The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1849-07-26
From the Cambria Transcript.
First Democratic Response in Little Cambria

/ From the Cambria Transcript.
| First Democratic Response in Little Cambria.
| AT a meeting of the citizens of Johns
town and vicinity. held at the house of Mr..
Samuel Bracken on Wednesday the 18th
inst, to respond to the State and County
nominations. On motion John Matthews
Esq, was appointed chairman of the meet
| ing.
Mr.. Matthews upon taking the chair,
made some very appropriate remarks,
which were enthusiastically received by
the large concourse of citizens present.
On motion the following gentlemen
were chosen Vice Presidents, viz. Steele
S. Williams, and VIM. p. Patton.
On motion G. Nelson Smith was ap-
pointed Secretary.
On motion of Thos. A. Mcguire it was
Resolved that a committee of iv9 be ap-
pointed to draft resolutions for the meeting.
The Chair appointed the following gen.
tlemen that committee.
Mai. Il. A. Mcguire, John Latshaw,
Casper Burgraff, III. A. Boggs and John
B. Onslow.
During the absence of the committee
DIR. VIM. A. Smith, the Democratic nomi-
nee for Assembly, entertained the meeting,
in his usual able and happy manner; i'll
which the covert plans of the crafty wings
to gain power, and the great national and
State questions at issue, were briefly but
pointedly expressed.
The committee then returned, and
through their Chairman, Maj. Mcguire,
reported the following resolutions, which
were adopted unanimously.
The Democracy of Pennsylvania are
once more in the field, prepared to do bat
tie for their time honored principles
The broken ranks, caused by last years.
defeat, have been effectually rallied, and
again present an unbroken front to the enc
my. Enthusiasm has assumed the place
of dependency, and confidence has dis
placed doubt of success.
| The County is now thoroughly con-
vinced of the value of whig promises
The whig party, abandoning in the last
campaign an open avowal of any fixed set
of political principles, came into power
under the assumed garb of no-partyism and
! opposition to prescription. BY these
means that party succeeded in decoying a
sufficient number of democrats from their
allegiance to the political faith of their fa-
theirs, gave them the ascendency. No
sooner, however, have the reins of govern
ment been placed in their hands, than they
have thrown aside all regard for pledges
and promises, and stand before the world
in all the nakedness and deformity of whig-
gerry.
| 1t is a matter of vital importance to the
| lperpetuity of our free Ins titutions that this
party of broken pledges and violated prom
ises should be ousted from power, as soon
as it can be effected under the existing
laws of the country. As Pennsylvania is
responsible for the defeat of the democra-
cy last fall, it is peculiarly incumbent up
on her to lead off in redeeming and olsen
thralling the Nations; Therefore,
| ResotUed, That we accord our willing
Iapproval of the acts of the Democratic
State Convention, assembled at Pittsburg
on the 4th inst, and adopt the doctrines
promulgated in the Resolutions passed by
that body believing them to be the true
principles of progressive democracy.
ResoiUed, That in JOHN A. GAM
BILE of Lycoming county, we have a can
didate in every respect qualified for the
office of Canal Commissioner, for which
he has been nominated with unusual una
nimity by the representatives of the de-
mocracy of Pennsylvania. He has been
chosen as our standard bearer in the COM
ing campaign. In his triumphant election
we forsee the precursor of the complete
restoration of the Republican party of the
old Keystone, and the consequent downfall
of whiggery. To bring about so desirable
result, the Democracy of little Cambria
will give willing and efficient aid.
! ResotUed, That our County Ticket is
one worthy our enthusiastic and undivided
support. Our candidates are good men
and true possessing the entire confidence
of the party. 1t is to be hoped, that in sup
porting the ticket there will be none ec-
lcepted, but that ssthe Ticket, the whole
Ticket and nothing but the Ticket" will
be the battle cry of the Cambria Democ-
racy in the approaching contest.
Resoioed, That the Representative ol
Cambria county in the last Legislature
proved himself by his votes, to be ssevery
inch" whig. No member of that body
evinced greater degree of enthusiasm in
| in the support of whig measures. How
any man having the most distant claim to
the name of Democrat, can vote for such
a candidate, is beyond the comprehension
of ordinary intelligence.
ResoIued, That the Democracy OF
Johnstown and vicinity respectfully urge
upon their brethren throughout the county
| to be sup and DOING VIC have the numer-