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THE READING CONVENTION
Speeches of Welsh, Dawson, Dougherty,
Illontgornery, Bigler, Vaux, Sanderson,
Brodhead, Pry, and Witte.
The following are the remarks of the Hon.
Wm. H. Welsh, of York, made on assuming
the Chair as President of the Democratic
State Convention at Reading, on Wednesday,
the 29th nit.:
Gen - tient= of the Convention:—l know it
is but the repetition of an old and familiar
phrase, yet I am sure you will give me credit
for sincerity when I say to you, that I am
most deeply sensible of the distinguished
honor you have conferred upon me, in select
ing me to preside over the deliberations of
this body. I can assure you that I will pre
serve this mark of your respect and confi
dence in my most grateful recollection, as
long as memory holds its sway—and no stat
ute of limitations can ever run against the
debt I owe you, for the partiality you have so
generously manifested .towards me upon this
occasion. Although I have forgotten every
unkindly feeling that was engendered by this
contest, I-would be false to the truest feelings
of my heart, if I did not say to the gallant
baud of friends who bore mo on their strong
arms to the seat I now occupy, that, in after
years, all they have to do with me is to point
the way, and I will follow; and if, hereafter,
any garlands of triumph shall adorn their
brows, I promise that the earliest an , l bright
est flower found blooming there, will be the
white rose of " Old. Democratic York."
entering upon the various and complicated
duties now devolving upon rue, I promise to
discharge them all with fearlessness and fidel
ity ; and I shall expect, in return, an earnest
and cordial co-operation on your part, in the
preservation of order, and the maintenance
of discipline, without which, confusion must
inevitably reign in our counsels. and " pas
sionate discord rear eternal Babel."
We have asi•embled here for a great and
mighty purpose. The Democratic party in
Pennsylvania has constituted us its active,
living agents, to deliberate for its welfare,
and to endeavor to secure the triumph of its
principles. We have met in this old citadel
of Democracy, to inaugurate a power, which,
if properly directed in the beginning of the
contest, is destined to sweep with grand and
victorious footsteps. from the waters of the
Delaware to the dusky shores of the Monon
gahela. For two successive years, the regi
mental flag of oar party has been stricken
down by an unscrupulous coalition, banded
together fur the spoils of office, and marked
with every shade-and color of political opin
ion. [lore, to-night, inspired by a common
zeal for a common country, in the august
presence of thousands of freemen, attracted
hither by the unutterable importance of this
solemn moment, we again raise aloft that
stainless banner, and in the name of the uni
ted Democracy of the Old Keystone, we again
write upon it the same motto that graced its
folds in days gone by--" The equality of the
citizen and the equality of the States—civil
and religious liberty, at every hazard and at
every extremity 1" We have met for victory
—and we mean to have it—and doing all that
men dare do with honor, to pluck the laurel,
we will plant the standard of the Union and
the Constitution on every vale and hill and
mountain top in Pennsylvania, and, rallying
around it the true men of the Commonwealth,
we will ask them to stand by us in maintain
ing, inviolate and pure, the sacred compact
which our fathers made.
But, gentlemen, the primary objects of this
Convention are to nominate a candidate for
the Gubernatorial Chair of Pennsylvania, to
select Delegates to the Democratic National
Convention, and to appoint Electors for the
next Presidential canvass. In carrying out
these objects, I most earnestly trust that such
prudent, moderate, and conciliatory counsels
may prevail as will permit us all to feel,
when the hour of separation shall have come,
that it was indeed a good thing for us to have
met together here. Never before were the
oyes of the people fastened with so much
anx-•.cus. interest upon the deliberations of any
political body. All men feel that the fate of
the Democratic party is in our hands. It is
for us to mould its destiny, for weal or woe,
for many years to come. If such be the case,
gentlemen, we cannot estimate too highly the
immense importance of united and harmoni
ous action in all our counsels. Let us, then,
in the beginning of our labors, invoke the
constant presence of that genial spirit of con
cession, whose generous teachings will tend
to make us a unit here, and whose shadow
will encouragingly follow us in the struggle
that is to come. Let all personal preferences
be forgotten. Let all selfish feelings yield to
the common good. Let the dead past bury
its dead. Let no one be ignored or overlook
ed on account of an honest diiTerence of opin
ion upon past and settled questions of public
policy, but let every man who calls himself a
Democrat, and is willing to " carry the flag
and keep step with the music of the Union,"
"Claim kindred here, and have that claim allowed."
