FES PATTRION
Nat for himself, but for his country.”
main united in the supoorf, and ex.
tend all lawful protection to our fel
low-citizen, the ediior of the Belie-
tonte Patiiot, in opposition to threats
made by aristocratical combinations
and uopeincipled despots.
6th. = Resolved, That the proceed-
ings of this meeting be stgned by the
Chairman and Sccrelartes, und pub
lished in the Bellefonte Patriot.
JOHN PATVYON, Charman.
THOMAS BLAIR
WM. MURRAY
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WEDNESDAY, August 1
gy ey, AL
' We have omitted many articles
prepared for this day’s paper, to make
outa. for the Democratic Mec tings
qyen below. We recommend to
very democrat, an attentive perusal
pf their proceedings. Doth meeliags
vere uuusally large.
VOICE
OF NDR
¢ Secretaries,
To the Demog al
publicans of Centre
County.
A number of your fellow Republi
cans, of Ferguson township, having
assembled together for the purpose of
conswiting upon measures best calcu
fated to promote the electioniol JOHN
ANDREW SHULZE, the democra
ic candidate for Goverpor, throug
their committee appointed for the
Darpose, decm it unecessary to ad.
dress you; and in doing so, we shall
endeavor o unite brevity with per
shicuiy.
The approaching election lor Gov-
eroor is more than ordinarily inter
esting. It is a contestin fact between
DEMOCRACY & FEDERALISM.
Weare aware that lus is dented by
the federalists; but it is apsolutely
true, that itis a
CRIN
QOWT Wo
BMOCRATIO
DOW BIIRT CE
At a numerous and respectable
meeting of the Democratic Republi.
aps of FERGUSON TOWNSHIP,
CENTRE COUNTY, convened at
be house of Robert Pattony on the
Ith day of August 1823, pursuant to
bubiic notice :
JOHN PATTON, Esquire was
- called to the chair, and
THOMAS BLAIR & WILLIAM
MURRAY. Esq. were appointed
Secretaries. is
On motion, William Patton, Esq
Billiam Cooper, Esq. Jsaae Hazlett,
flenry Hubler, Cols Jahn Hasson, John
cil and Robert Patton weve appoint
fd a committee to draft resolutions
aad an addiess expressive the
ense of the meeting. After retiring
or some time, they reported the
allowing Resolutions and address,
which were unanimously adopted :
i8t. Resolved, ‘That this meeting
heerfully concur in the pomination of
OHN ANDREW SHULZSY, by
he DEMOCRATIC CONVEN.
FIONN. that met at Harrisburg onthe
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renewal of the old
‘tween the two great political parties
By a combipation of circumstances,
altogether unnecessary to enumerate,
being fresh in the recollection ot you
ail, the democratic puty, io this state,
has becn prostrated for three years
Ipast. The best evidence of the fact,
is, that measures have been pursued
by the present administration, at vavi-
jance with those principles of Repub:
{licanism which we, as democrats, pio-
F # fess, and adinire. lumen: loans
th. of March last; as that copven-fy 0 0 made, and the state involy-
( : legal iy %
ton composed of Du! & = romicd in an enormous debt to bauks,
pany eu a (which the heaviest duties and taxes,
ec acy chosen gly Mie Pr ‘= {end the economy of twenty years will
, 20d. Resolved. That we have en-lsiarcely repay. The money thus ob-
irc confidence in the. talents, MUER-ained, has been expended without the
32 and uniform fepublican principles people deriving any substantial bene
F Jobo Andrew Shulzc ; as we be fy op advantage therefrom. In this
eve him to be a man possessed of A policy of sinking the state in debt, we
ong mind and unblemished charac. ny have a great interest. It is the
er, that cannot be assailed by his po. must pay these taxes
tisal cic 1 tt 1 ei farmers that
tical encmics ; and that we wi S1YC Now to be thréatened with a state tax
i'm our undivided support for the
; PRN In times of peace, or a state tax at
hice of Governor of this Common. time, is so inco: sistent with the
Pealth ; conscious that in so dongs’ do mocracy we profess, that it would
e will be throw ng An our MMeIOG,, Lifine with your understandings
aise the standard of pure republican | attempt further to show, that no
rincifles in Penusyivania, Imember of the democratic party has
3d, Resolved, That we cannot pad part or lot in the administration
up ort the election of Andrew Grego, of uur state government, for the last
br Governor ; because the following 11160 years.
