The Somerset herald and farmers' and mechanics' register. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 183?-1852, 1846-02-17
WHKG COUNTY NEE
TING.

+ son was called 10 the chair. ISAAC hols-
APPLE, of Paint, MICHAEL FREAsE, oil
! Milford, JOHN c. LIcHTY, of Elkllck,
! PHILIP Dow, of Southampton, and JOHN
| CoFFRoTH. of Somerset Borough, were
appointed Vice Presidents, and Perry
| Walker. of Summit, Geo. A. Clarke, of
! Stoystown, and Lewis f. Sanner, Of Tur-
| keyfoot, Secretaries.
/ The object of the meeting having been
/ briefly stated by s. w. Pearson, Esq. on
+ his motion, the chairman appointed the
/ following committee on resolutions, viz:
Samuel ". Pearson, Samuel klmmel,
; Jonathan Rhoads, Jost ]. Stuizman, Ha-
milton Barnes, John K. King, and John
/ Mong.
After short time, during which the
meeting was entertained by few perth
nent remarks from A. ]. Ogle, Esq.
Samuel w. Pearson, Esq, on behalf
of the committee, reported the following
resolutions, which were unanimously a.
dopted.
| Resolved, That we approve of the
| holding Of a Wing State Convention at
Harrisburg, on the lIth, of next month,
| for the purpose of nominating candl-
date for Canal Commissioner.
! Resolved, That the public works OF
Pennsylvania, owing mainly to their
mismanagement by the Locofoco office
holders, have heretofore been and con-
tinue to be burden upon the tax payers
of the State, and that, If they cannot be
placed in better hands, they ought 10 be
sold, if responsible purchasers can be
found.
Resolved, That Francis R. Skunk, by
his trucking to the South in his late an
nual message, in regard TO the tariff, has
forfeited all claims, if any ever he had- to
the confidence and future support of the
people of Pennsylvania, who are so deep
lv interested in the nlaintainence OF the
protective policy
Resolved, That "Oregon is ours" up
to the Russian Possessions, orto 540 40
OF North latitude, the offer of James h.
Polk and "our distinguished fellow citl-
zen'' James Buchanan, TO comprmlsc at
the 49o to the contrary Notwithstanding.
Resolved, That we are in favor of an
amicable settlement of the Oregon ques-
ton, if it can be effected without surren-
der of any of our Just rights; and while
we can well account for the disposition to
compromise in the conventions Of 1918
and 1927, when less interest was mani
tested IN the matter, yet believing NOW
that our title to the whole of Oregon is
''clear and questionable" when we re-
fleet upon the strong and emphatic asser-
ton of our right TO the whole of 1t, made
by the ong-to-be-remembered and never
to-be-(orgotten Baltimore Convention Of
1874, the re-assertion of the same by
Polk in his inaugural address, and es-
pecially in view of the increased light
thrown upon the subject by the ''Great
| Nullifer'' OF the South and tour dIstin-
guished fellow citizen" aforesaid; by
whom our title is shown to be incontro-
vertible, we are lost in astonishment at
the late offer of President Polk TO yield
nearly one half Of the territory to the
claims of our ancient enemy Great Bri-
tain.
Resolved, That should il be necessary
to assert and maintain our right to Ore
gon at the point of the sword, although
they deprecate war as the greatest OF
evils, yet the Frosty sons of Thunder, y
will not be found among the missing on
the battle field.
Resolved, That although we cannot
expect from the present Congress and
Administration anv favorable action in re-
gard to the public lands, We still adhere
to the opinion long entertained. that the
proceeds arising from their sale should be
distributed amongst the several States and
Territories.
Resolved, That the. recommendation oi
James KcPo1k IN his Iate message that
duties upon imports should be reduced to
the lowest point at which protection COM
mences, only confirms us in the unsha-
ken belief often heretofore expressed,
that his election by the vote of northern
Tariff men could only have been effected
by stupendous swindle. See the Kane
letter, and the Silver Lake and Plaque
mine Ballot boxes.
Resolved, That our Representative in
Congress. Hon. Andrew Stewart, is en-
titled to the thanks of every lover of his
counry's prosperity, for his clear and
forcible exposition Of the anti-American
doctrines of Folks late message, and
Walkers Treasury Report, and for his
ever watchful and untiring efforts to save
the present excellent Tariff.
Resolved, That we accord to our OPP
ponents in the Senate of Pennsylvania
true Pennsylvania feelings in their late
unanimous vote to sustain the Tariff o.
1912, but we detest and denounce as trai
tors to the best interests of our State
those who attempted in the House Of Rep
ressntatives 70 postpone action upon th'
Senate Resolutions tsuntil. thew shoult