Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1849-08-25


in GOOD faith we would maintain the COM
promises of the constitution, the further ex.
tension of the system should be steadily
and firmly resisted
ResOlred, That we have undiminlshed
and abiding confidence in our patriotic, en-
lightened and worthy Governor, WM. r.
JOHNSTON, and believe that with such a
man at the head of our state affairs, II pro-
perlv sustained by an honest and intel
ligent Legislature, Pennsylvania will be
sble 10 assume and sustain her exalted
station at the head of the National conied.
eracv.
Resolrei, That the thanks Of this Con.
vention are due to our eitiricnt and indefat
igabie State Treasurer, Hon. GIDEON J.
BALL, for his patriotic aud successful ex
ertion in paying the interest on cur state
debt in specie, thereby sustaining the cred
il Of tie Commonw ealth against the I'M
worthy combln ltion OF lhe L1coioco lead
ers to tarnish aud break it down, by pre-
maturely drawing enormous sums OF mon
ey from the public treasury 10 place in the
hands of their office holders and political
laborers on the public works.
ReSolred, That we hail with Joy the
successful Struggle OF the gallant Hungar,
ans for their 'long lost liberties and deep.
ly deploring the unhappy fate of Rome,
loathe aud deteSt the treacherv and incon-
sistency of her Republican conqueror-
and with our whole heart send our Shout
of good cheer 10 all the down lrodden and
oppressed of the Old world, battling against
tyrant. and tyranny.
ReSOired, That as the government is
in duty bound to protect the labor of the
country, SO more especially should it be its
care to foster and protect The Youthful la
bOrer, the youth OF the country being lis
most valuable possessions. We there
fore deem the law known as the Ten Hour
Law. a proper and judicious safeguard
against oppression,
Resolved, That we heartily approve and
will sustain an Elective Judiciary, Wing
measure, carried out by the last Wing
Legislature.
Resolred, That in presenting TO the citi-
zens of Pennsylvania the name of HENRY
NJ. FULLER as u candidate for their suf.
frages for the Office of Canal Commission.
er, we have given them a man entirely
worthy of their confidence, one who is
well known to the people, and the entire
unanimi;y Of this convention is the suresl
criterion Of the estimation in which he is
held by his fellow citizens.
ReSofred, That il is the true interests
of the people, to have gentlemen in the
Board Of Canal Commissioners entertain.
ing different political principles, as thereby
the fraudulent bestowal of public money
on party fayorites, for party purposes, will
be prevented. We therefore call upon the
honest tax paying people of Pennsylvania,
TO give their sutirages 10 HENRY NJ.
FULLER, as the best means of promo.
ting their own interests, aud securing the
public Treasury against fraudulent specu
l2ion.
On motion Of Mr., SMIrH. the delegates
from Dauphin county were appointed
committee on Finance.
Mr.. COCHRAN moved shat the President
of the Convention appoint State Central
Committee, to consist Of one from each
Congressional district, and two members
a. ldi III dddlbIuAs
After an interesting discussion on this
question, in which Messrs. Cochran, San.
deIson, Kuukel, Franklin, SwartzweIder,
Riddle and others participated, and in the
course of which various amendments were
submitted, the original resolution was
adopted.
A resolution Of thanks to the officers,
and one directing the proceedings 10 be
published in the Whig papers at Harrisburg
and throughout the State, were adopted ::
when the Convention adjourned sine die
with three cheers for HENRY NJ. Full
LER.
The President of the Convention has an
Eounced the following
STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
Morton McMichaeI, (Chairman)
George II. Hart, James Traquair,
Thomas w. Duffield Joshua p. Eyre,
Caleb y. Taylor, SAnh. b. Thomas,
Nathaniel Ellmaker, , saac Bertoles,
Henry ID. Maxwell, S. d. Lewis,
NJ. c. Mercur, James Moor, jr.
lno. G. kunkel, VIM. X. Morris,
Simon Oyster. NJ. SwartzweIder,
Jacob CriswelI, Francis Jordan,
John Allison, J Stuart Riddle,
Saml. p. Johnson, Wm. T. Sanders,
Alexander Franklin, w. +. Murray,
Iumnhrev G. Hlll John M. Coleman