The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1842-10-08

John Parks, On motion. the following
committee OF twenty we've chosen TO DRAFT
prea,nbles and resolutions for the considers
,ion If the meeting. viz: Jacob Evans,
Sbively Stadun. q. w. Morris. James Glib
s"n. Samuel MeCsry. Joel Parker, John
R,chari. Esq. II. Lemon, jams Ma,her,
John Moore. Samuel Glaspey. Il. Ross. E.
Jones. W. Edgar, Rirhsrd Ilaycnck, G. F.
Moore. A. Cramer, J. McMus,fy, John
Legee,.
The committee having retired for shor,
time. returned and reported The following,
which were unanimously adUp,ed.
Uhereas-By unjust man1ve,iug and
intrigue, an improper location Of The sea, Of
justice was first formed in Columbia county
in open violailnn 10 the will Of lhe majority
| of The inhabitants then therein residing. v hO
seeing the injustice Of The act, and viewing
the inconveniences to he endured in cOnse.
qu~nre ttrfeof. Immediately demonstrated
as.ins; ti'r injustice Of The location IN the
n,us, candid manner, and have for long
tiM- exeIird themselves TO obtain removal
.o the centre of the county, by piciurine
nut their embarrassed situation, and solirm.
| ing the Senate snd House Representatives
To gran, that which they, by an ACT Of jus
,ice. could no, withhold. Yet, wherever
the subject was csnduily presented for leg
,sla,ive action. the unprincipied exet,ions Of
the inhahi,an,s Of Danv,le;bv their misrep
RESERVATIONS aud glsrIng acts Of injustice,
have swsyed the action Of the mewbers.
ami thereby defeated our demands for a
removal. although near iwO thirds of the
inhabitants Of Columbia county were The
petitioners.
| find Whereas. to decide the long agi,a,ed
question. our conventions haye placed be-
fnre The people. too candidates. ore in favor
nf removal Of the sea, Of justice, aud the
other in favor of a division, that the qnes-
tion may be Fairly weighed through the
ballot ox-polilicai feeling have been sac.
raised. and all parties favorable 10 reno.
val viii express their voice in favor ol
DANIEL SNYDER. The removal candi
date, whist those Of DaLyiile aud Berwick
! unite upon the support of Richard Fruit
5 who. il elected will assist in these PERM
cious measures of dividing our small county
10 crafty lew greedy speculators They
have induced Frui, 10 pledge himself agains
S a dl,si0n. for the purpose of dectIving III,
people. and endesvor 10 dupe them ini,
their unhoiv measures. IL is also a lout
s and glaring asser,iun,by the Danviliies, ,tbs
G the removal question is only measure q
speculation, wherein the Inhabitants O
e Bloomsbury. are the only pariicipaiors.-
Il This is fasehnod, as dark as ihe shadow
81 Of The miduigh! gloom, yet this is an asser
n ,ion among the most reasonable Of theirs
For they csunot set forth one reasonabl
'' aud homes, argument against 'he people
n demand for removal of the seat of jusiic
ID from the line Of Northumberland 10 The Ger
ire Of Columbia county. Therefore.
$ Resoiued--Tha, it is mol onlv the peopl
K Of Bloomsbury. who are conlending for
removal, but the honest and intelligent
be all parts of ihe county who have hung hig
n their banner Of equal rights, and manfull
ns main.ained their principles through SO m
" ny trials and former eoniesIs. aud who a
v nov unwilling V ssAsss&s vsn,