Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-08-08
Democratic County Meeting.


in pursuance of previous notice. on motion the
Hon. Lewis DEwAsr was called upon to preside,
assisted by Anthony Armstrong, Esq, Gen. Jesse
c. Horton, Jacob GearhaIt, VIM. u. Gearhart,
VIM Fagely, Esqs.. Capt j. H. Zimmerman,
Geo. Alien, Franklin A. Clark and Peter Beissel,
Esqs. as Vice Presidents, and g. NJ Yorks and
Abraham Shipman, Esqs. Secretariessf fa
The object OF the meeting having been stated.
on motion Of c. W. IIegins, Esq. it was
Resolved, That committee be appointed by
the chair, TO report resolutions expressive of the
sense of this meeting
Whercupon J. B. Packer, Henry Reader. S, d.
jordan, Esqs, Col. Felix Maurer, VIM N. Gray,
Charles J. Bruner, Joseph Nicely. Esqs and
Dr. D. 4. Trites were appointed that committee.
During the absence Of the committee, the Hon
John Montgomery offered the following resolu.
tion ssssa.f asst
Resolved. That committee be appointed TO
equalize the delegates in the different townships,
according TO the representatives in said town.
ships. o..,. -..,,.. - ...+ .....t
{. w. Higgins, Esq. moved to amend, by stri.
king out representatives and inserting democratic
rofers, which was agreed 10.
The resolution. as amended wns lost.
The committee then returned. and reported the
following preamble and resolutions, which, on
motion of c. W. Higgins, ESQ., were adopted:
The Democracy Of Pennsylvania have SO inva.
riably evinccd their firm adherence to the great
principles Of the party, as laid down and e,tab.
lished, years ago, by the fathers Of Democracy,
that their faith cannot now be called in question.
Their aitachmen. to their party is strong. but
their attachment 10 their country is stronger, and
they never can be guilty of raising a suicidal
hand 10 strike down the great interests of the
people Of their state nor will they permit them
to be crushed BY those whom they have elevated
into power, as long as they can raise their voice
or hand TO aver, the impending ruin.
The Democracy OF the Keystone state have
been cheated and betrayed by the passage of Nc.
Kays British Tariff Bill and it is due to them.
selves TO denounce the fraud and express their ut.
ter adherence of its author
George NJ. Dallas.s-warmed into political life
and cherished by too confding democracy fed
for years by their bounty, and elevated by their
snffrages to the second Office in the gift Of free
people, by his recent vote in the Senate of the
United States has betrayed the interests Of his
native state and forfeited all title to our respect
and confidence He has voted to reduce the free
laborer Of the North TO a level with the slave Ia.
borer Of the South--to bring down the wages OF
our mechanics to the price paid British paupers
Ito close our workshops aud our coal mines TO
ruin our manufactosies--to put out the FIRE Of our
furnaees--destroy the home market Of our far.
m-rs and utterly PROSTATE OUT resources.
1t would have been bad enough had this out.
rage been inflicted upon ua by those alien TO our
soil and nnfriendly to our prosperity; but such
| an inniction Of injury by man whose rTofes
sions and public acts in favor Of PROTECTION
| had induced us TO confde il. him, is shameless
act OF treachery, which has no parallel in the
history of our PARTY.
Therefore, in the exercise of the glorious pr-
viege of freemen-that of freely expressing our
opinions upon all subjects affecting our interests
Resoiped, That George NJ. Dallas, in abandon
ing IAN established policy--coevai in the Ian
guage of President Jackson, with our govern.
ment--believed by an immense majority Of our
people to be constitutional, wise and expedient,
has been guilty of freneherous departure from
duty, a shameless derei Ct on of sacred trust and
| confidence 35. te
Peaolrs9, That the policy pursued by the
administration in reference to the adjustment Of
the details OF our revenue laws is an uncalled for
e.. L. A.
democratic party-an abandonment Of the .prin.
| ciples asserted by Jefferson, Madison. Monroe
and Jackson--at variance with their own dec "a.
rations during the campaign of 1874, and min.
ousy detrimental TO all the great interests Of the
| country.
| Resohred, That the watchword OF the demo.
| cracy OF the North, from this time forth until
the overthrow of the British tariff bill OF 1876,
shall be 'rtpsoi!" And We hereby pledge Our.
selves TO support no man. for any office, who will
not openly avow himself opposed to tha, iniqui-
tous measure, and in favor of giving fair and
just projections TO home industry and domestic
manufactures. sna
! Resoired, That oLr warmest thanks are due the
United States Senators and Representatives in
Congress from this Stste-with one exception
1 for the fearless and independent stand taken by
them in support of the great interests of their
constituents, in opposition to the British Tariff
! Bill of 1916.
| Resoired. That the Hon. Simon Csmeron rich.
| ly merits the esteem and confidence OF every pa
triot, 70. his able end eloquent advocacy of the
favorite policy Of the Keystone State. His
.neerb nm ths tariff cue.t;on dal;ve-eJ in n.