COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT. I have sworn upon tjic Altar of God, eternal hostility to every form of Tyranny over the Mind of Man." Thomas Jefferson. PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY II. WEBB. Volume II. BILOODISBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY, PA. SATURDAY, JULY 14, 1838. Number 12. o. OFFICE OF THE DEMOCRAT, Next dooii to Romson's Stage Office. TEEMS: The COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT will be published every Satutday morning, at , TWO DOLLARS per annum, payable half, yearly in advance, or Tivo Dollars Fifty Cents, if not paid within the year. No subscription loill betaken for a shorter period than six months'; nor any discon tinuance, permitted, until all arrearages are discharged. . , , ' ADVERTISEMENTS not exceeding a square will be conspicuously inserted at One Dollar for the first three insertions, and Twenty-five cents for every subse quent nscrtion. $CFA liberal discount made to those who advertise by the year. LETTERS addressed on business, must be post paid. POLITICAL,. From the Ilarrisburg Reporter. OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS. OE THE . ., Democratic Young' Men's Convention. July 4, 1838. The delegates in attendance . assembled at the Union Church ,in .Locust street, at 11 o'clock, A. M. when, on motion of Mr. Ingram of Schuj'lkill. . . , Col. REAIIFRAZER of Lancaster, was called to the chair, and Albert C. Ramsey of York, H. H. Muhlenberg of Berks, Geo R. Espy of Venango, Jacob F. Miller of Cumberland, J. B. Danna of Adams, 5i Jno, S. Ingram of Schuylkill, were chosen Sec retaries. The Convention being thus temporarily organized, it was, on motion of Mr. Fisher of York, Resolved That each city and county ueiegauun kcibci one 01 us own memoers ip constitute a committee to appoint officers to .preside over tho deliberations of the Con vention. On motion, of Mr. Barton of Lancaster. Resolved That the committee report at an adjourned meeting of this convention at 5 o'clock P. M. On motion of Mr. Hamilton of Dauphin, Resolved .That the officers of this Cori; vention , consist of a President, one Vice .President from each county, aud 20 Secre taries. , , On motion of Mr. Cummings of Philadel phia county, Rcsolvefl That the different delegations, through their chairmen, present the names of their members to tho secretaries of the Convention at 5 o'clock this afternoon. The following, letter to the chairman was then read by one of the secretaries : . Ilarrisburg, July 4, 1838. To the President of the Democratic Young Men's Convention: s Sib: We,, the undersigned committee of arrangement, respectfully invite the mem hers of the Convention over which you preside, to participate witU tho Democracy .of Harrisburg, in partaking of the dinner provided for the occasion near the borough Ample' arrangements have. been made ,to ac- commodate all whp may be pleased to jbin .with us. The procession to march out to the place of dining, will be formed at 12 j o'clocfc and tho clotn will bo laid at one o'clock. Yours, very respectfully, Sic. Valentine Huininel, John C. Bucher, Micheal Burke, Ovid F. Johnston, Henry Sprigman, 0. A. Snyder, John II. Briggs Henry Breader, George L. Mytingcr, John "Shanklin, John Houser, C. F. Haehlen. On motion of John W. Ryan of Phil delphia county, the chair appointed a com mute of three, consisting of Johii W. Ryan, John a. Jnirram and James l'inuly, to ac cept of said invitation on tho part of tho Convention. On motion of Mr. Burnside of Centre. Resolved That tho grand committee meet in one hour after adjournment at Mr Buehler's Hotel. On motion of Mr. Findlay of Allegheny Resolved That this Convention now ad journ to meet again ai u o ciock mis uuer- noon. G o'clock, P. M. The Convention again met, when the committee of one from a county, . appointed to report a list of officers for the meeting, reported the following : . For President, K. MOORIIEAD, of Allegheny county. For Vice Presidents, Eusebius J. Owings, of Adams, Hugh Toner, of Allegheny; P. Klingensmith, of Armstrong; E. K. Chamberlain, of Beaver; David Wilmot, of Bradford; James Bowman, of Bedford; Heistcr II. Muhlenberg, of Berks; Caleb E. Wright, of Bucks; William M'Nair, of Butler; John II. Morrison, of Centre; James Kelton, jr. of Chester; L. W. Smith, of Clearfield; W. R. Gas, of Cumberland; L. L. Tate, pf Columbia; Dr. W S. Bishop, of Dauphin; S. M. Leipor, of