, yet it is a sober truth that at this day
the leaders of what is called the democrat
ic party have placed it on the platform
which those men and papers advocated
during the war. These are incontrovert-
ible facts that ought to make every tax
payer, from the farmer and mechanic to
the humblest labOrer, pause and reflect be-
fore he votes for men who are anxious
and willing to restore the rebels to all the
political power they possessed under the
infamous administration of James Bu-
chanan. Young men, especially, to whom
the future of this country is entrusted,
ought to examine this subject carefully
before committing themselves to undo
what the victories over the rebellion ac-
cOmplished Many of them have known
what it is to endure the privations and
tatgucs and hardships of war-have felt
the power of drafts-and otherwise reali-
2ed the depicting effects of bounty sub
scriptions and taxes. Are they so forget
ful OF these that they will lend their votes
to the rebels who caused all these difficult
ties, restore them to power, and run the
risk OF another rebellion before they be-
come old men? There is nothing improb-
able in this. Three-fourths of the present
southern generation, male and female,
have been educated in rebel doctrines hate
everything north as bitterly as they did
in lS50-1, and but need the opportunity to
re-cnact the scenes preceding the late war.
such generation is unfit to take part in
81 government like ours, until their con-
duct shows that they are willing to do
more than yield a growing submission.
Congress has amply and literally provid-
cd for their regeneration, and it is the on
IN mode which will eventually restole
friendship, good-feeling, and permanent
peace.
OF our candidates for Supreme Judge
and Senate we have already spoken at
length, and now take occasion to refer to
our Legislature. Mr.. WHARTON served
one term, and certainly satisfied every
one that he acted the part of a faithful
legislator. He is man of acknowledged
ability, respectability and honesty, and
nothing would certainly be gained in this
district by substituting either of the patent
democratic candidates in his place, both
of whom are of the species "office-hunt
ers," class that care u great deal for
themselves and their pockets, and very