The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1843-01-28

amendment prevailed
In the Senate of The United States, Mr..
Buchanan has always been distinguished
for his eloquent and effective advocacy
of the strong and radical measures Of the
democratic party. Who was it that sus-
tanned the glorious administration Of An.
drew Jackson. during the dark days Of The
2anic--during the difficulties with France,
and up to the period when tha. ilusgioas
man retired, amid the applause Of
his feIlow-counsrym 10 the shades Of the
Hermi.agel JAMES BUCHANAN
Who was il that opposed, with all The
powers Of his great mind, The federal scheme
Of a Monster bank, when advocated by The
master.in,eilects of the aristocracy? JAMES
BUCHANAN! Who asw il that ba.,led
through the administration Of Mr.. Van
Buren,, in defence of all the leading meas.
ures Of The democratic party, when assailed
with organized and combined elements of
relentless opposition! JAMES BUCH-
ANAN! His support Of the Independan,
Treasury-his report on the North Bound.
ry--his eloquencs and persevering indus
try as Chairman Of the Commiuee on
Foreign Afairs-the respenden, success
that crowned all his struggles with Clay
and Webster, and other champions of the
opposition, been recorded in the hearts of
the people, and are now as familiar to
TO them as household words.
Such may be said to be an imperfec,
sketch Of the career Of James Buchanan
and the past treatment, and presen, claims
Of long neglected Pennsylvania. Many
more important facts nigh. be communica
ted, but these are considered sufficient TO
show, what all the country admits, that
James Buchanan is conspicuous for public
and private virtues, his integrity as dem
ocrat, and his lasting services to the cause
Of popular rights, and that the claims Of
Pennsylvania are indeed irresistible. Tn
der all these circumstances, his name is
one that we proudly place before the coun
ty, and submit to the august decision Of
National Democratic Convention.
We have arrived at a crisis in our govern
ment which demands a firm, steady, pa
trioiic and enlightened statesman at The
helm. We have large and increasing
public debts-a large and increasing public
expenditure. with decreasing revenue, and
we have great whig project for the entire
destruction of the National credit by the
unconstitutional assumption OF debts con
tracted upon the faith; not oftle United
States, but of individual States, and the is
sue Of paper money like the assgnats and
mandate Of republican France, or the con
linsn.al money of the revolution, and This
in time Of profound peace, and with har
vests sufficient 10 supply half the civilized
world.
This must be defeated or the republic
will be 10 danger, sod ;luh lhe people hound tn
who fat!en upoa their miseries.
This can be done only by truly dem
ocar'ic President, selected by the voice of
the great democratic party; and we think
that Pennsylvania, is an uniform and un
wavering democratic state, which has never
had President Of the United States, is
entitled TO the choice, when she offers
sound republican, true patriot and an ac
conPlished jurist and statesman in the
persons Of her native son, James Buch
anan.
He would conduct the government upon
purely democratic principles, and would
summon 10 his aid the brightest spirits Of
tha, great popular party, and carry out it's
administration 10 the wise and variuous mol
ey OF Jefferson and Jackson.
This is the candidate, aud these are the
principles that we present to the democracy
Of the Union. We hope and trus, that
he will be their united choice, and ,ha,
Pennsylvania will thus bs rewarded for her
devotion to the cause of popular liberty, bu.
we pledge ourselves to abide by the seec
ion madeby a N. convention assembled
agreeably to the ussges Of the demo. party.
William Beatty David d. Wagner
George Smyssr, George w. kGriswold,
Daniel Sahffer A. s. Parmlee
F. r. West, Reah Frazer
Robert Orr Moore Connel
Jonathan Large, Wm Atkins
Alex Breakenbride.John W Forney
IL Woodward, Peter Martin jr
David Lyncy Jacob Redsecker
l. b Paterson James Cameron
w Duncan Robert Patterson
James Beamer Jacob Stoeyer
Samuel ii. Tate H b Wright
John II Shannon Moses Oyerfeld
David Boles Moses Montgomery
G II Matthews Ephram Banks
Joseph Morrison James Turner