Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-03-23
Proceedings OF { Fae Democratic
state Convention.

Proceedings OF the Democratic
state Convention.
The Convention assembled IL the Hall Of the
House of Representatives, at Harrisburg, ON
Wednesday, the 10th inst. and was organized
by appointing Hon. GEO. ". WHARTON tempo
rary Chairman. After the members had produ-
ced their credentials, committee was appointed
to report permanent officers for the Convention.
The committee, after retiring some time, reported
the following names
President-ARNoLD PLUsIER.
Vice Presidents-Samuel II. Gilbert Dr. John
A. Morrison Robert B. Knight. John Roberts
DR.. Wm Grey, Jesse b. Davis. Jacob Van Bus
kirk, Peter Kenmerer, DIR Samuel IL. shannon
Charles d. Brodhead, Anthony Grady, Charles
Lyman, y. c. Moves, Levi !. Tate, Edmund S.
Doty. Il. j. Haldeman, Paul Hamilton, Peter j.
Albright, W. II. Welsh. II. j. Myers, David
Plank, Joseph w Tate, Samuel II. Bell, John
W. Rohrer. II. Lowry. Andrew Bruce, J. II.
Phillips, Henry Sproul, j. S. Dickey, Wm. NJ
Knight. j. L. GiHs, Murray Whallcn and J, o.
Bullard.
Secrctaries-J. ". Douglass, VIM. j. Leib, j.
S Africa, j. II. Bailey, l. B. Davis, R. T. Brown,
T. p. Collins, John Swan VIM. S. Picking .Steu-
ben Jenkins, a. j. Gerritson, 5 S. Seely, G. W.
STANDBY and jacob Conrad.
On motion of Mr.. JOHNSTON, the report was
adopted.
On assuming the Chair, Hon. ARNOLD
PLUMMEE delivered the following remarks:
Gentlemen Delegates:
The honor which your partialty has assign
ed me of presiding over this Convention, [
| accept with profound. heartfelt gratitude, and
enter Ipon the duties it involves with con
ciousness that I wish to DO rigET:~ [ am,
nevertheless, aware that I may come short Of
your just expectations.
To preside over the dalibera tions sf body
Of men as numerous, respectable aud inteli-
gent as the Convention now before me. is a
task surrounded with great responsibility
! and requiring much discretion and tact Ny
| hope cf success in the forbea,ance and the
! generous Indulgence of the members, assuT-
| ing YOU Individually aud collectively, that
any error [ may commit will be entirely un-
| intentional.
Gentlemen, [ congratulate you, as 10 the
! great Democratic party of this good old Com
monwealth, upon the favorable auspices pre-
! sented this meeting
Truth, crushed to earth will rise again"
If am able to read the signs OF the times;
if am able to comprehend the inward work
ing of the gathering today; if don't widely
mistake the sentiment that pervades this bod y
the defeat which the Democratic party suffer
ed at our late election is to, be and will be
followed by a victory that will consign our op
ponentS TO discontinue and disuay. The
Democratic party of this State and this nation
have a common mission; the vital existence o
the government rests and must rest upon tht
success of Democratic principles in the ad
: minstl alton Of government, and IN the dis
? semnation of those principles in detail, mi
nor and subordinate differences of opinion
are always wont to exist, and are always t,
be encountered: and it is always the part o
wisdom, as it is the duty of all good Demo
, crats, to meet them in a proper spirit of mu
tual forbearance and mutual concession
allowing to each other large latitude IN ma
ters of detail, while upon great general prln
cipes, we should be unit.
| once more tender to you, Individual
and collectively, my grateful acknowledge
+ ments tor this distinguished mark of your az
o probation, and hope the result of our labor
S may rebound to the success Of the Democrat
d ic party, and meet with a hearty respons
: from those whom represent.
4 After considerable discussion, committee G
e Resolutions was appointed, consisting of Il
s. following persons:
il Messrs R. j. Hademan, G. w Wharton,
w. Miller, Jas. S. Gillis, r. S. Monagan, lie
| Il. V.
70 kins, n. p Fetterman, r. B. Petriken, j.
Beck, j. Hagelman, Il. S. Doty, j. Leisenrin
:. Sir. HALDEMAN, Chairman of the Commi
:, tee on Resolutions, offered the following r
- port:
TX Resolred, That the Democracy of Penl
sylvana have unabated and full confidence
= the patriotism integrity aud capacity
I'd James Buchanan, the President of the Tn
I'd ted States, and desire TO sustain his admini
tration from conviction of the intimate cot
i nection of its principles with the best interes
80 Of our common country.
- ResoIced, That the complete success achi
III cd by james Buchanan in amicably settliI
'o with Great Britain, in accordance with q
American doctrine, the long Hiooted questi'
s. of 1.-The freedom of the seas" from the su
9, velllance and annoyance of maratime poll
he in quietng the civil broils of Kansas;
promptly and effectually supprcssing an arm
disafecion and rebellion in Utah; in spe
be ily terminating the Indian wars which thres
of ened to desolate our Western frontier; al
his resolute efforts 10 secure for Americ