The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1859-03-09
BLOONSRTRG, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 0, 1850
Columbia County Democratic Convention.

large HuIhpeI Ol lUuuellldl DeHlUCIallC NOl-
ers, the Rules AND CoDE OF Laws as adopted
by a full Democratic County Convention, Sept
9th. 1851, for the future government of The
"DELEGATE ELECTIONS AND COUNTY
CONVENTIONS They are sim gent and
of binding force. and should he regarded -
These RULES and LAWS were framed aud
adopted for the governmental the Demo.
cratic party, therefore why violate them!
II the Chairman OF the Standing Committee,
Levi L. Tate, thinks different OF these Rules
and Laws than he did some three or four
years ago, when he auded them very high.
~, why does he not get out remonstrance
against them and have them rerealed in-
ste, d of violating every part of them as is
being done by not calling County Con-
reniion.
What is the use Of wiring VIXEN we have
before us the Charmao's own language al
ready written, Well just quote portion
from copy Of his paper issued in iS55.-
lie says:
"In the Columbia Democrat Of jane OH,
and the issue OF Jnne Iflh, we took occasion
10 ask il this county was 10 be represented in
the Democralic State Convention. To Assem-.
hle in Harr shur9 on the llh OF July. 1t is
sanding tue OF the Democratic parry in
Columbia COUNTY that no appointment OF
Delegate 10 State Convention shall lie
made 10y the Standing Committee, aud we
therefore presume, as no Convention has
been called, that Columbia Coanly is 10
Lave no voire in that Convention Being
ouTseit a strict consrnciioni>t, we do not
see how the Standing Committee dare ap
pom. Delegate, in contravenilon Of all
rule and all Justice especially, as the time
of the meeting OF the Couven ion and the
rule above mentioned are, aud have been
well known. How long is this worse than
British tyranny TO continue! Have the peo
PIE no rights, 10 voice ?'
Now this is our sentiments exactly. We
would like 10 know whether the "pecple
have no rights" or ono voice" Probably
the Chairman can explain 10 the Democra.
cy. We will quote little further from his
paper as ii answers every purpose:
"They not only [meaning the Standing
Commiltee] neglect their duty. Thy not call.
ing Convention ami allowing the people
voice in The mat er OF choosing Delegates
hut they VIC ale position and well eslab
llshed rule oil The party, adopted for the very
purpose OF preventing snch men as now
keek 10 muzzle the party. from cousumma-
Ting their iyranHical intentions. But even
the following ri, e was too weak meaning
rue Nill. which will I've found beIow7 to
restrain The nprincpled and designing men
who boast that they, God save the mark,
are the Democratic party"
The words in the above, which are ar.
ranged in crotche;S, we have fixed in that
manner, that the quotation may be better
understood. We will not quote any more
from the CcmocrM at present but leave this
suffice.
Rule lX specifies that the Sanding Com
miee shall be five in number and makes
no provisions for any more or less on the
Committee. Rule XII. declares that none
ofthese rules shall be ott'ed unless by vote
Of o-thnds at Il regular annual Convention
Nothing can be palmer than the above,
and yet these rules have been violated. No
vote has been taken 10 have any OF them
altered or rescuded, and yet in looking over
the present Standing Committee we find it
10 consist Of six in number. when the rule
calls for but five. The following are the
select and chosen Committee Lew l. Tate,
Iram Derr, Albert Hunter, John Nuss, Daniel
McHeny and p. G. Campbell.
Well, wesee through ii all now. The Col
had his thoughts upon Representative Dele.
gate TO the Harrisburg State convention and
hoping 10 be a candidate for the lelegacy,
lie tEpnUht n M mn II, "a i'll,
that the Committee shonld consist of six
members and himself be chairman, there
fore he would have control of said Com.
nitlee, and being candidate for the Dele
gacy 10 the State Convention the Standing
Committee would consist of its proper num-
her, and if he managed o get the whole five
10 sign his "paper'' TO serve as his creden.
tlals in the District Conference he would
come in of course as the unanimous choice
OF said Committee, and the Conterees OF
said Conference very probably would be
none the wiser of it. "The principle for
which we contend will stand forever. no
matter who may be chairman of the Stand.
ing Committee and the outrage is equally
W uO Wa TIC COUNSEL
lor."
The following are the rules and laws which
govern our political county affairs,
The undersigned appointed at the last
county convention 10 prepare some rules ior
the regulation of nominations hereafter, and
report The same to this convention do repor,
the following l2 Rules for your considera-
ton.
They conform in most respects TO the
usages of the party as heretofore existing
and we have endeavored TO make them con.
else and intelli2ibe
slight change in the time of holding the
annual conventions, as conlemp plated in the
first rule, is rendered necessary by the fact
that the Court House will hereafter be occu-
pied by the courts on the first Monday of
September aud for some time afterwards.
c. r. BUCKALEW,
Sept. 6, 1851. GEORGE MACK,
+. M BRIDE.
RULES.
1. The annual County Convention shall
be held at the Court House in Bloomsburs,