PROCEEDINGS
DELTOCRAIqC STA.T.p, CONVENTION.
- or REPRESENTATIVES,
• nail ichurg, Mar.Cll 4. I:s3G,
*The — rteln - nUraliC — St It k. -4 MIN I I O to as
point delegates to the Cincinnati National Con
vention, Presidential Electors, and to nominate
a State ticket,--assmbled_ in the_ Hall of the_
liouse of Wepresentatives at 10 o'clock A. M.,
when JAAIRS F. Joti:s;!sTc)x, Esq., Chairman of
the State Central Cwornittee, called the Con
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ventton to order. On motion of V. E. 1. 3 101.1.:Tr,
J. PORTEIt BIIAWLEY, of Crawford county, was
chosen temporary Chairman., On motion of
P. C. SnAN.Nox and ViNcui:T PliuLrs. R. RID
.DLE ROBERTS, of Allegheny, and L. F. - SLOAN,
of Erie, were chosen Secretaries.
The list pf delegates was thi.n called by the
Seer( t J. ST., Tii,E representing Adatils
cokantv.
Mr. Purviance moved that the Chairman ap
point a Committee of one troll) e.teh Sen„unial
t k istriet. to Felect permanent officers for the
Contention which war.; agreed to, and the
committee appointed..l. N. Cooper represent
ing this Senatorial district upon it. -
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention Met at ro'clock, purFatant
to hdjouinment, and was called to older by
Mr.' Bra w ley.
Mr. Purviance, from the committee on per•
inanent officers, reported the following :
President,
Hon: HENDRICK'. B. G IIT, of' Luzernc.
vi Pres.idrnfar
. Thos. Corgee, Philadelphia,
Win. Lamb, •
• Philip D. Gerhart, Montgomery,
Jun. P. Janie.", Delaware,
JacohWicklein. Berks,
Paul Applebaugh. Dicks,
Abraham Peters, Lancaster,
- Samuel. Bigler, Dauphin,
Ilannum. Lehigh,
-F. M. Citric, I'i'aryne,
11. J. Stalile„ldams,
Jno. Rankin. York,
Jas. Black, Nrry, ,
Samuel Struhccker, Centre,
Theophilus Snyder, Blair,
B. M. Droop, Luzerne,
Jno. F. deans, Bradford,
. David Barclay, Jefferson,
6. tV. &Wield, Warren,
Wilson Laird, Erie,
David Tidhall, Lawrence,
Ilenry-Al'etkilough, Allegheny, _
Jesse La zear, Greene,
John D. Rodilv. Somerget,
Canv f ar rinn
• tteunen iTe a r, u Mon,
• Wiresiley Frost, Fayette,
Ed. Kearns, Schuylkill.
*Secretaries,
; B. F...Slonn, Erie,
Ed. J. licermu, Westmoreland,.
' %V. C. Julies, Votte - r,
'Wm - . M. Breslin, Lebanevn,
George R. Berrill, Philadelphia,
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' , lrani:lM,
Lewis Z. Mitchell, Butler,
With: NI. Totteiger, Berk.
Lafavette 11 estbreek. Pike,
' Charles I.llcGrath, Philadelphia,
Matthew Harbison . , Allegheny,
• Moses Bricker, Cmnbtriund.
• 11. S. Peck, Bradford.
On motion of Mr. Packer, the nominations
Wee,t, unanimously adopted.
The President elect was then escorted to
the - chair, and addressed the Convention as
f9IIISWS :
Gentlemen of the Convention—l return you
my ri t . b . ankl for this wa t iii ft.bt a s tym of . * r y . rw p i ltz
imp.niant duties you have assigned to me,
with fidelity ; and it may not he improper in
me, at this thne, to stale what 1 regiod as dia.
,charging these duties with fidelity. We come
here to-day. gentlemen, from all parts of the
great Commonwealth of Perokylvan;a—and
great she is—Linfluenced by circumstance;
under which a Convention never before as-se.H
bh,a in - Pennsylvania, We come here as a
unit---:we come here undivided—we come
here to carry out a single purpose, .and that
purpose.is to 'present, through this Common
-wealth, to the nation at large, a man who is
in every way qualified to . d tseharge the duties
ot•the first poiition in the Republic, and win)
in a ll probability will occupy it ore another
Convention shall assemble here. [Great. ap
plause.] Need I say to you the name of that
distinguished man is James Bee liatuto.—[A p
plause.] A man, who at this time, not only
Pennsylvania, but the whole Datum, is ready
to honor. [Renewed applause.] I oretori e,
it, has been said that Mr. Buchanan was rre
sented by the politicians of Pennsylvania.
To-day, gentkmen, he is borne to the Capitol
of Your State on the shoulders of the people
~neers. o politician in Pennsylv:u as
a politician. has had an exclusive hand in
bringing about this this mighty, this
riguai triunaph in 0,,r Communwealth. Mr.
1311 e4aban, this day. in Pennsylvania,. is en
in the he;ats of Jre people. [Ap
plause.] He is stronger to.day iu l'ennsy
vama than he ever was before; he is strowrer
to-the Nation than he ever was before.