Nine years ago a Convention met in this
place to nominate a candidate fur Governor.
When it assembled, the party that convened
it was under the shadow of a cloud. But
strong in the faith that gave it birth, it de
liberated well and wisely, and throwing over
its giant limbs the broad panoply of union
and harmony, with that covering, as impen
etrable as the shield of Telamou, it left this
ball and marched out proudly to battle and
to victory. The same panoply may be ours
in the approaching contest, if we wisely
choose to seek its all-protecting pin:er. We
are on the eve of the most important political
struggle that ever enlisted the attention of
the American people. I honestly believe
that upon the ultimate success of Democratic
principles depend the Union of the States and
the preservation of the Federal Constitution.
The Democratic party is the only organiza
tion in this country that respects in truth and
sincerity the rights of the sovereign States
and the rights of the people. Its bright mis-
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sion has ever been to protect the white man
upon these shores in all his indisputable
rights, without calling into question the pe
culiar manner in which he may choose to
worship God, and without unnecessarily re
stricting his political privileges because be
happened to draw the - first breath of life in a
foreign land. There never was a moment in
the history of our party in which it hesitated
or wavered in its loyal devotion to the Con
stitution. From the days of the Kentucky
and Virginia resolutions to the present hour
it has rejected all latitudinarian constructions
of that instrument, and it has interpreted its
text in strict accordance with the solemn
spirit of its immortal framers. It recognizes
in its creed no "higher law "—it teaches no
" irrepressible conflict"—and it incites no
deluded fanatics to disturb the hallowed
shades of Mount Vernon and Monticello, by
a traitor's call for a servile insurrection. In
defence of that party, we now advance our
standard. The initial battle must be fought
in Ootober next. If we triumph in the fight,
let it I,e standing upon the broad platform of
equal rights and equal laws—if we fall, let
it be with the flag of our country around us,
and let our last expiring cry be for the Union
and the Constitution !
After the nomination of Foster, John L.
Dawson, of Fayette, was the first candidate to
enter the hall, which he did amid great enthu
siasm. After three cheers had been given
for him, the President introduced him to the
Convention.
Mr. Dawson said he came there to endorse
the nomination, and to say that he would
support it cordially. It was in every sense a
nomination fit and proper to be made. [Ap
plause.] The great West, so long neglected,
would now have, in the person of Henry D. Fos
ter, a champion worthy of her cause, and
worthy of herself. [Cheers.] The contest
was one of no ordinary importance. Upon
its issue will depend the triumph of great
principles and the perpetuity of free govern
ment. There was no use in disguising the
fact that the time had arrived when this ex
periment of free government is to be tested,
and a candidate for Governor was now pre
sented who was equal to the emergency.—
Pennsylvania, in common with other States,
had suffered from having the attention of her
people withdrawn from her own interests by
a sectional agitation which tends only to the
disturbance of the national harmony. The
task upon which the Democratic property is
to enter in the present contest is that of disa
busing the public mind of the mischievous
fallacies to which it has become a prey.—
With a republican system like ours—framed
upon the idea of popular government in our
State and national organizations—a system
that is perfect both in theory and in practice
—it would be vain to hope for any improve
ment. It is one in which the rights of all
classes are recognized and protected, and was
framed by our fathers, in the fullness of wis
dom gathered from the records of the past
ages as well as from the experience of their
own. With such a Constitution, what more
is necessary to the consummation of our po
litical happiness than a loyal discharge of the
mutual objections it imposes upon us ?
What is the reverse of this picture? Why
now do the friends of the Union despond and
fear that the pillars which sustain the beau
tiful fabric are beginning to totter? The
reason can be given in a word ; and it is be
cause We have allowed the vestal fires to die
out upon the sacred altars. The Democratic
party has ever been the firm supporter of
popular government, and shall it flinch now,
when those principles are assailed at a vital
point by an inveterate foe? [Cheers, and.
cries of " no," " no."] Everything looks
well for our success in October. [Applause.]
