Year: 1868




Abiding to the delegates from this State
to the National Democratic Convention,
Hon. vs.. Gsryiu, editor Of the, Mercer
Ptea says: =, 49,, ,C ~, ~ ~ =, a. ''''"


The faet.. f-itisa.tact. that asmall ma.
jority Of osr State delegation ass not favor,
able to Mr.. Psndleton aid bis financial pro-
position, and are In favor Of some MIN
whose only recommendation Il that be never
was committed 70 o Democratic principle, is
NO reason Why the Pondleton element in our
State should find no expression st New
York on the Fourth Of July. If the Man.
hatten Club Of that city, the President
making politicians at Washington, and oil
tho bondholders' interest Of the United
States, were concentrated In Penusylvanis,
they would have no right to dictate to the
people Of this district who they should sup.
port for the nomination. Our people sre
not ambitious Of having any public senti.
ment that may obtain east Of the mountains
being allowed to ovcrslaugh the preference
Of the West. Never in the history Of tho
party were VIC more united on candidate
than we are on Pendleton. Our delegates
were selected with the express understand:
ing that they were either to support Mr..
Pendleton or some man openly and avowed.
ly in favor Of that financial policy of which
he is the father. If our delegates are de.
sirous Of representing the wishes Of their
constituents, and we have no reason for
thinking the contrary, they will render Mr.. {
Pendletou cordial and earnest support, vo.
ting for him continuously and urging his
nomination with their very best ability, re-
gardless Of the dictation Of men whom they
do not represent. If our State delegation
should determine to support o unit other
than Mr.. Pendleton il is duty they owe to
the Democracy Of this Congressional district
to repudiate such action and give expression
to the power from whom they derived their
agency. We can imagine no satisfactory
excuse for different course, and apprehend
that if our delegates should fail in giving us
and in carrying out the unan.
imous desire Of our hearts, chat they will
not receive that hearty endorsement at home
which is 80 acceptable to man anxious to
carry out the wishes Of his employers. On
the other hand, by standing up manfully for
the right, by continually bearing in mind
that they are not delegated to represent
either their own peculiar views or the views
Of another and distant part of the State,
but to represent, and represent alone, the
united voice Of their constituency, they will
receive such approval as must be most sat-
isfactory to men who conscientiously dis.
charge the duties entrusted to their care.


"Thesc ideas are suggested, not by any
lack Of confidence in the integrity Of Judge
Church or Of Mr.. Corbett, but through the
belief that an effort is being made to over.
slaugh the western part Of the State, and
that it is our duty to state distinctly and ae
once that We will not stand it. The people
are too much aroused to have their voice
stiAsd in this manner. The politicians
should be made to know that delegates arc
not sent to conventions rs automations for
The convenience of that portion Of the State
which may be the stronger, but that they
are sent to proclaim, through their votes, to
The Democracy of the whole United States,
whom they wish as their standard bearer.
If our voice should be with tho minority We
cannot resist and remain in the organization,
but we do not propose submitting to having
no voice at all." ".I5EG rpq9 ayr. " "N.