[Cheers 1 .1
flaying: met here tar the purpose of select
ing delegates who will east an unanimous vote
fur this man, t% ham we delia•ht to honor. in
the :Convection which is to meet in
n 4;, in Jonenext, it becomes important that
no indn shonld be entrusted with the message
to be carried there, unless. he he a true man in
every particular. As for myself, I.am frank
to arknowledge that I know no second - cheivil.„
[Applause.] 1 have but one choice - , and that
choice the distinguished man of toy own na•
live State. What is to he the effect of our
proceedings to-day .? Before von shall ad
journ to-night, the unanimity with which this
Convention has been organizeii—the moral
grandeur and power, that is presented here—
goes over the wires to all parts of this-coun
try, and it will cdrry vtith it into the poblie
mind else.A here. a conviction which we hope
rtidi,e the proceedings of the Cincinnati
Convention a unit. Also, in presenting our
ilistincrui,lieff son, let us, gentlemen, in send -
in; our delegation to the Cincinnati Conven
tion, f ntrast them with a platform worthy of
the great State of Pennsylvania, and WWI:Iy
of the irreat man that is to stand up... ; tt w
they yet thrre.—Let a platform with th .t
tielegaticrt national in its character. Let it
not be circumscribed by n mow, se,:ishi and
local interests. Let 1. he a ploteor o wide ;IS
our country, from" ocean to 0,..an. that every
rYetnocrat throughnnt the land in ,% join hands
te.4 iat supprit of it,
In thdt platform, which we ..re In entru.t
With our d&legation, let 119 COiirrde no t hi o.r to
the. Soutb, but let us do the `with eiphil and
eVerill:llldvd jUS/tCP---ili;it is all tliey ask, and
that i 4 what we are wi lli ng to ,ice, E 1 0 ) , _
ird in that platform. let there be the aredt
principle of itre a•re„ of popukr soverete n ty,
as embraced in the Ka N ettra
rerritie Lr•t tlr+•re he ettitrnu•i ( 1 ,
sn th • 3t plaforfil thi3 ori e—taV•tli
tally to weet_tito %u It
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1 form—let it be illnminated_h_y_ reason. and no
i dark" tanterns—let every portion of i t stand
nut in "bold relief,'' and 114 - the trent - bon-en
l from Pennsylvania; who carry to Cincinnati
the ark of 'our national covenant, take one they
ma be proud of when thfy tret there with, it
and be cheered by thousands who meet - do - re
for one common purpose, and with one corn•
mon object,'
1 said to you thallwould di , charr the dn•
ties of the Chair with impartiality; what I /
mean by impartiality is, that no man is to par.
tieipate in that great business, unless he is
under thorough pledges, and has UlardillOS4
enough to carry those plede4res out. Gentle
men, it is about time, I think, itt the history
of this country that this ole Commonwealth
---.tine of the thirteen of the original States lof
the federal compact—should have a delegation
of other portions of the confederacy in favor
01 r , ii:,: fit her own men.—We have been post
poned from time to time; but when has Penn;
sylvania tattered 1 In the times that tried
men's Soula, she won the proud name of the
Keystone of time Federal Arch ; and now, when
we are in the tiiidst of times similar to those
past, she will, again, as she did before, pre
serve the Union'. [Great applause.]
r '-. - - - - A 1141-114 , re-i- , . A-1 [e-1)-« 1 n germ.; a-party-t.f-Pv-n n- 1
srivania—God knows 1 ain proud to look upon
you. I have frequently been in Cenvenlipns
here for the ia!,t twenty five years, nod have
never before seen so much intellioence dis•
pi:l3;4.cl', 21Ien come up from all quarters, old
and young, to- participate in bringing about
the restoration of things tinit unluckily. two
years ago, were subverted, and the country
'involvedt in disaster.—We come lucre, opera
ted upon by no local feelings; we come Isere,
I
operated upon by nr) sectional feelings; we
eonie_ here. haviiiir a due rEgard for_ the vt bite
freemen of. this Union, and a due regard, I
trim, fer the black men of the Union. BM I
am one of those who think that we Wad better
look to the welfare add happiness of wenty
seven millions of white men than to that of
three millions of black men. [Tremendous
applause Our politics here in Peimsylva•
nia is national. We do not take a one-sided
view of this great question, which presented
itself In fanatical 'Abolitionism, and in reli
gious intolerance. - We occupy the who!e
ground —V stand upon ground, ton, occu
pied by our fellow Democrats throughout all
parts of the country ; and nu Pennsylvanian in
leis support of itsites ho is, fur
tunately, nomin•ded—will trio e heartily cast
his vote for I,lw at the ballot •li6v, - thait the
freeman who lives upon the golden shores of
California, in Texas, or in the most remote
parts of our eountry.
We present n wan llp(rn a nanunal
-platform. without dells of any kind and upon
111a1 IItOLIIIIW Iti7L If lal 2101 110 I/1
coed in pominating th it roan, and su , mining
that platform, who till) lits but what the coon
-try is - safe? No Found man. Id ) not think,
gentlemen. th at
wl I ; , lve much to can. Our
battle has been foug - hi ; and weliave only to
throw up °l;r ;sots u 1 exaltation, that Mr. linch
anan is nomioared—and
flitted. is Mr. Beni ; • • •
phtllsP.) It i 4 a were formal matter that we
are now going through —to show Mr. Buchan
an our, good will, and other ,parts of the,enn
federation that Pennsylvania is in blood 'earn-
est, and determined to have her choice--a point
which the tslatiopai Convention has never
conceded liernre; ---- 1 ;main return my thanks to
aentlemen: fol elect;ti L r me to this posi
tion, Me - duties of which 1 shall Iditlifally ad
minister. [Cheers ,
Purviance offered - n.resoltition that the
nientherA of the Convention proceed to vote
riva race for a, candidate fur the Presideney of
the United,States. as the choice of Pennsylva
nia
Whieh %% US twice reiid awl adopted:
result
Messrs. Anderimn, Merrill. !Invltpan, Bid
d IP, Barnett, Bindliead, Brav, le v, Brirkyr,
(Dauphin,) Brewer, Bldck, (Perry,)
Brady, Browne, •Barelav, Breslin, Black,
(Allegheny.) Cain;ibell,
Car
ter, Coapvr, Cochran, Cushman, Cortree,
Crawford, Crrate, Clover, Dawson, Davis,
Esser, - Evatisc Ellis, Frazer, Frost, Foster,
Gibson, Gillis, Guiparil, Given, Gilmore,
Haveritian, Ilarbkon, Ilannum,
I I udgsnit, Hazleton . , Iliis . sintfer, llophins,
James, ( Del awa re,) James, (‘V arren,) buses,
(Potter,) Jacoby, Keller, Keenan, Kerns,
Kerr, Lamb, Leiseurino, Lamberton, Laird,
L.
