Lewisburg chronicle, and West Branch farmer. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1850, 1850-03-20

Wednesday Morning, March 90
Union and California Meeting.

An immense meeting Of the Democracy
Of the city and county Of Philadelphia was
held in the Chinese Museum On the evening
Of the l3.h inst. Hon. Thomas NJ. Petit
presided. assisted by eighty Vice Presidents,
and sixteen Secretaries. The meeting was
addressed by John M. Read, ESQ.,, E. A.
Penn;man, Hon. D. W. Carter, M. G. from
Ohio, and Jos. A. Nunes. Resolutions
were adopted by reclamation re.afhrmlng
the resolutions Of the Pa. Legislature on
this subject, in 1919 and ls47, and Of the
Pittsburg Dem. Convention Of the 4,h Ju.
Iy last; sustaining the power Of Congress
10 prohibit the extension Of slavery into the
free territories that the territories acquir.
ed from Mexico, came 10 US free, are now
free. and should ever remain free ; de-
manding the immediate and unconditional
admission Of California into the Union
asking the Stale Legislature 10 pass reso
Iu,ions TO that effect; recognizing the Oh
legation Of the constitutional provision for
the delivery OF "fugitives from labor;" and
denouncing all attempts 10 weaken or dis
solve the Union, ms reasonable, and the
actors therein as moral traitors.
We regret that there should be any
want Of harmony among our democratic
brethren Of the city and county, on sub.
jects Of such importance, but we are conf
dent the tone and proceedings generally Of
this meeting, accord with the sentiments Of
the large majority Of the democracy Of The
interior Of this State. And we find our.
selves sustained in this opinion, by such
excellen, authority as Judge McFarane, oc
Holidaysburg, who says, 10 his rer'y to
the invitation sent him
$50 far as my knowledge Of the sen,i.
ments Of the Democracy extends. think
am safe in saying that they are in accord
ancs with the resolution adopted by the
Piilsburg Convention. and appended 10 the
call for the meeting Of the 18th inst and
that their only regret in relation TO that re.
solution is, that it was no; adopted in l64S.
instead Of lsA9, at Harrisburg instead Of
Piusburg.'
1t may cot be ami.s in this connection,
TO give the resolution adopted a, Plusburg
in July last, which is as follows:
Resolved, That the Democratic party
adheres now, as it ever has done, to The
Constitution of the country. Its letter and
spri, they will neither weaken nor destroy.
and they re-declare that Slavery is do
meslic local institution Of the South, sub.
jec, TO State law alone. and with which the
General Gnvernmen, has nothing to do.-
Wherever the State law extends its jurs
diction. the local institutions can continue
to exist. Es'eemirg i, violation OF State
rights 10 carry it hey ond the Stale limits
we deny the power OF any ciliE. n to extend
the area Of bondage beyond its present do
minion, nor do We consider il a part Of the
compromise of the Constitution that Slave
ry should forever trave! with the advancing
column Of our territorial progress"
Maj. c. n. Sbrner. Of this county, was
one of the invited guests. but unfortunate
ly, on account of absence from home, did
no, receive the letter Of invitation until af-
:er the time fixed for the meeting.