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POLITICAL.
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
HAimjsntmo, Wkdnksuav, March 4.
It half past 0 o'clock, the delegates ap
pointed from the several counties to the 4h
of March Convention, to form an Electoral
Ticket for President, and to appoint dele
gates to tho Convention to bo held in Bal
timore in iViay next, for the purposo of
nominating candidates for President had
Tice President, met, when,
On motion of Mr. VAN AMMNGE,
FREDERICK SMITH, Esq.,of Frank
lin, was appninttd temporary chairman, foi
the purpose of organisation.
On motion,
Franklin R. SctiocNcn, of Berks, and
H. L. Harvbv, of Erie, wero appointed
Secretaries
On motion of ABBOT (JKEEN, it wao
Resolved'VtuA tho alphabetical list of
members, as published in tho democratic
papers of Harrisburg, bo read as evidence
of election, in all cases, except wero scale
oro contested.
The list then being called over, it appear
ed that every county in the olalo was repre
sented. Mr. FLEMING moved that a commit'
lee, consist of one delegate from each con
gressional district, bo appointed to a elect
and report nominations for officers of this
convention.
Mr, VAN AMRINGE moved that the
tnembcra from all the contested districts be
permitted to voto in tho selection of the
committee fur tho nomination of officers.
The convention then adjournsd for half
an heur.
SAME. DAY.
Tho convention met, when tho secretary
scad the names of the committee appointed
by tho different delegations for tho purpose
if f choosing officers,
Whereupon, the chairman appointed the
following committee to select and report of
ficers for the convention.
Philadelphia John Felton, James Eneu,
John Snyder, Richard Vaux, John M. Doli
-Jiert, J. II. Frick. .
York Isaac Garretsen,
Weslmorelund and Indiana Jamca Belli
Dauphin and Lebanon John Shiudle.
Bucks John Q. Bryan.
Alleghmy II, H. Van Amrlnge.
Berks John Miller.
Uutler, Armstrong, Jefferson and M'Kcan
n- Jimes Polls.
Washington Samuel Hill.
Monroe, Northampton, Wayne and Piko
John A. Innes.
Montgomery Andrew Stuart.
Somerset and Cambria John A. Blodget.
Lycoming, Northumberland and Union
Horace M. Bliss.
Erie, Ciuwford, Yarron and Venango
$$ith Jackson.
' Luzerne and OolumhU Henry Webb
Fayelteand Greene Waller B. Chulfant.
Beaver and Mercer- John Hogo.
. Schuylkill John S. Ingram.
ll.o.irrfl nnil Mnsmiehnnnii Wm. t5t Well
v . .
Lancaster John W. Forney, Levi Lew
it, Edward F. Evans.
Adams and Frauklm Wm. Gilmore.
OFFICE OF THE
rr j jLuxjuviHts per annum, payable
ihalf yearly in advance, or Two Dollys
ttftu Cents, if not mid within the wear.
Huntingdon Juniata and Mifflin
McAllister.
Cumberland and FranklinHush Gat
laghsr.
The convention then adjoutntd, to meet
again at 4 o'clock, P, M.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Tt convention tact and wss called to or
der by Mr. Smith, at 4 o'clock
When In n few mlntttes after that tlma,
Mr. Miller, of Befits, chairman of the
committeo appointed for the purpose of bc
looting oflkera ta jierfotm thedutiee of this
convenlion, teportedthat thecommiite had
selected the following named officers t
MfiSIDtSNX.
CALVIN BLYTI1E, of Dauphin.
VIOB l'lifaStDEN'TS.
Frederick Smith, Franklin,
John S Gibbons, Lchigli,
Jacob Gehr, Berks,
Martin Shearer, York(
Ii P. Pltnniken, Fayette,
James Patterson, Lancaster,
rH. Porter, Allegheny,.
iJmcs Mturrtn, Washingtottt
Samuel Hays, Venango,
Samuel Sprott, Beaver,
Charles Chandler, Susquehanna,
W P. mieox, M'Kean,
Martin I.oy, Bedford, I
Ebeneicr Kingsbury, Wayne,
James M'fiivitt, Adams,
George Lehman, Philadelphia cityt
'Joseph Morrison, Bucks.
6ECRETAIUK3.
Henry L. Harvey, Erie,
Franklin II. Sohoener, Berks,
Richard Vaux, Philadelphia,
John W. Forney, Lancaster,
N. Sltickland, Chests,..
ju "wuiirrcmier,
Henry D. Foster, Westmoreland,
John A. Innis, Northampton.
Tho question being taken, on the adop
tion of the report it was unanimously a-
greed to..
The Hon. CALVIN BLYTHE, was
then conducted to the chair.
