The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1841-03-20
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DEMOCRATIC
ATH MARCH CONVENTION

thi3 Oouy met I'D lne COuTI ElOust, al
Harrisburg, on Thursday the fourth of
March, lS4l.
On motion of William j. Leiper,
JAMES CLARKE, of Indiana, was ap-
pointed temporary Chairman.
JOHN B. GUTHRIE, of Allegheny, and
THOMAS B. FLORENCE, of PhiIade!ph Sec
teiares.
On motion the list OF delegates were call
ed, and i, appeared that every county in the
slate was represented. After the appoint
meut of committee to examine the claims
OF the members whose seats were disputed,
a committee Of one from each congressional
disuic,. TO report officers for the convention
was appointed, when the convention ad-
journed 10 meet again al 3 o'clock in the
afternoon.
3 O'CLOCK AFTERNOON.
At,hree o'clock the Chairman called the
Convention to orderI when
Mr.. John M'Cuy, f.oe. the committee 10
recommend officers for the Convention
made report, recommending the following
officers:
President.
Con. HENRY W. BEESON, Of Fay
eils.
Tice Presidents.
GEORGE G. LEIPER, of Delaware.
EDWARD WARTMAN, Philadelphia city.
ASA DIMMocK, Susquehanna.
JOHN BusBEY, Adams.
BENJAMIN TYSON. Berks.
j. NJ. BERRILL, Westmoreland.
Secretaries.
John McReyno!ds, Of Columbia.
G.. ". Narchdnd, Armstrong
George l.. .AShmead. Philadelphia city.
Uiiliam Barr, Cumberland.
Which report was considered and unanl'
mously adopted.
The President of the Convention then
rose and addressed it 10 the following ef-
feet.
GENTLEMEN Il return you my thanks
for the honor you have so unexpectedly
conferred on me. Unaccustoned,a Las have
been 10 the rules of proceeding, enter up
on the dutiss assigned to me, with much
embarrassment. Rely. however, upon
the assistance Of those gentlemen associated
with me as The presiding officers OF the
Convention aud the courtesy Of the mem
bers, il is sufficient for ma 10 say ! shall
endeavor to perform my duty with fidelity
and impariialty.
The object Of this Convention is, to ex'
press The sense of our constituents, in the
selection and nomination of suitable can
didate for Governor of the Commonwealth
and as delegates, acting on the basis OF a
just and equal representation Of the democ'
racy Of every section Of the slate, and espe'
cially charged with that duty, we are now
organized and ready TO proceed in the busl'
ness of nomination.
Though this duty be cast in peiod oi
unparalleled embarrassment in the admins
iraton of the government, still we may re-
ly for our guidance confidently rely upon
those democratic maxims and principles,
which have, in the most trying times. prov
ed the rock Of the public safety. prosperity
and independence
II is not in the name and under the aus
p,ces of unmeaning and false emblems, bu
in the name Of Jeffersonian democracy, that
we are authorized TO act in behalf Of ouI
constituents; and to claim that, our victory
in October next, will be as sure anil trium-
phant as our cause is jus, and good.
The lessons of the past teach what may
be expected in the future--leach with al.
most entire uniformity that the democracy
of the Keystone state. in fair and equal
field is invincible. Relying then, with full
confidence upon the answering attachment
Of the people to the democratic principles