Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1861-06-22
Montour County Democratic
Convention.


In pursuance Of the notice given by the
Democratic Standing Committee, the fol-
lowing Delegates elected by the. Democrat
ic voters of Montour county,met in convcn!
tion, in the Court House, in Danville, on
Monday, the 10th inst, at 8 o'clock Z. M.
for the purpose Of choosing Congressional
conferees to meet the the several confer
ces from the different counties in this Con-
gressional District,to nnminate candidate
for Congress, to supply the vacancy occa-
stoned by the death of Hon. Geo. w.
Scragton
Anthony-John G. Ellis, John Dcrr.
Cooper--J. C. zimmerman and Wm
McNinch.
Danville n. w. r. Philips and
David Grove,
Danvillc S. w. Joseph Hunter and
Charles Lcighow.
Derry-Wm. Seidel and Samuel Herr
Lbcrty-John Moore and A. X. Clark.
Limestonc-Wm. A. Dean and Abra-
ham Wagner.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Rudy and Antho-
ny Foust.
Maybcrry-John Vought and Robert
Davidson.
g. vallcy-Gutelius Snyder and Caleb
Appleman.
! West Hcmlock-John Moore and Jacob
w. Crosslcy.
On motion, Caleb Applcman, was up
pointed President of the Convention and
J.C. zimmerman and VIM. a, Dean Sec
rctarics.
On motion, L. II. Baldy and Robert
Dawson, were appointed confcrccs to meet
similar confcrces from the other counties
in the District, to nominate for Congress.
4 On motion, a committee was appointed
to draft resolutions. The following were
adopted;
Reso'reei, By the Democracy of Mon
tour county, in County Convention assem-
bled, that the United States is in no lcgit-
innate sense, a league or confcdcracy Of
States, but o gocernn,cM established by
the people of the several States to Sc
cure the blessings of liberty to themselves
and their posterity that the Union cstab-
lishcd between the States, by the Consti-
tuition, was intended to be perpetual and :,
if ever Dissolved, can only be Dissolved in
the manner ip which it was formed, by
the people of all the States represented
in National Convention and that any at
tempt on the part of any one or more Of
the States to dissolve the Union and de-
stroy the government established by the
Constitution is illegal, and the parties to
any such a'tcmps are guilty of the crime
of treason and should meet the doom OF
traitors.
Resoved, Thatw wo approve Of the meas
ures adopted by the present national Ad-
ministration to put down the reasonable
attempts making by portion Of the peo-
pie of certain Southern States, to break
up and destroy the Union, and, that while
we differ, and expect to differ from it on
many, and perhaps, all other questions of
domestic policy, yet for the suppression oil
this reasonable conspiracy, we pledge it
our hearty and undivided support,
RcSoled, That the Democracy of Nom
tour county participate in the universal
and deep regret felt for the untimcly de-
cease of the Hon. Stephen A. Douglas, Of
Illinois that his career is the best illus
tration of the value of our Democratic
institutions, and of the Union and Consti-
tuition, to the support and mantainance OIL
which his best ability and dying effort:
were given; and that we consider his death
at this momentous crisis of our country
history, as a great national calamity.
ReSol0'd, That Solomon Rudy be ap-
pointed member of the County Standing
Committee, for Mahoning township, a
member of the same Committee to fill q
vacancy caused by the removal of the for
mer.
Rfso'ced, That the proceedings of thi
Convention be published in the Democrat,
papers Of this Congressional district.
| CALEB APPLEMAN, PresIitnh
Il Jesse G AMMERN\N