Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1850-04-03
Democratic County Meeting.

The democracy Of Union county assem-
bled at the Court House. in New Berlin,
on Tuesday the Goth March for the pnr-
pose Of taking into consideration the condi
ton Of the country with regard 10 slavery.
RoBr SwINEFoRD. Esq was called to the
chair. assisted by James Maiden, ESQ.,.
Jacob S2ansler Pe,sr Neiman. Dr.. Jacob
tlorlacher. Capt. John Forser. and Capt.
Jacob Humme. Vice Presidents. and John
II Winter, Or. X. d. D!lwoith. and r II.
Forster. Secrssries.
The objec. of the meeting being stated
by Mr.. Sienker. on motion. the Chair ap.
pointed committee Of seven to repor. res
oiulions expressive Of the views o! the mse-
ting. Communicable. &. ilickok, ESQ.,,
John V.Barber. Isaac Eyer. John Sesbo'd.
John NJ. Baum. Hon. John Sny der, John
SwIne:ord.
The Meeting vas ably and eloquen,ly
! addressed by Maj. Charles II. Shriner.
Isaac Senker. ESQ, Hon. John Snyder.
II. G. Hickok, ESQ, aud r. b. Barber.
Esq.
The committee reported the following
preamble and resolutions, " hich were unan-
l,nousiy adopted:
Whereas, it is the righ. and duty Of the
people, IN all times oi high political exci,s-
men,, 10 assemble in their primary meet.
inss and freely express their opinions upon
all subjects which agl:a,e The public mind,
therefore, he 1t
Resolved. /. In the language of The Bal.
tlmore platform ",hat Congress has no
power under the Constitution TO interfere
with or control the domestic institutions of
tho several States. and that such States
are the sole and proper Judges Of everything
appertaInln. 10 their owa affairs not pro.
hib,ted BY the Constitutions"
2. That We the democracy Of Union
county. IN county meeting assembled, for
tho purpose OF expressing our opinions Oh
the subject OF slavery. The admission OF new
Sia,es. &C.. do declare that the old. lash
Toned democracy OF 1887. frs, proclaimed
by Thomas Jefl-rsoa aud tand Of uen
fresh from The fires Of the revolution, and
redrclarod by the PnIsburg Convention of
i649. is good enough for us--~e will cling
10 II as the ''shlp wrecked mariner clin.s to
a last plank when night aud the tempest
close around HIM.
3. That the territories acquired by US
from Mexico came to Us Tree. arc now free,
and We hope will ior ever remain so. but
unde, the cir:u,nsta noes we ,hink it right
and expedlenl that the people Of these
territories should settle this question for
themselves.
4 That we are in favor Of the immedi. |
ate and unconditional admission of Califor.
MIA into the Union. with her presen. con. I,
slilulion and boundaries.
5. That whilst this meeting approve Of
the provisions Of the Pennsy ylvanla act of
Assembly Of ls47. on the subject Of iugi. |
tive slaves. IN requiring The non-in,erier.
ence Of our State authorities. they are in
iavor Of passing. sustaining, and enforcing |
all proper laws 10 punish any person or per.
sons that shall interfere with The process Of
the United States in reclaiming fugitive
slaves.
8. Tha, we have no sympathy with the
attempts OF northern fanatics and southern
d-magogues to effect a dissolution of the
fed eral Union. but regard all such move.
'nenis. from any see,ion,as reasonable and
Biamnus.
7. Tha, We value the Union of these +
States above all price. ard regard ITS dis.
solution under any circumstances, or Tor
'ny cause, as calamity whoss magnitude