The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-09-20

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, ventlon unanimously pledge them,elve.
10 give their Jealous support 10 Jane.
burns, q, The coming election as III,
"ominee OF the democratic party for III,
loince oil Canal Commissioners
| Mr.. CHAMPNEYs moved the an.
po'n,ment o! q committee to prepare re
/. solutions expressive of the sense of IN,
Convention, which was sgreed to, and
HE COMMITTEE ordered 10 consist of Ia
members.
!. The chair then announced the fo]Iow.
'og committee on resolutions:
beojamin Champney,, w. T. Pack
|er' Dln'zlng, Pr,chelle, A, j.. Roum.
tort, Jas. Nil, II. S. Magraw, Jacob S.
it'ldemsn, w. X Hulfosgle, Henry
Mcbride, Joel Ritter, Jas. ii. Graham
John &. knox, Jas. S. Campbell.
i HiIer short time.
Mr.. CHAMPNEYS, from the com.
'nltlee appointed on the subject, report.
ed The following preamble and Iesolu.
'on', which were read and unanimous
y adopted.
whereas. This is the first meeting
oi The Democracy Of Pensylvanis, by
heIr represe Natives in general STATE
Convention, since The great democratic
Triumph oil 1914, in the election oil
JAMES X. POLK, as President of ,hr
United States, aud FRANCIS Il. SKUNK,
as Governor OF Pennsylvanrs;itis isa tit
occasion Tor the expression of public
opinion IN reference 10 their respective
admins ialions: Therefore.
Resolved, That we July approve Of
he standardization ofJAMEs X POLK.
he pure, patriotic, and distinguish
ed Chief Magistrate oflhe United Srale.
and that he has thus lar fully realized
our most sanguine anlicipalions, ana
given an earnest Of the future which in
spires our entire confidence.
| Resolved Thai ,he administration O
FRANCIS r. SKUNK, meets our eu,ir
appreciation that he Is an honest man, 9
sound democrsl, an able and experenc.
ed Statesman, in whom the people hav,
ul confidence-thal they will be ,ru,
o him, because they k low he will b.
true 10 Them.
Resolved, That we esteem and regard
the Hon. GEORGE Nj. DALLAS, the sc
omplished Vice Pr sident, as q pur
democrat and distinguished Statesman.
aud that Pennsylvania was honored b,
he democracy Of the Union, in his St ,
lection as Vice President.
Resolved, That we entertain und
minished confidence in The purity, 10
egri'y and democracy of the Hon
JAMES BUCHANAN, whose brillan, an,
sound 'slents gave him such an envis
ple reputation while a member of tn,
Senate Of The United SIal.s-'hs, hi
selection as Secretary Of Stare vas a dis.
llingulshed honor conferred on Pennsyi
vsnia, aud il a most satisfactory evidenc,
O us, that while inleiesls of The Who'll,
couotry wall be ably sustained, lhos,
which may especially regard cur own
State, will be resp cled ana maintained d !,
Resolved, That lhe Canal Commiss.
toner's who have been elected by the
people, have discharged their srduoos
and responsible duties with abIny and
they have introduced u syS
tenn of economy aud respons biIIiy IL
the management Of The public works,
which merits commendstlou from every
citizen Of the Commonwealth.
Resolved, That we hail The rising
star OF Texas. and her admission into III,
Jniou. az The bent fcAl result of the
ascendency and diffusion of nocrall,
princi Piles, in enlarging The siea of hL
nan hberlyahe and Keystone State vii
not fail to rsly around our patriotic,
Chief Magistrate. JAMES X. Polk, u
he maintenance oI h,righls and our
lights.
Resolved, That o eson is, and ough
OF right 10 be our; md, IN The maintain
ance ofihst righ', we hold II 10 be- III,
obvious and patriotic duty, and we hav,
implicit conf ience lh,t such viii be tht
course Of The G 'vsrumenr, nol to sur
render any po 100 ni Ihe American soil, :,
10 the 40 just demands, of a foreign gov
ernment; that the public domain is tn,
Inheritance Of the peope, add that for
eign hands should mol be permitted 10
wrest il from those whose free toll sno
strong arms will change the wilderness,
into cultivated fields, and give addition.
al sovereignlies to the A AneaiCap 10
ION.
Resolved, Thst this Convent on Pc