Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1872-07-13


BORROWING CoNeREeArroN-TuE
SclfENE TO LOAN THE DEMOCRATIC PAR
TY DEFEATED AND THE SALE OF THE
PARTY SUBSTITUTED. Most of our read
erB have, no doubt, heard of the story Of
Protestant Clergyman In Ireland having
borrowed congregation for particular
occasion. There was but one family of
Protcstauts in the parish, named Erwin.
The vacant living belonged to Lord Palm
erston, aud the salary was 5000 a year. Mr..
Erwin educated his oldest son for the min
istry and had him installed rs the pastor
but he had no congregation. The Catholic
Priest, n social and clever fellow, who had
q flock of three hundred under his charge,
had become very intimate with his clerical
brother without flock, and they dined and
wincd together once or twice a week, with
out any one to make them afraid. But at
one of these festive occasions letter was
handed to the Rev. Mr.. Erwin from the
Bishop, stating that lie had been informed
that he had no congregation and had never
ministcrcd to single soul, and that he,
would pay him n visit the following Sab
bath, to examine matters and ascertain the
truth. The flocklcss pastor was dumb
founded, and handed the epstlo TO his
Catholic brother. who, after reading the
letter, exclaimed "Pah | can soon rem
edy that matter will loan you my con-
Gregation for the occasion. Next Sunday
morning will have them all seated, array
cd in their best, in your little church. The
Bishop came, saw the chapel crowded, and
went away satisfied, declaring he would
give no credcncc hereafter to unfounded
reports of this character.
Now this is precisely the case with our
old friend Priest Greeley. Some malcon-
tents and sorehoads, calling themselves
Liberals" acting in concert with some of
the leaders of the Democratic party, mag
ined that there was fat vacancy and be-
ing hungry for Office, and believing that
their party was irrevocably ''hung up TO
dry" met in convention at Cincinnati and
there ordained Horace Greeley rs High
Priest, who was to ofliciate, and with whom
they were to worship, not at the shrine Of
liberty, but at the temple OF Mammon.
Having accomplished this much, they
found themselves with an elephant on
hand, priest without congregation, n
candidate without party. Their only
hope was the redemption, or rather the
absorption OF the old Democratic party,
which had practically expired II years
since from southern disease, added to in
anition and want of official pabulum, and
which it was supposed had still little vi
taiity left. For this purpose the political
doctors of various factions and creeds, have
been assembled at Baltimore, in conyen-
tion this week. Some few were in favor of
trying to recover the party by the use of
powerful stimulants others, less hopeful,
proposed to loan the remnant or what is left
of the party, for a consideration, making
! due allowance for its damaged condition 4;
| but the majority were in favor Of selling
out "stock, lock and barrels or whatever
is left, to the highest bidder. The old
Democratic party was therefore knocked
down, at the great auction in Baltimore,
on the 10th of this month. The purchasers
"e'o "-."'"v, Brown, Shurz, Trumbull,
JEFF Davis, Brechun.>' CO Toombs. Blair,
AGfcait' it'TdIiGsa TdIiGsssaatisiaciitoaHf,r issia@c iitoaHfrsi ao
pected, prevails among the true and honest
portion of the Democracy. Even those
who were willing to loan the party for a
term of years to these political adventures,
begin to appreciate the odium of the trans
action, and feel as if their leaders had sold
their birthright for "a mess of pottage"
and like Esau Of old, they cannot be COM
| forted.
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