The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1842-10-01


committee o! twenty weie chosen to draft
preambles and resolutions for the considera.
ton Of The meeting, viz: Jacob Evans,
Shvey Stadon, g. W. Morris. James Glib.
-ou. Samuel McCariy. Joel Parker, John
Richarr, Esq II. Lemon, James Mather,
john Moore. Samuel Glaspey, u. Ross, e.
Jones, W. Edgar, Richard llaycock, c. F.
Moore. A. Cramer, j. McMur,fy, John
Legget.
The committee having retired for short
time. returned aud reported the following,
which were unanimously adopted.
Whcreds BY unjpsl maneveling and
intrigue. an improper location OF the seat of
justice was first formed in Columbia county
in open vioannn TO lhe will Of The majority
of the inhabitants thea therein residing, who
seeing the Injustice OF the act, and viewing
tie inconvenIences TO he endured in consc.
quence therenI, Immediately demonstrated
agans; the injustice Of the location, in the
most candid manner, and have for a long
,ins exered themselves 10 obtain removal
10 the centre of the county, by piciurng
out their embarrassed situation. and solicit.
ing the Senate and House Representatives
to grant that which they, bv an act of ius.
'ice, could not Withhold. Yet, whenever
the subject was candldy presented for leg.
'slalve ariion.the unpriucipled exel,ons of
,he lnhabl'aIls oi Danvile;by their msrep.
resenlalons aud garing acts Of injustice,
have swayed the action OF the members,
anl thereby defeated our demands for
removal, although near two thirds of The
inhabilanis Of Columbia county were the
petitioners.
find Uhereas, TO decide the long agtated
quesllup, our conventions haye placed be-
fore the people. too candidates, one in favor
of removal of the seat Of justice, and the
other in favor Of a division, that the Ques.
!ion may We siairy weighed through The
ballot box-poiilical feeling lave been sac
raised. aud all parties favorable 10 a remo-
val will express their voice in favor of
DANIEL SNYDER, the removal candi.
date, whist those of Dali vile and Berwick
unite upon the suppor, lof Richard Fruit,
who, if elected. will assist in these perni-
cious measures of dividing our small county
To crafty lew greedy speculators. They
Nave induced Fruit to pledge himself against
a division. for the purpose of deceiving the
people, and endeavor to dupe them into
their unholy measures. Ii is also a loud
and glariug asserlion,by the Danvililes that
the removal question is only measure Of
speculation, wherein The inhabitants of
BoonIsburg, are the only parlicipaors.-
This is a fasehood, as dark as the shadows
Of the midnight gloom, yet this is an asser.
lion among The most reasonable of theirs.
For they canpot set forth one reasonable
aud honest argument against the peoples
demand for a removal Of The seat of Justice
from the line of Northumberland 10 The CEN
ire oi Columbia county. Therefore.
Res0fUed-That IL is not only the people
If Bloomsbury, who are conlendng for
removal, but the honest and intelligent of
al parts of The county who have hung high
their banner of equal righls, and manfulIy
maintained their principles through SO ma.
ny trials and former contests, and who aIe
now unwilling TO surrender them.
ResoiUsd-That we will support ths
removal candidate DANIEL SNYDER,
who has by his former course whlls. acting
as representative OF Columbia county, has
acted wisely upon all occasions, and hon.
es'ly adhered TO the instructions OF his con.
: sIituenis. which entities him 10 the support
Of all men favorable to equal rights and
Justice.
ReS0!ued-Thatt the accusations set forth
by Fthy Best, agains! Daniel Snyder, in
the glazing hand bills, are dishonest, untrue
aud unworthy Of the notice of any honest
minded man. Being calculated to deceive
e the people and favor The election of man
e who would curse the county with the great.
est disaster that could ever belall it.
Re80iUed--That II chard Fruit, who has
: heretofore s,renuously advocc ted the reno.
I val cause, and who has now turned a Dan.
& Vile roneict, Tor he sake of nomination
for Office. has rendered Himself unworthy
of the support ui Tie Freemep OF Columbis
i county.
RfSoived That Valentine Best, by his
I, unw'lingnrss To allow The people TO test the
: present pending local question, unmolesied
by his violent twangs Of scandal and abuse
has rendered himself unworthy Of the con