Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-09-15
THE DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CONVENTION

1t was hardly to be expected that a body
the late Democratic County Convention, should
speak out in unambiguouS language upon any
question. Those who have looked over its pro-
ceedings will not fail to recognize amongst its
most active and leading members, the names
Of those who have been for years opposed to
the action of the true democracy of this County;
who have been consistent in nothing but uni
form opposition to the sentiments of Freedom
held by our citizens, who have endeavored III
every way to defeat and embarrass the utter
ance of those principles, and have been open
and constant friends and advocates of pro-sla-
very doctrines.
This we may add, is not the case with all
who participated in the Convention. There
were, we know, those amongst its members,
who are true to the cause of Freedom, and
would not willingly do anything to retard it.
That such are dissatisfied with the action of
the Convention, we also know, and will give to
the success of the Republican cause their best
energies.
We arraign that Convention, for placing in
nomination for Representative VICTOR f. POL
LET ; because he has been for years the sup
porter of pro-slayery sentiments, the advocate
of pro-slavery men the opponent of the Free
men of Bradford County. The position for
which he is named, is one which bears directly
upon the question at issue. The next Legis-
lature has the election of an L. s. Senator to
represent this Commonwealth for the next six
years. 1t is important that a true friend of
Freedom should be chosen. Do the Freemen
of Bradford county desire to have another BRoD-
HEAD to misrepresent them for six years to
come In that time this great and momen-
tous question will probably be settled. How
important then, that a tried and true friend of
Freedom should be in the Senate.
We arraign that Convention, for an evasion
of the great questions of the day-for a reluc-
tant and sneaking notice of those matters which
are now engaging most earnestly the attention
of our people. For failing to denounce in pro-
per terms the outrages in Kansas for omit
ting to mention in any manner, the unjustifa-
BILE removal of Gov. REEDER for failing to
reprobate the usurpations of slavery, and for
silently passing over the Administration of
PIERCE without rebuke ; for failing to notice
the late outrageous decision of Judge KANE,
whereby Pennsylvania becomes virtually a slave
State and for failing to point out any rene
dy for these outragcs and usurpations by the
slave power.
Freemen of Bradford, are you afraid to speak
your sentiments in regard to these matters ?
Are you willing to have it go abroad that YOU
dare not express yoar opposition to the Repeal
of the Missouri Compromise your detestation
of an Administration which has forgotten its
and its duty to the country ? Are YOU
to have your voice silenced in regard
to the removal of Gov. REEDER and your de-
termination to oppose the aggressions of slave
ry stifed by a so-called Democratic Conven-
ton If you are not willing to become stulti-
fed or to be thus misreprcsented, you cannot
give your sanction or support to that Conven-
ton.
If you have been consistent in your past ac-
you have been honest in your previous
ly expressed sentiments-how can You give up
all by voting for nominees of this Convention,
thus endorsing its proceedings, and particular
how can you support VICroR f. PIoILEr,
whom you all know as the opponent of every
principle Of freedom you have ever held most
1t is an insult to your honesty, an imputation
upon your intelligence, to suppose you capable
of doing any such thing. The men who have
so often rallied in defence of their principles,
cannot be cheated nor brow-beat into the SUP
port of a candidate who has been opposing
their principles and their champions for years.
Such a reproach will never attach to the freemen
of Bradford. Local questions may be pander-
ed with, every township interest be appealed to,
but the yeomanry of Bradford will rise above
such narrow considerations, and proudly aud
independently assert their principles, and re-
buke those who would seek to lead them