The Columbia Democrat. (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, October 08, 1842, Image 4

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MXVHDAV, tiCTOBERU, 16412.
DANIEL SNYDER'S VOTES.
"Under this caption, John G. Montgome
ry, publishes in ll:e lost paper of the Mgr.'
rine, ,n long list of what ho calls Daniel
Snyder's votes in the Legislature, and a
bach of mote Jesuitical, malicious, false
misrepresentations were never given to the
public. The intimation, ton, that those
votes were given upon the main question, a
wholly false and gratuitous.
Daniel Snyder, unlike John G. Mont
goraery, xas always been a uniform, con
sistent, decided democrat,, None of your
lime serving, changing policy men, and as
such he was elected by the democratic par
ty, snd having been so elected he sustained
the interests of the party without any
ehilking or dodging. And we defy J.G.
'Montgomery, the, Algerine, or anyof the
Danville faction, to point out a single prom
inent vote of his .in the Legislature, where
he was not sustained by tha democratic,
members, not only in the house of repre
sentatives, but in the, senate. Even the vote
of David D. Montgomery, the brother of
John. G. Montgomery is placed side by side
with that of Daniel Snyder, in the votes
Tecited, and yet John G. Montgomery, is
willing to outrage the feelings of a brother,
nnd denounce the whole of the democratic
members of the house in order to injure the
election of Dsniel Snyder, because it voouti
he againtt hit perianal interest, and be
beneficial to the county generally. And
this act will be considered still more dotes
table on the part of S. G. Montgomery,
when it is known, that David B. Montgom
ery lost his re-election by allowing himself
to be used ss a mere tool andsyccophanl of
'tis .brother .to advance At j private interest
and' that 0 the Danvilleaction.
We shall not attempt to follow him thro
fill the catalogue, but merely glance at some
.-of the votes mentioned in the article to
how the utter recklessness of the writer,
and how little dependence t-an.bo .ptaced
lapon the remaining portion of his statement.
The article says that Daniel Snyder
'Voted to increase the state debt $800,
O0." This bill was authorting the governor to
Borrow this much mosey to pay the semi,
annual interest npon the state debt due it,
August following and was passed by a large
vote. This interest must be paid or repu
diate and decisis the state insolvent. What
Pennsylvania says he did not do right.
None but sn Algertnt and hit crew.
"Ho voted to authorize the issue of $2,
319,818 in certificates of stale stock."
There were pressing claims on the slate
for money due the domestic creditors, and
the statt had no means of paying, and had
this bill passed. There would have been no
necessity of the passage of the celebrated
Relief Bill, which' is afterwards brought
into the sccount of the crimes of Daniel
Snyder.
"He voted to spend on corporations,
8,500,000."
There is not one word of truth in the
above This sum was appropriated by an
amendment offered to an original bill, ex
pressly for the annual expenses of the go
vernment, the repiirs, and the payment fur
work already done to the canals, and was
to have been paid with the certificates of
stock mentioned above. Both of these
mrasures, however, were defeated, and of
course, no appropriations had been made
thus farnor a dollar voted out of the trea
sury, except th fits! t800,000, which went
to pay the semi annual interest an the stale
debt.
"lie voted to further Increase the state
debt to the amount of 03, 100, 000 -to allow
the banks to issue shinplaslers to that a
mount -to give the shinplaslers to cornora
lions tie.. and to tax the people to redeem
heir uttinnlaKlnra
Am! ttiitle. Sny'def'fiferf for jhea, In oon
sequence of petltions'sent from 'Columbia
county, signed by a largo number of prom
inent democrat's asking him to. do so, and
of others, who were in Banishing at the
time the bill.pisSed, urging him to vote lor
it. Aniong those who signed petitions for
the issue of small bills by the banks, were
John G. Montgomery, Wm. Ooli, Win.
