The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1838-07-28

had their origin not in the distempered
brain of Iunatic, but in The fertile. invention
and daring impudenee Of two reckless indl-
viduals, one the editor of Joseph Ritner's
official organ, and the olher his recently APP
pointed Canal Commissioner, submit the
following. II may be deemed by many
that any labored attempt to vindlcate. the
Democratic party from the foul and calum-
nious assertions ofthe FedeTalists, and with
which the presses in their pay and under
their influence, daily TEEN, is an oct OF su-
pererogation. As general rule this may
be correct, but circumstances may occur,
which would make an exception. So in
the present instance. II has been broadly
charged by the editor of the Telegraph, and
his assertion endorsed by the Ritner prints
in this city, that Convention OF talented,
educated and highly respectable young men
assembled in Harrisburg on the 4th OF July
last, SO far forgot what was due TO their
own characters as gentlemen, to their prin-
ciples as Democrats, as wantonly to perpe-
trate an outrage, which if attempted, much
less consummated, would most deservedly
consign them TO merited .infamy.
1t is alleged that an attack was made on
the house of Governor Ritner, that his win
dows were shattered, his bell violently rung,
and himself assailed with foul and vitupera-
tive language. Such are the charges grave
ly put forth to the people of this common
wealth, such is one Of the base resorts 10
which the reckless and despairing partizans
of Joseph Ritner are driven, in the vain and
desperate hope ofbolstering up his sinking
fortunes upon the ruins Of truth, justice, and
State pride. We Indignantly repel the cal
umny: it bears uponits very face the stamp
of falsehood, and is destined like ether
weak inventions of the enemy to recoil upon
themselves.
Your Committee content themselves
with branding the authors of this vile ca
lumny, as the sordd tools of avarice and
low ambition-as divested of the proper
feelings and principles of gentlemen--and
deserving the supreme contempt and with
ering scorn Of the really honest Of all sects
and of all parties. 49,.
TO our immediate constituents it is need
less to say more--perhaps not so much.
To the People Of the State, for ourselves,
and those with whom we associated in Con-
vention at Harrisburg, we pronounce the
libel against themselves, and us marked by
meanness and mendaclty, foreign to the
heart and repulsive to the feelings Of any
man of sensibility and dhonor.
r. Il. MOFFAT, !
VIM. r. CASH, Committee.
JAMES CAMPBELL,
Resolved, That we Witnessed with
pleasure and pride the firm array Of tlous-
ands of the Democracy in Harrisburg, on
the 4th July, this immense concourse Of
young men from all sections of our ancient
commonwealth congregated not for the pur-
pose Of pandering to political corruption,
but of sustaining the Peoples choice--the
peoples candidate David r. Porter, who
as g David Porter of the seas routed the pi-
rates that invested the Gulf of Mexico, so
will our David Porter of the land rout the
land pirates who batten on the People of
Pennsylvania, onAhe End Tuesday in Oc-
tober next"
Resoled, Thattie immense gathering of
Democrats at such season of the. year,
from every quarter of the State, gives deci-
ded evidence ofa great popular triumph, and
the shameful defeat of an imbecie and reck-
less Chief Magistrate, and the election of
David r. Porter, whose ancestral and per-
sonal merits give HIM the highest claim to
public favor. ,..
Resolved, That the proceedings of this
Meeting be published in the City Demo-
cratic Papers, and that Editors of Papers
friendly 10 the cause, throughout the State,
be respectfully requested to give them in
sertion !, MILESN. CARPENTER, Gin.
JNo. JT w. RYAN Secretaries.
Biddle'S LetterS--Ritner's Proclcuzaiions.