Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-04-28
Ameriean Sfleetma
Northumberland County NJ
A RICAN CONVENTION.


The call of the American State Executive
Committee, also the published call of this
meeting, being read, the convention organized
by electing WIN. III. MARSHALL, Presi.
dent; WM. A. BRuNER NJ. l.. SnrNDEI, j,
NJ. BosTIAN, Vice Presidents; J. J. John and
II. NJ. Shindei Secretaries.
On motion the President appointed X
Cleaver, VIM. A. Bruner. Emanuel Wilvert,
Wm X. Martz and j. NJ. Bostan commit
tee to prepare business for the action of the
convention.
Ihe committee after short absence re-
turned to the convention and reported o series
OF resolutions the first of which related to
the appointment of delegates. leaving il to
the action OF the convention to name said
delegates, to the American State Convention
appointed to meet at Harrisburg on the first
Monday in May. Whereupon the conven-
tion resolved itself into committee of the
whole, and adopted the following.
"Resolced-rhat the American committee
in compliance with the public call of this
meeting, have this day elected DIR. J. j. JOHN
Representative, and KINBER CLEAvEr Sena-
torial, and Messrs. =. M. Shindel and Emil
Wilvcrt alternates, as delegates to represent
this county in the open American State
Convention, appointed to be held at Harris
burg on the first Monday in May for the OBJ
ject set forth in the call of the American
State Executive Committee"
On motion the convention adjourned until
y O'Clock in the evening, to which time final
action on the resolutions was deferred and
by printed handbills extending an invitation
to the citizens, ladies and gentlemen, to as
semble in mass meeting to listen to an address
by Gen. PETER SKEN. SMITH, of Philadelphia
Agreeable to appointment the mass meet
ing assembled in the Court House. at u p
NJ, a'large and enthusiastic gathering, filing
the housc-a number of ladies being present,
and Washington Camp, No. l9, j. S. of A.,
with fife and drum, and the American Flag
waving DER them, were present in full regalia.
The names of the officers of the day con-
vention being read and submitted, were with
out dissenting voice elected as the officers
Of the mass meeting The resolution adopted
by the committee during the day was read
before the mass meeting. as was also stated
that the committee had prepared series of
resolutions which would be read and submit
ted to the NEE ting for their action thereon
during the course of the evening.
The President then stated that Gen u.
SKEN. SMITH, one Of the cold guard" by spe-
ciai invitation was present. and introduced
him to the meeting. Gen. SMITH. on taking
the stand was heartily greeted by the large
assembly. ..'.H
The Gen. in his usual eloquent and mas
terly manner addressed the meeting on the
all important and vital subject to the people
OF the State aud Nation. that .'the American
Born should rule America" in a speech of
more than two hours, abounding in q variety
of facts, arguments and statistics, which, un-
der the management of most speakers soon
becomes dry and uninteresting to an audience,
but when magnetized and lit up by the cleo
trio flashes of the Generals wit, and inter-
spersed with rich anecdotes and happy illus
trations, time flew mperceptibly swift, and
the mind of the audience closely followed. and
at times, impatient Of delay seemingly antc-
pated the words Of the speaker and drowned
the sound of his voice by simultaneous ap-
plause ....
At the close Of his speech, the General
read the resolution adopted by the committee
in their day session. together with the resou-
tions adopted by the American mass meeting
held at Pittsburg on the 18th inst in connec-
ton with the following resolutions prepared
by the committee, all of which were passed
by the mass meeting amid the cheers and ac-
camations OF the audience and without a
dissenting voice. aer p. ..-a .-.
ulate with unfeigned pleasure, the men and
the women of Northumberland county upon
the NATIVE feeling strong of people born
free, which breathes so vigorously throughout
the land of WASHINGTON, shedding the
fragrance of National odor, over the hill
tops and the vallies of our beloved country.
Resotred, That having heard read the res
olutions which We're passed at large and
lpi pti, h,ll al
burg, on Tuesday, the 18th inst, we most
and spirit as in complete harmony with our
own sentiments, ..
Resolred That as American freemen Of
Northumberland, We yield hearty and uni
ted approval of the letter ard spirit of the
following resolution passed in open National
American Convention held in Pittsburg in
the spring of lS47 :-"Resolved, that the
american party of the United States, are in
flavor of the principle, that all deputy post
"masters should be elected by the free voice
"of the citizen voters of their respective To-
''calites."
ResoiUed, That this meeting with one ac-
claim do thus publicly disapprove and protest
against the recent removal of our worthy and
esteemed neighbor. the widow Packer, from
the deputyship of the Post Office in the Bo-
rough of Sunbury, an Office to which she was
appointed by President Jackson, and which
she has held from hiS, through each success
sive administrations period of more than
twenty years. Its duties she has ever dis
charged with signal fidelity and ability to the
satisfaction Of this entire community 1t was
reserved for President Pierce and his Post
Master General, James Campbell, to turn out
the widow in order to make room for the re-
ward of favored partizan.
Resolced, That the proceedings and resolu-
tions of this meeting be published in the
| "Sunbury American" american Banner"
and Philadelphia "Daily Sum-" and that all
tae newspapers in the county and country
favorable to our principles, be invited to
publish.
At the close of the meeting the following
resolution was offered and unanimously
adopted amid rounds of applause.
ResOiUed, That this meeting vote their
thanks to Gen. PETER SgEN SMITH, for his
eloquent, powerful and convincing address.
Extract from the Pittsburg Dispatch re-
ferred to in the Sd resolution
"rHE AMERICAN MEETING on Tuesday night.
although called on short notice, was decided
ly the largest political meeting ever held in
our city, except during exciting election cam
paigns, proving that our people feel deep
interest in the questions brought before them
prominently by the recent elections. The
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