izeiir, Lowrie, Lusk, AVG rit th, '..11 edits,
Marsh, Mont-
arArrlrry,((7'oliilol,l,l,) Monnzwnery, (N ortIC(1.)
M notgotnery,( ash! w410n,) u rroy, M raw,
Nl' 11 :Won, 11ntt, 111 . 1)onoti.,01, Nl'Cormi6k,
:11'Combs, N ieholq, Noble, 0'11,16, Pocker,
Poterson, (Blair.) Patterson, ( Phelps,
Poueioer, Piot lett,
rk or, Pt-ter, Plower, limer, Rey nolds,
lb‘itly, 121'11in, ts, Rubinson, [toss,
11w1(1v, I
ZalTz,ton. Stither W S ri 1 :1-1444(1,
Stable, Stuart. Shanhon, Sloan, Span,, Sity 7
der, Smith, (Wyoming.) ( 11ontgoin
ery,'• Stiles, Stroheeker, Scofield, Street,
'l'h roof), Tidim II , Turner, Westbrook, ‘V right.
(Oattihria.) White. (Potter,) Wick
kin,- \Viler, Wonder, \Valli anti Welbll-12i,
vot,d for JAmte.s 13ucHANAN.
:\Tesstrs. Appleb4noh, Barret, Ely, Harris
an.i V,111•;:int-5, voted for Gi.:ilaw.; M. DA 1.1. A S.
Flom N. O. (Iluntintlom)-1,
for the.Nonlinee of National Coovenlion.
Mr. Vansaut said that the Bucks county
delegatkin had voted for GEO- M. DA LLAS un
der instiuntions, and moved that the nomina
tion he declared unanimous ; which was agreed
to —One voice dissenting.
Mr. Reilly offered a resolution that the Presi
dent of the Convontion appoint a committee of
tw.eol - v - hve• one from each Congressional ilk :
trict, with instructions to report to the Con
vention, subjtict to its approbation. the names
of fifty-four delegates, four senatorial delegates.
from the State at large, and two representative
delegates from each Congressional district, to
ri.T7e,ent the Democracy of the State in the
National Corvention to be held at Cincinnati in
June next ; and the names of twenty-seven per
sons, two senatorial and one representative
fioin each Congres-iunal district, as candidates
1:n. Nee:ors of President and Vice President of
the (*tined States, to he snpYoreil by the
Democi a is patty at rl-re next election.
, Mr. Reilly addressed the Conventior. elo
ipiciitly in support. of the resobilion, after
i.l-11 It was adopted, and the committee op-
W. Brewer, of Franldin county,
it ft ow this Cmigressi9nal district.
21r wsi.n moved that a committee of thir.
t een lae appoirned to prepare resolutions ex
pre,,sive of the...sense of tin, Convention ; which
%..as : ,ra ed to, an4l the committee appointed—
,
ikon Reilly being o n e.
EVENING SESSION.
Mr. Brawley moved that Ex . -Governor
n, who was present in the Convention, he in
‘l,, Ito address the Convention. The motion
sohsegoently atnentl.ed to include. a:so,
Boekalew and CiA. Samuel 11".
.ck, and so adopted.
Gov. Bigler was then ellled fur, appeared
a•lltv--ed the e'orivetnion.
Ilr V‘ ;.• filiklW(d 1))* S,1111111.! I X. 1;1:10k .
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Itenry D. Poster. Westmoreland.
• David Porter, Dauphin.
James L. Reynolds. Lancaster: -
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ST UCP D E LEG AT '
Ist—Edward G. Webb, John IVl'Carthy.
2nd--James C. Vaud , ke, Chambers Ainib,
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t - l s ;en. ' to meet the questions o w is
_it t isposo . an
3d—John Robbins, jr.,"Charles W. Carrigan. which could never admit of a more easy settle
4th—Jos. Lippencott. John G. Brenner. merit than at present. That we recognize in it
sth—Owen Jones, (Montgomery ;)Tltou►a J.__l the application to the Territories of the United
Roberts. States, of the rule of "equal and exact justice
Gih—John Flutter,- (Chester,) Charles D. to all men" of all sections of the confederacy.
