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tOVl THM COLVMBIA DEMOCRAT.
The Election XSampiign of 18iii for 'the
county of Columbia, is one of vital interest
. to the inhabitant! of this rounty.and not on
ly to the present, but to future generations,
as this, campaign, in all human probability,
will be tho means of settleing the long agi
tated question of removal of tho scat of
Justico of this countyy either by obtaining a
Removal, or by causing a division of the
county. And shall the interests of a
majority of the county still continue, to be
set at naught, and their humble petitions
arid petitioners, made the subject of contempt
ridicule, calumny, and abuse, and not un
froquenlly havo the inhabitants of this part
of tho county, been insulted, in the grossest
manner, by some of the purse proud aris
tocracy of Danvillo, by displaying a few
pieces of gold coin, and accompaning the
act with the exclamation "you up creek
fellows do not know how to bore for the re
moval; you have not got enough of the
yellow boys, tho real, Benton mint drops,
these can do more at Harrisburg than all the
petitions you can bring forward." Now, I
ask, what is this but adding insult to injury!
And how often has it been the case that,
when a farmer at the distance of eight or
ten miles from Danville, kills and taes in.
veal orppullry.thal he may sell the same
during the sitting of court, he is told, by
the inn keepers and others,wc are supplied
with all such things by our friends from
Rush . and c'onseqneriily, the farmer must
either take a very reduced, price tor his pro
duce, or elso carry it home. In this man
ner are the inhabitants of this county en
riehing thdse of another county, at their
own expense. .And' I ask, can the farmers,
rnechaiiick and labourers, any longer
submit to be thus insulted, merely to gratify
& few of tho nurse proud aristocracy of
Danville! And does not tlicir insolent
boasting, that they can do more with their
Yellow boys at Harrisburg, than the up
creekers, fas they call the. inhabitants of
this pari of the county) can do with their
pennons, cast a muoi uariiig auu uuuagcuus
insult upon the members of the Legislature
01 tnts state i uoei noi tneir coasting, in
effect ay, that with a few dollars they can
bribe any member to vote as they wish!
Gould there be a more daring attack of elan
der upon the virtue, honesty, and intelligence
of the Legislators of a, slate! Is such boast
i ing, not laying the axe with furious blowrs,
mX the very tree of liberty, and lost indeed,
to all sentiments of virtue and morality must
I be the indiviuali who can make such boast-
And is there an inhabitant of any town
hip, other than those of Mahoning, who
the unhallowed course pursued bv the aris
Ihn 1
tocracy of Danville? Who does, not bear in
wind, the base conduct of one if those na
bobs.that when a poof man who owed him.
liad signed a petition for a removal, he im
mediately sent the constable with a sum
mons? This is not a solitary case. And
if necessary the names of such parties can
lie so set forward. And. all this has been
borne, and borne, until forbearance eases to
be a virtue. Tho inhabivtnts of tins county
can no longer be thus insulted in this high
banded manner, by a few of the purse
proud aristocracy.
And that political weather cock of the
Intelligence, is the present time insulting.at
least four 'fifths of the inhabitants of this
county, by bis slanderous publications, but
t .lutjr uaiuitiBHiiig in,, any wuiviuuai
knowing the man can believe a single sen
tence contained in his paper, and false
statements. Why, I have at this time,some
Jourleec volumes of his paper before trie
And has he continued more than one volume
without a political somerset! Let his own
paper d ecide. At one time ho is heard to
boast that he can Jead the democracy to the
polls, and carry all truiraphant, but when
In a former communication, this thing was
hinted at, he was sttuck with holy horror
at such a slander npon tho intelligence of
the inhabitants, of this county.
