The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1860-08-03
NO FUSION WITH THE SECESSloMSTS!
HARRISBURG, July 20, 1860


cratic Committee, through its representative in
this State-R. J. HaIdeman, Esq, and 10 the
| invitation of the members Of the Democratic
! State Committee resident IN HarriSburg-the
! Democracy OF Pennsylvania assembled in Mass
| Convention to-day at the State Capitol. Eve
/ ry county is represented, and !he utmost harmo-
| ny and enthusiasm prevails. Any union or fu-
! SION with the Breckenridge Disunion faction Is
/ laughed at, and firm and unyeIdng dIspos-
! tion manifested By all TO adhere to The time
hoaored principles Of the Democracy, and the
/ regularly dominated candidates Douglas and
! Johnson.
Delegates from every section OF the State
! give the most fatterlng accounts OF the strong
! feeling among the Democratic masses N favor Of
! Douglas. and the opinion is freely expressed
that, IN November next, Pennsylvania at least,
will cast her vote for the Little Giant
! The Convention met in the ball OF the House
OF Representatives, at two O'Clock P. NJ, and
was called to order by r. J. HaIdeman, Esq,
who said
This Convention has assembled 10 accordance
! with the request OF the members of the State
! Committee resident at Harrisburg, with one eX-
] ception, and of the member Of the National
! Democratic Committee for this State, who chan
! ces to be resident of this city.
/ The National Democratic Convention which
met at Charleston and adjourned to Baltimore,
/ passed a series ct resolutions which differed from
! the platform put forth by our STATE Convention
at Reading only in this, thai il conceded TO our
! Southern brethren a more determined express
/ ion upon the Territorial question. That Ma
tlonal Convention, before its adjournment, APP
/ pointed a National Committee oi one from each
/ State-the delegation from each State selecting
one OF IFS number to represent It's State Oh that
/ committee, and consequently each member OF Il!
is a part of his State as well as of the national
organization Of the Democratic party. When
! the Democratic Convention adjourned at Balli-
more il was Known that the Seceders had pre-
arranged plan Tor the division of the Demo
cratic party in all the States oil the Union un
der the specious plea OF compromise.
With tins knowledge the National Committed
met, and in order TO prevent, SO far as possible
! such a plan OF disorg ganIzatIon, which might be
fatal 70 the party, 1t passed two resolutions,
which | will read from a certified copy Of the
minutes OF that committee
at meeting Of the National Democratic
Committye. heli at Washington, D. C. June
2jth 1860, the following resolutions were unan-
mously adopted
Rssoived, tha! crisis demands that the organi-
zalIon Of the Democratic party should be pre-
served intact against open as we'll as secret en-
emies oi the Constitution and the Union, and
that il is therefore recotnmeudrd to tne several
State Committees that they take measures TO Sc
cure the adoption OF an electoral ticket in their
respective States pledged TO the unequvocai
support OF the nominees Of the National Demo
cratic Convention, Stephen A. Douglas and
Herschel V. Johnson.
Resotved, That II any State Committee shall
omit to take the proper steps for SO using sucb
al electoral ticket, then the member 81 this
committee 10 that State is hereby authorized,
either in conjunction with the members Of the
State Committee, or by his ownact toj take such
action IS he nay deem necessary and proper
tor that purpose.
Fl. H. SlBLEY, Temporary Chairman.
II. o. PRINcG, Secretary.
The National COMMITTEES felt that in period
ofdisorganizalon It was necessary that il should
do that which had never been necessary before,
to exercise supervisory powers over the State or
CARNATIONS We either have national oIgan-
izatIon or not. Having national organization,
there must be some body, some corporate body,
to speak for il. Under these circumstances,
the State Committee assembled. Il had been
formed at Reading in accordance with the reso-
luton of the State Convention, which author
lied the President of that Convention to choose
the members from each Senatorial district and
be imsef chairman thereof
An additional resolution required pledge
that all who were members ot that committee
should support the regular nominees OF the Dem
ocratlc party, made at Reading, and to BE- made
al Charleston, and consequently TO be made by
the regular Convention At Baltimore. The
chairman of the Stats Convention, who was
made chairman Of the State Committee, was
the organ through whom the will of that Con-
vention was conveyed to that committee IT
assembled IN Philadp phia, fuctyfive members
were present, less than majority OF the whole
committee, aud more than one bali OF those for
ly-fvp were gentlemen from Philadelphia, and
this fraction ofhe committee adopted series OF
resolutions which were in direct hostility to the
action of The National Democratic Convention
at Baltimore, and the decision OF the National
Democratic Committee at Washington. Gen
tIemen, as the representative of the National
Committee in this State, carryiag out the spirit
which the friends of Mr.. Douglas have shown
from the beginning of this war, made every
concession.
As we yielded to dctation at Charleston
where we were told that men would secede it
we did not make the platform before the nomi-
nees; as we snbmissiveIy bowed when we were
told again at Baltimore that they would secpde
# did not yield to every one oftheir imperI-
ons demands, so have never attempted TO use,
in any manner whatever, that power which
rightfnIIy belongs 10 the National Democratic
Committee. IAppiause.I | have done Moth
ing but reques: sound national Democrats to
meet 10 council and [ have done that under the