Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1872-08-31

must have been seriously awry. Rain al
most daily, Thunder showers from the s.,
and S. w. Brilliant Northern lights,
certain, or supposed TO be, precursor ofcool.
air, and yet hot and even hotter than be-
fore. Last week we had thunder show
er from the usual cooling quarter, and as
a consequence, since it has been some inn
provement, though still hot in the sun but
cooler breezes. Enough of the weather,
as undoubtedly yourself and readers have
had an elegant sufllcency thereof.
L have contemplated for some time, only
prevented by the heat, giving you few
lines upon the subject of our State Ticket.
That of the nation needs little writing up,
and the former. in the safety of the latter,
is of considerable personal interest, being
member of the Ring of which / shall
speak before / close. The success of the
National Ticket, / believe is fully assur-
red, unless we arc caught sleeping on our
posts and are grossly careless in doing our
full duty. Grant and Wilson will be elected
by such majorities as will cause even the
hairs on old DIR. Greely's head to stand up
right, if any of his fur will remain after
such scalping as the sage will receive in
November. Immediately after his nomin-
alton his cause cvinced some strength, but
time has dissipated it, showing the policy
of early nominations. Day by day his fol-
lowers drop out of his ranks until it now
looks as if he would not have a decent
corporal guard at his departure up Salt
River, to bid him farewell
1t is very much so with our excellant
State Ticket, or rather in opposite direc-
tions. the latter increasing in strength as
fast as the former has decreased. | use
the term eXcellant advisedlv and meaning
what say when l affirm there is no more
truly honest reliable man in the great
| keystone State, than our silent chief Gen.
| Hartranft, and when | say so, | know
whereof | speak. He is one of us. | have
known of him in his daily walk and life,
years before our war, when a struggling
youth he sought employment in an humble
/ position at the county seat, in minor of
/ flee, that might enable him to complete his
legal studies, having been carefully prepar-
ed therefor by graduating at one of our
| best colleges. When the war broke out he
! quickly sprang to arms, and ever since his
name has been so prominently before the
country as to render 1t entirely unneccCs-
sary to be spoken of here. And now we
/ find him our nominee for Governor. In
( his own county of Montgomery, and | be-
licve you know | am qualified to speak of
it, and in n position to know, he will re-
ccive a very large vote outside his own
party, such is the esteem with which he is
held. How is it with his opponent? We
all know how he is despsed at home. You
better than |, and none so well as his par
ty associates, whom he has been so long
accustomed to use to his personal advance
mcnt 1t may do for him to talk of his
hore'ty and loyalty away from home
why don't he do 50 in old Democratic Col
umba Because they know him better
They know him as the counsellor of tht
Fishing Greek Insurrectionists, and they
remember when his carriage (by whose or
ders y took the Jail Birds to Buck lIOri
to vote for himself and other Immaculate
patterns of honesty, and champions of Re
form and the purity of the ballot Voting
know not how often, but one can be iustiiet
in supposing, early and often, by the othc
honorable surroundings of the case. Thes
are facts, the writer being in a position Il
the time in the vicinity to know such littlt
matters. Contrast him rs said before witt
our silent, reserved, but acting General, th
latter with none of the aristocratc haugh
tness of his stay at home opponent. main
tain that honorable as was his record il
time Of war, his course in civil position ha
been as pure and above reproach.
Till next week, yours,
OvC,CIcN