Delaware! Carson Graham, of Erie; ft. T. Galloway, of Fayette; , Upton Washbaugh,; of Franklin; S. p. Oampbell, of Huntington; L. G.. Clover, of Jefferson; .Robert Barnard, of Juniata;. II. B. Packer, of Lycoming; Edward P. Pearson, of Lebanon; .Thomas Myers, of Luzerriej Isaac Winters, of Lancaster; E. W. Huttcr, of Lehigh; John Stonerode, of Mifllin;" .... George II. Pawling, of Montgomery; J. M. Kcuster, of Mercer; Charles Kitchen, of Northampton; , Jno. W. Miles, of Northumberland; James Black, of Perry; Almon H. Read, of usquehannah; Wiiliam Yost, of Schuylkill)' - ' Isaac Slcnlcor, of Union; , r Gcorgo R. Espey, of Venango; C. B. Curtis, of Warren; John L. Cook, pf Washington; John II.. Stock of Wayne; Thomas S. Stewart, of Philadelphia city. Charles P,ray, of Philadelphia county; Wm. II. Kurtz, of York. , Secretaries. Robert J. Fisher, of York; William D. Boas, of Dauphin; John S. Ingram, of Schuylkill; Joseph Ottinger, . . ; Jno. Franklin Reigart, of Lancaster; W. Swartz, of Centre; J. Thomas, of Mifllin; W. Henry, L. Kidder, S. L. Roberts, of Bucks; . , E. B. Mizsell, of Philadelphia cityj M. Myers, of Northampton; Thos. M'Keo, Win. K. Boyer, E. W, Baird, ,. .., Dr. Geo. Lcinaweaver, of Lebanon; J. Geo. Morris, of Fayette; Joseph Nill, of Franklin; J. S. Dickey, II. B. Masser, of Northumberland; E. F. Evans, of Chester; , John W. Ryan, of Philadelphia county; James Shannon, J.P.Lyon, . i A. B. Cummings, of Philadelphia; Wm. W. Billmyer, A. W. Shearer, of Montgomery; A. M. Nesbit, . Jamc3 R. .Shannon, Jr. of Washington; And the Secretaries of the primary meet ing. On taking the Chair. Mr. Moorheau ad dressed the Convention as follows: .. Friends andfellom citizens The com pliment you have just.pald me, by solecting mo to preside over this vast assemblage of tho Democracy of Pennsylvania, is so great that languago fails me to express my grat itude, for the honour you have conferred. Permit mo to tell you that this manifes tation of your partiality will ovor bo fondly cherished by me. In tho discharge of tho duties that wilt devolve upon me, (from my want of cxporincc and capacity) I will find great occasion for your indulgence, and all I can promise you, gentlemen, is an honest effort to do tho very best I can. Should fall, into errors, let mo assure you they will be unintentional, a3 the height of my ambi tion is to use my utmost exertions to promote tho welfare of tho Democratic party and secure the election of Gen. David R. Porter. wonavo a canuiuatc, gentlemen, upon whom tho Democracy of Pennsylvania arc proud to rally. Jlo was rocked in the cradle of democracy, and has proved himself worthy of his Revolutionary sire. His tal ents arc of a high order, and his qualifies tions eminently fit him for the station to which wo will elect him. rrom along and intimate acquaintance with him, I cart .assure you that ho has ac quired a reputation for honesty and integri ty, that will be a sufficient shield to protect him from all the darts of malice, slanders and envy, that a corrupt party through their pensioned editors may hurl at him. nrmer uemocrrat or a more honest man never lived in this or .any other country Now.let me congratulate you, fellow.citi- zens, upon tho present prospect and posi tion of the Democratic party a party that has never been beaten when united. Nay never can bo beaten. The party never was more harmoniously united upon any subject, than it is now, with regard to the election ot Uavid It. Porter. Let us not then tor a .moment consider the contest doubtful. No! it is not doubtful; there is a spirit abroad amongst the people that will crush the prescriptive spirit of autimasonry and elevate tho man of our choice. Let us bo firm and united, and victory will crown our efforts by a tremendous majority. On motion of Mr. Burnside, of Centre, a committee was appointed to draft an ad dress to the Democracy of Pennsylvania. Op-motion of Mr.