vo net be trjgnteneu leity l know you
just like a book, and know and havo heard
you boast, mat you couiu do wuat you
pleased with the Democracy of the county,
-&pefore you alleropHo deny your intention
of dictating to the ichabitantspi this county,
just turn DacK to tne commencement ol
voice oi nictation nas ueen nearu irom tne
columns of vour naner.and at this veiv time
Mn r mi 1 mla M ns felahnnil tr n l a r rr oan. lam
I your paper. Again look at yourself,
orever ttirowine out some oamo caicii
pplause, you have, advocated the holding
n election. in mis congressional uiswici me
our own dear self might be elected Uon
ressman. Bulimy desrsir.you caonot gull
fiA nnntp iT fhift ftjatrlrf infrt tint munflll.fl
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io more tl.aa voo can eu I the oeonis
into the belief' that Riebarf Frtit is the
egular democratic candidate for the Itgia.
ature, And what anxiety do tbess would
e. dictators manifest for the welfare of the
ear people. How- ara they Tiding day
nil niaht. And Ipcturincr In Ihn nunnlp. tanri
rging mo ciaima oi tneir canaiuaie, as Tie-
tr the legtilar democratic candidate, aBd
pposf d to division, and in Yavoar of a
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nd plans, see, how they stoop that they
ay conquer; Falsehood and deception
v.iy where nark tliolr footsteps, and the
tegttd which they manifest for (fie ilea r 1
people. is the same as the regard manifested
by the vulture when carrying off the Iambi
iic covers me iamo wnti ins wings .in oruer
that he mny devour. And so with the
purse proud aristocrae) ol Danville. They
are econring all parts of the county, making
nil kinds of false promises, and cover their
prey with the wings of hypocrisy only
that they may the more effectually rivet
the chrins of oppression upon their victims
and thus make tho honest faimur and
and mechanick become tho means though
unaware, of fastening tho chains of op
pression and injustice still tighter upon
themselves and children,
Fellow citizens, the contest in this coun-
is not between Daniel Snyder and Hichard
Fruit, for member of the Legislature but
the contest is between justico and equal
rights on tho one hand, and injustice and
oppression on the other, Daniel Snyder is
the champion upon whose banner tho for
mer motto is iiucilbed, and Richard Fruit,
tho champion whose banner beats the latter
motto, now is the time to be enlist, boon
tho battle will he fought, not with deathlike
weapons that strewtf the plain with dead and
dying, but the weapons will be the glorious
ba lliil n-lrcemnns pledge.
1 hen arouse and prepare for action. Let
the friends of justice gird on the armout of
vigilance, and the shield ol Independence,
anil stand lourlli shoulder to shoulder in
the day of battle. Let the memory of your
insulted and oppressed parents, now sleep
ing in their graves, and the insults offered
to yourselves and your children, incite you
to action. Look back on the contempt that
has for years been heaped upon you, by
the opposers ol your rights. And in view
of all these things you are called upon to
stand forth and acquit yourselves man
fully.
Then, tellow citizens, to the polls on
the day oppointed, aid while tho banner
of truth and justice waves to the breeze of
heaven, there cast your votes for Daniel
Snyder, the man who has shown himself
honest, intelligent, and independent. The
man who has labuured to secure the ad'
ministration of justice, equaf to all his con'
stituent- and in thus doing you are lion
ouring the memory, of your insulted aad op
pressed fathers.
Remember, that slighted petitions, and
coitempts insult and oppression, heaped
upon the petitioners, caused great Unlaiii
to loose her once submissive colonies, and
caused the establishment of tho declaration
of our Independence, up the constitution of
our Iree govenunent, which secures the
right of petition to the higher powers, , for
the removal of existing grievances. And
is not the location of the county buildings
at Danville, an unjust and grievous measure,
And have not petitions been presented vear
afteryear. to the Legislature of this State
fnr i rmnvn n
this euevous burden of
has borne the burden to the grave, and their
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tiiuurcii are ami Gearing we same builhen.
The fathers prayed for the re moral and
their sons have year after year prayed for
the removal of the same, though greativ
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iuL-rcascu,ourinen.
