Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1859-04-16
EDITORIAL cuRREspoNDENcE.
HARRIsRrRn. Anril l2ih

HARRISBURG, April 18Th, 1859.
The convention OF the untrammeled De.
mocracy convened at Harrisburg, to-day, is
the most important sssembage of that kind
ever assembled at this place, not only on
account Of the numbers that attended it, but
on account Of the character, respectability
and talent Of many Of its members. A friend
who has long been familiar with the hume.
rous conventions hels here, says this was the
! only convention he ever saw at Harrisburg
not made up and controlled by office. holders
IL was Democratic convention, not only in
name hut in fact assembled to assert the
! principles of Democracy which had been
! Ignored by the bogus convention thai assem-.
! bed here on the 10th Of March last, q cou-
| vention that had been got up by the paid
! hrelings OF the federal administration, who
had neither the courage or the maDluess TO
avow any principles that do not tally with
those Of their masters at Washington, and
, Who again attempted to bolster up the misc.
rable Lecompion measures that have been SO
sigually repudiatod by the Democracy Of
! Pennsylvania.
! The convention was temporarily organised
by the appointment or DR.. George NJ. Cook
OF Allegheny, one nf the electors Of General
Jackson, as Chairman, and afterwnrd perma.
usIiiy 10y tn" election of Alexander Mex IN.
nny, of Wrstmorelaud, es President. During
! the ubseuce Of the committee on the resolu.
tons and address, Hon. John Hickman, o
Chester, was loudly called for. Mr.. Hickman
is well known as an able, if not tho abest
member Of the Pennsylvania delegation III
CongrCss-and one Of the leaders Of tne
anti Locomp:on party. His speech on that
occasion vii! long be remembered as one q
the most brilliant, as it certainly was one o.
the severest in argument and most cutting
in style and sarcasm, ever delivered on The
floor Of the Hall.
The Convention was also adjrc sscd by Colonel
Forney, Judge Knox, DR.. Ncbinger, Mr.. Leh.
man and Mr.. Norhrup Of Philadelphia. Mr.
/ Campbell, Mr.. Clutwcll and others. 1t is gene.
| rally conceded by all dsintercslrd persons, tha,
in point of numbers, talent, character and innu'
/ cncc, this Convention is as much superior to the
federal office holders Convention of the 10th o
March, ns honesty and independence is superior
to syccphancy and degrading su5scrvieucy.
/ No ticket was formed by the Convention, tha
sutjcc, being referred to tie State Central Com
mitlee, who have POWER to call Convention io
that purpose. 4 number Of the delegat,s wet,
anxious for the formation Of ticket at once
Mr.. Rowe the candidate for Surveyor General
n rnirried by the Convention of the 10th O
March, ia Anti. nti.Lecompton. Mr.. Wright is lie
compton Of course.
Among the delegates from old Berks wa
Major J ohm Swartz the anuihiator Of Glanc!
Jones. The Majors snow white locks, fut
eyes and benevolent expression, would be, Q
themselves, an element of popularity.
An Intellectual attempt was made to d.
something iu the Fry divorce case, on thr
last day. but it would not go. Mrs. Fry wa
in the lobby. She is young, pretty ant
girlish looking woman Of eighteen-light anC
slender in Egure, with juvenile expression
indicating the want Of wei! trained min,
and settled purpose.
The session closed, as usual, with compli
mentary greetings Mr.. Turney vas elected
Speaker of the Senate by close vote, il
caucus over Mr.. Schell.