Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1849-08-11

/ Town Hail on TUESDAY evening, and were or
qanized by the appointment of the following
officers:
President.
Col. WM. REED.
Vice Presidents.
Col WILLIAM CuMNIas, DANIEL BRoUGHI,
SAMUEL MORRISON, wv. II. BELL, Esq,
Secretaries.
Judge Cris,ccu James 4. Pcarce,
Henry McFodden.
On motion of George Frysinger, commit
tee Of five was appointed to report resolutions
for the consideration Of the meeting. The
chair named
George Frysinger, Adam Sgler,
E. Z. Locke, }. +. Cctre!l,
Adam Holiday,
who accordingly retired, and subsequently re-
ported the following. which were unanimously
adopted
Resoiued That the Administration Of Gen
Taylor, thus far, meets with our cordial ap-
proba;lou-is alike conclusive that while aclu-
ated by pure and Just motives, he Is not IN
mindful Of that great party by whose votes be
was elevated to power, and that, despite the
hyena howings Of gut,ed ofice-holders and
their sycophants, he has the moral courage to
remove those who. wi,h the cry Of rotation on
their lips, cling 10 every petty emo'ument with
the teuaclty that drowning men bold On TO
straws."
Resolyed, That if in exercising the appoint
ing power, some have been elevated who were
perhaps not deserving Of such distinction. we
would rather attribute their appointment to
I recommendau7ns-to often get for the ask
ing by those whose principles are altogether
centered in scIf--than to & desire, on the part
of the President, 10 run counter 10 the popular
viii.
Reso'red, That WILLIAM F. JOHNSTON has
shown hiinselfa true and tried friend Of Penn
sylFania interests, whom neither iacti0us
c.iques nor uuprincipled opponents could
sweEye from the path Of duty: worthy of the
confidence reposed in him by the people Of
great State, 40 intelligent or unprejudiced
man can withhold from him the praise Of "well
done, thou good and faithful servant"
Resolyea, That in Gideon J. Ball, the whig
State Treasurer, the locofocos have caught
tartar who has already taught them that the
Peoples Money [wrung from them BY onero-s
taxaton) is no, to be squandered with impunI-
tg, or used for Specializing purposes BY those
who have grown - fat on State pap as to be-
taxpayers and laborers know where their mo
ney goes to.
Resoired, That if the la5orer is worthy Of
his hire, as was asserted by locofoco canal
commissioner at recent celebration, The non
lqb0rer is uoi-aad therefore Morris Long
slrclh is requested 10 refund into the State
Treasury 1919 Of the $1,000 he drew, as SO,
in our opinion, would he full pay for ali the
services he rendered the State last year.
ReSolUed, That the wings Of Aiflln adhere
to their umc-hguorad name and principles with
a firm reliance that they constitute the true
democratic platform on which our country is
progressing in It's career OF usefulness, Inier-
rty and virtue. With one Of cur great lead
ers we would rather BE RIGHT than be Pre-
sdent :" and hence while we welcome TO our
ranks the oppressed Of oil nations, We stoop
not to entrap them by protesting what we DO
not practice-or, in other words, call ourselves
democrats and advocate hieh-toned federal
principles.
Resolued. That Thomas H. Benton having
lately discovered that UhigS are men lcho pay
tares and feht for their country, it Is TO be
hoped that other distinguished locofocos viii
soon be similarly enlightened.
During the evening, excellent speeches
were delivered by JAMES T. HALE, Esq, Of
Beilefonte, Gen. WM. II. Irwin, and a. K.
CoRNyN, Esq, Of ofIIuntingdon, and s0me point
el remarks made by Mir. c. CAUGHLrso, Of
Newton Hamilton.
WM. p ELLIOTT, Esq. was then appointed
/ Representative Delegate 10 the Wing State
Convention, aud Cap,a Thomas WArsas
Senatorial, (wilh tUli power 10 act as such in
case neither Union nor Juniata has named
Senatorial Delegate.)