The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-10-30
UNION RATIFICATION MEETING IN HAIR
RIsBURGH.

HariS6urgh, Oct. 2l.--There was Union
mass meeting held this evening in the Court
House, to endorse the Union electoral tickle,
formed to-day. The Court House was crowded
William Mitchell was chosen to preside, and a
committee of three was appointed, to wait OH
Governor Pollock, and request him t. address
| the meeting. After a short time, the Governor
appeared, and delivered brief and stirring
speech, urging all his friends to unite in hearty
| support of the ticket formed.
| Hon. Lemuel Todd followed in an eloquent
appeal. He owned a preference for Mr.. Fill
more, and implored his American friends to
unite upon the ticket, and defeat Buchanan and
| the Democrats
Hon. Charles B. Penrose proceeded in a
more elaborate effort of the same tendency.
The meeting adjourned at late hour, amid
great good feeling.
Annexed is the card of Mr.. Reed and others
referred to above:
To tho Americans of Pennsylvania.
There can be no denial that we, the under
| signed, have been and are both Americans and
Fillmore men. We have watched the progress
of the canvass with profound attention, wor.
thy of the cause and the times. From circum
stances but recently brought to light, we are
satisfied that plans have been maturing to
hand over the entire American party to the
Democratic platform. la the address of Chas
Gibbons, Esq, Chairman of the Republican
State Executive Committee, he states that on
| the 9Th of September a resolution was passed
by the American State Committee, Gin favor OF
any honorable arrangement with the friends OF
Fremont and Dayton. TO defeat Mr. Buchanan -
We have investigated this fact, and find that
such resolution was passed. This fact has
been studiousy concealed from the American
party of this city and State. 1t is now the time
to speak plainly.
The Chairman of our Fillmore State Commit
tee is not now, nor was he ever, connected with
our American party; nor do we think that we
should allow even the Executive Committee to
defeat, by their cry of straight line American
ticket" Mr.. Sanderson does not believe flor
he says SOY that the Fillmore electoral ticket
can be elected. 1t is mere question of how
many votes can we poll, as torlorn hope.
| There can no evil result to US by uniting upon
MON electoral ticket upon national grounds.
The proposition is, to form one ticket headed
with Fillmore's name, and another ticket head
| ed with Fremonts name and the votes in the
college to be cast for each candidate, according
| to the number of votes Polled by each ticket.
Can anything be fairer than this2 We are,
ever, Fillmore men, and can so express our.
selves ny our votes and our common political
enemy, who stands on platform entirely in
imcal to the American principles, may be de-
| feated.
We are by this means securing votes in the
Electoral College for Fillmore, where we would
not have one without it. 1t resolves itself into
a question of utter defeat by advocating our
candidate in one mode, or of obtaining for our
candidate by another mode fair proportion OF
the electoral votes Of Pennsylvania. For our
| selves, we know the responsibilities we assume
and we believe that our American friends
| throughout the Union will thank US after the
canvass ia over. Yesterday we should not have
made such a proposition. To-day we do, be
| cause we are sure that treachery is being at
| tempted, and we are not willing that our A mer
lean party, which we love az we love our polit
| ical existence, shall be handed over as body
| for the use of that misnamed Democratic party
| against which we have been battling since the
| organization of the American party.
| O.. Washington Reed. Jacob A. Jones.
William Millward. Alfred Cooper.
John S Painter. James s. Chambers
Joseph Shantz. Charles Read.
Geo. T. Thorn. Samuel s. Warner.
6. Rush Smith, and many others.