Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-07-19

INsuRRECTIoN IN WARREN County Sinoo
the nomination of Buchanan and Breckcnrid,.o
by the Cincinnati Convention, a Democrat,
County Convection was summoned as usual ;r
Warren county, Pa, to ratify the ticket and
do other things 1t was to be composed Of
delegates elected by each township. The 70
suit shows ho. thoroughly unpopular the tica
ct and platform are i'll that region. Wbor
the Convention met, the delegates from Col
umbus township sent in a communication CON
ing that their constituents are of the .Jeffars,
nian school, and have not changed their sor,i
ments as to the propriety of restricting sIarer,
to its present limits ; and that as the cop,,,,
Democratic paper had announced that sno5
Democrats would not be allowed TO rnn r,,on
the county ticket, nor attend the Buchanan
ratification meeting, they did not wish to lar.
ticipate in the proceedings of copveptio,
which might commit them to the support Of q
ticket on the Cincinnati platform.
They therefore declined to present creden.
tials. The townships, some Of them, sen, Coma
few administration delegates, Others srt
Nebraska men, while others refused to send
any at all. The Warren Mail mentions snre,
raj of the latter kind, and gives, as sneci.
men, the full proceedings of Sheffield towr.
ship: AT the meeting held there on the 2Stb
ult., resolutions expressing adherence to tho
principles of Washington, Jefferson, and Jack.
son, disappearing of the course of the presen,
National Administration in reference to Kan.
sas, declaring the belief that d" the leaders Of
the present self-styled Democratic party have
become corrupt through Southern influence
gold, or otherwise, and are no longer WORTHY
of our support or of the much abused raDe
of Democracy" and concluded in the follow.
ing style -
Rcs0ired, That we cannot support anv con.
didate for Office who stands upon, is pledrpi
to, or is otherwise in favor of the platform
erected in Cincinnati, under the name CT De.
mocracy.
Reso'rcd, That we are not nor ever have
been political Abolitionists, but when We 500
national power prostituted to Subyert Freedom
and Oppress the oppressed, it alike excites our
sympathy and Indignation
Under these considerations, the meeting re.
solved to send no delegates to the County Con-
vention. Now the reader may perhaps think.
from the wording of these resolutions, that
they were not passed by Democrats. Yet the
proceedings handed in to the Convention, and
furnished to the county papers for publication
assert that they were passed at a meeting Of
Democrats called by the Democratic Commit.
tee OF Vigilance. When the Convention was
voting for candidates, Mr. g. ". Scofcld. one
of the candidates for Congress, got up and
read statement declaring himself opposed
to the further extension OF slavery and in fa.
vor Of excluding it from all territory Of the
United States, more especially Kansas. He
denounced the repeal Of the Missouri Compro-
mise, the Kansas outragcs, and the conduct Of
the Democratic leaders, and said that as tie
persons who had undertaken the management
Of the party opposed these views, he withdrew
his name as a candidate and INTENDED that in
the coming canvass his vote should rspresei;
his principles. In this Convention, the town
ships of Freehold, Columbus, Cocydon, Pleas
ant and Sheffield, refused to be representation
account of their being opposed to the eztea'
Sion of slavery. These townships contain one,
fourth of the population of the county.