Mr. VAN AMRINGE, from the com
mittcc appointed to inquire into the rights
of the several claimants, 'vhoae seats were
contested, reported that the committeo had
not yet come to any decision on the subject,
and therefore asked leave to sit again, which
was granted.
The PRESIDENT then rose, and ad-
dresccd the convention to the following ef
fect,
GEKTUiJliJ ! t beg leave to tender )-eU
my most unfeigned thanks, for the honpr
conferred upon me to preside over your de
liberations. To be selected to fill a seat of
this kind by a body of my fellow-citizens,
would at all times bo n matter of congratu
lation! but to be selected by an assembly of
delegates from the great democratic party
of Pennsylvania, on the present occasion,
I confess, is an honor for which I feel sin
cerely grateful. I feel thankful to that par
ty with which I early felt jt my duty to con
nect myself, and with which have conl'ni'
ued to act so far as I havo interfered with,
the political affairs of this stale-nJ bttu
entitled to tako a part in them as a 'cil'in
fthif nnrtif. which for
.m.io-lhail forty yearn, nai been efleclivoly
oreaniced during wki-h time the adminis
tration of tho general government of our
rounirv has. almost.williout exception, been
altogether under their exclusive control! nu
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.tnrinr which ooriod we have the eatisfae-
lion to reflect, that the conduct ol mat par
iv.throunh its representative agents has been
such as to secure to our country a degree of
orosnerilv which is unparalleled in the an
nalsor nations. Loud cheers. We have,
nlso. dnrinir almost the samo period, had the
management and tho administration oi uio
r.. nf nn nwn statel and we can with
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aitaiirf ws i t
nride and satisfaction compare our instilu
iin,.s. our laws, our civilization, tho secun
,v .ml hanDinessof our citizens, nnd their
general prosperity, without any danget of
disnarasement, with any oi io h"b'
ini! slates of our Union.
Gentlemen The democratic patty was
founded originally wjth a viow to secure to
the fcreat body tt th people of tho country
the greatest security for their rights end the
greatest tamotthl bf general happiness. T
secure and carry out those objects, the
lounuern or the party entrusted the power
mai snouiu lead to this result, to the great
est body of the pe?v themselves. They
maintained that IhosS who had achieved
their independence Vrero compatenl lb
choose representatives to conduct the affairs
of the countrys With safety and security to
themselves. This principle they adopted
at the firm organiaaiiou as a pafty and to it
they havtt steadfastly edhered ever since t
ahd to this adhefencft we may attribute tho
uniform-Mtve almost uniform ducccBBttfthe
party. Ouf party has had to contend from
its first organization Until the rpesent mo
ment with an activei energetic and influen
tial opposition. Our party, dt its Aril orga'
hization was oppssed, on the ground that
our principles were Untenihli.. Thn
ptinciplee were openly denied by the opbo-
sitlon, They said tha the mass of the peo
pie were not lit to bolentrUsted with politi
cal affsire. This was, the principle ground
f their objection to tle priciples of demo
ciccy, And this, I appeal wilh Confidence
to the recollectio!, or information of gentle
men was otte of the differences of noiniflh
which existed between the two pntties of
that day this was the contest and line of
division between them. Subsequently, it
is true,our opponents learning wisdom from
experience, have changed, in appearance,
their giound. Not only have they profess
ed to becorae converts to our principles,but
they have, ia serersl instances, assumed
ur name, a name, which, at one time, Was
esteemed by tliem a mark of ignominy and
ItBch. (Applause) The contest between
UStiUhniiirl. 1 , uu. vu.ng-
od in principles. We have the samo active
and energetic party for our opponents, and
so long as our organizaton as a community
shall exist in its present shape so long as
freedom cf opinion exists, eo long shall we
have that contest continued. Judgingfrom
our success, and not willing to estimate
the honesty and intelligence of the great
mass of the community according to its real
deserts, they have never failed to attribute
our success either to Boaie' isclatod question
which, for the time being, chanced to occu
py the public attention, or to some peculiar
traits in the candidates for office. We have
witnessed them more than once denounce a
measure as fatal to the prosperity of the
country, and afterwards, when it had se
cured the popular favor, they had advocat
ed it as one which wao calculated to ad
vance the p rosperily and happiness of the
Union.
Gentlemen, we haVd seen 6Ur opponents
denounce Military Chieftains when they
wero candidates of our party. Wo have
seen, again, theso same opponents select as
their own candidate, when we chanced to
have one of civil qualifications as ours.
military chleftajn prfole suffrages of the
waX country. CMplause.) These
peor .... . f.in notorious to all of us
:enuemen,
i ... .u- ,Wb community Wo have
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witnesjea mo unuu.-. .
