The Star Of The North

GEORGE SCOTT.

The Democratic candidate for Canal Commissioner is a native of Bradford county, though for many years a resident and active business man in Columbia. He is not a noisy politician, but has always been a consistent Democrat. He never sought office, but was first nominated for Representative when it was desirable to select the strongest man in the county for a candidate. He was next year re-elected by the consent of the whole district, though in truth the candidate hardly belonged to this county.

In the legislature his course was manly and straightforward, and no vote cast by him in those two years has or can be made a source of reasonable objection against him by any man in the district or out of it. So much was this the case that, though first elected on a local issue, his course was so fair that the very part of the district against which he was elected was willing to make him a candidate for Congress.

He did not seek the nomination of Canal Commissioner with any pertinacity; at least we can say that when we represented this district in the State Convention of 1855 and voted for him, it was without his solicitation or request on his part.

He is a man who understands human nature, and has a good, thorough knowledge of public men and public business. He could not be deceived in the Canal Board by any arts against which prudence and sound discretion could protect the State.

In the legislature his colleagues all spoke of him as a gentleman of useful business capacity, of high personal integrity, and of courteous and agreeable manners. In the Canal Board his services would be useful to the State, and in his party he has all the qualities of character to inspire confidence and insure success.