Donaldson, Peter Baldy, Valentine Best,
and John and Richard Fruit the very men
who denounce Daniel Siiyder for voting for
them, and so well satisfied Were they with
its passago, that delegates weie elected in
Danville and Madison, instructed without
opposition, to sustain his renominatioti, and
only brought up now, because he is the
candidate ofXhc removal party, and likely,
if elected, to interfere with their private
interest,
Thus much for these 10,000,000, which
they unblushiugly charged Daniel Snyder
-voting away, But it is in character with
them. Falsehood, misrepresentation ami
slander, are the only weapons they ean ose
against him1 And these will be used with
out stint or measure, and 110 act is too vile,
grots or unprincipled, for them to resort 10,
to defeat the Election of Daniel Snyd-:i,iid
by that means prevent the removal from
taking place.
The remaining votes mentioned in the
article referred to, are of apiece with t)ioe
we have dissected above. Must of them
were sections of amendments offered for the
express purpose of killing the main bills
before the house, and were voted down by
the friends of the several bills to which
they were to be attached, knowing them to
be so intended. Daniel Snyder did vote
for immediate resumption of the banks in
almost every shape and form in which it
was' presented to the house, and voted fur
the final passago of the resumption hill, and
the journals are full of his votes to that
effect, which will be found by any man.
who will take the trouble to examine fur
themselves. We have the journals of boll)
sessions, which any person can exunine by
calling upon us. They need not lake the trou
ble of travelling to Daaville, at the extreme
end of the county for the purpose. They
are in the centre of the county where the
couth ought lor. since to have been held,
and had they been, we should not at thi-
(lay have had Columbia count; excited by
either the removal or division question.
John Pollnger
- 'Chsrles ;'Levah
Jose.plM.cVan
Robert Hampton
William Roth
.0. Williams'
John Hughes
Jaihi'H Mears
Leu is Lee
Wright .Hughes
Geo. Dreiijbauch
Geo. Feiiderman jt.
Even GrifTh
Thornton Mears
Johh Forhinger
J11I111 llnitlerman
William Sro'.t
Gideon Gfger
J. Giger Carpenter
John Swahy
Rubin Orrauge
Elijah Price
C. M Rink
Joseph Denglef
Aaron Yost
Joseph" Stoker
William Hughes
D. liatich
Joiih-) Poihinger
Rubin Yost
Isaac. G nihil
Philip Yost
John Perry Esq,
Daniel Ranp
Samuel Eck
Casper Shirt
I eier Gexihart
D" Larow Jr.
Gideon Cresher
D. IlnuckSr.
M . Perry
JS. St Fox
'-Jbnas'Keittlo
Solom'an Levnn.
S; Hampton jr
A. Menrs
Samuel Horn
Jesse Price
Jecse Williams
Clarke Williams
G. Mears single
E. Delopioger
Hauio Fox
John Fisher
V, Forhinger
J. Hiddermau
Jesse Lee
W. Thomas
J, R. Hnwer
S Hiddermait
A. Barringer
.John Snyder.
Peter Miller
A. Beaver
R, Fedderman
C. Foihinger
Isaac Irwin
D, . Geit-el jr,
George Walter
S. Weary
John Piliier
W Billert
M. Snyder
Join: Belst
S. Mears jr.
Peter Miner
D. Sausemaii
Thomas Thomas
S. Griffea
John Aldrick
John Perry jr.
Ixnac Lee
Samuel Dyer
the remove pijrtytfor Ibftppa Sf?
ine their sentiments in tavor .01 ".ireniDim
shd against a division, anu using the. .most
degrading means ip order to prevent ine pep-
. 1 t. :.. ,i.a!-
pie irpm(.expre-iiHg iiieiiucivcpt ob uj
bold and daring nliempt to have the tneelirjg
rirffAiiiicil with officers in favor of the Daf
rille faction, who were tnt invited there; iif.;
utiqsesii.onahly had no, voire mi the meeting.
