The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1850-04-04
COUNTY MEETING.

evening, the Second OF April inst. pursu-
ant to call Of the County Committee
There could not have been less than one
thousand persons present.
On motion, MICHAEL HAssoN ESQ. was
called TO the chair. Patrick Regan, Hon.
Obed Edison, Col. John NJ Cough, John
G. Given and James Farren, were appoin-
ted Vice Presidents, and Mathew NJ. Ad-
ans and James Rifle Secretaries.
On motion, Gen. Joseph M'Donald ad-
dressed the meeting. AT his suggestion,
the chair appointed committee of thir-
teen to draft preamble and resolutions,
expressive of the sense of the meeting.
The chair appointed the following gen.
tlemen as the committee on resolutions viz:
Joseph M'Donald, Thomas A. Mcguire,
John G. Given, John Kean, Peter Dough-
erty, John NJ 'Mullin. James Carroll, James
Potts, Michael M'Guire, Thomas Collins,
James Myers, Patrick M'Coy, and James
Smith.
The committee, through Major Thomas
A. Mcguire reported the following pream-
bic and resolutions, which were unani-
mously adopted.
The Government of the United States
WdS CSLdUllSiCu Uf !liC i COpICs HdS UCSii
protected and continued by them, and
must be perpetuated by their power. 1t
is emphatically Government of the Peo-
pie, in which every citizen has voice,
and exercises proportionate share of
sovereignty. 1t is this relation between
the Government and the citizen that con-
stitutes democracy, and SO long as that
connection exists, uncontrolled and un-
tramelled, so long will our free Institutions,
based upon the Constitution, adopted by
the wisdom and foresight of the patriots
of the Revolution, be maintained in their
original purity.
In all popular Governments there may
occur criseses, in which the patriot SIN
and virtue of the masses may be tested
As the heart in the human system sends
forth the blood to its extremities, so do
the people give life and character to our
Government. When the existence OF
that Government formed by the popular
will, is threatened-when the well-being
of the People demands an expression OF
their views, it is proper that they should
assemble together and proclaim their re-
solves TO the world, that their servants, to
whom they have delegated legislative and
executive powers, may be influenced and
guided thereby.
While this is moi only the privilege but
the duty of the ,chole People, it becomes
the peculiar obligation of the Democratic
party in its local organizations, to act
promptly in all emergencies, and at such
times as the perpetuity Of the Constitu-
tional Government; ofthe Country may be
placed in jeopardy. 1t is mainly attribu-
table to the promulgatlon and influence of
the pure principles of L1hocracy, that
our Government has stood thus long
That party has been shield to the Con
stitution, protecting it from innovation and
subversion.
Now, that the American Union, formed
by the Joint exertions of the patriots of the
Revolution, is menaced-now, that the
fiend spirit of disorganization stalks boldly
forth through the land, and invokes the
aid of traitors to subvert that Government
under which we have grown 10 be the
proudest nation on which the sun shines,
we, the Democracy of Cambria county,
composing an integral part Of the great
Democratic party of the nation, have as
sembled to give expression to our feelings,
our fears and our hopes. in reference to
the great question of the Union of the
States, and, at the same time, TO speak our
will OIL matters. connected with the local
interests of the party. Therefore,
RESOLVED, That, in common with the
great Democratic party of the nation, we
hold it as a cardinal principle, to give
strict construction to the National Consti'
tuition, and that, as all power. not plainly
delegated TO the General Government, re-
mains with the States, we are opposed to
all innovations upon the rights Of the
States, and are favorable to protecting
them individually in the enjoyment OF the
qua rantees of that Constitution.
Resolued, That the institution of sla-
very in the States is one Of local char
acter, over which the States respectively
have entire control, and with which the
General Government can not interfere,
without assumption ofpower not delegated
in the Constit uton.
Resolued, That we view the discussion
of the abstract question of the Consttu-
tional power of Congress to prevent OF
permit the existence of slavery in the ter,
ritories, as uncalled for and injurious IN
its tendency. We view it as matter ol
no importance to place restrictions upon
S tates applying for admission, which re-
strictions are not required oy the Nation
al Constitution, and which might be over
come by State enactments after admission.
Resolred, That we are favorable to the
| immediate admission of California with