The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1839-08-17

oppose the increase of banks, but all in
whom we have not full confidence that they
UM Jaith3m(y JuJa pledge so given
Let us have no dodging the question, No
whipping around the stump to evade the
issue. No dignifed silence on the part of
our candidates. No reservations-but a
plain, open, frank, strait forward declaration
of his opposition to the increase OF banking
institutions and, besure that the pledge
is not the result of sudden coaverSion.-
Besure that your candidate is not bound
hand and foot to sOuliess corporations,
both from interest and association. Such
pledges, eminating rom such sources, are
not of conUiction but Of necessity, and not
10 be trusted.
There is another subject in which the
people of Columbia county, and especially
the Democratic party, have a deep and abb
ding interest. We refer to the location of
the seat of Justice of the county. Ever
since the formation of the county, it has
been source of heart-burning, pickering
and divisions in our ranks, and although
the Democratic party have always had a
large majority, yet these divisions have been
the means of often electing Federal men to
Office. 1t is not surprising that the Demo-
Gratis, who have been deprived Of their
equal rights" should attempt to regain
them by all fair and honorable means; but
they have heretofore labored under great
disadvantages in the warfare,in consequence
of divisions, created among them, by the in
sidious and willy foe with which they have
had to contend. The removal portion oil
the Democratic party constitute large ma
jority of the party, and can, at any time,
command the election of their candidate,
when united. Their opponents knowing
this, have left no stone unturned, to prevent
this united action, by sowing the seeds Of
dlscord among them-by bring TO bear up
on the question some far-letched and wholly
irrelevant subject. This game has been SO
often played, that it has become well un-
derstood, and it cannot now deceive the
friends of removal, nor lull them to sleep,
The late attempt to dismember the coun.
ty, needs but TO be mentioned, to excite ey.
cry friend to the +" best interest of the coun.
ty," to use his utmost exertious 10 put this
question at rest, by procuring the removal ol
the seat Ofjustice to the centre of the coun.
ty. When this is done, the Democratic
party will become united, land no arts of oul
opponents will ever be able to divide oul
ranks hereafter. No better time than the
present will ever present itself for the agi
tation Of the question. We are now me,
naced with division, which If carried into
effect, will nearly destroy The countrywide
no well wisher 10 good old democratic Co
lumbia will for one moment countenance'-
Therefore,
ReSOiUed-That the broad and immutablt
principles Of popular freedom and equa
rights constitute the enduring foundation il
which is erected the beautiful fabric of Re
publican g0vernment-that the unerrng in
strucuons the world, history, and the ear
y lessons of our sad experience, loudly ad
monish us, that the only guarantee of thost
principles, is the sleepess vigilance of tht
people-and that we esteem every citizer
sentinel, and consider it the inestimablt
privilege and bounden duty of all good cili
zens, frequently to assemble, and boldly (,
declare their opinions, and to check the ad
vancement of despotsm---to put back tn,
march of error--to rebuke the insidiou
nachiaatlOns Of ftte facfious, and to chee
onward the patriotic efforts Of the faithful.
ReSOlUed-That the Constitutions of III,
United States and of this State, deserv,
our unabated and nndiminished affection
based as they are, on the eternal principles
of justice, aud practically proclaiming tina
glorious truth obnoxious to tvrants alone
e" that The people are capable of self govern
I ment"