The place in which we are assembled, we
must remember, is upon the soil of Old Berks,
and the same scenes around us are connected
in history with the perils and sacrifices which
were endured in the cause of our indepen
dence. It was here that Mahlenberg left his
pulpit to engage in the good cause. With
the example of such men before us, let us go
into the present contest, resolved to use our
best endeavors, and success will most assured
ly crown our efforts in October next. [Mr.
.Dawson retired amid great applause. Three
cheers were given for the speaker, " The Key
stone Club," and nine cheers for the nominee.]
Loud cries were made for Lewis C. Cassi
dy, Esq., of Philadelphia, who came forward
in obedience to the call, and was received
with great enthusiasm. lle said :
Mr. President: For the very handsome
compliment the Convention has .bestowed in
calling upon me to address you, I return my
heartiest thanks. The distinguished gentle
man who preceded me talked about endorsing
this nomination. Words fail to endorse it.—
[Loud cheers.] The people in their might
have made it, and, therefore, it needs no en
dorsement. [Applause.] I, sir, perhaps,
may be charged with being a politician, and
therefore have some right to say that politi
cal management or manceuvering falls before
such an uprising as we have seen to-day.—
[Cheers.] Henry D. Foster has been selec
ted in a way as no other man in the history
of this Commonwealth has ever been compli
mented with. [Cheers.]
I have the honor of knowing that gentle
man well, and nine years ago I cast my vote
for him for United States Senator. A distin
guished, leading, and prominent Democrat of
Western Pennsylvania, he has since then al
ways battled-in the cause of democratic truth.
[Applause.] Henry D. Foster has not only
a fair and proper record ; not only is he a pure
and hones,t, man, but he will go upon the
stump ready to meet and answer the argu
ments
.of any man. [Applause.] He is
bound to no particular issue; he is connected
with no particular set of people. He is the
very embodiment of the cardinal principles
of the pasty. Lecompton and anti-Lecomp
tonnaen may stand up and look him in the
eye. [Great Applause.]
Every man may congratulate himself that
he will be called upon in voting for Henry
D. Foster, to vote for a constitutional Demo
crat. [Cheers.] The people of all sections
of this great Commonwealth, the protection
ists and otherwise, may stand up in October
and say here is our man. [Cheers.] He is
,
the bearer of our standard, and if you want
to see the embodiment of Democratic truth,
look upon this Henry D. Foster. [Applause.]
I can say, coming here as a representative of
the Democracy of Philadelphia, that we will
be heard of in October in a manner that will
gratify every Democrat in the land. Mr.
Witte's friends, Mr. Fry's friends, and those
who were unsuccessful in having their espe
cial candidate nominated for this position,
will go hand in hand together to battle in the
cause of this great champion. [Applause.]
I regard it as beyond a doubt that Phila
delphia will be redeemed from the municipal
misrule that is now cursing it. [Cheers.]—
And in October, when the polls shall close,
there will go up a shout from the old county
of Philadelphia, that will echo and echo
through the Commonwealth, until it will be
met in Westmoreland with an equal shout of
Democratic triumph. [Long-continued Ap
plause.] Permit me to congratulate you upon
your action to-day. I am free to say, and it
is best to be candid, that there were things
done by this Convention that I did not ap
prove, [cheers,] but I am willing to say, let
the past be buried and forgotten. [Great
applause.] From this day out we wilt buckle
on our armor and do battle in the great cause.
Gentlemen, look to Philadelphia, take my
word for it, and I speak with something like
prophecy when I say it, that this champion
will redeem that great city in the campaign
of the coming October.
Mr. Cassidy sat down amid the most en
thusiastic cheering. Loud cries were made
for Mr. Daniel Dougherty, of Philadelphia,
who was quietly sitting in a corner a specta
tor of the exciting scene. After a great deal
of persuasion, Mr. Dougherty came to a po
sition on the floor in front of the Chair.
The President. I have great pleasure,
gentlemen, in introducing to you the Honor
able Daniel Dougherty, of Philadelphia.—
jGreat applause—three cheers for Dough
erty.]