Fellow citizens, it is now in your power
to speau inrough the ballot box, in a tone
that shall be heard, and language that cir.
be easily understood. And in speaking
thus your wrongs shall be righted, and
your grievances removed. Arouse vou
fellow citizens, your enemies are alrerdy in
me ueiu, anu marshaling their lorces. Al
reauy you nearu tne oiasis ot dehance ent
forth by their bugles. Already you heard
the thundering of their deep mouthed
cannon, and you may already see the
leaders of their forces flying Irom position
to positioned endeavouring to seek an
ambush, to take you by surprise. Already
have they hung out their false colors to
allure to their ranks those unaquainted with
their modes ol warfare. But, be not decei
ved with their gaudy appearance. The
mask of falsehood and hypocrisy has now
been thrown, aside, and you may see their
native ugliness in all its disgusting features.
uppiession u their commander in chief.
r alshond and detraction are his aids. While
hypocrisy and calurauy are his generals.
And yet they have the daring effrontery to
Hoist tne banner ot truth, uut see the ban
ner itself, as if conscious of the insult offer
ed its character, refuses to preform its
office, and waves not to the influence of ilie
breeze of heaven, but folds itsself together,
and leaves space for their broad black ban
ner of iniquity to display its self.with all its
ciiaricterick deformity. Hut see the con
contrast. Here you wave the binner of
truth and justice, See how it unfolds its
self to the view, while justice hovers near
wnh a balance to weigh your claims. Seo
how she siniics on your efforts, while she
casts a frown of indignation upon the ranks
of your enemies. Rally then to the stand
ard of truth, and while justice smiles upon
your efforts, you must, you will conquer,
You shall see the armies of the aliens
routed. You shall hear them cry for
quarters. But justice will cry, give no
quarter. Oppression must be slain. False
hood Dfld detraction must be bound in chains
and consigned to the dungeon, Hypocrisy
and calumny must bo put to the sword.
Their banner committed to tho flames.thus
has justice decreed and thta appears to be
the set time .when justice calls upon you,
fellow citizens, to put you shoulder to the
wbeele. Then prepare for a steady pull,
a long pull, a strong pull, and a pull allto
gether, and justice will enable you lo shout
victory, victory.
HUMA,
TO TMtt CITIZRNS OF COtCMBU CQVNTV, i
Fellow" Citistni: On Tuesday next,
you will be called upon to cast your votes
upon a question involving more of interest
to the citizens of Columbia county than,
any question which ever has, or will again
be, decided by the citizens of this nounty.
I mean thai in tho decision of (his question,
is involved the rtmovul qtiistion. and liko
wise the fate of the county regarding the
division project, F resenting then, as it does,
those strong points ol interest to every cut
zenof the county, does it not become us, as
a community, to examine well Hie qualities
tions and claims of both candidates presen
ted to the voters or the county Tor represen
tative in our next Assembly. Let us coolly
and dispassionately contrast the claims each
candidate presents to obtain the suffrages of
the people of the county. Daniel Snyuer,
our lato representative, as you are all well
aware, has invariably been a warm and zea
lous advocate of tho removal question, and
as warmly opposed to the division project.
As proof of this 1 would refer you to his
course in the legislature last session regatd
ing both questions, and the position he now
occupies befoio the people ol the county,
nominated by a Democratic removal con
vention by acclamation, he stakes his elec
lion upon hisovell known advocacy of the
removal question. On the other hand, UU
opponent Richard Fruit offers himself to the
people of the county lor a seat in the saint
hody. What are his claims upon the peo
pie, particularly the removal parly. Does lie
ask their suffrages upon the ground that he
is a removal man! I trust you will not be so
deceived, as t) be induced to trust to the
written or verbal professions of one wh
has given such positive proofs in his courst
I of coiiduet, that he is wholly and entirely
governed by peisonal agrandisement. Itif-
true, for some years back, he was to bi
found in the ranks of the removal party, but
H-hcn the que.siion was hist agitated, aftei
his brother John Fruit, was elected Sherifi
of the countv. wo find him in the ranks ol
the opposition, and branding those who toll
cited his name to a petition last winter, will
that most insulting epithet, Tories. Thtu
showing conclusively that his only object
in advocating tho removal was to secure tin
election of his bro'h'er to the office of sheriff
and having done so, lie now, by lii aposta
ey, expects to scriiro a suihcient interest
below, with what inroads he can make ii
the removal interest to secure his own eleu
tion to office.
