Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1841-08-14
Democratic County Meeting.

AZ meeting Of the Democratic citizens of Nor !
tbumberland County, held in the Court House in |
Sunbuy. on Monday the I'd inst, Gen. r. II. |
HAMMOND was chosen President, PETER Brx-
LER, PETEn PunsnL, Hon. JouN MoSTaoMEnr
and SAMUEL AwL, Esq. Vice Presidents Capt.
W. L. De,cart and j. F. Wolfnger Secretaries.
The object of the meeting was stated by G. w. |
Hegns, Esq.
J. F. Wolfngcr moved that a committee of one
from each borough and township be appointed to
draft resolutions expressive of the sense Of The
ting. Whereupon the Chair appointed ]. y. VOL
finger II. Reader, VIM. Forsyth, VIM. Lemon, !.
G. Caul, e. w. Higgins, John Smith, JohE Maick
Conrad Rcaker, ]. Weizel, G. Leiscnring, II. H.
Teats VIM. Fcgely and William Johnson said
committee.
After the committee had retired for q few min.
utes, they presented the following preamble and
resolutions, which unanimously adopted, viz:
WHEREAS the time has again arrived. when,
cording TO long established usage, the democratic
citizens of Northumberland county avail themselves
of the constitutional right Of expressing hei' sen-
ments respecting public men and measures, both in
our National and State administrations, therefore
! be it
Resolved, That we continue to have the fullest
confidence in the patriotism, energy and political
principles of David X. Porter, Governor Of the "Key
Stone state" and pledge ourselves TO all lawful
and honorable means to secure his re election
Chief Magistrate of our state.
Resoired, That we consider David r. Porter as
now possessing powerful and unusual claims to
confidence and support, inasmuch as he is one of
the very few who have in the hour of perpleNng
excitement and trial, remained firm and faithful to
their principles
ReSoiucd, That uncompromisingy oppo-
sed to the election of John Banks as Governor of
Pennsy lvania, no, only because he is a Bank man
and candidate of the Banks, hut because he is a
member of the old Federal Party Of 1899, and
supports all their measures.
Resoired, That the whig talk about the "one
term" principle for Governor is all an electioneering
humbug; for if they in earnest, why did they
not show us an example of it in Rilner's admins
traton!
Resoired, That we hsve no confidence in the
General Administration, because it is in favor of q
National Bank, an institution which has often been
strongly denounced as not only uncoDs stitutional,
but highly dangerous to the liberties Of country.
Res0lred Tha, names do not alter things or
rights, and that Congress have power 10 esta-
blsh "Fiscal Agent" OF any other "agent" with
power to issue bank notes. But laying the
question of unconstutionaity altogether aside, the
old United States Bank has acted badly that we
never want to see another.
Resotred, That the present srtra session Of Con,
gress is a useless waste Of both time and money
and that the evils which its acts must bring upon
our country, will more than counterbalance any
good that can possibly flow thereirom.
On motion,
Resoirsd, That the proceedings of the meeting
be signed by the officers, and published in all the
democratic papers in the county.
r. II. HAMMOND, President.
PErKR BIxLER,
PETER PuRsEL,
JoHN MoSrGoMERr,
, SAMUEL AwL,
'. Presidents
W. J.. De,oart' Secretaries