Mr. Dougherty said:
Mr. President and Gentlemen: I tender to
you my profound acknowledgment for the
distinguished honor you have conferred in
inviting me to address you—the representa
tives of the Democracy of Pennsylvania in
Convention assembled. Permit me to say, I
-am not a politician, I am a Democrat; one of
the rank and file [applause] ; one who is wil
ling that offices and honors should be bestowed
on others ; one who cares nothing for Admin
istrations ; who came here as the partisan of
no particular candidate, but as ono who is
ardently devoted to the principles—aye, the
time-honored principles—of the Democratic
party [greatapplaused who has neverswerved
from its organization, and who believes that
the prosperity of our beloved Pennsylvania,
the integrity , of the Federal Constitution, and
the perpetuity of the Republic, are indisso
lubly linked with its success. [Tremendous
cheering.] I am for conciliation, fur burying
the tomahawk, and smoking the pipe of peace.
[Renewed applause.]
I am for the nomination which has just
been made, and, as an humble Democrat, will
fight in the ranks from now until success
crowns our efforts with a glorious triumph.—
[Cheers.] Four years ago, the grandest of
political struggles took place. On it was
staked the government of an empire. Against
us were arrayed the combined factions of
every creed and color. The Democracy stood
forth boldly and defiantly, united, and, there
fore,..invincible. Here, in Pennsylvania, the
fight was thickest ; here, the battle raged
wildest and most fiercely ; here, the enemy
brought their boldest warriors and most ex
perienced generals ; here Democrats I we met
them face to face and front to front. We
conquered them, and placed the candidate of
our choice in the chair of liTashington. [En
thusiastic cheers.]
Two years since, dissensions crept into our
camp. Our ranks were broken—our legions
scattered. Our banner which had so often
waved in the winds of victory, trailed in the
dust of ignoble defeat. Heaps of the woun
ded were lying all around and some of our
gallant chieftains fell, pierced with a thous
and wounds.
The foe, which, after the decisive struggle
of '57, could not summon a squad to mount
guard, reunited and in power and might,
moved on from victory to victory, like Napo- •
leon in his recent campaign in Italy. They
have invaded States which had disowned them;
they have conquered Commonwealth after
Commonwealth; and no w, wi th exultant shouts,
they are marching on to seize, in November,
the Capitol of our common country.
One more chance is left to gain or give up
all. At such a time as this dissensions must
disappear. Differences are to be forgotten.
(Protracted and enthusiastic cheers.) Every
soldier who believes in our principles must
volunteer for fight ; leap into the ranks.—
The raw recruits, and deserters from the foe,
must be driven to the rear; the old guard,
they whose presence will speak courage to
each column, must be placed in the van ; the
command given to the pure, the able, and
good—like him, who, by the spontaneous
voice of every delegate, has just been chosen ;
then, fiery ardor glowing on every cheek, and
making quick the beating of every_ heart—
advance our standard, draw6our willing swords,
charge on the foe ; lift our bleeding party
from the dust and make her again victorious.
What if you and I differ upon one ques
tion ; shall we tamely stand by and see the
Government surrendered to the gripe of those
with whom we differ on all? "What if you
believe Kansas should have been admitted
under the Lecompton Constitution (and I from
my soul believe that she should not,) is this
sufficient for breaking up forever our glorious
organization ? Ah, no, no, the organization
of the Democratic party is too precious to our
country. (Cheers.) When a giant corporation
sought to grapple with the Government to the
prejudice of the people, the Democratic or
ganization in the person of the heroic Jack
son, slew the monster and saved the State.
When, in 1844, the fires of religious per
secution were ignited, and citizens who had
fled to the woods looked back to see, their
homes in flames ; when altars erected to the
worship of the living God were - desecrated and
destroyed by miscreants and misnamed Amer
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icans ; when, in 1854, midnight conspirators
met in secret council, some of whom, to our
shame be it spoken, have been too soon for
given and placed in power. (Great applause.)
Aye, as it seems to start a shout, I will re
peat it. Some of these same conspirators
who sought to crash the adopted citizens have
been elevated to distinctions, while men ever
true have been thrown to the dust. Yet the
Democratic organization stood-by the oppres
sed and saved them from their jeopardy.