cts of his political lite demonstrate, (yc of the primary causes of the
learly, that be is a Feperavist * .prostration of our party, and which is
st. His vote for Jay's Treaty : there worthy of notice, was the cry of
snd. His opposition to our late legislative influence. It was so louc
Worthy Governor SxypER and and constant, that very many hones:
his administration : _., land well meaning republicans were
His acting and voting With 40 ced to think that there was some-
the federalists when a mE -ithing in it. The federalists aware of
ber of the Senate of the je advantages they derived from that
United States; and recording’, je of electioneering, have revived
his vote against the late Gro- again. Let us then consider what
rious War with Great Brit foundation they have for the hue and
tain : tel : |¢ry they are now making on that sub-
His acquiescing in the ap. ect.
p.ntment of Federalists in” ye democratic members of the last
every county in the state, to jegiglature, taking into consideration
lucrative offices ; ; and sup- ge importance of uniting the party
planting Democratic Repub- met and recommended to their dem
licans while Secretary of the ocratic brethren throughout the sate,
Commonwealth : = We do say, appoint special delegates to meet
ol ae Sos of FEDER, Convention at Harrisburg on the
y : wiarch, to put in nomination a
ALIST. : [suitable person to be supported by
4thy Resolved, That we will not'(e democratic party for Governor, —
npport the election of Andrew 1; pursuance of which recomuienda-
bregg 3 because he aided and assist-iyon, special delegates were chosen,
d in establishing an aristocratical 1n-/and did convene tor said purpose,—
pifution called the Centre Bank of Out of 131 delegates that met in
Pennsylvania ; and previous to US Convention, but twenty one were mem-
ging incorporated or declared lawful, ppg of the legislature, and they were
e accepled the office of President gpecially instructed by their constit-
ereof ; and ever since that Bank gents, to meet in said Convention —
ent into operation its rotes have been They were regularly delegated, and
a discount, and thereby fed thepefore they were admitted as mem-
speculators at the ¢xpense of the far- hers, they produced sufficient vouch.
hers and mec/kanics. ers, well ‘authenticated, to satisfy the
5th. Resolved, That we will not, Convention, that they were empower-
pport the election of Andrew ed by their constituents to act for
the Federal them. Even those 21 would not have
rege 3; because he is
begislative Caucus Candidate, and his been in the Convention, had it pot
been owing to the great distance del.
omination confirmed by a sham cone Hae
Ention at Lewistown, convened at egates sent expressly would have had
ie instance of the federal members to travel, if sent from the counties on
f2he legislaiure in order to gull and ye very coufines of the state. So
ceive the people ; and at which not weil aware were the delecates that
e¢ haif the counties in the state every artifice would be resorted to,
ere represented, ‘and every act laid hold of, and tor-
6th. Resolved, That we view tured to fix the charge of legislative
ith contempt the measures resorted influence on their proceedings, that
s and the means made use of, by they rejected the offer made by the
pme of the friends of Andrew Gregg Legislature to adjourn, in order that
this county, {0 secure his election ; they might meetin the State Capriy-
pd" that we wiil oppose and prostrate on : for several reasons :
ch conduct ; because we view itas| 1 Because, the Federalists would
bing dnimi cal to our republican form have said that the members of the
sovern.uen: ; and the peace of so-llepislatyre, beg in, the receipt of
cy loudly calls for aw oppositionjthree dojlars a day, by adjourning for
€: eto. that purpose, had defrauded the state.
will re-| The federal papers would have been
3d.
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8.0. Resolved, “That we
Jmacke the charge of
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instructed by those they represented the setticment of Mr. Findlay’s {reas
jury account.
[sent
filled with calculation c
the state of the nomination of the
democratic candidate ; and it would
nave been made a prominent objec
tion to hig election, the charge would
have been laid to thejdemocratic par-
Lye A%
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ales were anx-
tioas should be
m any thing
lance of legislative
2 Because, the deled
ious that (heir delibe
seperate and apart
having the semb
interferences and
3 Because the federal party were
anxious, that our elegates sheuld
thus commit themselves; thot they
might with some kn | of feasibility,
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For these reason? te offer of the
legislature was rejected, and the Con-
vention mt at the Old Court House ;
and did pot in any way interfere wiih Sipported him, had in anticipation of}
his nomination, charged Mr Bryan tions of Mr Shy.ze.
with
the deliberations of the legisiature.
