Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1855-06-20
The Lancaster Convention.

1t is cheering to read over the proceedings
of such Democratic Conventions as that which
met in Lancaster on the 9th inst and snorni
mated delegates to the State Convention. =
That old veteran, Capt G.. r. Sanderson, O
the Intelligencer, presided. The names of th.
delegates we have already published In The
report we find the following:
At this stage of the proceedings, Jacob L.
Gross, Esq, presented the credentials of the
| delegates from Ephrata township, [see list O
delegates, when motion was made by Mr.
Eby, of Mannheim township, that he, Mr.
Gross, Gin consequence of his opposition tc
Democrats. and bis support of Know Moth
ings in the Legislature, and his connection
with that Order, be not entitled to seat in
the Convention. This motion gave rise te
| considerable discussion, which was participa-
ted in by Mr. Eby. DIR Hull. james L. Rey.
nolds, jacob Weaver, DR.. A S. Bare. Ma.
| than Worhy, Charles Kelly, G. S. Haldeman
John KolH, and DR.. Samuel Parker in favor
of the resolution, and by Mr.. Gross in his
own defense. A motion having been made
and carried to vote by districts, the vote was
taken, and the motion to exclude him was
unanimously adopted Mr. Gross thenretired
| from the Convention.
Such prompt and decided action In the ease
of Gross, meets with the hearty approval Of
all sound Democrats.
A series Of able and eloquent resolutions
were reported by james L. Reynolds, ESQ.,,
| Chairman of the Committee, and unanimously
;ldopted. We extract the following as models
mstyle and sentiment, enjoying great truths
inpowerfnl language:
lResofced, That the principles and policy Oh
| tie Democratic party have ever been openly
and fearlessly proclaimed to the rorld-hay-
ing no concealments, and stunning no respon-
sililities We are therefore determinately
hostile to all secret, midnight political associ-
ATOMS, or dark lantern MISUNDERSTANDING
upon all such pnlitical cabals as anti-republi-
can, insidious and designing. or they would
not seek to conceal them from the public gaze.
Pesolced, That to free-born American citi-
| zers, there is something revolving in the idea
that men are to be ostracised and degraded on
account of their religious opinions, and that,
too at the biding of the leaders of a secret,
oath bound political party, whose sole object
is to delude and deceive the masses, so that
| they, themselves, may reach places of profit
and trust to which they are not entitled either
socially, morally, OF politically.
ResOlued, That, to use the language OF Dir.
Jefferson, our civil rights have no depen-
denee our religious opinions, more tnan
our opinions in physics and geometry. To
prescribe any citizen as unworthy the puolie
confidence, by laying upon him an incapacity
of being called to Offices of trust and emolu-
ment unless he profess or renounce this or thai
religious opinion, is depriving him injuriously
of those privileges and advantage 10 which
| in common with his fellow-citizens, he has &
natural, indefeasible right And we hold thai
every person has an equal right to the honor
and confidence of his fellew-citizens. result
| ing not from birth or religious opinions, bu4
from his ACTIONS, and their proper sense Of
| them.
| Resolred, That the administration of Gov
erner Pollock thus far has given proof, az
strong as holy writ. of the danger of placing
| in power any man whose predictions are witt
the isms arrayed against the Democracy o
the country. His urging and agreeing to The
sale of thepnblie works. which cost the tax
payers many millions, for merely nomina
price bis giving away some $500, 900 annu
ally of the peoples money, by approving th'
repeal of the tonnage tax; his depriying th'
! Treasuryof some $3.50 900 more, per annum
! by sanctioniDg the repeal of the license law
and substituting therefor the '.Jug hw,"
law not demanded by the people, and which
| if not repealed, will increase, instead of les
sen the evils of intemperanee his promIscu
Gus signing of laws granting special corpor.
ate privileges, and his numerous other acts 0
omission and commission-all go 70 prov,
either his utter unftness for the execatIv,
chair, OF dishonesty of purpose which none
| but Know-Nothng would be guilty OF.
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