Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1863-06-20

PROCEE
OF THE
Democratic State Convention.
Harrisburg, juno IL, 1863.

Il ue bIlSuulVl OOnNcnllon VI tue DCmu-
cratic party of Pennsylvania, for the NOM
ination Of candidates for Governor and
Judge of the Supreme Court, assembled in
the House of Representatives this morEiug
at ten o'clock.
Isaac D. Rakcr, Esq, of Northumber-
land CO., was the Senatorial Delegate for
this (Thirteenth) district, and Hon. Peter
Ent, of Columbia, and DR.. John V. Smith
of Wyoming county, were our Represen-
tative Delegates. Proceedings next week.
The Hon. GEORGE w. WOODWARD, of
Luzerne couuty,-now one of the Supreme
Judges of our State, e,-was unanimously
nominated for Governor of Pennsylvania,
Hon. WALTER ii. LowRIE, of Pittsburg
was renomiuated by acclamation, for the
Supreme Jndgeship.
We have only room for the following
admirable Resolutions:
PREAMBLE
That we approve the resolutions, upon
the state of the country, passed by the
House ol Representatives of this Common
wealth OH the 18th day of April last, ard
in addition thereto, and as a further ex-
preston of our views upon public affairs,
do resolve, as follovs
Resoivea, I hat we again renew our
vows of fidelity to the Constitution of the
United States, the great charter for which
our fathers struggled and fought, and
which was established, as they themselves
expressed it, ito form more perfect Union
establish ju.tice, ensure domestic tranquil
ty, provide for the common defense, pro.
mote the general welfare, and secure the
blessings of liberty to ourselves and pos
terity."
Resolved, That inasmuch as the Consti-
tuition embodies the only guarantees we
have for public liberty and private right,
as without it we can have no hope Of pro-
lection from bloodshed, spoliation and an
archy-thc man who sneers at "the Con.
sttution as it is" proves himself to be
deficient in the first element patriotism;
and any officer OF the State or Federal
/ Government who swcars to support the
Constitution, and afterwards, with that
oath on his conscience, wilfuly violates
it, is wholly unworthy fpublic confidence.
RtSolred, That among the rights which
the Constitution provides to every citizen,
is that Of being secure in his life, liberty
and property, SO that he cannot be deprived
of either without due process of law, fair
trial by competent judge and a jury Of
his neighbors, with witnesses to confront
him and counsel 10 defcad him. This is
so just in itself, so necessary to the happi-
ness of the people for whom all govern
ment is made, and SO plaiuly written down
in the Federal Constitution, and in all the
State Constitutions, any person who can
misunderstood it has not, in our opinion
the mental capacity which fits him for
public station.
Resolved, That we have heard with in-
tense alarm and deep indignation that some
of our political opponents claim for the
President Of the United States power
hitherto wholly unknown in America and
never exercised in Europe or Asia, except
by the most despotic monarchs, namely :
the power 10 arrest free citizens for the
expression of their hone't opinions on
public affairs; and that the President
has not only presumed 10 exercise this
power himself with the moderation and
mercy which bis own nature might prompt
but has delegated it to many subordinates,
and they again to others in every part ol
the country, urtil its hidcous presence is
seen and felt all over the land.
ResoiUet, That among the the numer-
Gus officers to whom the President has
given this terrible power above the laws
and above the people, there must, in the
nature ofthings be large proportion who
are totally incapable of wiclding it either
honestly or wisely-low politicians filled
with partisan rancor, knaves who do not
care for justice and rufians who delight
in trampling it under FOOT and therefore
we are dot surprised to learn that the
worthiest men have been torn from their
families, judges knocked down on the bench
ministers Of the Gospel imprisoned in loath-
some dungeons and respectable women
treated with brutality which it would be
indecent even to name-and all this, il
many cases, without prctcnse that the
victims were guilty even Of political of,
fense, much less of any crime against the
laws.
Resolved, That free government cannot
exists without free press, and the Consti
tuition of this State, as well as that of the
limited States. has declared that il sbal
be free. Those persons therefore in Office
or out of Office, who attempt to suppress:
books and newspapers BY violence are tlt
enemies Of this government and ought Il
be themselves suppressed.
Resolved, That we hartily thank thu
lionhearted Democracy Of Ohio, for th'
manly vindication they have given to th'
Constitution against the great crime com
mited upon it in the arrest and deportation
of Clement i, Vallandigham; and WI
assure them of our cordial sympathy il
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