Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1841-09-18
Democratic Meeting.

At large and respectable meeting Of the Demo-
cratic citizens of Chilisquaque township, according
to public notice. convened at the house Of William
Shannon, on Saturday the nth inst, on motion
WIN. SHANNON was called to the chair, JAcoB
RHoAps and LUDWIG PrLEeEn, Vice Presidents
John b. Heller and Frederick For Secretaries.
The meeting being organized and the ol5ect be-
ing stated by the chair, motion of John b. Hell
ler committee was appointed, consisting of twelve
persons, 10 prepare preamble and resolutions ex
pressive of the sense of the meeting.
J. b. Heller, Job Kremer, Z. Buoy, John Pneger,
j. Kline, Tuns 'Gearhar, Reuben Mabeo. VIM
Kremer Ohm Snyder, Charles Fox, John Kramer,
and John PHeger, il. were appointed that committee,
who retired for short .irne and returned with the
following preamble and resolutions, which were re-
ported and unanimously adopted:
WHEnEAs, The Democrats of Chilisquaque town.
ship deem it expedient to meet in public meeting
act in conjunction with the Democratic party of
Did Northumberland county, in giving our hearty
upport to the regularly nominated ticket, made at
Sunbury on the 9th of August, according to a call
# the Standing Committee; though many of US
'eng farmers, do regret being called from home at
his time TO attend to the duties of the Democratic
'arty, but seeing the course pursued by the Milton
-edger, aided by few canal officers and their sa-
elites, in trying to distract the Democratic party
We feel il our duty to inform those officers that they
re the servants Of the public instead of being The
asters and directors of the people. And therefore
ei
RcSoired, That the editor of the Milton Ledger,
he few canal officers and disappointed applicants
office in the forks, should be permitted to foot
he path hereafter that they taking much
aims to prepare for others.
ResoIred, That we recognize no other head to our
emocrac ticket save that which is headed with
10 two Davids, the choice of The people,
Resoired, That we will use all honorable and fair
to the reelection Of ID. r. Porter, for
him we believe the I emocracy has Jeflersonian
lvocate.
Resvlred, That we will support ID. B. Montgo
cry, and we will elect him, if honorable means
i'll effect it, and that we will not resort to the low
can, contemplate trick of procuring letters from
scure persons, who are little known in the coun-
Y, for the purpose of injuring their volunteer car
date, they have done to injure the regularly
minated candidate, and afterwards claim to be
embers of the old and well tried party.
ResOlred, That feel ourselves animated
the cause of Democracy at this time, in
lence Of the efforts made by some pretended de-
ocras, to secure the election of they don't who
Resolved, That we approve of the course pursued
our worthy representative in Congress, Capt
hn Snyder. His unceasing opposition to the
,nk Bill, and squanderiDg of the peoples money
the extravagant administration of the all princ.
ID party, has met our entire appreciation.
Resolved, That we hail President Tyler's second
% as being another evidence of his intention 10
eserve the constitution.
ReSoirsd That the proceedings be signed by the
iccrs and published in all the democratic papers
this county, and in the Danville Inelligencer.
WILLIAM SHANNON, President.
hss~.s i.sSa a"S.1.; P.1s:.r, Sv.Pro.''s.
Jehu i,.i B.: Hsller' la Secretaries.