Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1859-04-22
The Pennsylvania Convention.

| (rsther an elaborate title,) at Harrisburg,
last Wednesday, have come to hand, and
| they more than fulfill the expectations
raised by the telegraphic report. The
meeting was large, comprising fair
proportion of prominent men, and an
enthusiastic spirit prevailed throughout.
OF the speech of Mr.. Hickman, the tel /
egraphic summary gave but very i'm
perfect idea. 1t is nervous, keen and /
incisive, but it is also high-toned and
comprehensive. 1t covers the whole
ground not only of the Democratic re-
lpudiation of Mr.. Buchanan. but of the
Essential issues now controlling the poll
tics of the country. Mr.. Hickman has
evidently studied carefully the events Of
the last dozen years, and has full ap-
probation of the meaning and extent of
1.-The contest into which he has now thrown
ais energies. As an indication of this,
and for the benefit of others who are in
.clined to underrate this movement in
Pennsylvania, we make the following
brief extract:
The President published his inter-
pretations of party principles ard plat
forms with the arrogance of a dictator,
and commanded his subordinates in Of
fee, and his coward slaves, to reiterate
and proclaim his bulls of party excom-
munication against all who were rash
CROUCH TO follow an independent judg-
ment. These acts of themselves are
enough to sever allegiance. 1t would be
an ill-shapen manhood which could toler-
ate them in silence. But because we
denounee them, we are mathematical as
Irebellious. Sir, we viii sec where the
rebellion will end. It will end in the
supremacy of the laws IL the integrity
! of the Constitution in the publication
of parties; in the sworn loyalty of exc
cutives; and the vigorous growth, mate
e rial greatness, and eternal dominance Of
= the North. That is where it viii end
=. The address read, and probably drawn
: up, by Col Forney, if more guarded in
expression than Mr.. Hiekman's speech,
goes substantially to the same point, and
: is marked by equal vigor. 1t reviews
with exhaustive thoroughness the whole
Kansas policy of Mr. Buchanan, and
sets in clear light his reflections, MOI
only from the obvious path Of duty, bu
from his solemn and oft-reiIeratet
pledges. 1t explains the true nature Q
10 popular sovereignty, much in the spirit 0
Hon. Eli Tbayer's views, and commend
r it to the support of all honest opponent
~ of the administration, North and South
= The following extract, taken from til
- closing paragraph, gives an outlook upo
Oh the future:
We " We must arrest the tendencies {
nh parties and of power towards sectional
I'd ism. Above all, we must set our face
on sternly and everywhere against the ne
= and scandalous demand that slavery ha
al become the controlling power of Ii
mt State that it shall be elevated above a
TO other property, and shall be forced ini
he the Territories at the point of the bayone
or This is the practical question whetht
N the people shall rule according to tn
ent which was nominated in the bond
rty whether they shall control and regula
ere their own domestic institutions in the
len own way-or whether they are TO r
xxi main the abjeet creatures of a Congre
all sional majority who, in defiance Of la
= shall sit in judgment upon their acts, a
the Ecepting them only as they come up to t
in new standard of intervention for the
and neft of slavery p
1tic There are some expressions in the q
lisi- dress and resolutions which the MAORI
ita- of the opposition in this State and
sec others could not adopt. But what
the this? In many points we cannot fu
'uth agree with our political brethren of t
e OF North west, or even of those nearer ST
lght In matters of local nature, in ma
sec minor views growing out of past pa
tact connections, we must agree to disagr
rent We have always advocated liberal pC
ION ey in this respect, and we always sh
and 1t is enough that we have agreement
DIS on the main issues Of the battle TO
r OF fought And we have no doubt at
ira that the campaign of 1860 will bring
nth, side by side with the men of this Pc
tied sIyrania Boston .IoatrR6
the
rom MOUNTAIN FARE. A Pixies Pc
sec er, writing to the Rock Island Arg
the says:
and Old moantaineers are plenty b
ated and tell some mighty hard stories alb
'sive their mountain lives They are ger