The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1864-03-30
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report Tonight, and he therefore, hoped an
adjournment would take place.
Mr.. King said ifthe Committee could not
agree on the resolutions, the Convention
could
The motion to adjourn was finally with
drawn.
A proposition was then made that the
Convention proceed to elect electors al
large, which was lost.
motion was made that committee of
three be appointed 10 call on the committee
on Resolutions.
REMARKS OF VIM. A. WALLACE.
motion was made that Wm. A Wallace,
Of Clearfsd, address the Convention. This
was agreed to amidst loud applause, and
Mr.. Wallace stepped to the front and spoke
substantially as follows:
We are about entering upon Campaign
that required upon the part OF each individ-
ual member of The Democratic party the
exercise of the highest, the noblest, and the
sernesi qualiIies---a campaign that would
require OF each Democrat TO forget himself
and TO renember onlyhis country, in which
Denocfats mus, sink expediency, and stand
upon principle as upon the eternal bills
in which tho man who failed TO remember
that The highest duty was 10 his country,
and who became nerveless and dispi.iled
in view OF The immense dangers and re
sponsibillties that surround him would sink
into utter forgetfulness-a campaign that
would require of each pattio ;ic citizen The
exercise of utter self-denial.
Ia reply to the new doctrine which had
been urged in certain quarters, that il was
no: the business of the citizen 10 discuss the
propriety of the acts of tne National Ad-
minislration, bu, that he should quietly sue
comb, the speaker coniended that while the
duty of citizenship was 10 maintain the law
in its integrity aud support the powers that
be within The pale Of the law, twas viola
tion OF that duty for any American freeman
and in the name Of qrarler of a million of
American citizens in our good old Common
wealth, he despised and spat upon the doc
| trine. II wasa doctrine that would entirely
prevent all inquiry into The conducl OF the
war, that would bind the people hand and
foot and leave them iE the power of cent-
allied despoiism at Washington for all time
TO come-tor admitted once it would be
perpeiuated for all time to come. The his
| tory OF ali rebublcs furnished abundant aud
| unconnoverta5le evidence that the self
! abasement of the peopls has slowly, silent
ly, but surely heralded the approach of
despotism.
In referring to The general features of the
policy of the Administration at Washington,
The Speaker referred particularly TO the last
act of that Administration, whereby in en-
deavoring TO secure three electoral votes in
Florida, il sacrificed the lives OF hundredsof
our gallant soldiery This was but a single
instance bat il was symbol OF The policy
Of the Administration. Such policy could
not and would not be sanctioned by the
| people. la 1861, the Administration had a
policy that was acceptable to the entire
country, and to approve and carry ont, which
volunteers hocked 10 the nations standard
from every section OF the North. If that
doctrine had been followed, we would 10
day, have none of the results now so dis
uessingly upon us.
The Speaker then briefly recapiiulated
the position of himself and his fellow Sen.
ators in the recent contest with reference 10
I the Speakership OF the Senate, at Harris
burg For two months they had stood de-
lerminedly and unitedly in resistance to an
attempted dethronemeni OF the Constitution
OF Pennsylvania aud had by every means
in their power endeavored TO prevent the
Inauguration OF a principle that was indi-
rect contravention of the Constitution OF the
State. The position assumed by them
had been vindica,ed and the opposition
had been compelled 10 yield the entire
question at issue, thus vindics,iug the Con
stituton and nosly vindicating the Demo
cratic party of Pennsylvania.
In conclusion, DIR. w. paid a glowing
tribute to the great and enduring principles
Of Democracy, and enjoined his hearers 10
remember that North OF Mason aud Dixon
line were a million and a half OF stern
noble, patriotic souls, whose highest am
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had descended TO them from the fathers oI
the country.
REMARKS OF HENRY G. SMITH.
Or. motion Mr.. Henry G. Smith, of Ven
ango county, was invited TO address lh
meeting. He stated that this was the frs
time in his lie he had ever addressed th'
Democracy of Pennsylvania under The pres
en-, circumstances with which they wer
surrounded. They had been here engage'
in directing campaign which was to rol
ont the great events of coming future
They came here under their old, and wit
their old prnciples-they planted them
selves as party squarely on the Constilu
lion. [Applause.1 We allowed no lalitud
OF area O { the instrument, but were for tn
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