Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1864-09-03

Sco1T - Binterl,er, Shuman, Baldy Fed.
erol., Lsnihan, Barry, Zeigler, Reedet, Shoe
maker, Hiule, Longenberger, Fisher, FruI
Cool, Keller, -i5.
No nomination being made the Conven'
,ion proceeded TO the second bslo,
TArr-F Freeze, Neyhard, Hill, Harner,
Slime. Maseller, Dletefich. II.
JAcopy.--Lee, Jscoty n. Bower, |. Bow
er, s. Bower Doly, Kline, Hutchison, Run
yan, Eyer UT, Young, Savage, WelIiver,
Mousef, Barber, Evereu, johnson, Snyder,
Ricketts, Win,ers,een, Fowler Moore, ,Slead-
msu, Eut, Hartman -26
Scorr -Hinterli,er, Shuman, Badly Fed
erolf, Lenlhan, Barry, ,Zeiser, ,Reeder, Shoe.
maket, Hitile, Longenberger, Fisher, Fruit,
Cool, Keller. -i5.
On counting The votes il appeared that
w. n. Jacoby had 26 out Of as, majority
oi the whole, thus givin g him the ncmina.
ton.
On motion OF Stephen Baldy the nomi-
nation was made unanimous.
The following resolution wa, then offered
and adopted.
Resoiued, That Wesley Wir,, Esq., and Or.
Hiram C. Hover be the Representative
Conferees 10 meet similar conlerees from
Montour County, 10 nominate a candidate
10. member of the Legisla,ure-and that
they be instructed TO snppon Williamson
II Jacoby, and TO meet at The Danvie Ho
tel, KEEP, by Geo. W. Freeze, ,-ou Saturday,
September the Sd, at l2 o'clock, NJ.
On motion The Convection next proceeded
10 nominate a candidate for Sheriff
Philip Cool nominated Samuel Snyder, Of
Mtflin
Peter En-, nominated Jas. Lake, Of Scott
VIM. Longenberger nominated William
Krickbaum, of Mifilin.
The nominations being closed, the Con-
vention proceeded 10 ballot which resulted
as follows
Snyder 81 votes, Krickbaum ls, and Lake
8. The second, third, and fourth ballots
were taken, the result of each was similar
to the first; and on the filth ballot Snyder
received a majority Of the votes- twenty
six-and was lhereupon declared the nom.
inee. After the fourth ballot The name OF
Mr.. Lake was Withdrawn.
On motion, the nomination was made
unanimous.
On motion, the Convention proceeded TO
the nomination Of a candidate for Conniy
Commissioner.
John Shuman nominated Allen Mann, ..of
Beaver.
Stephen Baldy nominated VIM. Greasy
! OF Calawissa.
JOHN G. Freeze nominated John Keller,
Of Mlffln.
Henry Hinterliter nominated Jacob Dreis
bach, ot Beaver.
The nominations closed, and upon taking
ballo, Mann received 90 votes, Greasy i6,
| Keller 4, and Dre.bach 2. Mann having
the majority OF the whole, was declared
nominated; and on motion, it was made
unanimous.
For Auditor, Daniel Snyder OF Scott, was
nominated by acclamatioh.
The following resolutions were then pre-.
sen,ed and read 10 he Conve tion 10y Jout.
q. Freeze and unanimously adopted:
The Delegates representing The Democ-
racy OF Columbia County in Convention
assembled, feeling their responsibility n
citizens q like of the State and of the u i
ted States, and reiteratiDg and rcafirm
ing their devotion to the Federals an,
State Constitutions and to all laws euao
ted pursuant thereto,
kesoived, That in their opinion tn
present sad condition of our country is t
be traced mainly TO the meddlesome an,
revolutionary policy Of the aboli,ionist
who disregarding laws and constitutions
obligations and setting courts at defiance
hpve deliberately and wilfuly embroile
the country in civil war and that befor
Peace and union can be restored thei
power must be overthrown at the ballot
box by the sutfrages of American Free
men.
RESOLVED, That Abraham Lincoln, tn
President of the United States, having re
peatedly violated the Constitution he wa
sworn to support, protect and defend
having trampied upon the rights OF tn
people, and deprived the Courts establishe
by law of their legitimate power and au
thorily we in common with many o
MS supporters ucuOuuCo HIS aCtlOuS u
"Executive usurpalions' aud call upo
all true men everywhere to join US in re.
toring the administration of the Govern
ment TO its former purity, and the libertle
ofthe people to their ancient dignity an
inviolabiity, by electng the Chicago Non
inea, to the Presidency of the Unite
States.
Reso tued, That Abrham Lincoln, i
his letter addressed "To all whom it ma
concern," by making the abandonment {
slavery by the South condition precder
to negotiations for peace, has deliberatel
and autboritatsvely announced chang
of the character of the war, from that
one for the reSLO, alton Of Me Union,
one Jor The tOrc,ble abolition of sLaVery
thereby making The South more united
the war, and rendering the speedy attai
ment OF peace and re union utterly impo
sible
RESOLVED, That we are for a Unic
Peace OF the earliest possible moment al
. for subordinating all other objects to