: .Virt m.rtf(krmnn 111
nlcs t we have wuhcdb.u ... t
those same principles ov uu. - ,
we have witnessed the avoWal of ene set ef
principles at one period and anorher at z
nother, And the last larce wtiicn our op
ponents have played before our nation is
their disavowel of all principle, and a dec
laralion that they would oppose us without
any avowal of principle on their part what-
erer, Thus arming tiiemseiies une guc
rillas, they seem to have instructed their
loaders to attack their opponents at any
point, or on any principle that they might
deem most oxpciliont, Ana thus oy a sj
tern by a kind of war of outposts, it tscal
dilated that a degree of annoyance may bo
inflicted upon us by seizing upon
each local question by attacking ua first
on one point on this side, and then on
nother point on that side, aud that thus
they may expose us to a division that may
at once prostrate mi as a party, and give
them the victory.
Suk fcenUemerti we ire calliA Mart,
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the present oicasidnj to guard ourselves a
jgaihst the machinations of bUr ttppefcehtc.
Wti 'discover dietincily tho gamd that Uiey'
&r playittgihe artillery thoy tentcafclate
to bnn to beaf upon usv It is ouf duty Ji
ttrigiinst in The principle jf fetiti&W .hIcli Wert el"'t'ed
art the earner We l.v ih- ..-a
to contend With. They hava bhly changed
their mode and isyglem of welfare and we
rnust preseht lo them an Undivided pha.anx
a oom tront When the battle cornea to be
fought. Wb are iortUnato. rrdnilemeii-.
havnjg placed in tofficC the individual who
ishokr our ehief thdgistrate a gentlemen
wn qualifications are beybnd all question
ovch hie opponents being judgesi He had
raithlhlly and successfully carried 'Ul those
princtolea which he himself avowed and
wmel auvtteated by the party Who plated
him ii nomination and elected him to tho
statioi which he Hbw holil. ih,t m,i
With fidelity and firmness which has as
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tinisjfcd and called ferth thb admiration of
the tfiole eommuhityi The party hot in
ly irour own Matek but Ihrooghout thb U
riion are probably aa thoroughly United in
supi rt of his measures and in thJ appro;
bath to Which they consider him enlitled
fof 1 j hfchesiy and firmnese with which
he hi carried out the prineiples of the
greatjemocratic partyi as they have evir
been favor of any one selected to fill so
impeint a station.
In fe35, by an UUforlUrtate divisiob. in
OUr raks. we eufTnrml ih.
i uuiniuia iiuu
of the atetx pass into tho hands of our
oppohits. tho expiration of three
years, Ait py Wing United We met our
opponents on 'hXniort ground and uo
ceeiled in.werM
siauuing our opponents reavgj a meas
ures which I presumo the gremall them-
ii. . . . .
seives woum noi now unaeriaxe aobrove
at an election. Yel, even when thcl-c-tlon
had terminated and they were defeaVd
there was reluctance manifested t yieldq
the expiesaed will of the public a reluc
tance which 1 regret has too often manifest
ed itself in that party, disregard from
pUblie sentiment, declared in the manner
expressed by our constitution and laws.
(Great and rsiterated applause.) And it is
known to those whom I address (for tin
event is of recent occurrence) that a disre
gard ef the constitution and laws, on that
occasion had almost driven us to the verge
of a civil war. This circumstance than
ought to urge upon us the necessity of har
mony, united councils and united action so
that we may avoid even the appearance of
having done any thing in contravention ofj
or calculated to endanger the constitution
and the laws, And if united, gentlemen) I
nave no hesitation in saying I have ho
doubt in asserting it wilh confidence) that
success will attend vou. We have a clear
majority in our nativo etatn. -an.1
mo wcnaro ui uui cuiuuu...j
When
UNtTED WE NEVER CAN BK VANQUISH'
ED.
Wo EUCdeeded in selecting our ofllcers and
in placing in their hands the administration
of the state. We have been fortunate in the
selection. In eur chief magistrate, wo
have one who has earned out with singular
fidelity and firmness, the principles that
were avowed at his nomination the pnn
ciples that were advocated by the psrly du
ring the canvass for his election with can1
dor, With sincerity, and wisdom i and with
fearlessness. He has carried out those
principles, and has appealed with confi
dence, shunning no responsibility to that
party and to that community whose in'
t.r.ata nm nntrusted to his care, as 10 ine
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propriety of his measures. Loud dp
plause.)
