Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1854-09-13
NUMBER 33.
AMERICAN CONVENTION AT CURWENSYILLE


Pursuent TO previous notice, County
Convention Of those favorable TO the prin.
cipes Of the American cause, was held
on the I'd of Sept, in the grove near Cur.
wensylle.
The meeting was called 10 order, by Sc.
Iecting JAMES BLOOM, Esq, as Presi.
dent, and John HANCOCK, and DANIEL
BAILY, as Vice Presidents, and ALFRED
MoNTELIUs and G. w. RHEEMs, Sec'ys.
A committee was then selected to draft
resolutions expressive of the sentiment Of
this meeting. After which, the committee
retired and NJ. A. Frank, Esq, was called
upon 10 address the audience, which he
did in his usual lorcible and argumenta.
tive, 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
remarks: after which, Mr.. Dugan moved
that this convention nominate JOHN SuI.
REY, Esq, of Bradford tp., as the Ameri.
can candidate for County Commissioner,
and DANIEL LIVINGSTON, of the borough
Of Curwensvlle, for County Auditor.
The committee was then announced, and
the chairman reported the following pre-.
ambIe and resolutions, which were unan.
imously adopted:
WHEREAS, The present condition ofour
country, loudly calls for an organization
on the part of the honest, upright, and phi
lanihropic portion Of her citizens, 10 purge
out the stygian pools Of political corrup.
ton, which have so thoroughly impregna.
ted both the old parties, with increasing
demagoguesm, and unbounded foreign in.
fuence: And believing that strict adhe.
renee 10 the principles of the American
party, as adopted by the American Nation.
al Convention, of l645, and more recent
ly by the American State Convention, of
Pennsylvania, held at Harrisburg, on the
lst of March, 1854; is the only sure way
in which the political action Of our coun.
try can be freed from party despotism, the
wlIes Of Jesultical influences, and maintain
the virtue and patriotism of the times of
the early Presidents: Therefore,
RcSoIUe9, 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 principles: And as we have a full
State ticket before the people, constituted
of men long known for their adherence to
and advocacy, Of those principles and hav.
ing received, and accepted the nomination
lor the respective offices, OF Governor,
Judge Of the Supreme Court and Canal
Commissioner we will give them our full
and undivided support.
ReSOlUed, That as there is already be.
fore the people Of this Legislative District
a candidate in the person of Alex. Cald.
well, in whom we have the most unboun.
ded confidence, and as he is believed TO be
favorable 10 the principles we advocate:
we therefore, recommend the friends of
the American cause to give him their cor.
dial support.
Rcs0lved, That in the persons we have
this day nominated for the Offices ofCoun.
ty Commissioner and County Auditor, we
recognize men Of sterling worth, and true
American principles, and we will guaran.
tee to them, the same support already pied
ged to the State ticket.
ReS0IUed, That as the American party
must inevitably become the great party of
the American people, il is therefore ne.
cessary that we embrace the earliest op.
of organizing and placing in sol.
id Phalany, throughout the different town.
ships in the county, all those who are ia.
vorabIe 10 the principles of Americans
born 10 rule America, and that for the fur.
herence OF the preceding named objects,
all those who are willing to act with us
in this great and holy cause, be requested
to correspond with the Clarified Ameri.
can Vigilance Committee, wiz A. NJ.
Hills, NJ. A. Frank, o. b. MerrelI, D. G.
Nevlng, and VIM. NJ. Dugan,) for the
purpose Of enabling Us to act in concert
and with unanimity, in forwarding the
great principles and interests of the Amer.
ican people.
ReS010ed, That copy ofthis days pro-
ceedings, be furnished to each Of the edi.
tors of the papers published in Clearfeld
with a request for publication.
After the adoption Of the above resolu.
tons, Gen. A. NJ. Hills was called on to
address the assembly: which he did in a
short and applicable address, dwelling
on the urgent necessity oflhose
who loved the American cause, 10 stand
1y the State ticket, the whole ticke! and
nothing but the ticket, and showed clearly
md conclusively, that no true American,
,ould support Judge Pollock at the coming
election. His remarks were received with
enthusiasm and approved by the audience
ALFRED MONTELlUS, Sec'y.
KNow.NoTHINGIsM. SPREADING ITSELF.
The Roman Cathaic church at Rariian,
Somerset county, N. J., was set on fire
md consumed on Wednesday Of last week.
The citizens of the place have raised