Manley, (Delaware.) which was designed by the framers dour goy
7th—John D..`Stiles, E'lward Nicholson. ernment, and which was defined as one of its
Bth—J. Glancy Jones. P. K. %Per. • essential prinoiples by the immortal Jefferson.
oth—lL B. SWarr, Jos.:B. Baker. Resolved, That the Democracy of Pentisylva
10th—John Weidman, J. M. Kreiter. r nia, following the council of some Of the wi..est
11th—Wiry. L. Dewart. C. M. Straub. - stato,n'ten of thw north and south, were ready
12th—II. B. Wright, J. G. Montgonterv. en more than one occasion in the past, to ex
' 13th—J. N. Hutchinson, 11. H Beardsley. tend the 'Missouri Compronike line to the Pa
14th—V. E.l'iolett. C. L. Ward. -'• eitie, so as - to make it the ba,is of a final set
15th— Wm. P. Packer, John IL Morrison. tlement of the question of slavery in the Ter-
Fith—llenry Welsh, John Stuart. ritories: hot when this proposition was reject
17th—John Cessmv. A. P. husk. i ed in 1848, on the groom' that it involved an
18th —John C. _Everhart. Richard White. • undue concession to the south. by the very men
10th—Jacob Forney, Alex. Nlcliinticv. . I who now clamor for a restoration of the Mis
20th—John L. Dawson, William Hopkins. souri line. there seemed to be but one wise al
21st—AM1rew Burke. Charles Barnett. • ternative left, and that was to refer the whole
2'.. 4l d—S atn i,_W_Black,j,,s._A„.4.;it o .:.an_.____Tte.-sti-on of—skt-very—in—the-,T-erritories—to-tlie
23rd—M. G. Trout, Johu N. Mt:Guilin. • Reopleilieroof, to be regulated as they might
24th—J. 1,. Gillis, J. Y. Ja tiles. deem proper. and - we thercfitre cheerfully ex
25th—J. Porter Brawley, Wilson Laird. tend our hearty support to the policy of the
ELT:mons Ar L A RC; E. government as recognized in the Compromise
.
Charles It Buckalvw, measures of 1850, and embodied in the lows
WilsOn McCandless. organizing the Territm les -of Kansas and Ne
hiaska.
Ist District-4Jc°. W. Nebinger, Phila. co. Rego/ved, That unerring indications point to
"d 6,
... Pierce Butler, Phila. city.
the Ilon. JAMES &GRA SAN—di:4in ,, t) is tied
31 44 Edward - Wartman. Phila.-co:- t,
alike by his high personal cltutfacter, his tried
4th 44 WM. IL Witte, . . 44 '
-Democracy, his great abilities, experience and
4th " John McNair; Montgomery co. eminent statesmanship,-as the nahton!s choice
6th .. John IL Brillion, Che.sair cu. l for the office of President of the United States,
7th 44 David Laury, Lehigh county. I for the term commencing on the 4th of March,
Bth 46, Charles Kessler, Berlts county. 1857 ; and that we do hereby instruct our
9th 44 James l'atterson, Lancaster co. delegates to the National Convention to assent
10th 4, Isaac Slenker. Union county. Im e in Cincinnati in June- next, to use their
11 th 44
Fral4. W. II"g 1 WS• S''"Yll'i'l co.l efforts to secure hint the nomination to that
12th 44 Thos. Osterhant. Wpittling co. -
0, T D"c.
I: , ,th " , Abraham Edinger. Monroe co. Resolved, That at a period when sectional
14i Ii it . Reuben Wilber, BradfOril co: ism, in its' worst aspects, attempts to under
15th `: --George A. Crawford, Clifton co.
16th janies 1 , 4,,,,k, pi , rry
cowity. . mine the foundations Of the federal constitutiUn,
and when 'an abolition majority aspires to•su
17th .. Henry J. Stable. Adams county.
premaey in the popular branch of the national
18th •4 John II Roddy, Somersft co.
legislature. and. with the prospect of difficul
10th 64
j ' lC°l). TUrne Y' We ' t " l.l "“ / CO' i ties with fhtitugn nations. who for their pur
20th - "* ' J: A.. 1. Buchanan. Gree.ime co. I pt,ses may seek to intercept and stay the pro
21st 44
.41 Winiani " . 111 1 " s ",‘, Ile l - I ht '"Y c "' gi es sof flee
institutions on this continent, in
22d
j.on..s 6. Campben, b utler CO. -
order that they may more effectually arrest
23a 4. Thos. eltliningliam, Beaver co. the advancing footsteps of our republican . ex
24th .1 / Hill K.Pa [ley . Clarion county. multiple. the statesmanlike qualities of .JAMES
25th . it Vinoettt Phelps, Crawford en.- ,
11:011ANAs —his long anti well tried services in
The report of the emilmitlee was adopted• • i der ep•e of ' the Constitution —his intimate
knowledge of all our relations with foreign
count lies—and his large and enlightened ex
perienee--point to him as pre-eminently the
man to lead the victorious columns of the De
mocracy -in November next. .
Ifesolved, That we fully endorse the adminis
trajon of President Pinson as national,' faith
fol.-anul efficient—fully equal to all the impor
tant emergencies which the country has had to
SECOND DAY--:-MOI.INING SESSION'
At 10 o'clock the Convention was called to
order by the Chairman.
111 r. Reilly moved that a commit,c, of five
be appointed to inform the Bon: J.,:nes Bu
chanan of his nomination by this Convention
fur the Presidency ; which was un,,,imuusly
adopted.
The Chairman n r ointed the •:
Ocular) on haid
G. W. Brew - cr. Frau], : Porter,
Northampton ; ;
J. A. Gibson, Allegiieny ; anti t;eu'isge :- 8,. 13er4
rill. Philaileiphia.
Mr. Brats ley offered the following resolution,
which was adopted :
Resolved, That the State Central Committee
mny be inereacal to any totiml,er under seven.
ty-five, at the option of the V c-: , hut, and that
any ten, on the call of the shall Le
a quorum to tran , :act Inrsiness.
—Mr. John L. Dawson. liom Ole Committee,
reported the tialo‘ying admirable series of res.
°bilious, winch mere Mita 'an(' Ufraniniou6ly.