When the storm of fanaticism burst over
these Northern States, endangering the con
stitutional rights of our brothers of the South
—when even the pillars of the Republic trem
bled—the Democratic organization stood like
a t , wer unshaken until the fury was spent
and the skies again serene. These are the
trophies of the organization.
"Goddess of bright dreams ! 'My country,
Shalt thou lose us now when most
Thou need'st thy worshippers?"
No ! never, never ! gentlemen of the Con
vention. I implore you to reaffirm the faith
of '56, and here, as on an altar, sacrificing
every personal feeling, we will vow our de
termination to sweep the Republicans from
the State. (Cheers.)
0 ! Democrats of Pennsylvania, when leav
ing glorious old Berks for our respective
homes, let us at once raise the battle cry and
prepare for the struggle. If, then, the gal
lant champion of the Opposition lifts, as he
boasts he will, his standard on the shores of
Lake Erie, there will be those who will strike
it to his side. If it again is raised on the
shores of the Delaware, the Democracy of
Philadelphia will wrest it from his grasp and
trample it beneath their feet; while our en
sign, borne aloft in triumph, will speed from
county to county, and then, planted on the
highest peaks of the Alleghenies, will, fanned
by the winds of heaven, float the symbol of
a united Democracy victorious in the cause
of constitutional liberty.
Mr. Dougherty retired amid perfect thun
ders of applause, and it was many minutes
before the enthusiasm subsided which his el
oquence had engendered. _ .
Loud cries were made for the Hon. Wil
liam Montgomery, who, on appearing on the
platform, was greeted with enthusiastic
cheers.
After the applause had subsided, Mr.
Montgomery said :
I come here, fellow-citizens, in the name
of Western Pennsylvania, to thank you. I
speak not the ordinary word of conventional
politeness when I say that I thank you, but
it comes from the inner cells of my heart.—
You have done us honor, and we will try to
show you, when the ides of October ar
rive, that we fully appreciate your action.—
['Cheers.] We will not only elect your can
didate for Governor, but will help you to
elect a President of the United States.—
" There is a divinity that shapes our ends,
rough-hew Them as we will." The name of
Henry D. Foster was not before' this conven
tion as a candidate for Governor. Is it not
strange that the name of one who was not
introduced before you as an office-seeker,
should receive the united vote of the Conven
tion ? The nomination of Henry D. Foster
is another evidence of the interposition of
an overruling Providence, and I accept it as
such.
The speaker, continuing, said be could not
but regard this nomination, or rather, the
`circumstances under which it was affected—
circumstances so marvellous and extraordina
ry—as a special interposition of Providence
for the good of the country, and the perpet
uation of American liberty. [Cheers.]—
What were the requisites possessed by any
one of the candidates that were not also pos
sessed by Henry D. Foster ? He combined
all the qualities embraced in these gentle
men. He was as honest and upright as old
Jacob Fry, [cheers d he was as-eloquent and
accomplished as the eloquent and accomplish
ed Wittie, [cheers d he was as brave and
true as the noble old Hopkins, [cheers ;] in
in short, every quality presented in any can
didate was to be found in Henry D. Foster.
The people demanded a man such as Henry
D. Foster is, and they would second the
nomination by over ten thousand majority.—
[Cheers.]
After further allusions to the candidate,
Mr. Montgomery said, I have another duty
to perform. I have to invite you to another
ceremony. I will not ask you to shed a sin
gle tear. Ido not want a single man in the
house to be sad, but to rejoice with exceeding
great joy that the time of the harvest has
come, and that the dead have goner to their
final account. [Applause.] I am about to
pronounce a funeral oration over the dead
body of old Lecompton, [laughter and con
tinued cheers,] and in the same grave in
which Lecompton is to be buried I am going
to bury a thousand feet deep anti•Lecomp
ton upon its bosom. [Applause.] This is
the glorious funeral to which 1. have invited
you. [Laughter.] We are going to have a
glorious tea-party ; [laughter;] a sort of love
feast, [laughter,] in which the anti-Lecotnp
ton man will extend the right hand of fellow
ship, and the Lecompton man will open his
arms and take the other to his heart. [Loud
and long-continued cheers.]