Now fellow citizens I would ask you
what confidence can you place in the pledge
of such a man! you are well aware that lit
is the candidate of both the ami removal
and division factions and if elected will be
bound and will most assuredly bo governed
by their directions, can you for a momem
doubt what those directions will be! Al
though I grant that the Danville party do no
division will quiet tlio iiroplo, lliev will most assu
redly go for 'he latter, anil Richard Fruit if clfctfil
will, oa a matter orcourae lie governed ty their di
rcetions. Ho will.usc all his influence with t!u
members to secure die passage of the bill, and ti
fulfil his pledge to the pcojite, will douMlcs jeronl
his voto against the measure, thereby hoodwinking
and blinding the people of the oounty. But I am
niucU mistaken, fellow ciiizcnt, in your-intclligenec
if tlioy succrcd by euch miserable subterfuge iu
Minding you as to tbo truo nature of tho question at
issue", and thereby succeed in saddling upon the
county a glorious tai which would be perpetual,
for it requires but a limited idea of arithmatic to
solve the matter. Vou are all doubtless aware that
tho cipenses (with tho exception of mileage to ju.
rors and witnesses'which is a small matter) is about
the same in a small as a large county, consequently
deprive us of one half of our citiicns, and you in
crease our taies in the name proportion, but in ad
dition thn decision of the peoj le of the county at thr
pollson Tuesday next settles the removal question
in another point of views. It was ioldly and con
Cdently claimed by the Danville and ierwick fac
Uons, before the legishtuie at Harrisburg last win
tcr, that Daniel Snyder could not and would not bu
returned as a member at Um next sitting of the
legislature, and if they would only postpone acting
upon the quesdon until tho next meeting of that
body that they would make it a question at the elec
tion, and that they could and would defeat Daniel
Snyder if ho was again a candidate, Now fellow
citizens, the issues is fairly before you. Daniel
Snyder is agai-i a candidate. You have therefore
the fato of tne removal question in your hands,
elect Richard Fruit and the removal question is at
rest forever and tho division is most assuredly effec
ted. elect Daniel Snyder and the removal is most
assuredly effected and the division is for ever at rest.
Now fellow citizens.both caudidatcs arc fairly before
you. I havo endeavored very briefly to contrast the
claims each one has to your support and continence,
and now choose ye between the two.
O.P.
AROUSE, FREEMEN, AR0USE1
To the Polls on Tuesday next Let no
trifling excuse vou- Remember the watch
word is SNYDER end REMOVAL."
The rallying cry of your opponents will be
" FRUIT and DlVISlONt" Therefore
shake off the lethargy winch has so long
bound the chains of oppression upon you,
and inform your opponents that the day of
redemption is at hand, Speak in tones
Itumpel totiqund to your oppressors, that
the day of gullibility has gone by. That
you know, and knowing, dare to battle for
your rights. Remember, that as the con
test approaches its close, that vile sheet of
defamation, the Danvillo Intelligencer,
will teem with gross and brutal attacks
upon private individuals for the purpose, if
possible, of bli.iding the people as to the
true issue at hand. Dut be not deceived.
It is not a matter of private claim, but of
public justice.
