The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1850-08-01

mend HIM for the adoption of his course,
we do not feel bound by democratic usa~
ges to yield him our support any longer,
but on the contrary will resume our former
political position and advocate the claims
of Cambria county, and the nomination of
Cambria county man. We have accor-
dinghy dropped the name of Mr.. M'Kin-
| ney, and trust that we shall be enabled to
elevate the name of a Cambria county man
in its place.
Without any reference to what may be
done in the other counties in this matter
we trust so far as Cambria is concerned,
that an entirely new set of congressional
conferecs may be chosen, and that our dit
fculties at home may be amicably arranged
The voluntary declination of Mr.. NJ Kin
ney to be candidate in the present state
of affairs viii we hope have a salutary
effect upon the democratic party in this
county, and may enable us to organize our
forces and present our claims in such a
manner as viii secure the selection of
Cambria county man. Our reason for
supporting the nomination of Mr.. M'Kin-
ney was that we believed him to be the
only regular nominee of the Johnstown
convention, and having never in any single
instance deviated from the regular nomi-
nations, we dee med him entitled, in accor-
dance with the strict democratic usages, to
the support of every sincere democrat in
the district. But the publication Of his
card relieves us from any such party obli- !
CATION, and we will now await the decision
of the next congressional conference, and /
the man that they select as the candidate
for Congress will also De our man, be he
whom he may.
CARD.
regret very much the difficulty which
exists at present in relation to the nomina-
toa Of the Democratic Candidate tor Con- /
gress from thus District; and | take this /
method Of saying to the people who are
interested in the matter; that thai Difficult. /
ty not having heen brought bout by anv
act Of mine, or that Of my friends IN the |
slightest degree culpable, and believing
as | do with them that my nomination
was made fairly, honestly, and legitimate
", according to the usagcs of the party;
in fact the only nomination which could /
be so made under the peculiar circums- |
tances of the case. | cannot therefore do /
anything which would eli Their directly ori
indirectly, indicate any intention on my
part, TO yield any right conferred upon
me by my Democratic fellow citizens of
WestmorcIand, at the late Election Of 5th I
June. They have chosen me, to be pre-
sented to Il Conference Of the whole dis |
trict as their Candidate for nomination,
and until that Conference determines that
| cannot receive i, am still in their hands /
and am unable to do aught save their bid
ding.
But as there are some who are have
no doubt honestly of opinion that the Con
ference as such, has not yet determined /
that shall be the Candidate, othc rs that, I
another gentleman has received the NOM
ination, and others that nothing at all has
been determined: therefore for the sake of
bringing about that har mony whicn has
heretofore, and should always character
ize the party in this District-out of re-
spect to the above conflicting opinions
and for the purpose of enabling the Con
fcrces to put the matter beyond a ques-
ton, am willing so far as | am con
cerned, and in deed even desire and so
licit that the Conferees meet again at such
time and place as will best suit their con-
veniencc.
Should another meeting Of the Confer
cncc be determined upon, and the honor
then fail upon other than myself, [ Will /
give him my cordial supper be he who
he may.
ALEX. M'KINNEY.
IlcmpGeld Township,}
July 2i, 1850.
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