Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1850-06-28

! II is Pennsylvania and her honest yeomanry that
yet sustains him, and it is Pennsylvania which
does not lightly turn her back on brave,
| honest and faithful p5blic servant
Resolusd, That in electing Gen. Taylor, we
chose him without reference TO sectional feel
| ings, which Pennsylvania all questions under
| the Constitution expressly and earnestly repudi-
ates-but with reference to his national charac-
ter earned on the field Of his country's battles
! by long life of severe public service in the
| cause of the whole country-and nobly has our
! confidence been repaid. His heart, swelling be-
yond mere local influence, has beat high in uni
son with the nations feeling, and never faltered
/ IN It's devotion to the Con6titution--the Union
and the interests Of the whole country. It IS
the placid dignity and energy Of his character,
attested IN scenes Of trial and danger in another
I sphere, mingled with his utter destitution of
mere sectional feelings, and his generous and
! constitutional patriotism, which now rcbukes
and always will restrain extremes Of faction or
fanaticism, let them come from what quarter or
in what form they may. It's part of the choice
! blessings Of Providence, that, in a crisis like
ths, the nation reposes with entire confidence
| on such q President.
Res0lred, That Pennsylvania thanks William
NJ. Meredith, Secretary Of the Treasury, for
the principles asserted and the policy recon-
mended in his annual report TO Congress prin-
ciples which, though too often postponed, be-
trayed and abandoned by our public men, are
yet as dear to the industrious masses of fel-
I low citizens as they were sixty years ago, when
/ under the administration Of Washington, they
were first asserted
Resolred, That the PROSTATE condition Of the
industrial interests of Pennsylvania, produced
by the repeal of the Tariff of 1912, and the en-
actment Of our present revenue system Is a sub
i6Ct that demands the serious and early consid-
Grafton Of Congress. While cur brethren Of the
South denouncing the free States Of this
Union for supposed aggresslons upon what they
claim their constitutional rights, we invite
them to contemplate the injury they have in
hIcted upon the North, which now threatens,
and, in some instances, has already caused the
most deplorable distress and penuTy among large
classes Of our people, people who are devoted
TO the Union-who are ever ready to support the
Constitution and laws of their country--to sus-
tain her honor whenever assaled, and TO shed
their blood in her defence, and who are Justly
entitled, in return to the protection that she has
withdrawn from them, and given TO the manu-
facturers, the work shops and labor of other
countries. The Wings of Pennsylvania desire
TO present the question to the present Congress,
whether their action upon the subject is to be
controlled by the wishes Of the British Minister,
or the voice of the Northern freemen of the
American UL'ion.
Resolred, That while the Wings of Pennsylya-
MA are opposed, as they have ever been, to the
extension Of slavery, they hail the people Of the
South as their brethren, in whose prosperity
they rejoice, and whose constitutional rights
they ara prepared to sustain and defend. That
in the spirit Of good neighborhood, whenever
the interests Of different sections Of our glorious
Union are supposed to conflict, they are pre-
pared now, they have ever been, TO stand
upon the ground Of mutual forbearance heartily
responding 10 the sentiment expressed by Gen.
Taylor, in his message TO Congress- that the
chief element Of its strength IS TO be found in the
regard and affection Of the people for each other
ReSoEred, That this convention cordially ap-
prove the recommendation Of General Tavlor
for the admission Of California into the Union
with her present boundaries that we hold il 10
be the duty of Congress to receive her with the
free constitution that her citizens have formed
without imposing on them any conditions OF re-
strlctions of any kind, it being the inalicnable
right Of the citizens Of every State TO make such
provisions for their security and welfare as they
may deem expedient, and subject only TO the
propositions and guarantees expressly set forth
IL the Constitution Of the United States that
as the soil OF the territory ceded by the treaty
of Guadalupe Hidalgo was free when it was
acquired from Mexico, we do solemny protest
against any policy by which the laws OF Texas,
carrying with them the institution Of Slavery,
may be extended over any part of H.
Resolred, That on all these great questions the
Wings OF Pennsylvania stand neither on the Bal
timore Platform nor the Nashville Platform, nor
any other local or temporary footing; but stand
ing on the great structure of the constitution,
find il platform strong enough and broad enough
10 sustain them, their industry, their principles
and their political faith
Reso!rsd, That this convention separates with
renewed confidence that, by union, harmony and
Jealous cooperation, strict adherence 10 pripci-
pie, and no abandonment Of long cherished opin-
ions; by cordial support OF the men and meas
ures OF the State and National Administrations,
and by oblivion Of all personal differences, they
can, in October next, insure another triumph Of
the good cause for which they have 20 long con-
tended.
Mr.. Loomis then moved the following.
as an additional resolution, and trusted it
would be adopted by acclamation, and it
so was -
Rescired, That we return our heartfelt thanks
/ to the Wings of Philadelphia, for the generous
hospitality which we as convention have re-
cened at their hands, and especially are our
thanks due TO the committee Of arrangements,
! for their kindness and attention.
Mr.. Jones, of Montgomery, said he
would offer another resolution, which he
would move 10 have incorporated with the
others. Ii related TO subject in which
the Wing party felt deep interest He
read It as follows -
Resoired, That this convention, believing that
the people are the safest depository of power
and having full confidence in their intelligence
and virtue, would earnestly recommend to their
support the proposed amendment to the Consti
tuition, contemplating 4 change in the mode of
selecting the Judiciary of the State.
After the transaction of some other busi-
ness the convention adjourned.
- The U. s. Circuit Court for the
Western District, had a session at Will
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