13 o upon your guard for slanderous and
lying handbills, which mY doubles be
litrn V. i.M Af a .1 ,l.nUn.LJDlU M milxh Mtfin I III llllllll.r: HI1K 11111111-llilUtiI.U llllliu w
E,rr'rU.n such" would be the case, and7irwl
, " H.W VVHIW V.IMIIID, .HtUnill( Ul Uh I , f
i utterly iinnossiUe,- that notliinir but rcmovil nil w converge aro of the same opinion.
Industriously circulated throughout the
whole tenglli and breadth of ihft county,
just on the eve of the election, too lata for
the menus ot removal iu expose or cuuua
dict. Therefore to the polls, let toothing
but sickness prevent, for bear it mind, that
if Snyder is defeated it will be for want nf
energy upon the parts of the friends of re
moval, xour opponents nre sparing no
time, money, nor means however vile to
accomplish thcii ends, and if they succeed,
the removal is lost and that vne project, me
division of little Columbia is fastened upon
the citizens. To the polls then one nnd all
and let vour wm cty be SNYDER for the
sake of'REMOVAL.
"truth without 1
B.1TVniK1 OCTOBUn 8, 1842,
ElLififioval
AND
Mo Pi-vision.
DEMOCRATIC
REMOVAL
AND
ANTI-DIVISIOiY TICKET.
ASSEMBLY,
DANIEL. SNYDEK. '
COMMISSIONER,
JOHBT B. EDfiAK.
AUDITOR,
JOHIVSOftlX IKEIJER.
PROTHONOTARY,
JACOB El'ERLY.
REGISTER AND 21EC0RDE R
CIIARL.ES CONXER'
THE DIVISION.
We are accused by the Danvilie faction
gf endeavoring to make a lalne issue, because
we contend that a division of the county
will.be the necessary consequence of
the election of Richard Fruit. We think
wejiave heretofore given sufficient reasons
believe
"th who in
But
yet the Danville faction claim that the
plmlge of Richard Fruit against it, docs
away with all onr reasons. Is it so? We
have charged him time and again with hav
ing pledged himself, before liis nomination,
in the Berwick people (o go for a division,
tiui that they had declared that they would
sustain no. man who would not go with
them. These charges of ours have never
been denied, and the division portion of. the
Berwick people arc still as warm for Rich
ard Fruit, as ever they were. It is true
they were for a few days after the pledge of
Fruit appeared apparently rather cool upon
the subject of his election, hut immediately
after a visit from John Fruit and Judge
Dona!dor., they again enlisted 'warmly in
the contest, and aro now actively engagod
in securing his election. Why this sud
den change after the visit of those gentle
men! What other inference can be drawn
from it than there has been private assuran
ces given that the pledge shall be inopera
tive after the election. It has been eo as
serted by several gentlemen in favor of
division, and we heard one say ourselves,
that the pledge was only given to those
gentlemen who ask it, and that it had not a
general bearing. That they do electioneer
with those whom they think it will do, for
Fruit upon these grounds is positively true
Thert have we no, good grounds for sup
posing that they have those assurances.
Would they be likely to go for him if they
had not? No one bplieveg it. Would they
place a club in the hands of their enemies
lo knock their own brains out? Who is
silly enough to believe itf It is acknovr J.
