The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1859-04-06
fHE DEMoeRlCY SPEAKING OUT.
The First Response to Col. FOrneyS Recent
Tour Through DIR Northern Counties.

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Wyoming Deeiarint in Support of the Sidte
Convention, and Hgaind lie Bogus WoUf~
hasnt Of Knca, Latman, FOrney q Co.
| We take from he Tunkhannock North
Branch Democrat, ofWednesday, the follow.
ing proceedings Of p Mass Meeting of the
Democracy of Wyoming, regularly called
by the Standing Cobmittee OF the county:
Pursuant 10 nolte of the Democratic
Standing CommittN The Democracy of Wy
oming county asseipled in mass meeting
at Tunkhannockj dS6atufday the 26th in.
slant, at o'clook, ". M, for the purpose of
giving an expression to their views in re.
gard TO The proceedings of the recent De-
mocratic State Convention, and to ratify and
confirm the same. Never were more de-
termined Democrats assembled in counsel
in this county. Mt dissenting voice was
heard through all the proceedings, which
augurs well for the unity of the Democratic
party in this COUNT. The meeting was call
! ed 10 order by Johi V. Smith, Chairman of
the County Committee. David Patrick, Of
Falls was chosen President, and Thomas
Osterhout, John LIE, Fl. w. Fasset, Squire
Sampson, L. C. tonklin, John jackson, p.
w. Redfield and G D. Gearheart, Vice Pres.
idents. On motioi, Alvin Day and Jacob
Dewitt were choss IN Secretaries; and the
following named persons appointed Com
millee TO draft resolutions expressive of the
| sentiment of the 1oatinO viz .-Hon n
Little, Geo. S. Tusbn. Vim. F. Terry, John
V. Smith, Hon. Wh. M. Piatt, H. H. Wal
ter, D. D. Dewitt and z. Billings. After a
short absence, tht tCommittee appeared and
reported, through their Chairman, the fol-
lowing preamble and resolutions, which
were adopted WITHOUT DISSENTING VOICE.
WHEREAS, efiols are being made by GER
tain men ca'inghemselves Democrats, to
create dissensiols and discord in the Dem.
ocratlc party OF uis State-men who in pur-
suance of such iitent, have without any au-
thority from thepeople, and contrary to es.
tablished usage published call for Con-
vention TO be hdd on the 18th day of April
next, TO reverse the action of the recent
Democratic STAB Convention at Harrisburg;
therefore,
ResolUed ThatEe cordially endorse the pro-
ceedngs OF ,hdtste Democratic State Con-
vention at HarLlss1-not only in respect
TO its nomina,iotff candidates, and its res
olution of endorsf fment and approval of the
present Federal Administration, but also in
lis honest condemnat lon and scathiny dtnuncia-
ton Of that present douenor of Pennsylvania
that the Democrats of this State had already
lDhhkeld loo long dpu and fearless expression
of their disopprobad don Of his repeated acts of
betrayal Of the hust which they had confded TO
him.
Resolved, That the call for another Con-
vention by the friends of Gov. Packer, with
the view of procuring, if possible, an en-
dorsement of his administration is unauthor-
ICED by the Democratic party--in direct
conflict with its duly authorized action upon
that subject-contrary to sound precedent,
and in case such Convention shall assemble
ii cannot be considered Democratic Con-
ven,ion, authT4 to represent THO Demo-
cratic party of ti5 Stale.
The Democrat, in publishing the proceed
ings, says they are true reflex of the SEN
timent of The Democracy of that county and
will be ratified at the polls in October next,
by an overwhelming Democratic majority;
that the Wyoming Democrats are not pre-
pared 10 desert the time-honored principles
and usuages Of the party, nor TO abandon
those ancient landmarks of equal and exact
justice, handed down by JEFFERSON and a
JACKSON that no bogus Convention, no dis.
contented spirits who have failed 10 receive
the applause of "Yell done good and faith
servant" will be able TO make inroads upon
the Democratic party in that county that
they stand as unit in favor of the principles
of our party in their original purify, and
will come up in one solid column 10 vindi-
cate them at the balot-box.
Many of our r41e,will recognize among
the officers of ia .noeting and committee
men. some of the most prominent and in
huential Democrats of Wyoming, men OF
character and talents, who have represent
ed the county and district in the House and
Senate, are known and respected through
out the State. Among them, too, were those
who, when the Lecompton question was a
live and unsettled issue, were what were
known as Anti-Lecomptonites; but they,
with all other good Democrats, now con.
slider that matter settled and gone, never
again TO be agitated except by renegades
and dsorganizers, and, therefore, 90 earn.
estly for maintaining the unity and integrity
of the Democratic organization.
The meeting was ably addressed by the
Hon. r. r. Little, Hon. w. M. Pialt Jacob
Dewitt and Geo. s. Tu;on, who expressed
their cordial and decided appreciation of the
action of tho -;5-sn~ Democratic State Con
vention, and exhored all true Democrats tc
stand by the ticket nominated. Messrs. Plat
and luton, (accorJins 10 the Democrai) were
particularly severe i'll condemnation of the
course of Governor Packer in interfering
last fall through his Attorney General, Knox
and others, in hehalf of the opponents Of the
Democratic party.-PsnnsylUanian.
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