It is bere worihy of remark, that
not one of the mewbers of the logis-i rs ,
1 the sctilement of Prothonotary’s
caiaccouats ; and deeply implicated him
special resolu!
Couvention, vo
A. Shu.ze. They were,
nearly all from the western and north-
ro cxtremitics of the siate, and were
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tion, 10 a seat in the
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to vole for George Bryan ; and they
adhered to theirmstructions in every
baliot. This fact, alone, Centonstrates
that John Andrew Shulze was not
nominaved by legislative influence ;
and that be was not their choice, Is
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of the cost tolated by the same
same members ; the same person
would not have been made to h's no
ination, as
it not absurdity in the extre
them to make use of such a fa
Myre. Bryan bad been nom
ence.’ ?
glaring not to be easily se
Findlay. It is known to you all, that
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searched every musty paper in the bility of that convention to judge.
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convention ; the hitious views of others. -
Rotation in office is a fundamerial
bat wmominated Mr. Shulze. Whylprinciple of republicanism. It wus
hen tell us, that the same objections! strongly ure ed by Mr Gregg agains
I Mr Findlay’s eleetion in 1817 in an
Saddress to the people: It certainly
Hwas an argonment that bad great
asiweirht, What are we now to think
flof Mr. Gregg’s sincerity 2 He has
by/been 28 pears in lucrative offices, and
1dlis now aspiring to one sull more’ la-
erative ; and being in power himself
fer: jthe silence of the grave seals bis lips,
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ho
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is 0 Mr. Shulze’
irgument, In order to dec
he convention, then assem
t have smothered the cn
ative influence, legislative
No it would
wypocricy of these artful
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and those of his fri nds upon this cuts"
ting argument. We hear nothing
sipow, about « ROTATION IN OF-
tol'ICE ” We deem it UBLECCES Wy 1D
comment further on this matter
our own understandings and good |
cgments, will draw proper conclus
sions.
Now let us consider the qualifica.
He was nomine
bundred and thirty-one
demociatic delegates He has been
pronounced qualified for the offi e for
which he is a ¢ indiduic, by a convenes
tion composed of the mcs! respectable
oi our paaty.. We refer you to the
address of the Har isburg convention
for further information with respect to
his capability, No objection can be
raised, or hold good, az to the capa-
A
body more respectable for education
and talents, never assembled in Penne
syivania on a similar occasion ; and
wd thew conduct tog inco
se confided in by honest an
epublicans, These very tederalist
hat now pretend that if Mr. Bryan
wd been nominated, they would have]
defrauding the state out of ated by one
TWENTY THOUSAND dollars,
n the cherges made against Mr)
Mr. Bryan, as Auditor General, had
James Duncan, the pre.
federal Auditor General, bad
Auditor’s office, and was ready to op=n
he floodmates of detraction and sland-
Mr Bryan. We would havé
true : for it can be placed beyond ali Vithessed the scenes of 1820 acted comioveris the boast thatthe federa-
~ oo. sia .
confroversy, that if the members of the
Ae 1B varia sn’ RY he oT 1D rats none *’
legislature bad nominated, Samuel] + Bryan's official conduct for 13,00 ak hong,
Wave been their(764's, would. have been perverted and would nominate
Y i565h Sv frm Ef cde oq distorted to apswer their ends. ~ With! qualified.
Upon what basis, then, rests] ; or al / tiie connalle ke
: . : rese | s befor ; amy-~ Th pncy! TE try 4 IS
the charge ol legislative infuence and it €3€ iacls before you, will you, dem! C § of his couniry, in a f€g2
D. Ingham would
choice.
interference in the nomination of Mr.['
Shudze. 2 Not on that-of wrath. No:
itis predicated on falsehood 3 with the
intention of deluding, deceiving apd
exciting the fears of the unthinking,
uncefleciing aud unebquiring ciizen.
Like every other charge made azaurst
the democratic candidate, and Ais ad
vocates in this Countyyit is a wicke:
wd wilful perversion of truth.
If Mr Shu ze had beep, like Mr
Gregg, nominated tafact by a legisla
tive caucus.in the first place, and the
not nation afterwards ratified by a
sham Convention, composed of office
holders, hirelings, and dependants,
then indeed would there be some
reason, and a great foundation to echo
and re echo, corruption, corruption ! !