Ec.w/ved,.That . in the preent districted con
dition of parties, in which sectional and partial
issues have been allowed to attain a dangerous
supremacy. we recopTse in the policy, of the
Democratic party, tiitt whir.•ll rests upon the
Constitution as its basis : nuil that it is the
party which above nil utters has. in the lan
guage of the illustrious M. H11..( 01 . ever con d o .
ned-"to hold the union of the State:; as the
basis of thinr peace and happiness ; to support
the Constitution. which is the cement of the
I:l fl i t yn, as well in its limitations as its authori
ties tp respect the rights and authorities re
served to the Slates and to t!:e people. as equal
ly incorporated with and essential to the suc
cess of the general sysrein : and to avoid the
slightest interferetwe with the rights of con
science or the funci ions of religion, so wisely
exempted from civil jut•isdiction."
R„„i e ed, That by the general consent' of
the wise and virtuous of all nations, the frani
ers of the Repo ttlic of the tnittd Ssates, ex
hibited in their individiral characters and . in
the result of their pablic dOibetations, a de
gree of virt tie' and a pract esintinship, to
which the history of the world allluals no viral
A • ^l,
Ict , Ora in no part of the Federal Connrant is
the wisdom of our fathers more conspicuous.
than in leaving, the ‘v hole question, of slaver : y
to the states in their separate capacities : and
that in the provision for the re-delivery of fugi
tive's escaped from labour or service, they de
mon4ti anal a sense of justic'e —an appreciation
of the value of the I'uioon--nn attachment.tq
its pre)4.rvation --an avoublice of one-sided
phrianihrophy, and impracticable thearies, of
guv o ll „, tllL —whirti preswnt a proper example
for the guidance and imitation of us, their de
scendants.
That we look only to the.Constitu
tied). and the expos7tion thereof which has been
afforded by the pracLice of Democratic admin
istrations. for the chart of 4)111. policy. That
these constitute, till the fundamental law is
changed lky methods which itself provid e s, the
hit f ht , rf ;a to of our olredience as citizens : and
that we utterly discard that partial and exn
gerated sympathy, I he at ten, pt to carry which
into practice, is at the peril of our dearest in
terests as Ft. nation, and threatens the inflicti o n
of evils of tenfold magnitude to those whi c h it
proposes to heal.
Res' , Iced, That the equality of the States is
the vital element of the Constitr.tion itself, and
that all interference with the lights of the
States by those who seek to disregard the
sacred guarantees of the past. and by all
.others, should he reLuked with the same spirit
that would denounce and repudiate all attempts
to erect odious distinctions between those who
are entitled to share the blessings and benefits
of our free institutions.
Theo/ccd, That the viThrt to direct the power
of th e Government by anti-slavery agitation,
tinder the various names and phases of Free-
Anti-Nebraskaism. Fusionism and Re
pub:icanistu ; and by interfering, with the
sights of conscience in estqlihshing a religious
test as a qua loicatton for office, by the secret
Oath-bound society of the Know Nothings. is
opposed Loth to Ow letter and the spirit of the
Constitution, and to the cattiest teachings and
practice of its earliest and most !mimed ad
ministrations,
/tmtirrd. That we are now as ever tinalt;.ira-
Hy opposed to the doctrines and designs of all
organiza ., ons which eonftinplate the overthrow
of the ei‘il and religious rights of the citizen,
that the equality of the citizen, like Ow equal
ity of. the . date.., Is a , acted and mat
never to h e interfeied tc ith by laetious
pariieN and reekles. It gi-latintl, withnut
or the priorirj ohicets of our political
sp.tein. rind a r,p10h..,n.,1 of the guarantees
oldie ar i l t h e, ho;res of the forme.
1. Th tt iii tilo f ilic_f_a_Llcn . awn
1::•• I C 1:11!)1"..)111.k. L he I,„ts 1 ,„ t s
:.,pigt• ie 4.;
uati
timid rectrictions, the last Congress performed
a wort: of patriotic sacrifice in meeting . the de
mandg of - sectional -excitement by unshaken
adherence to the fundamental law. •
Resolved, That this • legislatfon cannot lie
deemed unnecessar but that it was expedient
mimes ••••••••••• ••••• 10•••••=11. •
led her interests and honor at home and abroad. ' present ; but it will certainly put us in a bet-
Ersr)ked, That the rise at hone of factions ' condition to repel assaults, no matter from
based upon . a single principle inimical to our i v hat quarter they may conic. The defence
-igoverninent and Constitution, and. in the stir- i less character of our coasts, and the very dim
; ring awl warlike condition of the times, we he- ited Nice of our Navy. are calculated to invite
hold dangers to our peace and prosperity, if aggres-ion. Tu ensure peace, is always to be
not to our perpetuity, which should'eause ev- I prepared for war ; and now that Gen. Walker
cry good citizen to !inder well the steps of his i has cut the'Gordian knot of Central American
political action ; nod that we earnestly invite . diplomacy, by declining the Mosquito coast a
the lover of his country, of whatever name or I part of the State of Nicaragua, we should plt
creed, to join us in upholding the Constitation ourselves in the Lest position possible for de-:
in iis purity, and transmitting it unimpaired feuding the honor of our-flag on the ocean and
to our successors. f the integrity of our soil. How the English
fiesolred, That whateVer cases of dissatisfac- I Cabinet will take this nct General Walker,
tint) with the working of our laws and institu- may readily be imagined, and we shall oot be
;„ *hes nritich Walch T„+.
try, tfie proper remedy is to be sought in the fleet gathering speedily at San Juno. and land
temperate exercise of the right of discussion, ing troops for the purpose of invading Nicara
.
