The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1872-04-18

lions al sing Va said convention they cast
the vote of this State as tho ina joriiy of the
delegate may direct.
The convention tuen TOOK a recess until
evening.
nELCGATgs TO TnE cJNsrirrrfoShL coSvES.
TioN.
The following delegates a; large to the
constitutional Convention were reported
ani tho nominations adopted:
William VI. Meredith. Of rcilticlphia /:
]. Giiinghtm Fell. or rhilaiclphip; Wm.
Lilly, Of Carbon; Lin Blrtholomew. OF
Syiuylkll: II. y McCallistcr, of Centre ;
VIM. VI. Arms'gon,, of LycoGiug; Wm
Davis, Lu1erne: James l.. Reynolds, Ian.
caster Samuel l.. Dimmock. Wayne q.
Lawrence. Washington David y. white.
A.icshlny; W. II. Amcy. LgLigh John
II. Walker, Erie.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
Reso'rcj, That we rcailirm our de-
votion tD the principles of tho Hcpub.
,iean party aoi oar belief that the
coutiIcd existence OF that party is ne
ccs>ary 10 tho maintenance aud sue
cess @! these principles. TIE grand
and Fundamental idea Of the cqoality
VI all men in political rights is not
pg3icsscd Us ans other party, and can
be sustained faithfully olly by those
who ARE committed to l..
Hes2ic.i That the aloplion Of the
thirtecnti, fourteenth, aud fifteenth
amendment. TO the Constitution OF
the | lntci States has 40, been SUM
cicn'iy aclui,ccl IN by al to reader
certain and secure their pcrmaueu;
Incorporation IN that iu.trUmcnt, aal
hcucJ the lm,nistrn'i1n og the Cow
crnmcnt can safely bs outrus,cl ouiy
to dat party which /. heartily and
beyond question committed to thtm
an! The policy Necessary to pat them
into ,ucccs.iul operation.
Ersoirci. That we arc now more
than orcr called 10 sustain the policy
of rational protection 10 American IN
lasuy. II the h59rcr IS worthy Of
bi3 h;,c, aai a fair days work cnl,i2s
the worker TO fair Jays pay, we
must coaiiuLc to throw the protecting
arm OF to Goycrnm,nt around thos,
who toll iJr their daily bread. The
protective policy aloac makes labor
aal capital secure. ItrtaIer.
rmpl yncut certain and ply ample ard
5 satisfactory, while FREQ trade menus
that oar ia'yrers AMI rcchaa,es must
either work fJg lower wages or that
pu: factories should br ciIsol th;olgh
foreign conpciiJn aud the wo,singmcn
Olthe country deprived OF cmpoymon,
q Solrci, rAlt the public lands be-
l)ng to the people, anI should bo pee
served Tor the people We therefore
pronounce most decidedly against any
further appropriation Of the pHbl,c
land in behalf Oi corporations or in.
,liviluals. All ian.s not sold accord.
ins to law shoaIi BE- orcn 10 pre- emp.
tioa arl a.tlal settlement.
Res0'rci, Tha' ~ demand con-
Iinucd nihcra1ce u the p),icy hith.r-
10 pu,sucd unicr republican au,piccs
10 our STATE and in tlc Nation OF a
steady and gradual reduction Of lhc
public leG'. The interests Of the p'o.
pie requjr, that the most ,i.id croao-
my should be practice! in tho aImin-
s,rati5n oi both the National and
State Governments, and that taxes
should b. reduced in b,th as rapidly
rs is consistent with the honorable
maintenance # the public credit and
ccrlaia c%'inguishmcnt Of the public
icj.
R,s,icod, That We heartily approve
of the act Of Geueral GrlHt IA giving
a trial to ho p.an Of c!vilscrv,cc re.
form W. domanl that that phn, or
any other that may be substituted ia
it, paco rs better, shrll have fair
aud urcmbarraSscd trial; that every
effort shlll be made to secars compe
tent mcn for the public service, uui
ihat honesty aud ipc.rruptibi.ity shall
DC deemed qualifications as essential
~ compcieucy AMI Intelligence.
R"o,ced, That the Republican par
~ has given iull evidence during the
past eleven years of its ability to ad-
minister thu Government honestly.
and successfully. 1t has,
within that time, maintained tho hou-
or Of our national flag at home and
abroad, preserved tho Union from dis
rupiiOa, anl restored it iu It's integfi.
t., secured to all classes anl condi
tious Of men the rights given to them
by their Maker, and having proclaim
ed liberty throughout al! the land to
all the in habilants thereof, has given
to that Proclamation the full effect to
which it was entitled. and we, there
tore, in It's name, claim irom the peo
pic a continuance Of their confidence.
and fcarlessly challenge their scrutiny
into It's acts.
RcsyicGd That wcpoint with pride
10 tho record Of General Grants ad-
Of tho National Govern
mont, Not only has The weight of to-
Ieral taxation been almost wholly re
moved from the people shoulders,
but three hundred millions of nation
Al debt have been paid of, q result
never before attained by any other
people under like circumstances, and
or which we are Indebted to the ligid
honesty, strict ccouomy, aud sterling