Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1854-09-06
AMERICAN CONVENTION AT CUR
- WENSVTTLE

AMENxCAN OONtEN14ON OOh-
WENSvILLE.
Pursuant to previous notice, County Con-
vention of those favorable to the principles of
the American party, was held the I'd of
Sept, in the grove near Curwensville.
The meeting was called to order, by select
ing JAMES BLoox, Esq, as President, and JOHN
HANCOCK, and DANIEL BAILY, as Vice Presi-
DENTS and ALFRED MoNrELIUs and GEORGE W.
RHEEMs, Secretaries.
A committee was then selected to draft res
olutions expressive of the sentiments of this
meeting. After which, the committee retired
and NJ. A. Frank, Esq, was called upon to ad
dress the audience, which he did in his usual
forcible and argumentative, style; which could
scarcely fail, to convince the wavering and
doubtful, what course, they ought to pursue.
, Mr.. Frank was followed by Mr.. G. W.
Rheems, in few eloquent and applicable re-
marks after which, Mr.. Dugan moved that
this Convention nominate JoHs SnIREY, Esq,
of Bradford, tp., as the American candidate
for county Commissioner, and DANIEL LIVING
sroN, of the Borough of Curwensville, for
county Auditor.
| The committee was then announced, and
the chairman reported the following preamble
and resolutions, which were unanimously
adopted
| WHEREAS, The present condition of our
| country, loudly calls for an organization on
the part of the honest, upright, and philanthro-
pic portion of her citizens, to purge out the
| stygian pools Of political corruption, which
have so thoroughly impregnated both the old
parties, with increasing demagogueism, and
unbounded foreign influence And believing
that strict adherance to the principles of
| the American party, as adopted by the Ameri-
| can National Convention, of 1S45, and more
| recently by the American State Convention,
| of Pennsylvania, held at Harrisburg, on the
| 1st of March, 1854 is the only sure way, in
which the political action of our country can
be freed from party despotism, the wiles of
Jesuitical influences, and maintain the virtue
and patriotism of the times of the early Pres
idents Therefore,
| Resolred, That for all general, State, and
local offices, whether of honor, profit, or trust,
we will give our support, to none, except such
as are known to be favorable, to those princi-
| pies And we have full State ticket be-
| fore the people, constituted ofmen long known
for their adherence to, and advocacy, of those
principles and having received, and accepted
| the nomination for the respective offices, OF
| Governor, Judge of the Supreme Court and
Canal Commissioner we will give them our
| full, earnest, and undivided support.
| Res0iUed, That there is already before
| the people of this Legislative District, can
didate in the person of Alexander Caldwell,
| in whom we have the most unbounded conf
dence, and as he is believed to be favorable to
the principles we advocate; we therefore, re-
commend the friends of the American cause,
to give him their cordial support.
| Resolred, That in the persons we have this
day nominated for the offices of County Com
missioner and County Auditor, we recognize
men of sterling worth, and true American prin-
ciples, and we will guarantee to them, the
same support already pledged to the State
ticket.
Resolced, That the American party must
| inevitably become the great party of the A
| merican people, it is therefore necessary that
we embrace the earliest opportunity of organ
izing and placing in solid phalanx, throughout
the different townships in the county, all
those, who are favorable to the principle of
Americans born to rule America, and that for
| the futherance of the preceding named objects.
all those who are willing to act with us in this
great and good cause, be requested to cores
pond, with the Clearfield American Vigilance
Committee, (viz: A. NJ. Hills, NJ. A. Frank.
/ o. B. Merrell, ID. G.. Nevling, and Wm NJ.
Dugan,) for the purpose of enabling US to act
in concert, rnd with unanimity, in Forwarding
the great principles and interests Of the Amer
| lean people.
Resoired, That copy of this DAYS proceed
| ings, be furnished to each of the editors of
the papers published in CIearfield, with a re-
quest of publication.
! After the adoption of the above resolutions,
| Gen. A. NJ. Hills was called on to address the
assembly; which he did in short and appli-
cable address, dwelling principally on the ur-
gent necessity of those who loved the Ameri-
can cause, to stand by the State ticket, the
whole ticket and nothing but the ticket, and
/ showed clearly and conclusively, that no true
American, could support Judge Pollock, for
| Governor, at the coming election. His re-
/ marks were received with enthusiasm and ap-
proved by the audience.
ALFRED MONTELIUS, Sec'y.
NEBRASKA DEMOcRA Lod;oaonoI;.