Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-09-20
Political.
From the Bradford Argus.
Peoples Union Mass Conven-
tiOn.

pusuant to a call signed by over five
hundred citizens who had formerly ac-
ted with the Republican party of Bradford
County, for "People's Union Mass Con-
vention,' the people assembled in Mass
Convention at the Court House, in Tow.
anda, on Monday evening sth inst, at 7
o'clock, and was organized by the cleo.
ton of l. N. EVANS, Esq, of Athens as
Chairman and for Vice. President d. L. |
f. Clark, Athens tp,; H. w, Patrick,
Athensboro ); Daniel kellogg, Albany D.
S. Alexander, Armenia Jonathan Ste.
vens, Asylum S. II. Stiles, Burlington
west; Abraham Morley, Burlington boro';
Roswell Luther, Burlington tp.; DR.. w.
S. Baker, Canton j. Watkins, Columbia
Dr. X. Lyon, Franklin; G. j. e. Martin.
Granville B. PuIver, Herrick; H. II.
Hickok, Leroy; David Mckinney, Litch
field; Lyman Blaokman, Monroe boro
Moses kellogg, Monroe tp.; James Hev'
erley, Overton; w. P. Pryson, Orwell
D. M. Bailey, Pike; S. w, Murphy,
, Rome tp,i II. W. Browning, Rome boro';
q. Herman, Ridgcbery; VIM. j. Fent,
Sheshequin, Alvin T. Seward, Smithfeld
George Durham, South Greek David B.
Smith, Springfield; E. L. Gregg, STAN
ding Stone; Curtis Merritt, Sylvania
poro'; Lewis p Williams, Troy tp.; Wm
Morgan, Troy boro'; D, D. Gray, Tusoa,
rora II. Ii. Mace, Towanda Up A. J.
Nobler, Towanda boro'; James Wood,
Towanda north j. Buttles, Terry; 8. G.
Hovey, Ulster; Wm. Conklin, Wysoxi
D. H. Corbau, Wilmot; A. Lewis, Wyal-
using George Cooper, Warren; James
:, Brink, Wells E. Cheney, Windham.
Secretaries-Levi Wells, Tuscarora D.
:, H. Corbin, Wilmot.
! On motion, the chair appointed the fol-
9 lowing committee, to report nominations
for the action of the convention, viz: j,
f Holcomb, L. w. Calwell, S. S. Lock
= Wook, Albert Newell, Thomas M. Wood
v ruff Uel c. Porter, Valentine Saxton,
3 James Bullock J. B. NJ. Hinman, Silas
B. Garner, r. Thompson, j. W. Denni-.
. son, B Pulyer, H. II. Mace, Ezekiel Cur.
r ry. And after some time the Committee
reported the following nominations for the
= action of the convention, viz:
1t For Congress, Henry W. Tracy of
n Standing Stone. Subject to the decision
). Of the conference.
q For Representatives, Maj Uriah Terry
II Of Terry, Col. Allen Mexican, of Towan-
f. da.
:. Commissioner, Jacob +. Linderman, of
st Troy township.
in District Attorney, Milton II. Case, Of
of Canton.
:. County Auditor, Charles NJ. Brown, oi
if Monroe county.
County Surveyor, VIM. Delpeuch, She
to shequin.
er On motion, the report of the Committee
Is was unanimously adopted, j. B. NJ. Hin
rs man, Joseph Powell, Levi Wells, Edmund
d. Lockwood, J. Holcomb, Augustus Levi,
d. were chosen Congressional Conferees Will
N power to appoint substitutes, and instruc
as ted to support the nomination of Il. W
ly Tracy for Congress and use all honorable
o. means for his nomination, and Thomas N
n. Woodruff, James Wood, j. w. Dennison
ID George L. Fox, Daniel Decker, were cho
sen Senatorial Conferees, with power t.
wv appoint substitutes, and instructed to sup
av port tho nomination of suitable capdi
date for Senator from Wyoming county,
in On motion, the chairman appointed tbt
III following a committee to report suitabl
81 resolutions for the consideration of tn
or convention, viz:
j. C. Adams, George E. Fox, DAME
Decker, Stephen Bullock, James G. Nc
Kean, Z. Lockwood. After some tim
the committee through their chairman re
- ported the following preamble and resolu
no tions, which were unanimously adopted a
- the sense of the convention, viz:
II WhpreaS, The proseriptive tendency 0
he the Republican party of this county, as i
he is at present organized and governed
er renders it necessary in order to carry on
he the objects and aim Of the Peoples Uniol
A party of Pennsylvania, and co o'operat
rot with that organization, to organize Peo
n. pies Union party in this County, upon tn
"a basis of the address of the State Centra
10. Committee Of the Peoples Union party o
this State, and
Whereas, 1t has become apparent tha
a the Republican organization of our county
a through its leaders has become an mstru
to ments in the hands of designing men fo
he the accomplishment of mere selfish an(
, a mercenary purposes, even to the squanaer
zen ing of the revenues of the Commonwealth
, a to the amount of nearly half million o