Resolved That we cannot nor .will not
make a wilting sacrifice of justice and our
interest in the lemnval ol the seal of justice
from Danville to Bloomsburgi in order to
gratify tl;e ambition of a couple of individ
uals in Roatingcrcek, one of whom is hun
gering and thirsting to he a nienber of the
late legislature, and the other a county
commissioner.
Resolved- That the proceedings betsgii
ed by the nfficrs and published in (he
Colombia Democrat and all the other
papers in the roomy.
The meeting gave six tremendous nnd
heartu cheers for DANIEL SNYDElt.
REMOVAL. EQUAL JUSTICE TO
ALL. against DIVISION, TAXATION
nnd OPPRESSlON.and adjourned to nif.ct
at the polls 00 the 2d Tuesday of October.
(Signed by the Officers)
their shinplaslers.'
This isja grots psrversion ol trutknd of
facts.
FirstIt did not Increase the state debt
fo; the money was to go to pay debts aire a
ay due lrom Iho atats.
Sscond The shinplaslers were not given
o Incorporations, but used for the purpose
ouovs stated.
These shinplssters, however wsrs noth
Ing more than small bills issued by th
banks, eallcd Relief notas, and now eonsti-1
p9 olm'oat tBu only cksuUUos.tbatia aet
THE TRUE
VOICE OF
In pursuance of public notice, one of the
most numerous and enthusiastic tuwm-lup
meetings ever convened in 'Columbia coun
ty, assembled at the house of Elijah Prirr,
in Roatiogeieek, on Saturday, uiu first ol
October, 1842, aud organized by appointing
UUUKUtt f til 'I'ISItJIAW, 1'resiaeiil.
Jonas Farinoer )
VOLKtlANS KEINBOLB
Abraham Beaver
Apam Mknsii
Conrad Yost
PeTer Miller
Able Tuomas -V.Presidsnts,
UANItL JVLLtR
John Kiiodvs
James A, Fox
John Iluoius
John Lxx
Georqk Howsr
Joshua Fttsrman
Michael Jt. Homer
T unnnri
Henry Mity . f
JValhun urtrsoacn
After the 011 nniz it'on of the meeting it
was ably and eloquently audtest,ed by (Jul.
Miehat R. Hower, and William Thomas
Esq., both of whom are mechanics ant
residents of Koaringcreek. I hey spoki-
wnli power and erTect,vud depicted instrouu
language their utter deiestaiion of ihn eoursr
pursued by the Danville faction 111 their at
tempt to coerce (lie people ol the county
into toe support of Richard 1'ruit. that they
may effect their division project.by slander
den action, and false misrepresentation, and
repudiated the idea in indignant and manh
language, ttiat Hie citizens or Koaringrreek
were to be nought lor live dollar-:, or hv
taste of gingerbread, to throw away their
own interest, that a few reckless sperulaiois
of Danville, might riot on the fruits of their
toils, earned by the sweat of their brow.
On motion a committee of 100 were
appointed to prepare resolutions expressive
of the sense of the meeting to wii:
Secretaries
Benjamin Slaum
.Lewis piociins
Jos. Long
Abraham Blswird
D. 11. Howbj
Jonas Barrisger 1.
G. Craig;.
Jofii) Svrte
John Base
John C. Myers
Jacob Fisher
'Henry Dyo
Harmin' Yost
Henry Fisher
Joliu Johnson
W ho reported the following whieh were
00 vnunoiikly and enthusiasm-ally adopted.
JlcovcdTH Me believe the lime lias
an iicd, when there must be either a renin
val, or a division of Colombia nonniv, and
of the two we are satisfied, that .the Dan
ville people would choose a division because
they then would retain the courts of the
county.
Jlssolved That of the two. we prefer a
removal, bet-aiiee it would be but an act of
justice to the inhabitants of the county, and
the least expensive.
Resolved That we will, therefore, sus
tain Daniel Snyder, for the legislature.
Because he obeyed the instrtirtioiis of
twenty eight hundred of his ronstiiucms,
rousiiiuiing 1 large majority of them, by
sustaining and voting fur the passage of a
hill rewuviug the sel of jiibticc from Dan
ville.
