The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1850-08-22

He even had some ignorant persons en-
gagged circulating it as a by-word "He
that opposes M'Donald opposes Cambria
county" Nay, it is believed that he flat
tered himself, on the strength of that little
resolution, that he had become the sole
embodiment of the democracy of ''lIttle
| Cambria that he was Cambria county,
itself.
But no sooner was this resolution pub
lished throughout the district, than large
majority Of the democracy utterly rebelled
against II.
They knew his bargain and sale four
years ago; they knew the informality and
even dishonesty of the manner in which
he was endeavoring to force himself on
the district, and they determined not 10
support him, Some of the politicians of
Wesmoreland declared their willingness
| to support any other man of Cambria
county but M'Donald; but him, after his
intrigues, they could not and would not
support.
| And the manner in which his confer
ees were appointed would afford them a
pretext to oppose him without disorgani-
zing, even though he should receive the
nomination.
In the first place, there was no notice
given in the call for the April meeting that
conferees were to be appointed, and the
people who attended that meeting had no
more idea that it would be any part of
their duty to appoint such conferees, than
that they would be called on TO elect
President, or declare war against the EN-
peror of Russia. They were given no
to dalI
Again, it had uniformly been the Gus
tom of the party, i'll this county to appoint
Congressional Conferees al the regular
County Convention, and the people had
never been consulted as TO altering this
custom.
Ana again, if the proceedings had even
been formal, the immense crowd of people
and the astounding uproar and confusion
in that meeting rendered it absolutely i'm
possible to have a satisfactory decision, on
any question.
And lastly, there was no opportunity
given 10 consider the resolutions separate
ly, and if, therefore, there could have been
any decision, the people would have been
compelled 10 swallow the M'Donald reso-
luton or reject all the rest which contained
nearly the whole code of their principles.
In view of all these facts, it became OBJ
vious TO the true friends of Cambria coun-
ty, that if Gen. M'Donald even got the
formality of nomination, he could not
get the support of the democracy of the
district, and must consequently be defeated
and the claims of Cambria county along
with him. 1t was, however, hoped that
by presenting our CLANS in the usual way
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be well.
According, therefore, 10 the established
usages ofthe party, the County Convention
appointed conferees instructing them to 60
from first to last, for a Cambria county
man, conining them to no particular pei
son, but such only as might be found most
available. Both sets of delegates were
however rejected by the conference, and
Alexander Nj Kinney of Westmoreland
county was nominated for Congress. Gen.
M'Donald, (alias Cambria county, there
upon, got up rump conference, COM
posed of his own spurious delegates, and,
L believe, one or two from Bedford, and
had himself brought through the imposing
ceremony of mock nomination in order,
perhaps, that he might crafty himself by
trying TO experience the feelings of a nom-
inee for Congress.
This state of affairs seemed however, to
menace danger to the party, and it was
proposed by Mr.. M'KInney tthat the con-
ferees of Bedford and Westmoreland,
should reassemble the conference on the
%, to try TO adjust the difficulty, & Cambria
has been called on to appoint confeIees
i'll regular way to participate in the de-
| lliberations.
Our county committe have appointed
Saturday the 24th inst. for holding mass
meeting to appoint conferees, and it only
remains now to PROFOUND few questions
to the democracy OF the county.
Can Gen. M'Donald now consistently
ask nomination in the name of Cambria
county, after selling the claims ofCambria
four years ago for matter of self-interesp
and ought he not rather be punished for
thus trafficing in the people by being held
in state of probation, at least for few
years until he shall have learned to act
fairly with them and have made HIM
self acquainted with something like honesr
political principles?
Again, ought we to risk the claims OF
the county and the success of the party on
man whose cause mas made HIM so no.
toriously unpopular in the greater part of
the district, that he must be utterly un-
available for it is palpable that he has
been the cause of the whole difficulty
throughout.
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