I am eratlfied to say, that is ur as puo
lie sentiment has been manifested and i
appears to havo been manifested in a clear
and decisive raanner.he has not appealed in
vaiflj but a response has come from the par
ty sayiug with an unanimity almost uuex
impled, that his conduct has met their de
cided approbation. Wo havo the satisfac-
tioa to fell assured that the person seieetea
1 --rnmBna
to preside tho destiniSs bf onrvedmrndri
country, as well a, ,!,B individual fceiocted
to preside bver thd deBtinie af bur
ahd beloved "commonwealth, have eudepedi
tdirl tarrying
" r-"""i" no jiroiisr
"icy Wert elected to tho
bhly tof hej'f
W-'iwti not bhly tf lhWc- tons
in tno eoinmonwealm bf PeKdsylvinii; bU.
bf lH UerabcraUtt parly throUghdti't Vho
whole Union. Thoy have; merited arid
receive" tho approbation nf the dernewter
with hitherto unexampled Unanimity.-
What diflicnlty then, bail peesibly thwart
ust What can turri Us rrbrri Wi hi;
course taarked but bv wisdam 3i vrto,:.
Bhce f This tours' irt Wrt. t,u l.
MVTW Hiill
monyi with conterik both eft tp.mrAa (tin
general and Mate feOvcihrneHisi whiVh tfw
cleifly identified in the affections and feel'
ings of the democratic party of Penniylvai
nia; If we continue thus to act in concsW
ahd with Unanimity, We hava sothir-' td
feat; We may With reasonable r-irityj
culculate bpori a idceessful -tlll Ihei,
cdraing elections. (lieilefi d'pplausi.)
On rnotidn of Mn jwAZERj it was a
greed that when lb CbhVchtiort atijbarhi i
do bo to meet ar at half-past tevca in tk
eVehing; ,
Shortly After Ihe tbhvShtiorl aajdltfriedi
EVENING SESSION.
TAb convention, pufti'ant to adjstirhaiehl'
taet again dt half-past seven o'clockt
The comnittei oii the ccuttstcd elections
not being prepared to repertt
On motion of Mr. 'RANKIN, M ceni
Veritiori agreed to meet agaih to"-mbrrdV-rabriting
at hin'e bcloCki
The conVentisn then adiodfiJ - ,
1 nine cclock tSe" President called tbi
rionvention to order, when
Mr. VAN AMRINGE frdrh tho cbmrait
Be to whom had been referred the base of
thcbntested seats; made the following r'
portv which Was read:
Tie Cetnmiltee appointed to iiear thb elaU
rrianti of both parties from distKels whosei
seats were contested, and to decide which
delegates are entitled to seats in this con
vention reported. After some discussion
the report was adopted.
On raolioh of Mr; HARVfiY. bf Erie,
it was
Resttticd thai iU rutJs of the HeuiS
of Representatives bf Pennsylvania, be a
dopled for the governraet of this convention
On motion of Mr; VAN AMRINGE,
the convention then proceeded to receive
hominatiens for President ahd Vice Prcsi
dent of the United States; whenj
Fat President of the United Stales:
Mr. J. R. SNOWDEN nominated Mig'
TIN VAN BURE5N, of NtfotnMl
Ar KccPresidtntjgfdltklI)Ui
jjir r uk! ER, oi Allegheny nbmiha
ted Wm. R. KING, eh South Carolina.
On motion of Mr. VAN AMRINGE, thd
nomination of Martin van Buuen was
unanimously confimied;
On motion or Mh GltEEN, th rell,
thert called Upon the nomination of Victf
President! when it appeared that
Messrs. Michael.Snyder, Brown; Steven
son, Kugler, Strickland, Beyholds, Bryanj
Gehn Rankirii P.earaor!, Groetl ourranj
Nathans, Shlmef. Fleming, Cash, Maclean,
Gallagher, Loyi Foster, Hill, Coplan, Boasj
Lowroy Haysi Patterson, Jenkins, McDiv
itt, Evans, Carter, Blodget, Noble, Schoa
rior, Smilhi Miller; Kutz, Elwell, Mottllbrii
Thorntoa, Jenks, Neff, McFarland; Tdr
bett, Huling, Webb, ChUrch, Henry; Dayj
Vierry,Blyhe, Lauman, Strohetker; Le"3
is, JacksoU, Harvey; Chalfant; Flenikerij
Gilmore, Hoge; Crisswell, Gatber'j M'Al-
lister. Gibbons, Robert ii; Wright; Shihdle
Griffin, Hendrick B; Wright; Dean, Bliss
Wilcox; John tloge; Goodwill; Butns,
Stewartf Hertry Schneider, George Snyder
CoolbaUgh; Steckle Hofton, Greer, Leli
man; Noal; Stdever, Joseph Snyder, Hutchs
inson; Vaux, Stiller; Crispin, Helfenstein,
Penniman, Bonsai!, Lee, Grijjith, Lyons,
George, Hamlin; Ingram, Chandler, Dyer;