But on a minute and fair investigation
of the proceedings of the Harrisburg
Convention, we ask any enquiring, re-
flecting and candid man to say, that|
Mr. Shulze was not honestly and fair. !
ly nominated ? fle was; and by men
whose democracy never was doubted
Their was no collusion between Bry-
an’s “friends, Tugham’s friends, or
Shulze’s friends. The advocates of
Bryan and Ingham were at utter va-
riance ; and it is a notorious fact, that
altho’ they did uaite in the nomination
of Mr. Stulz, yet they never would
have united ia the nomination of their
respective favorites, Mr. Ingham
vas the lowest in votes on every bal
a
legislative influence znd interference, ment amiable.
ver again ; and every transaction of isis have all the 1alents and the dem-
It cannot be that they
ary but one well
Mr Shulze has served ia
crats, oppose the election of Juhn)lative capacity more than once ; ard
Andrew Shalze, the regularly nomin-'has always discharged his du'y to the
ted candidate of the party § Will satisfaction of his constituents. He
you be wheedied and cajoled out of is 1a the prime of life, and possessed of
your votes by the intricue of fedur- a classical education,
alism and its panders ?
‘hey have assumed, and the cloak republican integrity inflexible.
they have mantled themselves in, are
His democra=-
No ; the garb €y pure and uncontaminated ; and his
He was the friend and adviser of
‘00 hin not to be easily penetrated. Me. Snyder, during his administration.
{tis but the covering of rauze, : His private life is unimpeachable : his
But Low is it that the charee of manners concilianing, and his deport=
These considerations
's to be laid to the democratic party ought to induce every democratto ba
alone ? Have the federalists no mem- true to his principles and his party.
hers of the legislature 2? Are they sol All that the federalists have said as
immaculate, that they would refrain bout his qualifications, is nothing to
from caucusing ? Fellow Citizens !'that said of the revered and lamented
We told you before that they did cay {Snyder Yeu My Snyder was the bsg
cus ; and they are the very men who/governor Pennsylvania ever had : He
do caucus. [Have you not seen letters' was remarkable for his political sas
to their supposed friends, published, gagity.
which substantiates the fact, beyond FELLOW REPUBLICANS!
all controversy, that it was a federal We have endeavored im
caucus of federal members of the!plain language, for we make vo pre
Legislature, at Harrisburg, that ia'tensions to any othery to shew you by
the first instance nominated Andrew facts, thut the pending election 18 not
reve? Look at the proceedings of between two individeals, John Ane
the Lewistown Federal Convention ! drew Shuize and Andrew Gregg ; but
On the first ballot Mr. Gregp was Isnone other than a contest for power
nominated ! View the proceedings of between the democrats and federalists.
the two Conventions ! and then de. Experience bas shown, that il our
termine which of the two Conventions liberties bad been left inthe hands of
has the appearance of preconcert ; of the federalists, our Republican govs
out of door arrangement ; of legisla-leroment, which is the wonder and ad-
tive influence ! | They are perfectly miration of the world, would have
welcome (0 nominate their own man long since ceascd to be. But you, our
in their own way, but fet them not
charge us with being guilty of what
they themselves have practised.
The course pursued by Mr. Grepr,
for 18 years past, clearly proves him
‘0 be a tederalist. We, as democrats.
vere all in favor of the war. The
federalists were opposed to it. An:
drew. Gregg was opposed to it. In
fot; and his friends held the balance
of power, It required a majority of]
the whole number to make the nom.
ination ; and this could not be done
unless the names of one of the per.
sons balloted for was withdrawn.
Mr. Ingham’s friends magnantmously
withdrew his name; and ona subse.
quent ballot Mr. Shulze was nominat.
ed: he having 95 votes, and Mp
Bryan 36. That there was any pre
times in Congress against it, bat we
concert, any out of doot arrangements, find him afterwards corresponding
in the nomination of Mr. Shuize, wen 1 oPen and avowed friends of the
have 00 evidence s and the federalists | British government, in Cumberland
with all their cunning have failed 10[°°U""Y> calling themselves « Peace
shew that there was. In fact (here[PA'YY MEN” reprabating (he policy
was none. Qur trusty delegates, the putstied by Madison and his cabinet.