- l3iruHay,-of Allegheny, a committee on Resolutions was appointed. .".. .' JulvWh, 1838. Oh motion,tr. Barton of Lancaster ad dressed the Convention; ?iter which, On motion bf Mr. Pawling of Montgom ery) ... ( , Resolved, That the thanks of this Con vention be tendered to .Mr. Barton, bf Lan caster, for his able address, and that he be requested to furnish a copy for publication. , Mr. Findlay, of Allegheny, on behalf of the committee, appointed for that purpose, submitted the following resolutions, which on motion of Mr, Lejper, of Philadelphia, were unanimously adopted: Resolved, That the.nomination of . Gen. DAVID RITENHOUSE PORTER, by the Convention of the Cth of March last, as the candidate of the democratic party for Governor, meets with our most cordial ap probation, and that wo will uso all honora ble means to secure his election, confident that our efforts' must be crowned with suc cess as the democracy of Pennsylvania, united as it now Is, never was, and never can be, defeated. Resolved, That Joseph Ritner and his friends, in giving a new existence to tho bank of the United States, by incorporating it for a further term of thirty years a measure which they so well knew at the tirno to bo odious,, that they endeavored to disguise Its true nature by false pretences, evinced tho highest contempt of the pop ular will as repeatedly and emphatically de clared. . . . Resolved, That tho bank of tho United States, in its open interference to prevent the resumption of specie payments, has shown that it is. ready and willing to use its vast moneyed power for political effect, and that the best interests pf tho people require that wo should havo in the executive chair of tho State, a man who will require it to conform to tho requisitions of its charter in this respect, and who will duly regard his duty to have the laws faithfully enac ted. Resolved, That the act of 1836 enacted by Joseph Ritner and his friends, for the registry of the voters in tho city and coun ty of Philadelphia, is repugnant to the con stitution, inasmuch as it prescribes qualifi cations for "leMors not required by the constitution, and in its operation necessari ly deprives many of tho right of voting who are entitled to it by tho provisions of that sacred instrument, and that it is a pre cedent. of the most dangerous and startling kind, and cannot be held up too frequently nor too prominently for public reproba tion. Resolved, That the act of 1830, passed by Joseph Ritner and his friends, for ap portioning the Senators and Representatives among the several districts and counties in the State, bears upon its face a' reckless disregard, by those who contrived it of the injunction of the Constitution that such ap portionment should be according to the number of taxable inhabitants in each and is an open attempt to perpetuate in tho mi nority the power which they through accl dent, for a time, acquired. Resolved, That we have full confidence in the talents, integrity, and republican principles of Martin Van Buren, President of tho United States. Resolved, That now, when a wild spirit of fanaticism is abroad, threatening the de struction of tho Union of these Stato3, it ii incumbent on the great Keystone State to place at the head of her government one who will not deem a dischare of his duty as an American citizen and a regard to his oath to support the constitution of the United States, "a base bowing of tho knee to the dark spirit of slavery." On motion of Mr. Fisher of York, Resolved, That a Central Committee of Young Men, be appointed by this Conven tion, for the purpose of aiding in the ,elcc. tion of David R. Porter to the highest official station in this Commonwealth, and thereby again restore Pennsylvania to her former exalted political standing. . Tim followinggcn'tlemun were appointed. by the Chsir toVconstituto the. . CENTRAL Vl'ATE" CfOMMITTEE: J Hamilton Alrjcjis, Dr. .E.L'.-Orth,.Ben-ja.min-Parker1hos. L. Wilson, Valentino HiimmeVj'rJ Ai Boyd Hamilton, D. W. Mahon, Daniel KenaJ'George Lauman, Charles A Snyder, George P Seal, John II. M'Allister, John Miller, Henty Buchler John H. Shoemakeri of Dauphin. James Goodman, Milc.3 N. Carpenter, A. B. Cummings, W. D. Petit, of rhilaUel phia. Henry Rogcrs.Reah Frazer.of Lancaster. Benjamin Patton, ir. Hush Toner, of Allegheny. .,t Henry Starke, of Luzerne. Dr. Wm. Morrison, of Westmoreland. J. C. Adams, of Bradford. Robert VT. Fisher, of York. Thomas P. Campbell, of Huntingdon. Qn. motion of Mr. Wright, of Luzerne, Resolved, That a committee ot corres pondence be appointed for each county in the State. , On motion of Mr. Johnson of Dauphin Resolved, That it is tho deliberate opin ion of this Convention that tho re-election of Joseph Ritner, would be the political tri umph ot abolitionism, ami would uc so regarded throughout tho Union. On motion of Mr, Frailcy of Schuylkill, Resolved, That this Convention rccom mend to the different delegations, the pro pricty of having the proceedings of the Con vention