Because he opposed and defeated the pro
ject oft. dninion ( llie ci.uuty ol Columbia.
Uecau6e we have corfidence thai he will
again te Ins every exertion to defeat a like
bill should it be again brought before die
legislature.
Because he will advocate a removal in
prelereuee to a division. measure which
ihe inhabitants of llie couiuv should druad
qual to it srourge, as it would he destruct
ive 10 our prosperity.
Uec.atwe we know him to he an Iioopm
man and a faithlul representative, niid lhal
with him we can Falt-ly irutt our righis and
IllterrtlS.
Becatire the Dan die faction use no ar
gument otliei than ahu-. and slander, to
show that the removal is not jusi and right,
101 would not lie. Inr the interest ol the
people ol the county.
liecaoee we believe that the removal
would save to the countv thousands of dol,-
ars annually by redue tig the expenses of
Iho county, and the travelling exoenses of
iudviduals to anil lrom the county seal.
Because Ihe present location of the nuhlic
uunuiogs are extremely iiiijiibi, compelling
ine iiiiiatiitauis ol Hie county 10 travel at
least one third further to attend cnuris.than
iey would were they in the rentre.
Uecause this nnlair location makes the
burthen I er unequally upon the ponli'
which is anil republican amlcontrarv to the
priiiciptra ol our form of government, and
mo jusi rigius 01 man.
ttesowta 1 hat we cannot support
iticiiaru mm,
Because he now professes to be opposed
10 a removal, wnen mil a short tune mnee
he was in fivor of it.
Because, if he wilt abandon his friends
and throw himself into the hands of hi
ene'iiiee, for the sake of being their candi
date for the legislature, there is 00 knowing
what measure he wnuld not sustain, if it was
calculated to advance the interest of hi
new allies.
Because we cannot have any confidence
111 the pledges of a man, who can thus
change from patty to party for mere ioteres
ted motives.
tra . . k
uecause wn are satisneu mat 11 he is
elected, a division of ihe county will he
the consequcnce.therefoie.
Resolved That we go the polls on the
1 1th of October next and vote for Daniel
Ssnyder and the whole removal ticket of
equal rigius anu justice, againsi Kichart
1'ruit, Hmeion, I .lXHtinn, and Oppresinn.
uesoivea i nut we as Ireemau, do not
wish John O. Monlgionery, and John
Rhodes, to come in our midst to diulalo anil
tel us how to vote.
Bauause, John Rhodes, has mailo his
boasts, that he could buy all Roariugcreek
township for 95,00.
Jlesotued."ThM we look down upon the
on " aran table conduct of many of the Dan
ville faction, with titter contempt on account
of their ihaving' attended a meeting recentlv
ihsld i JUatUgcf skj exjaitwljr, ky
V. Presidents
Secrtlaries
Greenwood Aroused.
DAtflEL. SK1DER-
ANn
JUSTICE
RICHAED FRUIT,
DIVISION, HIGH TAXES,'
AND
OPPRESSION.
Pursuant to public noiice gO of the in
hahiianls of Greenwood township, conven
ed at the house of G. W. Abbol.in Rhoero-
burg, on Tuesday evening, the 27th inst
and orennized by appoiiitiog
JOHN PA UK, I'resideut.
Jiinathan I.kmom,
Philip Reece,
Jonas Hayman,
Wm Aldertson,
Peter Girton,
Roswell Smith.
Samuel Sladon,
A. D. Cool,
The object of the meeting being stated by
John Parks, On motion, the following
ommitlee of twenty weie chosen to dralt
preambles and resolutions for the considers
lion or the meeting, viz . Jacob Livaus,
Sh'ively Siadmi, G. W. Morris. Jamcx Gib
too, feamiirl McLsrty, Joel Parker, John
Richari, Esq. II. Lemon, Janus Mather,
iho Moore. Samuel Glaney, Z. Ross, b
lines, w . H.tlgar, Kichard llaycocK, U. V.
