The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-01-21

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I a snssiins Of the Buchanan and. Brsstia.
ridge Club, Of Ponsvills, was held ., tbs
Middle Wads1lotel, on "Wednesday, lanusry
i4sh, 1897, fof he purpose Of taking selioa
on the lale sisocious cosdne,d shs nsnhess
Of thc'House Of Representative from sehnyi.
kill couety. -
At half pss, seven qoaelsckf Edward o..
sconnor, The Presideni,' ssok 'ths schsis, ssd
r. Weston, ia Abe sbssnss,d .iks ssess-
iary pro tam. ~
GhssfIen.F r. w. Hughes stated The. object
Of tiIesmeeiing, and after appropriate rema,ks.
condemnaios Of the conduc, Of Nvm. 3.
Lsbo and George Wagon seller, moved that
a Committee Of Fifteen be appointed to draft
resolutions expressive Of the opinion Of the
meeting, which being seconded, the tctait
appointed the following Committee :--Hou.
2. w. Higher, Hon. Bernard Rsillsy, John
Cla yton, Geo. D. B. Keim, Col. ]. M. Wssh-
GRILL, S. X. P. Kepuor, Washington Rsifsny.
der, Alex. Helherinsl on, Jacob Kline, John
McBroon,, Enoch Bryor, Charles N. Glen.
ems, F. P. Devices, David Eslerz, and John
Magginnis, who reported the following Pre-.
ambls and Resoluuons, which were anani.
mousy adopted:
WHEREAS, The Democracy Of this county
have been sslounded with the information
thai The persons elected to the House Of Rep.
resentatives Of Pennsyfsan from Schuylkill
county, have perpetrated The crime of a most
gross aud Aasrant betrayal of the known
wishes of the party who have elected them,
and their own solemn and Oft repeated
pledges, by voting for Simon Cameron for
United States Senator, alter his open and no.
,orious action as leader among the Know
Nothing and Black Republican Fusioniss Of
this Stale, ia opposition 10 The Democratic
party and the integrity of the United States
Resolved, That the conduct Of William B.
Lebo and George Wagorseller, in counso-
tion with another traitor from York county,
in voting for SIMON Cameron 70, U. 5. Ssna-
tor, in known and open defiance of the
wishes of the entire Democracy of Schuyl.
kill county, is direct violation Of their re-.
pealed assurances and professions before
their election.
RESOLVED, That Tor such traitors we know
OF no adequate punishment provided by law,
and can only express the execration oil dc.
ceived and outraged constituency, who will
treat these Amold's and Gorgey's with sx-
clusion from all social and and political To-
tefcourse.
Resolved, Tha, we have no doubt this con-
duct is the result Of bribery, that the consid.
GRAFTON for this betrayal was gold-and that
these guilty wreiches and their confsdefasss
may be exposed to tho world as wsIni1no1
10 all others, We ask the House OF Rept
tatives Of Pennsylvania 10 cause
vestigation OF the means by which I'M
paralleled frand and treason was committed.
RESOLVED, That we request the County
Committee TO notify the delegates 10 the late
County Convention, who by misplsced con-
fdence caused tho nomination of these trail
tors, 10 assemble al the Court House, in
Potisville, on Saturday, the oath inst, and
that County meeting Of The party be called
10 NEE, on the same day and place, al such
an hour as shall be 6xed hereafter, 10 sx-
press their opinions and wishes, respectively. .
10 reference 10 this treason.
Resolved, That for protesting Democrat
10 sustain or approve the conduct Of these
traitors, 10 acknowledging their own com.
plicity in their infamous transactions, and to
confess that al heart they have been hypo-
critics and enemies of the Democratic patty
and hs principles.
Rssolved, That we hereby solicit the b.
chanan and Breckinridge Clubs in the sew
eral districts, in this county, TO assemble and
make known their feelings Of Indignation st
the wrong that has been inflicted upon them. (
-a.e-= JIM WEFHERfLts a
Sec'y of Committee.
On motion, resolved, That the Hon. Bee. 2
nard Kelley and J. M. Wetherill be appoints
ed Committee 10 send q copy of these pro-
ceedings 10 each Democratic membef Of the
Legislature.
On motion, adjourned.
EDWARD o'CONNoR, Prsst.
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