Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-02-03

Philadelphia q tamsI n'sste
The Keystone State Club, Of AZ
Iadelpl,ia, held q large meeting pp
"wednesday night, TO give cxpressl "a
! to their sentiments upon the recent
Ibase treachery in the election OF Simon
Cameron as United States Senator
William b. Parker presided. assisted
by q large number of vice prcsidents.
The Committee on Resolutions rtpor-
lied the following, which were adcited
unanimously, and with much ep-
tplause
Resolred, That the course Of Hen
try ID. Foster, John Fausold, Seth A.
lBackus, J. X. Calhoun, Samuel A.
Hill, g. N. Smith, J. Cresswell, 4.
III. Nicholson, VIM. 3D. Lebo, Samuel
j Meaner and G. A. Wagonseller, in
disregarding thetimei honorcd usages
Of the Democratic party, by voting
against the regular caucus noniina-
ltion, meets with our unqualified dis.
appreciation and that we arc ready
now, as we have always been, to
transfer to the opposition all snch
unprincipled traitors, as, like them,
are unwilling to sustain our principles
by abiding by our usages.
j Resolged. That VIC have no doubt
ofthe utter, infamous, and irredeem-
able corruption Of Lcbo, Wagonsellcr
and Nearer, who, after approving
Colonel Forney's nomination in the
caucus, gave their votes for Cameron
1 I'M convention, from no possible mo-
tive but one which appealed directly
to their pockets. The circumstantIai
teyidence ofthis fact is strong enough
to carry conviction to every unprclu-
diced mind land We urge it upon the
Democratic representatives OF the
Legislature, as a duty they owe to
themselves and their constituents not
to pause until theicrime Of these cor
rnpt wretchcs be fully exposed and
punished.
| Resoired. That as to Simon Came
ron, we have nothing to say, except
that he is what everybody well knows
him to be, what the Democratic par,
| ty has often pronounced him, aud
what the caucus Of his present party
declared him to be two years ago,
viz: IA dishonest man, not qualified
bv adncation mr. talents for honorable
position, and destitute Of all Claims
to respect, either public ofprivate."
| Resolred, That public attention
should be called to the uttcr infamy
with which the Known othing and
Abolition parties have covered Them,
selves, by eleeting to the Senate ofthe
| United States man whose moral ma
ture is known to be perfectly rotten.
and whose characteris blistered by a
certificate from his own party THAT he
carried his nomination in their legis-
lative caucus by wholesale corruption
and individual bribery.
RESOLVED, That tits an insult to our
State for a man. to represent it in the
highest legislative branch Of the Gov
ernment BY such unworthy means,
and that we call upon all honest press
es throughout the Commonwealth to-
express their Indignation atthe man
nersof Cameron's election to the Sen
ate of the United States. 3
/ Resolred, That in oar opinion it is
the duty ofthe Democratic party in
each county Of the State to express,
in mass meetings, their opinion ofthe
base treaclery on tho part Of those
to whom they have coAffded, by which
the State has been betrayed into the
hands ofour Abolition and Know
Nothing enemies.
Resolced, That with our whole
heart we approve the nomination by
the whole Democratic party in the,
Legislature Of Colonel John w. For
ney, that whom no better Democrat
and no truer man lives and that his
defeat by the ignobleappliances which
were brought to bear has only served
to make him nearer and dearer to
us.
The question was taken and the re
solutions were unanimusly adopted,
with shouts Of satisfaction.
On motion OF DIR. S. B. w. Mitch
ell, the following resolution was adop-
ted:
Resolcel, That committee be APP,
pointed, on behalf of the citizens OF
Philadelphia, to memorabilia the Sen.
ate Of the United States on the illegal
ity of the election of Simon Cameron
as a Senator OF Pennsylvania and
that said committee consist of one
from each ward, together with the
officers ofthis meeting.
The Chair was directed to appoint
the committee.
After another speech from Colonel
Rankin, in which he pledged that the
efforts of the Keystone Club should
be directed to melting out to the trail
ttors their full measure Of justice, the
club adjourned with three cheers and
q savage tiger for Colonel Forney,
and q number Of groans for Cameron