.Mioire. A. Cramer, J. McMurtry, John
Legget. j
1 he committee having retired lor a short
me. returned and reported the following
which were unanimously adopted.
Irhtrtas I! v uuiust maiia-veiiiis and
nlrigtte, an improper location of the se:st of
osiice was first formed in wolomhia county
u open tioUtion 10 the Mill of ihe majority
if ihe inhabitant then therein resitting, who
seeing the injustice of ihe act, and viewing
te inconveniences to he endured in couse
uenrc thereof, immediately remonstrated
l'-miik: the injustice of the location in llie
most randtd manner, and have lor a long
1.11- exerted hemselves to oblam removal
to the centre ol ihe county, by picturing
out their embarrassed situation, aud solicit
tig the Senate and Mouse Representatives
o grant that which they, by ait act of ju
I
ice, could not withhold. let, whei.ever
the subji'cl was candidly presented for leg
slative action, the unprincipled exetlions ol
the inhahit'iitts of l)ativtle;hy their tnisrep
resentatinns and glaring acts of injustice
tave swat ed the action of Ihe ninjitiers
ait'l thereby defeatetl our demands for
removal, although near Iwo thirds of Ihe
inhabitants of Columbia county were the
petitioners
rna niiereas, to decide the long agitated
question, our conventions haye placed tie
fore ihe people, loo candidates, one 111 favor
of u removal of the seat of justice, and the
other in favor of a division, thai the ques
liuo may be (fairly weighed throutrh the
ballot box political feeling have been toiC'
rafiscd, and all parlies favorablo to a remn
val will express their voice in favor of
DANIEL SNYDER, the removal cam!
date, whilst those of Drti.villn vid Berwic
unite upon the support of Richard Fruit
who, if elected, will assist in these perm
cious measures of dividing our small county
to grainy a lew greedy speculators The
have induced Fruit to pledge himself against
a dnuion, for the purpose of tleettving the
people, and endeavor to dope llieni into
their iiuhnlv measures. It is also a loud
and glaring assertion, by the L)anvitlites,that
the femoral question is only a measure of
speculation, wherein the inhabitants ol
Blnomsbnrg, are the only participators
This is a falsehood, as dark as the shadows
of the muloighi glpo.m, yet this is an asser
lion among the most reasonable of theirs,
Fur they cannot set forth one reasonable
and honest argument against the people's
demand for a removal of the, sent of justice
lrom the line ol Soritiiniibcruual to the cen
tre of Columbia county. Therefore,
Resolved That it is not only the people
of Blooiiishurg, who ore contending for t
removal, but the honest anil intelligent of
all parts ol the county, who havo hung high
their banner or equal righn, and manfully
maintained their principles through so ma
ny trials and former eonirjut, and who ate
jo r willing is) Mtmdm k'r
k$&TBvW M $pjt tin
1 1 l.. i.ii.f ' m
YviiUjii u-imiuhihc! iiiiupec; woiisaellng
,ns representative (if Cojumbin. county. J)a
acted wisely upon all occasions, .and j0n
estly adhered td the instructions of his r0n.
siiiocuis, wnicit eniiues mm in toe sunnnri
fall iiten favorable to cdual rights ami
justice
llesolvtu I hat (llie acctisatiopt set forth
by Felly Best, ugainsi Daniel Briyder, la
ihe gfalitig hittulMillls, are' dishonest, untrus
nnd unworthy of the notice of any honest
minded man. tiemg ralcuiateu to decU
the people and favor the election or a n&i
who would curse the county with the great
est disaster that could ever befall it. v
Resblved -Thai Richard Fruit who li
heretofore atreniiously advocf4d the remn.
..-I I ... I. I . . .1 , V
vui .uuuar, nun wnu lias ouw luroeu a Ujn.
lie convict, lor tho. sake of a nomination
for office, has rendered himself tinwonli
f the support of the Freemes of Colurnbii
ounty.