We have had enough of the age of hum
bug. [Cheers.] We have something else to
do besides discussing the dead issues of the.
past—we have the live issues of the future to
discuss, and we have selected our standard
bearer. We will carry the living issues of
the day into action ; we will save the Consti
tution, protect the Union, and preserve civil
liberty, not only for ourselves, but for all the
nations of the earth. [Cheers.] Is it not a
good thing that these old gentlemen are
dead?
o [Laughter.] Is it not a good thing
•that we can,forget them, and rejoice over the
fact that they are dead, and buried so deep
down that the hands of no political resurrec
tionist will ever dig them up? Having per
formed these funeral services, we have noth
ing to do with Lecompton and anti-Lecomp
ton any longer, but we are old-fashioned,
thorough-going Jefferson and Jackson Demo
crats.
Mr. Montgomery went on to show by an
argument that the question of slavery in the
Territories was a judicial question, and should
be settled by the Supreme Court. The quar
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re between Black and Douglas was nothing
more than a legal difference between two
judges, and the Supreme Court was the tri
bunal to decide the quarrel. After allu
ding again to the flattering prospects of suc
cess, complimenting the Convention on their
nomination, and thanking them for his recep
tion, he retired amid great applause.
After Mr. Montgomery had taken his seat,
the band played " Auld Lang Syne," amidst
which loud cries for Mr. Bigler were heard.
The President introdneed Mr. Bigler, who
was warmly greeted. He said :
Members of the committee: The first thing
that becomes me is to tender to the commit
tee my hearty thanks for the compliment
which they have extended to me in delega
ting to me an authority on the part of the
Democracy of this State to nominate a candi
date for the Presidency, at Charleston. For
this honor I offer you my sincere thanks. I
shall endeavor as best I can, in the exercise
of my feeble judgment, to carry out what I
believe to be your will, and what I regard as
best calculated to promote the success and
harmony of the Democracy, the success of
which party I believe to be inseparably con
nected with the perpetuity and future great
ness of this country. Fellow-citizens, you
will pardon me for an allusion to a scene
which took place in this hall, of which I
have a lively recollection. Nine years ago I
was honored with a nomination for the chief
office of this commonwealth in this hall. I
can almost recollect the same scene. [Ap
plause.] That nomination was brought about
in nearly the same manner in which you per
formed the task to-day. After canvassing
candidates that were presented, I was nomi
nated by acclamation. That nomination you
ratified at the polls, and I trust—nay, sir, I
I have a firm belief that this nomination to
, day, hrought.about by a concurrence of sen
timent, as marvellous as it was unaccounta
ble, the like of which Wati never here or any
where else before, will be alike ratified at the
polls. lam here for the purpose of discus
sing no one of the great questions which will
be involved in the approaching campaign.—
I intend to perform my duty during its pro
gress. I desire to say that I congratulate
this Convention upon the harmony of its ac
tion and upon the auspicious results at which
it has arrived. [Applause.]
Any allusion to the nominee, to his char
acter, to his qualifications for the place, and
to the marked modesty with which he has
borne himself since the day his name was
first mentioned, is unnecessary. No man of
either party will dare to say he is not an able,
pure, and honest man, and eminently fit for
the position for which you have presented
him. On behalf of my section of the State
I stand here to pledge, without fear or fail
ure, the largest Democratic vote you have
seen for ten years. [Applause.]
I heartily respond to all that has been said
here in favor of promoting conciliation and
harmony in the Democratic party. With the
gentleman who has just retired, I bury old
Lecompton and anti-Lecompton side by side,
to sleep forever. [Applause.] On the sod
overlying that silent grave will grow up in
exuberance a Democracy that will carry us
triumphant in the e future.
It is right to say in the midst of all the ac
rimonious disagreements and controversies
on that vexed question, (and I make the state
ment with pride,) that I had the right hand
of fellowship for every Democrat, whether he
agreed with me upon it or not. [Applause.]
I feel that this is the 'happiest hour of my
life. When complimented with the nomina
tion for Governor, nine years ago, I do not
believe that I felt the inexpressible pleasure
that animates me to-day. Then I felt some
natural gratification, because I had been cho
sen by the Democracy of my own State. I
have been complimented on this occasion,
and I feel it deeply—the honor of being sent
to Charleston from this great State. On the
result here will depend the result of the
Union.
