The daily union., 1846-09-29
THE ELECTIONS.

we trust will give good account Of themselves.
Unless we are greatly deceived, the victory will be
ours. Maryland votes first The republicans oi
Baltimore are doing their duty, holding spirited
meetings and pouring, through the Baltimore Argus,
| lOods oflght upon the people
The democracy of Pennsylvania are bestirring
themselves, ard organizing in considerable force
for the election Of the second Tuesday Of October.
II would have been impossible for US to notice all
! he meetings which have been held for the purpose
II nominating candidates for Congress. In the
meeting Of the congressional conferences Of the 10Th
district, Richard Brodhead, esq, obtained every
vote for reelection, but one and then the resolu-
| ion was unanimously adopted for recommending
him to the eeetorS of the district the regularly
nominated candidate There cannot be doubt o.
he election Of this popular republican. The eonyen-
tion Of the lth district has unanimously nominated
Mr.. Owen ID. Lsib, their present representative.
There can scarcely, we presume, be any doubt
Of his reelection. In Columbia county, in his dis
trct, the following resolutions were adopted by the
republican party
Resolved, That upon the subject Of the tariff the
people in advance Of the politicians and firm in
heir advocacy Of equal rights and equal legislation,
| and that we hold that in a community out of debt,
and favored with enterprise, industry and republican
laws, no ruin can come
"Rssolpsd That federalism will foist upon this
country its banks, its internal improvements, it,
law and order restraints upon the right Of suffrage,
IT'S smuggling spoliation bills it's horde Of corpora
ions, It's bankrupt laws, its boated credit and deb
system, its doctrines Of consolidation, its hostility
TO extending the Union it's loose construction of the
constitution, It's devotion TO wealth and its high tariff
exsctions, about the time; and that will be
when the principles OF Jefferson are forgotten, and
ranics become the lever Of public opinion.
"Rtsoiptd, That John McReynolds and V. Best
ne the congressional conferees nf this county, in
concert with conferees from Luzerne and Wyoming
Ounties, TO select democratic candidate for Con
sress, to be supported by the democracy Of this
congressional district, at the ensuing election, and
hat they are instructed to support o. d. LeiO."
We sincerely join the "Danville Intelligencer" in
he best wishes for his The "lntelgencer"
says that she has faithfully adhered to his pledges
in his support of public measures, and the demo
cratic party have full confidence that he will con-
tinue faithfully to represent their views and prn.
ciples, and give fair and efficient support to the
administration Of the general government. In the
asst election Of congressman the democratic vote OF
Columbia county was greatly divided between hoo
andidatess. II will now be united upon one and as
hat one outrun the whig candidate in the last cam
paign, when the democratic vote was divided, there
can be no question doubt about the result now -
Philadelphia and its vicinity are arming for the
contest. Meetings are constantly held, which we
regret our inability to record in sll their details
Two ofthese took place on last Saturday evening
One was tremendous gathering of the operatives
Of Manayunk," at which according to the Phila.
delphia Spirit of the Tmes) "the operatives of the
place assembled in a mass meeting in front Of the
Town Hall, to the number Of 5 900 or 1000 as good
and true hearts as ever were assembled, for the pur
pose Of taking measures to defend themselves
,ganst the high-handed attempts of Joseph Ripka,
in causing them to leave their employment on ac-
of his reduc ion of their already too oD ,oagss
about 20 per cent, in consequence (as he says) Of
the tariff Of 1886 when the same tariff has no, YET
become law.
"On motion Of VIM. Rankin, esq, the meeting
was organized by the appointment of the following
canned gentlemen officers President, John ]
Wallis vice presidents, John B. Gibson, and James
Farrell esqs.; secretaries, George Thompson and
John Wittclife, esqs.
safer the organization of the meeting the presi-
dent announced Ellis B. Schnabel, esq, who ad.
dressed the assembled multitude for about an hour
in most feeling and eloquent manner, in which he
portrayed the acts of the monopost against the
poor, and showed that the tariff could not make
reduction in the wages of the operatives.
@."Wm. Rankin, esq, was next introduced to the
meeting, who chained the attention of his hearers
for about an hours time, in mastery manner, by
urging them to be true to themselves by aiding one
another in the great effort they had made to support
their rights and maintain their liberty As freemen
he urged them to stand out against this species Of
tyranny, which was only made for electoneerng
purposes, and urged them to crush every such high
handed measure. .~"
"After Mr.. r. had concluded, the meeting ap.
pointed number of committees, and adjourned until
Saturday evening next, when it is expected there
will be report from the committees appointed"
The other meeting of Saturday evening was, (as
the esprit Of the Times" describes it) can immense
gathering of the citizens of this truly democratic
district, at the Moyamensing hall, for the purpose
of sustaining the nominations of the democratic par.
ty, and particularly of their popular and talented
candidate to Congress, Col. Thomas B. Florence,
giving unmistakeable evidence, so far as Moyamen-
sing is concerned, of his triumphant election.
The meeting was called 10 order by Joseph T.
Malloy, esq, upon whose motion the following Off
GERS were appointed: '>a. ..sa."#
President-Thomas s. Stewart esq
vice presIutnt-JhWes Eneu, IT., Al1 j, IL. ftOft-
ner, Henry M'Menomy, Patrick A. Fagon, Thom-
as Heany, Archibald McElroy, Aid. John Dem
mis-, John Shackard, William Duffy, and VIM. l..
Sharpe.
Secretaries--Charles q. Harron, james Leigh
ton, I. w. Hughes, John McCarty, Charles L.
Paschall. map IN. ..
On motion of Joseph T. Maloy, the following
gentlemen were appointed to draught resolutions:
Montgomery p. Young, Aid. James w. Fletcher
Arthur Hughes, VIM. J. Reed, VIM. Laughn,
John Meeny, Mahlon Gilbert
The committee having retired, Wm. E. Lehman,
esq., was introduced, and he addressed the meeting
in a speech which elected great applause.
After he had concluded, the democratic candidate
for senator for the county Of Philadelphia Col VIM
r. Small was introduced, and he was received with
great enthusiasm.
He commenced his remarks by some general al
usiops to the feelings, which great gathering of
the sovereign people, for the purpose ofatending to
their political affairs, always produced in his breast
Il was an evidence he said, Of the attention which
the people gave TO the proper administration Of the
government, ans Of the proper regard for the we'll
being OF their native or adopted country.
Col. Small WA londl,, Al