The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1859-03-24
The Allies Of Slavery OG this
State liz Council.

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The Allies Of Slavery OG this
State liz Council.
Knowing there would be great time
in the old Hunker State Convention at
Harrisburg, we sent special reporter to
give our readers an inside view Of the
proceedings of the remnant of the Pro
slavery leaders in Pennsylvania. The
following IS the first letter of our faithful
reporter, It will richly repay all our ox-
penses in procuring 1t:
uARRIsuURG, WedaesdaY 10 A. NJ,
In the Convention.
Ed. JOURNAL You ought to be
where you could look upon this cro1gd and
hear the confusion Of tongues. the Bu-
chanan delegates look determtned-the
friends of the Governor uneasy but as
determined. That there is fu7l ahead for
outsiders, am sure. The Buck faction
have the convention without d9ubt-ior
on inquiry [ find that there are good
many Postmasters and Custom House Of
icers.
10 O'Clock Temporary organization
effected w harton, OF Philadelphia, in
the Chair; names called, Delegates an
swer, excepting three or four; Commit
tee of one from each Senatorial District
appointed to make nominations for officers
for permanent organization-the Dele
gates from the district, to nominate their
Committee man. (For list Of Committee
see public papers, Committee retire.
liz o'ci0ck.-Conyenti takes reces
of half an hour to enable the COMMITTEES
TO report; after nearly an hour the Com
mittee report ARNOLD PLUMER, for Chair
man; nomination confirmed BY the Con
vention. Plumer takes the CHAIR
coughs,-puts on his spectacles, draws
out paper, and in an alghraT8, school
boy styl, reads his thanks for the honor
Sc. (see the public prints). Some thir-
ty-three Vice Presidents are nominated,
and Of course elected also a lot Of Sccre-
taries.
lG minutes past y, M-ResoIution
offered that the President appoint q Com
mittee of fifteen to draft resolutions cX-
presSive of the sense Of the Convention.
An amendment was offered that the Com
n,ittee consist Of one from each Senatori-
al District, and that the delegates from
the District name each their own member.
Now the mettI5 Of the Convention
comes to LIGHT. Intinations, plain and
strong, come flashing through the hall,
that usages will not answer-the Demo
cratic party is a party of progress-can-
not be tied to the stand-still policy-must
90 ahead this measure was in accordance
with the principles of popular sovereignty.
No disrcspect to the honored Chairman
utmost confidence; but did not think it
would be more satisfactory. Gentleman
from Blair did not have the utmost con-
Gdence in the Chair--free to say So
I Gentleman from Elk or Yenango-claims
both, [ beieve-(Gllis) s)-Timc-honored
custom, could not think of deviating, even
! to accommodate his very good friends who
held to different opinions and would call
the yeas and nays. Yeas and nays called.
/ Noune America, or something else,
stronger than [ ezpected.) Yeas 80,
Nays 36
This seals the fate Of the Democratic
party in this State. Arnold Plumer will
appoint such a committee as the National
Administration want, and the resolu ions
/ will endorse James Buchanan and alt his
measures, and will ignore William T. Pack
er and his State policy; aud Governor
Packer will have to ignore the sO-called
Democratic party Of the State, and the
Nominees that will be placed before the
people by this Convention will be beaten
fronl fifty to one hundred thousand votes !;
the Democratic party busted-dzzled-
gone--left dead.
Then came another clinchQr in reso-
luton of this nature That all resolutions
offered at this Convention be submitted
to the Committee on Resolutions without
debate Offered by Gillis, and carried
after warm contest. "Whom the gods, .
&c. Convention adjourned to meet at
three, p NJ.
i 81 o'clock p M-Convention called
to order Committee announced, (see re-
port--all Of one kidney,) Moved that
the Convention take recess of one hour
to enable the Committee to prepare their
resolutions. Some said two-some half