edged by every intelligent man. in Iho coun
ty, except by those whose interest it is lo
deny it, that a division or removal must
take place, and that too before the present
controversy is settled. Tho cry of the
Danville faction, and echoed back by Ihe
uivisiun men in uerwicx, mat the county
would be kept together, by leaving the
courts where they aro is all idle. It is
merely said by them lo gull the people.and
turn their attention from tho true issue.-r-They
know that it cauttot Le done. They
know that the people will nover be.saliafied
wilh it, and knowing thisr will not they go
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in for e division. (They hive, often declared
tint they vfoold dtf o., They hevu exl
pchded thousand of dollars lo retain tho
cottris, and aro becoming tired ,of the ex
pense, and llity are willing to enter into
any arrangement that will free them from it
hereafter, And ns nothing elte will, but a
division, they resort lo that as the last rem
edy. They have openly declared the
would do so, and who is there that doubts)
but there is an understanding between ill
factions to that effect! Look al- tho matter
fairly and then. answer. i
THE MEETINGS. .,
. The proreedings of which we publishto;
day, are but the HU'tcml respin o 0' the
excited state of feeling that exists in the)
county in relation to the questions that ere)
lo be settled, by the election of next Tues
day. REMOVAL OR DIVISION. The
people are aroused in every township,1 and
will thunder forth their approbation of Dan
icl Snyder's course by a tremondous ma
jority. The six creek townships, Hem
lock, Monteur, Caltawissa, Roaringcroek,
Paxton, Bloom, Derry, aye. BRIER
CREEK and MADISON too, will tell a
sory ijist will make the aristocracy of Dan
ville tremble for their (radulently obtained
county seal, and teach them, that justice,
although slow, is sure, anil that right must
and will prevail. Their slander and detrac
tion, whether given to the public, through
handbills, or from the mouths of their hired
bullies, will not prevent the people from
going to the polls, and asserting their
rights through the ballot box, the legitimate
piaco for freemen to put down INJUS
TICE and OPPRESSION.
Greenwood, noble Greenwood, always)
true to herself, has shown by tho alacrity
with which they attended the meeting with
only a few hours notice, that they are. de
termined to be free, and that. justice shall b
done the coup.ly.
The Roatingcreek meeting, the proceed
ings of which we publish to-day, was a gen
eral rush of the whole population of tho
township, the farmer left his plough tho
mechanic his work shop, to express their
indignant feelings towards their slanderers
at Danville, who had so maliciously and
wilfully misrepresented their sentiments and
wishes, in the account of a pretended meet
ing which they called the voice of Roaring
r.refcU. and he moniier in which they at
tempted to prevent iho true voice of tho
townships from being known. It was ono
spontaneous ra'ljy for freedom and equality,
and for the right of peacefully holding Iheir
own meetings, and expressing their own
sentiments, untrammelled by dictation from
Danville. How different were the meetings
ihe proceedings of which are published by
(he Algerir.e.
Mifflin meeting, 0, what n wonder.
SIX men only attending from Mifflin and
THREE from Danvillo ushering forth pro
ceedings of a large meeting, as the "votco
of .Mifflin." The 2d Tuesday of October,
will show those gentry, that the people of
Mifflin township will not consent to be dic
tated to how they shall vole, by John Fruit,
John Montgomery, John RhodcB and the
Algerine, & that they mustconviiiee them
with some better arguments that it is not
fur their interest to prefer a removal to divi
sion than their boasting, "that they had
bought one man into their support, and
duped two others, & now they were sure of
a Urge majority for Fruit." We say they
must produce more solid arguments than
this, to'e atisfy them, that they should not
snstain their own interest in preferenco to
that of Danville.
Briercreek township, too has spoken, fa
opposition to the Berwick meeting aiEvan'o
school house. It was a meeting of thn
farmers, or as a member rematked, of tho
lax payers of ihe township, who mot and
resolved to standby the man who had man
fully fought against the cuffing and carving
the county during the last session of tha
legislature. Such expressions as these ars
sure antidotes lo ihe mind of an honorabl
man,-for all the abuie that may be heaped
upon him, by the Algerint, J. G. Mont
gomery, or the whole host of hired retail
ers ofslander.that havo travelled the county
for weeks past.
The Aigerine says that we are afraid of
mass meetings of the people; No, no, my
boy, you are mistaken. We like them they
are just the things for disseminating,, truth
among the people. Look at the Roaring',
cieok meeting, the proceeding of .which
we publish today, when upwards. .ofUwti.,,
hundred of-ihe tax payers of the. township.-'
took part, t ; ,-,;i.. W;v$$rfos?
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