Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-01-14


Dcmokrasy ny our seckshen know nothln about
these |"
"It IL not for them 20 know--that IL our
speshe b,Ahi-s," sed our next Judge.
And 1t IL our spcshel bzniss to know who
shall hav our votes at the next eleckshen," an
sered the corprel.
I" Besides" cried Zephanah Sharp, "what IL
the meanin nv layin on hevvy tax. while SO
large an amount rem iins uncollectdf"
What do 700 want with S94 900 for the cur
rent year 2' exclaimed John A. Wake; "yoo
hav no bridges to build; not many repairs to
make no extraordinary eXpcnses-and yet yoo
perpose nddlshnel hevvy tax !"
" And this item for Printing 2-what haZ the
County seen for 1t 20 aslt the korprel.
wood 700 hav us blow yoor trumpet for no.
thing 2" calculated Friday, Esq, the akrobat
and lokc skribe NV the Northumberland Ring.
''The hull thing il Il id swndle - cried
the korprel and with this vulgar remark the
obtOose man wuz atout leevin the room with hiZ
companions, when our presumptive Judge egg
skamed:
'.stop, my trends We will show you another
statement"
''D---n slch statements !" cried the corprc
"We will show you statement ut the next
eeclshen ~ And the deegashen departid in
disgust.
Here wu2 n diicminy II wuz plain that we
were goin to loose large proporshen NV the
balansn vote in the County-for the obtoose
dclcgashen wicn had jist dcpaItid wuz able to
control important seclshcn. NOTWITHSTANDING
they had imbibcd, tho stern realities nv the
sitchooashen bust upon the mental yishen NV the
Ring,-and each individooal member cjakulatid
"What shall he done p
After n considerable pawze, and no one comm
| to the reskcw. the prcsumptvc Judge called on
/ me for remarks bearing onto the present ener
! jensy. Though had long performed the dirty
! work NV the Yoouitid Stats Demokrasy, yet
! felt some Comnunclshens cz to whtcwashin some
things wich had seen that mite But, takn
scrcl.in draft from the flask wich carried, riz
/ to sprck. This thing WIZ, however, in my case,
! ccsicr scd than dune--hnwevCr, by means NV a
vcc-likc grasp onto the chair aud table, event
/ chOOally array NJ an crcckt poschcr wich feet
| bcin accomplished. spoke cz folders:
"My frcnds,' scd /, "thc trubJcls wch affect
/ 700 a. party cnhal, are common TO all Demo-
/ kratc Rings. The great drawback to our aims
! IL that thc people hav no fIith in U.s. The trOoth
IL, my trends, that our party IL bankrupt with
regard to politikle honesty E2 for prinsipic, we
, have long done without thut. My trends, il IL
with yoo e2 with the rest Nv the party-yuo hav
turned voOr polityke coats so often to utterly
prcclOod the possibility nv ltterminin their orij-
nal euler. Who among 700 haz been at emmy
| time so honest Cz to skOrn brbe or an oils !
! My trends, can read yoor unser in yoor respcc-
tive feechers But, my trends, cz to the bigniss
under diSku,shen. The county oiliscs, as 700
well know, are yoor best holt. BY those oiil~cs
yOo increese the number nv houses in yoor ioca-
/ lity. II it any ones biz1is, whether the taxes
pay for them, or you - in other words, my
| trends, what IL the difference, TO u troo Demo
I KRAFT, whether vonr private piclius are the prO-
pcrty NV the people or the proceeds nv honest
/ labor and iawdablc eXersEcn Ny trends, the
queSchen with yoo now, is-lIow shall 700 retain
the oillses. This IL the CRATE Quescheu. But, let
me tell yon yOor prospcCks, to say the lecst. are
cloudy. The people no longer trust yoo--not
even yOor own Iackshen. YOO hty 50 long cried
" WO,i WOifI' that yoO can find none to be-
licve 700. The people want one thing, and yoo
anuther-thc people wish 700 to give place to
al, ,.,-I,., -
want to do. Now to accomplish yoOr purposes,
in defiance NY the EGdikle party and the honest
scckshcn Uv yoor own, yOo must perCeed cz fol-
lers-Firs,'y, iuOggCratc three distm"kt set, w
prin-ipeiS, two accompanied by different state.
ment nv the county expenditures in The Demo.
kratc dccstriks where cddikashen IL sparse. pro-
claim the priuSpels NV free trade, hltrid nv the
Niger, aud white mans government, and ac
company the hull with statement representa-
the number nv bridges built and repairs done III
other parts nv the county when VOC canvas Il
deestrk where Cddykashen haZ made some pro.
gress, proclaim tine priusipes NV free trade and
pulitykle ckality, not meHshenin the nigger, and
exhibit statement shown the prosperous stait
NV the county, ct scttcry and in the Raiililt
! dCcstrlks, advocate plOtCCkshCn. and exhibit M
statement at all. Doubtli~s it will be trubbci
some to carry 50 many sets Nv prnslpcS-bu
II IL what our party Guz been dOin for the las
thirty ycIrs. Sckoudly, cndeyNOr by cyry mccn
in yoor power to iy up or nooLralilc the doicGa
shun wich wuz here ro-uiJc. BY these means VOC
can secure au@ther lease Nv o,lia By these sign
NOp huuklr.H
At the conklooshen NY the abuy remarks,
, vote uv thanks WIZ passed onto me by akkla
mushcn and the iollcriu rc-olOo7hen, cmboddyii
the ijccs submitted, wuz passed yoonanimusiv.
Moved by iI- Non"r the Prcsurnptivc Judgc
, syhonied blythe Grand Prc-lcut and
HsSolrt4 That in the opinion NV this Ring, tn
eXjensi"s Nv he times demand prompt and dc
ci-yc acEehcn that in order to retain ou
hold nv the county oilscs, ii IL necessary tina
this Ring fall back onto the timchonorci Demo
hrytjc CaNtum ny adaptn our priEsipels to III
locality that e. it f. the known desire Nv tn
people that we give place to honest men, it be
hoorcs H. that We fte agn sich AN attempt b
by ovry means at our disposal; and further, tina
"a strcnSOuus effort be made To lUy up all diSsi
tisfei but iniooenshcl DamoNrats (the CNpcnd
5 toor to bt known cz Miscellaneous Itcn,) an
thlt by these, and other laUdHb.e means. We con
{ tdcnty believe that we, the Ring, shall still h
able to hoodwinl the people aud retain our hol
Nv the county ultses.
Ring adjuruel
OILEY CANNON,
r EggspouEder NV Dcmokratic Polityke
EhOuOIuy, and Rutllc NcuLer Nv