faithfulness and integrity of whom we 20d condemning those firm and stead:
have no reason to doubt, were under|'3St democrats, then in Congress from
the conviction that John Aadrew| c09SYlvania, the pride of our state,
Shulze, was the man whose name | 1d friends of the national goyerment,
would harmonize and unite the demo.|'?¢ of the war. Our goverament was
cratic party in a greater degree than unable to obtain a redress of grievan
that of any other person, before thel “Ss 80d were compelled to resort to
was not enough that he voted eleven!
democratic brethreny interfered ond
saved us from impending ruif ; end
by the bold and decided stand yoda
made, preserved our democratic form -
of covernment, and our liberties, tot-
tering to their downtill. J
Can it be then, that Pennsylvania
em tically s'yled * the key stops
of the Union,” has become 50 degens
erate, as in elect a federalist for ber
Governor 2 Will she alone, of all the
States in the Union, submit her neck
to the [ deral yoke ? It cannot be.
DeMocraTs | your political eng
mics are waging a dishonorable war-
fare. They are circulating handbills
calculated to mislead and doceivglyoy 2
nha
pritd
land to injure the charscters of mem-
bers of the party to which you bes
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long ; and to destroy the resp. ctability
ol our principles. Sueh publications
you mnst be prepared to meet and
encounter. :
To conclnde, let ns exhort you to
convention, and we beartily concur. Ms. Our fronticrs were assailed)
But could so fuil and fair a repre.|°¥ Savages, furnished with arms and,
sentation of the people be dissolyeq|*™munition by British agents—Our|
without doing any thing ? If they[*€4men were impressed—Our Mer |
had, it would have annihilated the[Shant vessels pianlered—Our Na
hopes and prospects of the Democrac-[Honal flag insuited—Qur harbors
ic party at once. The friends of Mr. blockaded, and our vessels of war at.
Bryan considering this, €oncurred in tacked in our waters. Could such z
the nomination of Mr. Shulze ; for|c0urse be endured ? But we forbear
they bad not in view the exaltation of]! Comment on this subject—all of
an individual, however worthy, by[YOU know the facts connected with it
the welfare and interest of our beloved] Ag2in we find him in opposition tc
country, and the ascendancy of demo. {the €lection of Soyder, from first to
cratic principles. If the minority hagdflast. from 1805 until 1817 ; and then
refused to acquiesce in the decision opposed to the election of the demo
of the majority ; or if the convention|CT4lC candidate. Ifthese acts do not
had been dissolved without makingl|COnstitute a change of political opin-
any nomination, what situation would 1M We confess we are "at a loss to
our party have been in now We determine what will.
would have had no regularly ost Mr. Gregg 1s known to us »1l. He
ed candidate, and federalism would has arrived ag that time of life, whe
have continued in power. jibe mind becomes weak, and assume:
But, Fellow-Democrais! The fed.|the second child-hood. The infirm
eralists pretend to say that if Mr. Bry.|ties ol oid age relaxes the encrgics
an bad been nominated, no opposition of the mind, if it doss not entirely in
would bave been made to his elec [Cepacitate a man for public life. H.
tion. Is this true? [It cannot be.[Nas been twenty cight years in public
It is altogether uphallowed hypocrisy. [life and 1 our opinion, it is ful
Now mark how plain a tale will put [Mme that he be permitted to retire
them down. Nor do we believe that he woul
h all 0 NO ndidare hist if < a
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be’steady, firm and vigilant, without
being intemperate. Let no man sleep
on his pos’, while the batile waxeth
strong: The enemy are endeavoring
to ¢teal into our camp under Yalse
colours, They have assumed our
name, the more efiectually to deceive.
That name which was originally given
to us, by them, as a term of reproach.
Chey now wish to filch it from use
t0 secure to themselves a political ass
cendéncy. But let us form a repnbhi-
can phalanx impenetrable to federal
artifice and intrigue, and certain victo.
ry awaits our excrtions on the 2nd
Tuesday of Oc:ober next.
tuesday of OIL IAM PATTON
WILLIAM COOPER
ISAAC HESLLETT
HENRY HUBLER
JOHN HASSON
ROBERT PATTON
JOHN BPELL.
a——D § Dens
DEMOCRATIC MEETING.
A very large méeting of the Dem=
ocratic citizens of Patton and Spring
ownships was held, according to pre=
vious notice, at the house of Palser
Sellers in. Spring townships 00 Satur-