The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1839-08-24

introduced resolution into the county
meeting last December, instructing Major
Colt to oppose the chartering bank in that
place; and that they would stick at nothing
to be revenged upon our poor heads for the
act. But we were not prepared TO see them
denounce il as federal measures, and anti
democratic, and openly avow their hostili-
W TO the principles embodied in those reso-
lutions. But by an article in the last Intel
ligencer this appears to be fact. The public
well know the double dealing and two sided
course that always characterize their acts.--
Denounce to-day men and measures that are
opposed TO their interest and tomorrow ad-
vocating the same men. and measures, be-
cause they will favor them This has be-.
come SO near a second nature that it will
occasionally show itself in spite of there at
tempt to conceal it. Thus in their wrath,
they now Inadvertently show the coven foot
and denounce measure which at that time
they pretended TO favor. They say that the
resolutions passed unanimously, with but
one dissenting voice. But what is the true
state OF the case When the resolutions
were introduced, the Junto were taken by
surprise. They collected in squads in diff
lerent corners of the room to consult what
was TO be done. In the mean time LARGE
number of democrats present from Catia-
wissa, Roaring-creek, and other outer town
ships called for the question. Perceiving
by this, that the democracy out of Mahon-
ing were determined upon the passage of
the resolutions they gave up any opposition
IN despair, and let the vote be taken. Not a
solitary individual in DanviIle, and we have
been informed in the township of Mahon-
ing voting for their passage. Indeed, SO
much opposed were some of the democrats
in Danville to the passage, that one demo-
crat mot the one who voted in the negatiye)
declared to us that had he been in the meet
ing, they never would have passed, as at
least two thirds of the meeting had signed
the petition for bank. And another gen.
tleman declared that he was not caught by
the resolution, for being aware of the oppo-
sition that would be made by the demoera-
cy of the county to the charter of bank,
ne had refused TO sign the petition and pre-.
vented several others from doing so--yet
notwithstanding, they would now feign
make us believe that they are opposed to
bank. 1t wont do, the veil is to thin.
The story that the resolutions were pre-.
pared by federalists, and introduced into the
meeting at their suggestion is as unequiyo-
cally false, as their assertions at the time.
that they were prepared by, and introduced
at the suggestion of Doct David Petrikin.
We never consulted any man as to the pro-
Prlety of introducing them, much less did
we ask or receive the assistance of any one
In preparing them. Our movements and
our course are as little controlled by federal
lists, as they are by the Bank Junto of Dan
vile. They were our own handy work, &
the gentlemen who seconded them, done SO
at our own suggestion, and we defy them
TO name federalist in the county, who ey-
er saw them or heard them read, until thew
were produced in the meeting where they
were passed. We go still further, we DEFY
them to produce single federalist who adj
vsed us to pursue the course we did with
the resolutions IN question.
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Major Colt says he is opposed to the in.
crease of Banking Capital in this state
We wonder how far back he can date his
conversion. Whether it took place imme-
diately after his failure last winter, to pro-
cure the charter of bank to be located in
Danville-or whether it was at the time it
was declared in DanvIe, that the Bank Jun
to had paid us of for introducing into the
county meeting last December, resolution
instrucIing him to oppose the chartering
bank at that place. Itmay be however, that
his conversion has been since the county
meeting held here on the 10Th inst. as we