Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1855-07-13
ewsburg Chronicle Branch FamerJuy Ii, 1900

Resolved, That We pledge our party
and united efforts to the election Of Arnold
Plumer, the candidate for Canal Com
missioner, whom We have this day noml'
mated without . dissenting voice.
Mr.. Wright offered the following:
Resolved, That every new State ought
to be admitted into the Union With such q
Constitution as a majority of the citizens
thereof shall adopt, provided there is moth
ing therein conflicting with the Constitu-
ton of the United States; and whether
such State shall have adopted or rejected
slavery is not matter Of inquiry by the
general Government. The adoption Of any
measure which would defeat this, is direct
encroachmens upon the popular sovereign
ty of such State. That under these views
which VIC believe to be correct. the bill
enactips Kansas and Nebraska Territories,
leaving the question Of slavery with the
people, was not only constitutional, but
expedient and proper and that We do here
by endorse and approve the same.
TN tnls anenurient tHe yces nhA naJ "eAS
and resulted as follows:
Yz,s-Messrs. Adams, Anderson, Butler, Bowen ~ y:
Bower, Boyer Blair ~ Crawford, G. A. Crawford cos.
froth, Duield, fisnuery, Guthrie Hammond hartsei'
Looms, Mcguire, Maxwell, J. Miller, p H. Miiier,
M-yert, Maitland, Mayer, Mccarthy, Nknney, MBar-
ron, Palmer. Patt Rutt-r b. Reilly, Reed scbeil .. ~.
Sherry, searight, Wilmington, Wheeler, weaver, "sh'
40.
NAYs-Mess-. Al.cks Beidleman, Black Barniz, Dare,
E,k,r Brodhead B.ilis Bowman, Bracken, Brawley,
Hurkloii.r Clark, Chase, Carter DAN
ner Ennis Evans, Grsham Guernsey, Hancock Iintter
Hugus Ialloweli, Hager Hoste,.er liubbeii Holman
Johnson Bucks Johnson, (Phsada ). r. Jones, H. j.
jones' J. James, D. W. c. James, Kerr, Ludlow, Lippn-
colt. Long-necker, Iathrop, Lnsenfeer Loekhart H.
simon Swarr Shriner, Wolf, weiser wcrey, iorkes-6o
So the amendment not agreed to.
Mr.. Chase offered the following resolu.
ton:
Resolved, That the taking possession OF
the polls at the election for the organ'5a-
ton of the Territory of Kansas by large
bodies of men from Missouri, for the pur-
pose of overawing the bona fde residents
of the Territory, was gross infraction Of
the laws, and an outrage that calls for the
severest reprobation Of the American
people, and we therefore most heartily en-
dorse the course pursued by the Hon. A.
Ii. Reeder, in his patriotic efforts to en-
force the laws and protect the rights of
the people Of Kansas from violence and
usurpation.
A motion was made to lay the resolu-
ton on the table, ,and being put, was agreed
to.
Mr.. McKinney-I have the following
resolution to offer:
Resolved, That the temperance question
is one of morality solely, and morality
must be educated not legislated into the
mind. That the last Know Nothing Le-
sislature in passing what is properly demo-
minated the '.jug law" did leglslare upon
a moral question, which deserves no place
in our statute books and we therefore call
for its unconditional repeal.
Mr.. Johnson moved to lay the resolu-
ton on the table.
Mr.. Wright called for the yeas and nays
on the motion, and they were ordered, and
being taken resulted yeas SO, nays S5.
MI. Dlalr OHereu tne Ioilo"iuS Ie5olu-
ton:
Resolved, That in endorsing the Nebras.
ka Kansas bill, the Democracy of Pennsyl-
vania did not commit themselves to accept
the lawlcss acts of armed and organized
bands from adjoining States as an illustra-
ton of the doctrine of popular sovereignty,
but intended only to affirm the great prin-
ciple of the right Of the actual bona tide
settlers Of the territories to regulate their
own domestic affairs in their own way
without interference from any quarter.
Before any action was taken on the re-
solution, the Convention adjourned sine
die, without elec,ing State Central Com
mittcc.