The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1839-08-17
GREAT
EsCERROCHoAGRC
COUNTY, NTEE,VTNts.

ing Committee, large number Of Demo-
cratic citizens, from various parts of the
county. assembled at the house of Daniel
Gross, in Bloomsburg,o ,on Saturday the 10th
of August, 1889, and organised by the ap-
poinlment ofJAMES G. SPROUL, Presi-
dent; Isaac Kline, John Knorr, Jacob LIa-
genbuch, Cornelius Cleckner, Thomas a.
FanSiOn, Vice Presidents. S. +. Headiy
was nominated as Vice President, but de-
clined serving. Leu; BiSel, Solomon NesO-
7strd and I'm. S. DaUiS, Secretaries.-
Levi L. Tate was nominated as Secretary,
but declined serving.
1t was then, on motion,
ResolUed-That Committee of ten be
appointed by the Chair TO prepare and re-
port proceedings for the consideration of the
meeting.
Whereupon, John Lazarus, VIM. S. Da-
Wis, L. B. Rupert, II. Webb, John Del
trick, John McHenry, Samuel Kesner,
Daniel Pealer, Neal McCay, and T. ].
Hutchinson, were appointed,
The committee, after short absence, re-
turned and reported the following, which
were, after lengthy discussion, adopted.
The great princi pie of Democracy is G.
quail rights and the capacity of the people
for self government 1t was this principle
that impeIIed our Revolutionary Sires TO
contend against the aristocratic power ex-
ercised by the mother country, in placing
our government in the hands of few
choice spirits;-and the love of this same
principle raised up party, with Jefferson
at the head, that overthrow the Federal aris-
tocratic administration of the elder Adams.
The Democratic party from that time to this,
has had to contend against the hydra-headcd
monster aristocracy. At times, it has ap-
peared as though the cause of equal rights
was doomed to be ovcrpowered by the COM
bned strength arrayed against ii. The op-
position having assumed al the shapes and
forms, clothed with all the gorgeous trap
pings and deceptive appearances, that were
calculated to deceive the unwary, and catch
within its meshcs the unsuspicious. Chang
ing from Federalism toNationalRepublican
ism-then to ANTI Masonry and Whigism--
and now assuming the garb of Democratic
Whigism-but always keeping the grand
principle of Arstocracy in view, that pow.
er belongs to the Gew-and to sustain thai
power, banks and other incorporated com.
panios have beer multiplied, by which &c
control me wealth and credit of the nation
BY welding this additional power, with al
unsparlng hand, they Lave seduced some
false hearted Democrats into theiI ranks AN,
others to act the traitor while pretending tc
do daiy IN ours, by the clare of wealth, IAN,
thus at times have shaken the cause Of e
quail rights to the centre, and made the pat
iiot trembe for the fate of his loved coun
try. But thanks TO the frmness of the far
ner, mechanic, and laborng class of com
nunity, the Democratic ensign vet waves
triumphant over our National and Slate ad.
mnisiration, upheld by the powerful ant
sterling hearted Democrats and patriots, Va,
Buren, and Porter. How much longer it i
to triumph, depends upon the firmness wit
which the people oppose the increase O
these moneyed monopolies. TO do this el
tectually it will require the united energie
, of all. Although our last Legislature, wa
, Democralic,yet we regret TO say, that ma
ority Of the members were in favor of IN
, restricted corporations. Some of ,hos
Democrats, too, who were elected upon III
express grounds of ant-hank and ant-cor
poralon, Joined with the Federasts in gran
t ing unlimited corporations, and uniformil,
voted against any restrictions. So power
lul has the bank influence become, ard 81
sure are they of having majority in tn
next Legislature, under their control. tba
, notices have already been Published Of tn
intention OF some twenty applications to b
made for bank charters located in djAferen