The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1856-06-11

sing along The political graveyard Of buried
opinions, | find il recorded that, on the Esd
day Of November. A. ID. 1879, no less distin-
guished parsonage than James Buchanan,
ia Lancaster county convention, represented
the following resolutions:
.Resolred That the Representatives in Congress
from this district be- and they hereby, most ear
nesty requested to use their utmost endeavors, as
members of the National Legislature, to prevent the
existence of siapsry any Of the Territories or Slate
srAieh may be erected By Congress.
~Rtsolued, That in the opinion Of this meeting the
members of Congress- who at the last session sustain
cd the cause Of justice, humanity, and patriosm IN
opposing the introduction of slavery into the State
then enGeavored to be formed out OF the Missouri Ter
rory, are entitled to the warmest thanks Of every
friend of humanity"
am charged here, and by some Of the Bucha-
nan organs in my State. with being an Abolition
isl, because Of my aedged an.ecedenn. Sure
", in this respect, in view Of The resolutions just
read, may yield with respectful Difference 10
.. Pennsyivsnia's favori,e Son."
In 1919 he declared against the Missouri line.
In ls47, IN his celebrated Berks county letter, he
declared in favor OF The extension OF that line 10
the Pacific. and his solemn belief tina, The s,abil-
iiy Of the Union itself depended upon the pas
sage Of such measure. In his lasi bulletin, re-
Gently issued. he declares the repeal Of that CON-
promise must be sustained, in defiance Of any
and Of every Storm that may be raised against il.
The political, as well as the physical world,
has undergone many extraordinary changes.
Here are three revelations 10 short half cen.
fury. Has no, his '.back bone been wonder
fully s,ifiened" Has not he, too, like The blind
man in Scripture, been staggering aboas these
many years, waiting for that miraculous vision
when he should no longer see men as trees walk
ing Hoping that The scales Of error may all fall
from his eyes, that he may no longer look
through glass darkly. and recommending him
kindly 10 The generous consideration oflhe Gin
cinna,i convention. pass 10 another chapter Of
| Pennsylvanls Democratic history.
In ls47. find, by reference 10 the public
journals thai, on the 3lh Of January. resolutions
were introduced into our State Legislature. in
s,ruc,ing the Senators from Pennsylvania 10 vote
| in favor Of The Wilmol proviso, BY gentleman
who supported The resolution, find that OF SEN
aIor Bigler; of Thomas II. Forsyth. now presi-
dent of The Democratic board Of Canal commis.
sioneIs; John G. Knox, since then elected one
oflhe judges Of the Supreme Court upon the De-
mocrailc ticket; Timothy Ives, now the Demo
cratic candidate for surveyor general. In lsi9,
when my shining commenced, and those terrible
enoimiles were committed BY me, similar reso-
lulions we've offered in the State Senate. and sup
ported BY ]. Porter Brawley, who has been since
twice elecled surveyor general by the Democra-
cy. and by Colonel Maxwell McCssIln. now
holding an appointment under the present Adj
minsiraion, as well as certain other gentlemen,
who, doubtless, would now prefer their names
should not DO mentioned in this connection.
/ lnlhe poliiicalcanvass Of $40, the Democratic
State convention nominated j. A. Gamble, esq.
highly eslimable gentleman, as the candidate fuI
Canal Commissioner. who was my compeliini
for ihai office. A resolution was, according Ia
the published proceedings Of the convention, IN.
anmously adopted, which expressly declared
that the democracy Of The Stale esteemed il "a
violation OF Siaie-righis 10 carry il slavery be
yond State limits" that il denied " the power o.
any citizen to extend The area Of bondage be.
You'd lis present Vhen) dominion and that ]
did not . consider il par OF The compromises o
the Constitution that slavery should travel will
the advancing column Of oar territorial prog
ress." 0filie proceedings Of that convention
the Pennsylvania Of July 10, ls49, then edilet
by Colonel John W. Furney, spoke as follows
eve cannot TOO highly commend The spirit dis
played al this convention, or the unanimiiy an,
harmony with which lis decision was cnmmu
niraied;" and in an editorial OF The 7lh July, ]
eulogised MIR. Gamble. the nominee Of the ron.
yenlicn. in the following manner: " A Demo
crst WIN. acted with such members Of The eonyen
ton THAT 10 amend the consIiin,ion) as Brow
and Ingersoll, Woodward and Klein, and Sc,
! cured their confidence, as we happen 10 hsyt
heard more Than one Of them declare. cannot b,
Justly assaiied as weak or irresolule in hrs sup
port Of The entire Republican creed" In ihs
deliberations Of that convention. many Of lh,
prominent and influential members Of the party
participated. Thos. Mexican Petit, esq, VII,
had held many important Official trusts undo
Democratic administrations, presided. John NJ
Reade, ESQ.,, once nominated for jutgeship o
iihe uniled States Supreme Court by Presiden
Polk, was a member, and, in speech made Il
The convention, spoke thus OF the action Of Oh,
party ia 1913: "As IN the Baltimore platform, il
| Is in splinlers; u broke down and look our can
didates with ii; Il was erec!ed BY southern hands
and not broad enough 10 sustain freemen." 9th
ers Of like Influence were members, anon,
whom were James T.. ellis, Colonel SSmue
W. Black, and John Cessna-aIl Of whom,
believe. are nov delegates 70 the Democratic M
iional Convention. A stale commiilee was ap
pointed Al lhe same convention 10 condnci III
canvass on tie principles enunciaIed by il. o
which the gentleman from the Befks dislric
u. Clancy Jone.) was made the chairman, an
had associaled wiih him The gentlemen from III
Northampton and bradford districts. (Messr.
Parker and Grow aud also Andrew n. Rec
der, now nf Kansas. Amod Plumer. now Ca
nj Commissioner, aud delegate 70 The Demo
cratic National Convention, and others Of Tx
character, not one Of whom objected, as kno'
Of, on account u tie Ffee-soil platform adople
for the canvas.