nublished in tho papers of their several counties, and to defray such expen ses, so that the people may havo an oppor tunity of reading them, and tho country press receive a compensation for their ser vices. . . . On motion of Mr. Findlay of Alleghany, Resolved, That tho thanks of. this Con vention bo tendered to the trustees of this church, and to the officers of this me ting. Qn motion of Mr. Leibcr of Philadelphia, Resolved, That tho proceedings of this meeting be published in all tho democratic papers in tho Commonwealth, On motion of Mr. Fraley, Resolved, That a committee of finance be appointed, consisting of ono member from each delegation. On motion of Mr, Pawling. Resolve, That tho names of' the delo gates to this Convention bo published with the proceedings. ..' .''' On motion of Mr. Keuster, of Mercer, ' Resolved, That the suggestion of our western brethren in favor of holding a con vention at Pittsburg be referred to tho cen tral committee: ' '.hum. On motion of Mr. Johnson of Danphin, Resolved, That the delegates to this Con vention have carefully investigated the vari ous charges made against Gen. David R. Porter, impeaching his personal integrity and honor, and that they are fully satisfied, that all said charges are wholy unfounded in truth. , w - On motion of Mr. Weiler of Montgome ry, Resolved, That a committee of 5 be appointed, whose duty, it shall be to prepare and forward authenticated copies of the re solutions of this Convention to Gen. David R. Porter, the Democratic candidate for Governor, of Pennsylvania. - -, The President appointed tho following gentlemen to carry the above resolution in to effect, viz: I Messrs. Weiler bf Montgomery, Pearson of Lebanon, Hemphill of Chester, Findlay of Allegheny, and Schall of York. On motion of Mr. Leiper,' v 1 l , Resolved, That this Convention adjourn sine die. ' Signed by tho officers. 1 List of delegates omitted. 1 Franklin's Printing Press. We learn from tho London papers, that in a lecture recently delivered before the London Me chanics' Institute, by B. B. Thatcher,1' of Boston, the Lecturer stated that his research es after traces-of Franklin's doings in Lon don have brought to light tin interest ing relic. Jt will be remcmb'ered that .Franklin;.Wjien ho came Jo London to pur sue th printing business, worked fitst'for.a, , person named Palmer, ad,aftefwrds went to Walt's'' near.Lrnncoln's irfh-fielJ'.'.'- The relic referred to is the identicalTpress which Franklin worked at when with Mft Wa.ttsVThe tradition is still preserved a flftng the trade, that when Franklin- was in London in 1768, as the agent of Massachu setts, he visited his old master. -who still continuedlis business at the same' place, sought out the piess, which was still doing duty, called the workmen together," and gave them, oven a nogging of Porter, an ac count of tho article, and a few ' words' of comment in " Poor Richard's" U3ual man-1 rier, which made a great impression. The press is no longer used ; but though clumsy and rough, it does not differ so much! from common presses as might bo supposed; it be ing now one hundred and ten years since the philosopher " pulled." atithmself, . , Boston Transcript. FEMALE DUTIES. There are no duties on earth so neatly angelic as those which devolves on women. Let the young wife then take- hold of tho promises that belong to tho faithful, resolv ing that what she knows to bo her duty shall be pursuedt and whatever is right will soon becomo agreeable, according to the known principles of human naturoj Fowt women have any conception of the' good which Providenco puts in their power to perform by appointing them tho helpmates of man. To tho vcryi voice, step, lone; look, every thing which constitutes examplo in those wo love, is attached the utmost in fluence. Domestic happiness is peculialy prolific, and ho must be a brute who does not yield to the forco of its heavenly influ-t ence, and become modified, adjourned, and exalted.. '' A young wife should remember that tho measures of her husband's respeot will btf graduated by the respect she manifests for herself If she appear respectablp in his eyes, let her set a proper respect upon her self, by manifesting that respect for him': to which, in the relations oi uie, no is enuueuf There is a neatness in dress winch is per-t fectly compatible with plainness-graccful without appearing o'tpntattous. The exle.
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