Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1869-08-28
From the Germantown Telegraph
GOVERNOR GEARy.


From the Germantown Telegraph
GOVERNOR GEARY.
When we compare the Democratic and
Republican candidates for Governor of
Pennsylvania the dcmerits of the former
are in such striking contrast with the mer-
its of the latter that we do not see how the
preference of the public can be other than
for GEARY. We have referred to the alb
solute vacuity of PACKERS record as a
member of the Legislature and of Congress,
and dctied the production of any proof that
he either possessed any talent for public
affairs or took any active part in them.
We have not asked for speeches, for many
talkative men are poor legislators. We
demanded some record of his active par
ticipation in the work of framing or matur-
ing public measures, and none has been or
can be produced.
On the other hand Governor GEARY is
essentially man of action. lie has filled
difficult positions of great responsibility in
trying emergencies, and always with credit
to himself and benefit to the people. While
every man who preceded him as Governor
OF Kansas failed to put stop to civil war
there, he succeeded perfectly and restored
peace so etlcctually that order and regular
civil government were not disturbed until
the breaking out of the great rebellion. No
man ever had worse case than that to
manage and come out with such brilliant
success. But the truth was that GEARY
had been schooled for the purpose in the
great struggle that brought California into
the Union as free State. He was one of
the pioneers of that State and became
Mayor of fSan-Francisco at the time when
the question of freedom or slavery was
pending. He went heartily against slavery
and exercised no small influence in the case.
How thoroughly devoted to his principles
he was he showed in Kansas, when BUCII-
ANAN's imbccility, dupicity and treachery
precipitatcd the country into an unneccs-
sary trouble about Kansas, after GEARY
had really settled the complexion of the
territory. He then resigned in disgust. 1t
was natural for such a man to become a
soldier i'll the Union army as he did at
the breaking out ofthe rebellion. No tenn
porary service was his. He volunteered
for the war and served through il brilliant
ly to the close, sharing in all the glorics
of SnERMAN's grand and memorable cam
paigns, trusted by him as one of his best
and bravest generals, and appointed by
him to the command of Savannah, when
that city was captured. SHERMAN's men
saw no holiday service. Marching, dig
ging, tortitying, fighting, were there con-
slant employmcnts until they fairly con-
quered, scattered and wore out the enemy.
Whatever glory attaches to SHERMAN's
campaign belong in n large degree to
GEARY who was i'll it all and shared it all.
Such a soldier and such statesman is now
placed in competition with mere coal
monopolist as candidate for Governor.
ASA PACKER has grown enormously rich
~ Of l,n -
His fortune has been amasscd at the cX-
pense of every man who has been obliged to
pay such outrageous prices for coal 1t is
presumed that PACKETS money can buy
his way into the gubernatorial mansion. 1t
rests with the trcemcn Of PENNSYLVANIA to
say whether they shall be sold out in this
way.
Governor GEARY, notwithstanding the
responsible offices he has held, is COM
paratlyely poor man. He might have
enriched himself had he been a cOrrupt
man, but the best proof of his integrity is
seen in his not being rich.-IIcre, then, is
again contrast. PACKER is worth twenty
millions Of dollars wrung from the hard
earnings of the poor by enormous prices of
coal. GEARY is a poor man after all his
hard and faithful services in war and peace
While GEARY was fighting his way through
Georgia, PACKER even refused to pay his
taxes in Mauch Chunk TO enable that
borough to pay bountes to volunteers
Even the gift of land anJ money to found
Il college was only an invhsiment to improve
the value ofadjacent lands owned by him
but otherwise unimproved. The fact is
that ASA PACKER is a mere mOney-bag,
while GEARY is both hero and a states
man. 1t is natural that the party who
opposed the war for the Union should
rcvile GEARY and prefer PACKER. But
how any patriotic and Independent Democrat
can avoid sustaining GEARY, passes our
comprchensions, and we have an abiding
faith in their loyalty that they will not
We believe that the people ofthe common
wealth will rc-elect him by larger majority
than before. They certainly ought to do
so, in view of the faithful and successful
manner in which thus far he has conducted
the affairs of the commonwealth.
WHAT Is SAID or THE CHINESE. The
Baltimore Sun epitOmzes what Spanish
Minister to Pekin says of the Chinese, as
follows:
In Cuba some hundreds of the Chinese
have got a few thousand dollars capital ;
five or six about $500, 600, and one is worth
$4,000 though it is only II few years
since the Chinese colonizations began. In
In the PHILIPPINE Islands, where it is older
the Chinese and their race are mixed they
are prOprietOrs of most of the lands in the
country, and the natives, less intelligent