Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1864-08-27


and adopted unanimously:
RESOLVED; That w. w. Pinneo and
John W. Miles be, and they are hereby
appointed Congressional Confereos, 10 meet
similar Confereos from the several other
counties composing this Congressional
District, and that said Confer ees are here
by instructed TO present in said Conference
the name of Thomas Chalfant rs the chcco
OF Montour county for Congress.
Mr.. Chalfant being present, immediate
ly after the adoption Of this Resolution,
iustructing the Congressional Conierecs
to present his name in onierence as the
choice of Montour County, arose and sta.
ted to the Convention that his name had
been used in this connection without his
knowledge or consent, that he had not
been consulted in relation to the matter;
and that while he fully appreciated the
honor conferred OIL him by his fellow CHI.
zens in thus recommending him for go high
aud honorable position, and while he
could not feel otherwise than truly graft
fed for this mark of their con nfidence, he
must beg leave respectfully to decline be-
ing named as a candidate Ho had at this
time no higher aspirations, than to be a
worker in the ranks Of the Democrat O
party, and to aid to,tho utmost of his abil-
ity in hurling from power the present wick
ed and imbecilc administration which like
an incubus pressing upon the shoulders
OF the people, was crushing the lfo out Of
the nation And further that he believed it
was for the interest Of the party and the
country at this time that our Conferees
should 60 into Conference untrammeled, :,
in order that they might, when assembled
with their colleagues from the other coun
ties, be prepared to use their influence in
selecting from any county in the District
the man, who after due consultation might
be found the strongest man and the fitte8t
man, as our Congressional candidate. lie
therefore hoped that the Conferees might
be sent to Conference without any instruc.
tlons further then that a sound and rclia-
BILE Democrat should be nominated.
The Resolution was then so far modi.
fed as to leave out the clause insiructing
the Con ferces.
On motion it was
RESOLVED, That w. D. Weidenhumcr
and Joseph Hunter be, aud are hcarby ap-
pointed Conferees 10 meet similar Confer.
ees from Columbia county, to nominate a
candidate for member of the State Lepis.
lature for this District
RESOLVED, That in case of the inabili-
ty Of either Of the O-nferees 10 attend at
the time aBd place of the same, he may,
without the consent of his colleague, ap-
point substitute to act in his place.
The following Resolutions were then
presented and adopted unanimously
RESOLVED, That we are in favor of re-
storing, maintaining and preserving intact,
the Union of all the States, under the
Constitution, and that we are opposed to
any line of policy, whether of Abolition
lists or Secessouists, which aims at or tends
to effect dissolution Of the Union.
RESOLVED, That while we believe that
by wise, judicious, honest ard honorable
policy, the Union may again be restored
TO its original integrity, and tho States
and the people thereof reinstated, protected
in all theirs and privileges, the experience
of the past three years under Lincoln's :
Administration proves inconteslibly, that
while he and the Republican party remain
in power on such desirable ends can be
attained.
RESOLVED, That the policy OF Lincoln's S
administration has most etfcctully united
and consolidated the South in rebellion
against the Government, and their effort
and determination to achieve their indie.
pendance, and at the same time has dis
trac,ed and divided tho people Of the
North That instead of a war to enforce
the Constitution and the laws and restore
the Union under the Constitu ion, the pol.
icy of the Administrations shown BY
its acts and Proclamations, and most EN-
phatically by the Presidents letter "To
all whom it may conceru''-has been and
been still is the Abolition of Slavery, and
is is their fixed determination to eifsct this
object even at the cost oil three years
more Of bloody war and final dissolution
of the Union.
RESOLVED, That we are opposed to the
system of arbitrary arrests of peaceful and
unoffending citizens who have committed
no crime known to the laws-that we are
opposed to the declaration of martial law
in States and Districts in rebellion and
where courts are open for the trial and
punishment OF offendcrs-That we are op
posed to the interference of Lincoln or his
minions, with the Liberty OF the Press,
Liberty Of Speech, and Freedom of the
Ballot, and that we look with alarm
upon the attempts on the part of the Ad-
mlnistration to interfere with these rights
oil the people, and as freedom of speech
and freedom of the press and freedom of
the ballot are essential to the liberties of
free people, We pledge to the support and
defense of these iDalienable rights, "our
lives our fortunes and our sacred honors."
RESOLVED, That the history of the
present administration, since its FIRST ac.
cesslon into power, il the most conclusive
record that can be presented to the people
to prove the utter unftuess 10 rule. and
that the only hope OF the American people
for restoration Of peace with the Union
Of n AI a.