After alluding to the aggressions of the
Republican party, he said that we could have
no peace—have no guarantee of future pro
gress and unity—until the Black Republican
party, organized on the sectional idea of hos
tility to the South, is wiped out. [Applause.]
After repeating his convictions that the ac
tion of to-day would be ratified in October,
he retired amid much applause.
Loud cries were heard from all parts of the
hall for Mr. Vaux, of Philadelphia, who ap
peared in response to the call, and was most
enthusiastically received.
Mr. Valls said, be trusted and believed,
from the present temper of the Convention,
that it was about to practise what had so long
been preached—union and harmony, conces
sion and conciliation. [Great cheering.]—
He trusted the inspiration which had so mi
raculously settled down upon the Convention
would be felt through the State, and that the
Convention at Charleston, to which delegates
had been elected to-day, would look to this
Convention and profit by its example.—
[Cheers.] The fortune of this nation re
quired such a course—a course of harmony
and union from that Convention. None of
us had made any sacrifice to our principles
by the course pursued to-day. We had only
yielded, on all sides, in a filial spirit, for the
sake of peace and consolidation. (Great ap
plause.)
We had come here as representatives of
the Democratic party, to achieve results such
as these, and the demonstration before him
told that it was a success. There was a
Power above us greater than ourselves, and
the influence of that Power produced the re
sults to be seen. We had pointed out to
Pennsylvania the high road to success, and
he predicted that in October the Sebastopol
of Abolitionism would fall before their terri
ble assault. (Cheers.) After praying most
fervently for snch a. result, and promising to
do all he could to produce it, Mr. Vau
thanked the Convention for its kindness to
him, and retired amid great applause,
The President. I have the .honor to pre
sent to you the ion. George Sanderson, of
Lancaster, the winner of the first campaign
in LSGO.
Mr. Sanderson was enthusiastically received.
Tie said he felt great reluctance in attempting
to address this immense assemblage of the
Democracy of Pennsylvania, especially after
the very eloquent remarks they had just
heard. But inasmuch as his name had been
introduced into the Convention in connection
with the Gubernatorial nomination, he deem
ed itproper to say a few words expressive of hie
hearty and enthusiastic adhesion to the cane
didate selected. (Applause.)
He had long known Mr. Foster as one of
the leading Democrats of this Commonwealth:
and he was free to say, that a better man
could not have been chosen. He was worthy
the position in every respect. We had heard
a good deal about Lecompton and anti-Le
compton to-day, and he heartily concurred in
the recommendation of Mr. Montgomery in
regard to them. We, as Democrats, have a.
perfect right to differ in opinion about any
measure, but that makes us none the less
Democrats. lie thought, from the first, that
the assembling of the Democracy in the cita
del of old Bels would have a happy effect
upon the whole party, and he was glad to see
that we have not been disappointed. The
action of this Convention may be regarded
as an auspicious omen for the approaching
stru g gle.
The speaker regarded the omens auspicious
for the coining campaign. The Democratic
party was the party of the white men. He
commenced his political life as a Democrat,
in . 1828 by voting for old Gem Jackson,
(cheers,) and from that time until to-day, he
had never seen occasion to desert the old De
mocracy. (Cheers.) These Lecompton and
anti-Lecomptori quarrels were like those of
men's wives, who fought among themselves
until the third party interfered, when they
united and gave them a thrashing. The
third party had interfered in Pennsylvania,
in the shape of Abolitionism and treason,
and the Democratic party, united to-day,
would thrash them in October.
NO. 38.
After thanking those friends who had
placed him in nomination, and expressing a
determination to support the candidate of the
Convention, he retired amid great applause.
The President. I see in the audience one
who has done gallant service in the party in
days gone by—a man of whom the Democ
racy should feel proud. I refer to the Hon.
Richard Brodhead, of Northampton, and
would call on him to address you. [Cheers.]
