The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1841-01-30

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Benz. Rhodes, Secretaries. The object of the
meeting having been stated by the chair. ia
| be to take into consideration the right of Co.
lumbia county TO the Senatorial delegate, q
motion was made TO adjourn, upon the
ground that the question having been ami.
cably arranged by the legitimate agents Of
the party in the district, no action of the
meeting would be binding. but nigh, tend
to create disunion and dsaffectlon in our
ranks and therefore any action upon the sub.
Ject, would be unnecessary and highly i'm
proper. Upon this motion a vote was IA.
ken and decided in the negative by The chair.
An amendment was then offered by George
Smith, 20 adjourn the meeting until Mon
day, Jan. 25, ls4l, which was carried
The meeting then adjourned.
On Monday the 25th,in pursuance of the
adjournment. large number of Democrats
assembled. filling the Court House 10 over
flowing. The President, Mr.. Best, took
the chair, and il being escertaned that the
Vice Presidents were no, present, on mo-
ton, Levi Bisel and Michael Foruwald
were appointed, and i, also appearing ,ha.
E. s. Hayhurst, Esq. one of the Secreta.
ries, was absent, John 8. Wilson, was ap.
pointed.
The meeting being thus newly organized,
J. G. Montgomery Esq introduced the fol-
lowing resolution, VIII ch after some little
shuifling by one or tive individuals 10 avoid
direct vote upon it, was passed unaai-
mousty. .
Resoived-That we approve of the ad-
ministraiien of Gov. Porter, and anxiousIv
desire his denomination on the 4lh of March
next
Mr. Montgomery, then introduced the
following resolution:
Resotuef--That this meeting has neither
the right nor the inclination to interfere with
the selection Of delegates to represent this
county or senatorial district in the Stale
Convention of the 4lh Of March next, the
said delegates having been chosen according
TO the assges Of the DsmOcrotic party.
The resolution, was sustained by Mr..
Montgomery, with statemen, Of facts, and
some very pertinent remarks. The main
movers Of the meeting, however, were ia.
ken sll sback, they commenced founde ring
and Topping like hungry porpoises, and
racked their ingenuity to get rid Of it. AT
length George Smith moved an amendment,
that committee Of seven be appointed to
prepare resolutions for the consideration ef
the meeting. This amendment, was pu,down
by large vote upon an amendment TO the a.
mendmens directing the question to be Ia
ken on the original resolution. The main
question was then put, and the ayes thun.
dered through the house TO such degree
that The disorganizers could only raise some
eight or ten feeble noes, and those appear
ing to come from the disconsolate hearts of
a pros.raed faction. Thus ended the meet
ing, conceived. in sin, brought forth in IN
iluity, but adjourned surrounded with hal
10 of glory.
Previous to the tliournmen! of the meet.
ing, Mr. Montgomery introduced the fol-.
lowing preamble and resolutions which
were unanimously adopted:
Uhereas the manufacture Of iron from
anthracite coal, as a combus,able, ls no lon.
ger a subject Of doubt or experiment. and
that its substitution for charcoal must effec,
new era in The iron trade Of thi, country
and Uhereas, this profusion and mex.
haus,ible stores Of this coal and its associa-
,on il many localities with bounlifu de-
posites of iron ore, must secure to our State
decided superiority in her manufacture Of
iron and add greatly to its available resour-
rss and Uhereos our entire country has
hitherto been dependent, upon foreign ma
ton for our supplies of rail road iron a.
mounting annually to millions.
Resoiued--That the Introduction of an
thraci,e coal TO the manufacture of iron in
its various processes has made it prsctble
with proper management, for the citizens of
the United States to supply, from domestic
sources. tie iron required for rail roads.
ResOiued-That rail road iron cannot and
will not be made in the United States under
existing Laws, and that regard to the well
fare of the country ialperiously requires a
repeal of tie act of Congress 10 release from
duty iron prepared and actusly laid on rail