Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1861-07-06
K, X. KELLER,
From the Daariiie Htoliigenetr


politica! status of our member elect Col.
II. B. Wright,-arising presume from
the fact that he received and accepted the
nomination. of both the Democratic and
Republican parties in this District.
VIII you permit me as one of the sup
porters of Col. Wright at the recent cleo
ton to say word or two on this subject
Col. Wright some fifteen years ago was
elected as the Democratic Candidate to the
Legislature of this State, and while in that
body, uniformly sustained the principles
of the party, by which he was elected
He was subsequently, several times, pre-
sented by the Democracy of his own coun-
ty, as their choice of Representative in
Congress, and two or three times received
the nomination in the District as the DEM
ocratc Candidate. In 1852 he was elected
to Congress and served in that body during
the memorable Struggle, in 1854, for the
passage of that much abused measure the
Kansas and Nebraska act and the Repeal
Of the Missouri Compromise which meas
ures, he ably advocated both in and out of
that body. He was President of the
Democratic National Convention that NOM
mated James X. Polk, for the Presidency
in 1914. In 1856 he was member of
the National Convention nominated James
Buchanan for the same high position and
exerted his power and influence to secure
that nomination.
In 1858 COL Wright was member of
the Democratic State Convention and was
chairman of the Committee on Resolutions
in that body and as such framed and re-
ported the following Resolutions:
HARRISBURG, March 3-Thc Couven.
ton met at half past nine o'clock, pursuant
to adjournment.
Mr.. Wright, Chairman of the Commit.
tee on resolutions, took the stand and af.
ter stating that there had been no differ
ences Of opinion among the Committee,
made a report which had been unanimously
agreed upon,
First. That the principle involved in
the repeal of the Missouri compromise, and
asserted in tho Kansas Nebraska act that
the people Of the Territories shall have
the exclusive control of their own domes-
tic institutions, is the only sure guarantee
against the agitation of the nation in re-
gard to the local institutions of the States
and Territories.
Seventh. That il the constitution in
Kansas is not acceptable in some of its
provisions to the majority, it was produced
by the free Statemen of he territory, by
thir obstinate course, and they have no
right to complain, and should shut their
mouths forever.
Eight, That the aboitionists, in Kan
sas and out of it, have greater desire to
overthrow the Democratic party than ame-
liorate the condition of the slave, and they
would grasp at power and place at the
cost Of the broken and shattered bonds of
the Union
Ninth. That we unheSitatingy appyove
9fde measures Of Mr.. Buchanan's kan-
sos policy, are ready and willing to sustain
him in this, and all other measures of his
administration thus far disclosed, and have
confidence that he will not abandon an
article in the Democratic creed.
Mr.. Stokes introduced a series of reso-
lutions recognizing the principles of Squat.
ter Sovereignty" which he proposed to
have substituted for those reported by the
committee. Col. Wright, however, by his
eloquencc and argument carried the Con-
vention with him. Stokes, resolutions were
voted down and his (Wright's) resolutions
carried by large majority In his speech
before the Convention, on that occasion,
Col, Wright, fearless and successfully vim
dicated the policy of Mr., Buchanans Ad.
ministration, and especially that feature of
it known as the Kansas policy.
have thus given brief synopsis of
the "Record" of Col. Wright, and with
such record before him, what Democrat
need doubt as to his future action. The
Republican wire-pullers may alledge that
Wright did give written pledges to the
Republican Conferees to secure his nomi.
nation; and such political trimmers as
Dr. John, of the Columbia Republican,
may, in face OF the contrary, assert that
Wright did not accept of the Democratic
nomination, but so long as they refuse to
produce those pledges, and the fact is ap,
parent that Wright did accept the Demo
cratic nomination, as is shown by his letter
OF acceptance, tits folly for these men to
talk, The real truth of the matter is the
appointments made by the National Ad.
ministratlon for this district had soured
and disappointed some of the Republican
leaders, and had torn that party into such
furious factions that it was found impossi.