Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1865-09-09
SP Is E CHI
OF
G.. II. BUCKALEW,
AT THE MOB MOUNTAIN
MEETING.
Thursday Morning, Aug. 81, g
REPORTED ny D. F. MURPHY, ESQ.

hold in my hand, fellow citizens; a
synopsis of the election returns for the
county of Columbia at Gubernatorial and
Presidential Elections, com mencing with
the year 1886 and ending wi ith the Presi-
dental Election Of 1864. This is most
remarkable and most gratifying record,
and have thought it proper and fit
thing that it should be put upon the rec.
ord Of the proceedings Of this meeting, and
60 into the published volume which we
propose to issue.
At the opening of this meeting, there
was read in your hearing the original, sue
cinct, but beautiful statement of the gen.
eral principles Of our party creed from
the first Inaugural Address of Thomas
Jefferson, third President Of the U. S.
This section of Pennsylvania has some
relation both to the author and to the
creed itself, He was correspondent of
Dr.. Priestley and ofDr. Thos. Cooper at one
time residents of the town of Northumber
land in ous own vicinity. What is now
the County Of Columbia then constituted
portion oi the County of Northumberland.
At that early day the founder of the
Democratic party had within our territory
correspondents and friends-men who SYM
pathized with him in political se ntiment,
and TO whom he expressed those emotions
upon public questions which characterized
his correspondence; and his letters to
the two distinguished gentlemen whom l
have mentioned, constitute a most inter
estiDg portion of his published correspon-
dence.
In the year of 1913 the County Of CO.
lumbia was erected from the County of
Northumberland, and it has had an inde-
pendent existence as one of the Counties
of the Commonwealth, ever since. This
was about dozen years before the death
of Mr.. Jefferson. During his Prasiden-
tial terms the County of Northumberland
was Democratic in its sentiments. Our own
County after its erection, during his life.
time, stood firmly by his creed and by
his principles, and from that time down to
the present, its career as political COM
munity, has been one of grea. consistency
and OF distinguished honor, Ia times of
great excitement and Of party disturbance;
when other portions Of the Commonwealth
have strayed from their accustomed course
this particular section of Pennsylvania
has stood firm and faithful to the princi-
pies originally adopted by its people.
have only the record back to the year
1886, showing how from that time down
10 the present, period Of 30 years, the
people of this County have kept their po-
litical fidelity and instead of falling off in
the annual contribution which they have
given to Democratic majorities in this
State, have steadily and materially in
creased that contribution.
IS36-For President--Whole vote,
2l04.
VAN BUREN,, 1860
HARRISON 544
l0l6 majority.
The vote of Fishing Greek twp, not
included. 1t vas lost.
ls40-For Presid t-Whole vote
4l36.
VAN BUREN, 2sll
HARRISON, 1926
1856 maj
1s4l-For Governor vote, 3672.
PORTER, 1860
BANKS, llO3
l466 maj.
ls44-For GoVernor-whole vote, 1872.
SKUNK, 3l9o
MARKLE, 1893
1906 maj,
For President-Whole vote, 5lOs.
POLK 1870
CLAY. .l73e
49, 1882 maj.
le47-For Governor W hole vote, 44l9
sHUNk.........,,.. 20l3