Mr. Brodhead made a very brief speech in
acknowledgment of the compliment. He
knew Mr. Foster well, and could say he never
knew his equal for purity of purpose and no
bility of soul. [Cheers.] Ile was a man
whose pretensions never exceeded his real
merits. [Applause.] He would do all ho
could as a Democrat and as a man to secure
his election. [Applause.]
As Mr. B. concluded, lion. Jacob Fry en
tered the room and was received with the
most enthusiastic cheers. The whole assem
bly arose as one man, and cheered him for
several minutes.
The President. I beg to present to you,
gentlemen, a man who is beloved by thous
ands of Democrats throughout this Common
wealth—a man who, though not the choice
of the Convention as a candidate for Gover
nor, yet will live in the hearts of the people .
of this State for generations to come as "hon.:
est old Jake Fry, of Montgomery." [Great
applause and nine cheers for "Fry."]
Mr. Fry, evidently moved by the imposing
demonstration, made a brief speech in re
sponse. Ile would go hand and heart for the
nomination of Mr. Foster. He always looked
upon him as essentially and truly a good man.
[Cheers.] Ile thanked those men who had
come here to vote for him. Whatever votes
he bad received were free, unbiased, unex
pected, and unsolicited. He had never asked
a man to vote for him—never spent an hour
in electioneering for any nomination. The
manifestations he had seen of regard for him
he felt most deeply, and would cherish them
as evidences of confidence more desirable than
any nomination could be.
After some delay, occasioned by the eh,
sence of the committee, Mr. Witte was escor
ted to the ball by Mr. Schell, the chairman.
On entering the room he was greeted by long,
loud, and enthusiastic applause, lasting two
or three minutes, Silence having been re
stored, Mr. Witte said his presence was to be
regarded as a tribute of fealty of a personal
and private character to the DemOeratic party.
The result could not have been more unex
pected to any member of the Convention than
it had been to himself. He had hoped to re
ceive a majority of the delegates in support
of his claims for a nomination. The Con
vention had spoken quickly, very quickly,
but honestly no doubt, and when it had spo
ken, it spoke for him. [Laugh ter.l
He would say, however, that the time might
come when the history of the last three days
would be written. There never was an occa
sion when conciliation, concession, comproe
mise, and harmony were more necessary.—
Rash judgments had been entered and heart
burnings produced. The action of the Con
vention was nevertheless to be regarded as
binding. He would echo the sentiment ex
pressed to-day, and say, imperatively,.let the
dead past bury its dead. (Cheers.) The old
condition of things in Pennsylvania must be
renewed. It was a humiliating spectacle,
when, in the House of Representatives, but
three out of twenty-five were found voting
against the Republican candidate for Speak,
er. Pennsylvania was great in geographical
position, and, under the rule of the Dunce
cratic party, might become as great in politi
cal position. .More than once she had stayed
the tide of error and treason when it swept
like a whirlwind over the country. To-day
every interest was paralyzed. Commerce
feels the blow; agriculture feels it; the me,
ehanic feels it; the professional man feels it;
the man of business feels it. We should en
deavor to remove it, and once more re-assure
our friends of the South. When this is don;
then again will Pennsylvania be the " Key
stone of the Federal Arch." He had no more
to say. He came to the Convention with
pleasure—not so much pleasure as if the re
sult had been different. He was used to these
defeats. He bad experienced them before,
(Laughter and applause.) But he felt quite
sure that it was in his power to say that he
had experienced such a defeat for the last
time. (A. voice, "No ! May you never think
so.") Gen. Foster was a personal friend of
his. In his patriotism and purity he had the
most unlimited confidence. Months ago he
had told the General that if he ran as a can
didate, the speaker would retire. The Gen-.
eras declined it, arid now that the nomination
had been forced upon him, no one would give
him a more cordial support than himself.—
After thanking the Convention, Mr. Witte
retired.
A LANTERN CANE.—One of the most unique
of recent Yankee inventions is a cane, which
is also a lantern—a stout, elegant walking
stick, and a brilliant study light. The lane
tern is set in the body of the cane about six
inches from its top, and Ex; as not to disfigure
its proportions or beauty, and can be lit at
pleasure by pulling the cane apart, or borne
along dead, when the cane, without close ob
servation, is undistinguishable from an ordA,
nary large sized walking stick.