and the ballot•box that all other evils are in-' goa. That Gen. Walker will defend bithself
significant in comparison with that of danger valiantly,- there can be no doubt ; but low
' to tile Union ; that all others can wait the sure 1 the United States are to keep out, of the con
amelioration of time, if the Union be main- ' test, we cannot readily discover. We must not
untied ; but- that disunion would at once prove permit the English to conquer Nicaragua, nor
the destruction of our present interests and hap- I can we allow them to, massacre the American
piness as a people, and the death-knellof our i citizens now there by invitation of the Nreara
hopes. rman Government. If the British fleet fire a
iits(,/ved, That it was upon the soil of Penn- single gun, by virtue of the Protectorate set
sylvania that Independence was declared. and up over the Mosquito Coast. an American fleet
the Federal constitution constructed, and that of at least equal force should be in readiness,
it therefore becomes in a special sense the duty to repel the attack at all hazards. If: the pro
of Pennsylvanians to watch over its safety, as visions of the Clayton.Botwer treaty are to be
secured by the great charter of the Union ; to enforced. then the British fleet and array must
resist the first appcoaches of danger to its per- refrain from an armed interference in the af
petoity. and forever to cherish and maintain. fairs of Nicaragua and Mosquito. If that trea
d it inviolate. as the. palladium of our happiness, I ty is already abrogated, the English must not
political, social and civil. be permitted to make other conquest or settle
&solved, That all vacancies _that may take went in any portion of Central America, but
place in the delegation to Cincinnati, now se- more especially in Nicaragua or on the Mos..=
lected, shall be tilled by a majority of the quito coast, We expect stormy times in that.
whole number there present, and 'that the said' quarter, and we should be prepared to play a
delegation shall have full power and authority derisive, but honorable part in the contest.
Arnow , e' thein•zeLves to_rezolate_l4 - --w- - houn-Le-iet—tes-get-i - to house,
- in - urchr.cas fabf - a - g — piTs.ST-1
how their votes shall be given in the Convention. ble.—Pennsylvanian.
Resolved, That the Democratic State Coma!
(7 , finmitteq.: reqviire a pledge from each
Eleelor;to vote for the cAndidates for Pi esident
and Vice President of the United States, who
Z=ZMOME=MI
tiou, and in case of the neglect or refusal of
any elector so to do ►within a reasonable tune.
the State Central Committee be and they are
hereby empowered to substitute.
Montuontery moved that the Couvention
do now• proceed to nominate and elect a van
dniaw for Canal Commissioner, which being
amended to include Auditor General and Sur
veyor General, was adopted.
ll c knowing. was the result of the ballots
for Canal Commissioner:
George Scott,
N to rod S trichl a nd,
J. 11. Zimmerman,
B, , rnard . Reilly,
)I'in. flat tield.
John T. Hoover,
. Joseph Morrison,
lward Nicholson, 6
Adolphus Patterson, 6*
Those marked with a star (*) were with
drawn after the tir.st ballot.
George Scott, of Columbia county,- having.
received the highest numbe- of votes. was de.
elated the nominee of the Convention for Canal
CoMmis , :ioncr.
Mr. Hopkins moved that the nomination be
made unanimous, which was agreed to.
Ballots for Auditor General :
Ist. 2d. 3,1. 4th. sth.
Jacoh Fry. 43 46 57 64 78
Abirray Whallon, 29 43 47 46 51
John Rowe, 23 25 "6 19*
Joel B Danner, 15*
11 Piell'enbul, 12 Sit-
W. Workman, ti 9*
Daniel lilaue,
Jacal) r. Jr., of Montgomery county, hay.
in g received the highest iitno her of Votes, Was
d e clar e d by the Corirm in the nominee of Lilo
Convention for Alohtor General.
(Pa motion of Mr. Latuberton, the nomination
was made unanimous.
Ballots for :_•;ttiveyor General :
Ist. 2d. 3.1. 4th.
21. 21 24 9
21. 25 3'2 4t/
18 3 , 1 42 69
13 0'
13 14 13*
12*
9
Iqvic \V. loore.
\Vm. - I'. Alexander,
T,tnothy I vt--,
I{(..tser,
Iftv.4ll •li1•e,
Mwi,:wl N.. Uoyer,
Wm. ['.•t•.
1'14411. i4.411n- , :lart,--
J. ht.
'A ;•.,
Ist. 21.
41. 71
30 49
15 9
10*
rur for „,,,rtit.riii g
r e r,c ; 1 1. d. 4,r• CvAtiy.asVi CAS /://-
faici.
ti I . ) *
,'",
y 11
I=ll
Timothy Ives, of Potter count-y..--having-re-H-. Notice. .
wiled a majority of the votes polled, was de-
IN the Court of Common Pleas.of Adams
claied the nominee of the Convention for Sur- '
vaynr General. , county- 7 - No. /.. January terra, 1856.
' Whereas JaCon TRIMMER slid -file hispast.,
The nomination, on motion. was made titian- • n •
on B ,
m
imotis. . for Divorce a vincula' ailimmaii, ntrainat
_
ANN -- lita nv - Titinda - F - 54,, le - § tedTliie :Thl, day of
September, A. I)., 1855, and' made returnable
AFTERNOON SESSION.