Resolved That Valentine Best, by hi
unwillingness to allow the people to test dig
present pending local question, unmolested
by his violent, twangs of scandal and abuse
uas renuereu hiiiiscii uiiworiuy 01 the con.
lidence of any good meaning citizen of this
county.
Resolved That the voles of Daniel Snv.
tier upon the lax 0111s which llie assertion
I felt) IJesi couples to JJritiah bondage
are siricily such principle as the political
party to which he boasts the honor nf
of being a member, have always advocated,
and were advocated by the democratic
puny at the lime when Daniel Snyder voted
with mem.
Resolved -That the only sure plan ar
tniaruing ourseres against the baneful n
Mills, which would inevitably be experienced
oy a uivtamn 01 our smau county, 11
exert-cvery honest meaus ol defeating thtJ
election 01 Richard rruit, and cause a sen
, I,., f . .1 .. M
erat rauy tor toe sLpport 01 1113 rcmoa!
aiKlioate.
Resolved Tint we now call upon thej
andid consideration of the freemen of CnJ
oii'bia county, to decide a question wliirW
will either rendei them comforlablv bin
with an act of justice, or forever deprir
them ol sacred rights as a people.by allow
in thecoonly to be cut, carved, and diviJ
ed lor Ihe gratification of a few reck e.
political paruzans.at the expense snd incoo
venienee 01 the tax payers,
uesoivea I'jiat we will go to the no Wi
wiin ine which worn 01 RE
MOVAL. EQUALITY and JUSTICE
..gainst FRUIT, DIVISION, HIGH
TAXES, and OPPRESSION.
Resolved That the course nnrsoed bJ
th Editot of the Columbia Democrat! J
advocating and sustaining our interest i
the exciting question of removal that nos
agitates Columbia cuunty, meets with ou
apprnbalirtn.
Hesolved That as the Editor of thi
Columbia Democrat sustains our inlereit.'!
we will sustain his, in preference to tbon
who oppose it, therefore we- will ns sa
exertions 10 extend ths circulation of lii
paper, that the people may have eorr
iufoimttion' and recommend to all who fee
an interest in behalf of the removal, to mV
scribe for his paper, aud thus encoursn
him to do his duty manfully as he has ben
to:ore done.
Resolved That the proceedings of lli
merting be signed by the officers, and roH
1-1 .1 " .. Til '. ,
iisoeti in tne ijioomsourg uemocral, tad 1
otner papers in the rnnniy.
(Signed by the Officers.)
in
PHILIP BILMEYER.
We have been much amused
course pursued by this gentleman
electioneering lours through tho county-B
with whst grace and ease he turns his co:
to suit the company he is in, and how ieil
he is to become "all things to all mcn."-l
In the lower townships he asks his frienifl
tojgive him tlieir support because he it cM
posed to temnval, and Conner a removi
man. In the upper townships he chang
nis position, lie is a removal man, an
Conner a Danville man, and therefore I
should be supported by them because he
their friend, and he even went so far s
say that the Dsnvillo people were in fsvoj
of removal to prevent a division. We.B
nrss of mind is a constitutional compl'i
with some, and he must be possessed of
to nn eminent drgree.ifhe supposes lied
gull the people, by such silly electioneerirl
as this, when there is not 0 man in
county, but what knows that Philip
nieyer is now and nlwavs has been a Dm
ville man up to the hub, and is now dot:
all he can to secure the election of Fruit-
He opposed removal last witter with
name, and with his monoy, and yet hs c
now ask them, for their support that lie C
use his influence to injure them anu th
friepds. Will he gut it. We think not
John Fruit was in tho upper end nf 1'
rounty electioneering against the remot
upon tho grounds that Danvlllo was
within eleven miles of Nor,l(lHmIberlndll,
snd lli tt should the removal take place.
lower part of the coriniy would gooff
Northumbcilsnd. Wkrt sostsw. 'H
gotstoo thslvesf