•.. the 19th day of November, A. D., 1855: And
The Convention met, per pant to adjourn-' whereas an Alias Subponna issued in said case,
men t-,-and-was ealled-to order-by-the Chitin-man.' returnable the 121st day "of Jammu, A. D.,
i Mr. Reil:y offered - the hollowing resolution , 1356. the term of said Court: You, the said
, which was rend and unaninn ,usly adopted : ! Anna Vary Trimmer, are reqeested to be and,
Resoled, Tina the nomination of George appear in your proper person, in the - said
Scott, of C,',,lnnibia county, as the Democratic Court, au the 21. st day sf ..Iprel next; to answer'
caniida tolfor the offi.:e of Canal Commissioner; . the petition of your husband, said Jacob Trim
' that of Jacob Fry, jr.. of Montgomery county , met. and to Fh nw cause, if any you.have. why
Ire should not be divorced from the bonds of
for the offia! of Auditor Genetjd : aa,l that of
Timothy Ives. of Potter county, for the i,t ri •.:e mairimmiy. .
of Stirveyor General, he andahe same are here-, II E N R y'r H o:\ IA S; Sherri.
by unanionno.-dy. ratified aid t:oitiiriliell I. ttls! And now, January 2lth, 1656. on motion,
Convention; that we coutidentiy presenttheser in open Court. HENRY A. PlefillSO, of the
gentlemen to the people of the State " ''.'"di- township of Reading, is appOinted Curnmis
, dates in every way worthy of their Confidence sioner to take testimony on tine part of petitioner
and support—knowing them as we (10, to be above nanned,—ten days notice to be (riven in
men of tried integrity. faithful in their dev 0. one of the' newspapers puh!ished in Gettys
-1 tion to Demociatic principles. and well (plait- burg. BY THE CounT.
- :
; tied to discharge the duties of the several ufti- To ANNA MAI:CY TRIMMER —You pre here
,
ces for which they have been nominated. by notified that the depositions of witnesses } -
' itlr. Porter inured that the thanks of this under the above rule, wilt be taken ar the
' Convention be tendered to Hendrick B. Wright, o , public-house of JOHN A. Dicits, in Hampton;
for the ability and impartiality with which he on Saturday, the 2:2,d day of ilarch inst., A. D.,
' has discharged his duties as Chairman of the 1856, at 10 o'clock, A. M., of - s . aid day.
Convention._ • Mr. P. took the vote on ,the ruu- I HENRY A. PICKING. ( :oin nalr.
1 tion, and it was unanimensly adopted. - Reading township, March 3,1856.
1 The following resolution, offered by Mr.
4 Welsh. was read and adopted. - . Another New Novel
1 .Resa/ved, That this Convention aptioiat a I
TO of fiction are now considered
house
to, communicate with the State Central Corn- Holds; and
considered as
. Committee of Coriespondence, to cimsist of
five from each county, I
part and parcel of all
. whose duty it shall be
olds; and scarcely a family .will be without
- mittee, and attend to such bus;ness as may be our new novel entitled ••The Fireman !"—the
interestingmost e work of fiction from the press
necessary to secure the triumph of the Demo-
of 1806. The reader's attention iscaught with
cratic party in' the approaching contest..
'the fi . rst . chapter,. and "finis" stares him in the
At this stage of the proceedings, Mr. Roberts
face before
. the interest lessens, The book is
read a telegraphic dispatch from lion. John R.
like a moving, panorama . of ever varying, al-
Thompson, of New Jersey, that the Democratic
ways admired succession of new and pleasing
int:tubers of _the New Jersey Legislature had
scenes and exciting incidents, each. chapter
-unanimously passed a-resolution declaring the
Hon. James Buchanan their choice for the being more interesting than its predecessor.—
Presidency. Tile reading of the dispatch wasi A feature that adds to its lasting merits, is the
received with shouts of applause. fact of Its high moral tone—not a single-senti-
Addresges . were delivered by R. Biddle Rob
erts, of AlleAlieny, Wm. F. Packer, of Lycom
ing, James ;1.. Porter, of Northampton. G. W.
Brewer, of Franklin, W. 11. Welsh, of York,
S. W. Black and flon. Wm. Wilkins, of Alle
gheny ; after which the Convention adjourned
sine die. •
Our Navy and Central America.
The recent Message of -President Pierce to
Congress, recommemlin ,, an appropriation of
53U0,000, as suggested p by the Secretary *of
the :Navy, in order that our fortifications may
be put in a state of .defence, and our arms of
every character adapted to the latest improve
ments. gives evidence of the vigilant witchful
ness of both the President and Secretaty over
the pul,lic interest, and should at once be voted
ty Congress. Compliance with the request
- Itore Horse Tiiievino-
Some five or• six .weeks ago, Mr. DANIF:I,
rfitosTiit: purchased from a drover six fine
horses. The drover stated that he was^from
In;liana county, and the horses purchased by
Mr. Trostle were his entire stock. .Some
time after a gentleman claimed as his property
one of the horses, a splendid animal, in the
pos , :ession of Mr. Trostle. statir , that it had
been stolen from him in New York State—some
time last summer, and that he had been in
pursuit of the thief, at intervals ever since, and
finally h e ard of his being on this route. Mr.
Trostle, and the gentleman front N. Y., at once
proceeded to Indiana co., and ascertained that
the drover, whose name was Jous Bnows,
had a residence theme, and owned a splendid
farm. At this point 4o the New York gen
tleman established Ins ownetAiip of the horse,
and took possession of him, and Mr. Trostle
secured himself On the property of the drover,
for the value of the amount paid. The where
abouts of the drover has not yet been ascer
tained, though it is thought that he has been
arrested in New York State. and that he is a
member of the extensive gang whose manner
of operating, and extensive depredations, we
_adverted to some week:, ago.---thambereg Rep.
tit c learn from the Adjutant General's
Report that the military force of this State, to
gether with public arms, arc as follows
Number of companies in the State,
uniformed men
field pieces, inchnling those in
the arsenals of State,
I uskets,
bayonets,
GOLD TrRSED IN'TO COPPE:q3,-.1 OM' WSW Of
cheatinr , was discovered on Friday. It appears
that in making their exchanges some of the
Mlston banks are in the habit of passing bags
of gold to and from each other without count
ing the contents. the bags being received bY
their- weight without examining what is in
them. On Friday morning a bag purporting
to contain 85000 was received by the Exchatore
I.Bank. who ate in the habit of examining the
contents of the bags they receive, and found that
this hag contained only about 4:21) in gold,
while the weight was made up with cents,
the; coppers weighing about tile same as a
doable eagle.
r'•" -- ,Lealiec., the 'ink of Li Trappe. who,
it w ,u,h e reco;keted, tiLr,nred in t hi. and other
cute:. in certain i•awfui dhelosnre." and wi Ej
titan Artery. rir6s nnpriNoned hi: 111 e.
meat tieing inculcated that the most fastidious
moralist could object to.
"The Fireman" will be a large Inio.
volume of over 400 pages; beautifully illustra
ted—price post free on receipt of
price. Sold by all booksellers, and agents its
the cars.
Editors giving this entire advertisement a
few insertions, shall receive a copy free of
post , ' Cre. ROSS, .1O N 1 TOU SE V,
No 113 Nasmau St., N. V., and .No. Clark Street : Chit=go.
Feb. 2,5, 1856.
Notice in Earnest.
THE; undersigned is, desirous to close up
all his unsettled accounts, and requests
all persons indebted to, him to call and make
settlement on before the Ist of April next. As
a former .notice was disregarded by many,
and as the undersigned wishes to avoid the
nwesst y o imposing costs, )e lopes toat a.
indebted on account for six months or longer
will cnll on or before the above data.
k te-Thp undersio - ned retur, Is his thanks to
his friends for the liberid paorlarr,e heretofore
extended, and invites the attention of the pub
lic to his stock of TIN 4 - . S111:1:7-II10117
TVARE, continually on hand and for sale at
reasonable prides.
GEORGE F., - BIJEI - ILER,
Gettysburg, Feb. 25, 185 G. 3t
e.OOO rieces Wall Parer.
t riOBEAN & PAXTON have opened an
unusually large assortment of Wall Pa
per. of every style and variety, •frtrt 1'23 to
Yv-urif t.•6 — ct - 1 - 1 ousel% criters . arid Paper
'Hangers are invited to call and examine the
,stork. hich is superior to any thorn
offered in this market. Only .123. cents a piee4
or I+' cents a yard, for Wall Paper!.
Gettysburg, Feb. 25, 1856.
E subscriber, having beer appointed-by
the Court of Common Pleas of Adams
county, Committee of the person and estate
of JOHN MILLER, (who has been, declared
of unsound mind.) of Aloontpleasant town
ship,
,A - dams county, hereby gives notice
to all persons having claims or demands
against said Miller, to present the same to the
Subscriber. residing in said township, for set
tietrient, -and all persons indebted - to make im
mediate payment. .
micIEIAEL•:IIILLRR,
February IS, 1856. 6t Committee.
Washingion
..abboftstonn, didams C'ounly, Penn'a.
H E.: II h riber Lesp iflll3
public that he has opened.a Public House
or Entertainment in the borough of AbbAts
town, where he will he happy to entertain all
who may call with him. Haying had many
years' knowledge of the business of hotel
keeping, he flatters himself that his efforts to
please will besatisfactory. littre the "Wash
ington" a call.
FRANCIS J. WILSON.
Fehmary IS, ISS(. tC
Q . , AMUfi L G. COOK informs his friends
13 and the public generally, that he has on
hand. at his Shop nearly opposite the Post-
Office, a very large and well-made assortment
of TIN-WARE, which he will sell at prices
which cannot fail to please. He will also
execute to order, with promptness, in a work
man-hlte manner, and with the best materials,
all kinds of `IOIrSE PO UT] NG, :11 ETA 11,-
IC ROOFING, !IVOR NT WORK, &c.
Gettysburg, Nov. .V, 1855. tf
New Segall. & Tobacco
MANUFACTORY.
AMITEL FA B EU, Jr., would respectfully
1, - ) inform the citizens of the town and coun
ty, that he his opened a Segar and Tobacco
manufactory, in Baltimore street, next door to
Forney's Drug store, Gettysburg, where he
will constantly keep on hand a (awe variety
o r SEG A RS, of the finest flavor, and at the
lowest livinir prices. Of CIA EWING TO
BACCO he has the choicest londs,—also a
capital article of SNUFF—aII of which he
o ff ers as low as the lowest. He only uskil a
trial, convinced that he can gratify every Piste.
Ile hopes, by strict attention to business and
a desire to please, to merit - and receive a share
of public patronage.
May 7, 1855. .
BEI
13,705
80
10,418
b,722
David A. Buehler,
77 . 0 112 V EY 37 1 L3TI;
a f
t 7 i r i n;r=
e n t l t t P r n ii d ,t d to c
to
! eriit,:nenlsreand
t.iy - Offi,•e in the Dianioud. adjoining store
of A. B. KURTZ.
Gettysburg, Ft-h. 1, Is5G. ly
L9st and Found
AT TII CII 17, AP CORNER,
Fa H Si. Winter Goods,
( ) F eve ry
inr,l
.t
eser . i , pt i on
trill
variety 1 ! be
ofH4‘
sold
very
and 116.11) 1- ji.inE CLOTHING, Nrit . . y
,iti dltd - ;Noe.
(; , :iV.hisru: Clef. '29. I c 5
J Jul 3 I'k L TlN4~y_Uu\F
Notice.
Tin Ware, &c.
.1:11IN . }JOKE.
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