The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1850-08-29
The Mass Meeting.

Ihe democratic County Meeting held
IN this Place upon Saturday last, we ven-
ture 10 sav was one of the largest that ev-
Ter assembled in the county. Every town
ship was well represented, and from some
of them large delegations appeared, show
ing that the people of Cambria felt.a deep
interest in the selection of Congressional
Conferees, and the nomination Of sound
democrat 10 represent this district in the
next Congress. So large was the crowd
that it was deemed advisable TO organize
the meeting in the large space in front OF
the Court House, which was effected, tenn
porary platforms having been erected for
| the officers. Never have we Witnessed
more enthusiasm than was evinced by the
true democracy on this occasion, or fir
mer determination manifested 10 boldly,
yet calmly, assert the claims of the county
and al the same time to rebuke those who
have figured in the party as set of dis
organizers.
The proceedings of the meeting will be
found in another column, by which it will
be seen tha; Conferees were appointed and
instructed to support DR.. VIM. A. Smith
as the Cambria county candidate for Con-
gress. Upon the organization of the
meeting the friends Of Col. M'Donald al
SO attempted to effect separate organiza-
tion, upon the Corrt House steps, over
which Robert p. Linton presided, but
they kept up such hubbub that i; was
soon evident that they did not wish ''order
to reign in Warsaw" but that feeling
themselves so largely in the minority, they
were determined to act, as their President
expressed it, independently.
The nomination of Dir. Smith was
warmly received by the immense crowd
of democrats present, and that he was un-
doubtedly the choice OF Cambria county
for Congress was proven by the large ma
jority of those present who formed i'll pro-
cession, as his friends. The supporters
of Col. M'DoRald also formed in process
sion, and although largely in the minority
did not appear willing to submit TO "a fair
and honest expression of the will of the
people" Upon the adjournment of the
meeting, the friends of the respective can
didates marched through the town. and as
they passed were counted at different
points by several persons. The. friends
of SMITH numbered between six and seven
hundred, whilst those of NJ DONALD, ac-
cording TO one count were 41O, and accor-
ding to another 446, and amongst the latter
were observed a large number of Wings
and boys. But TO the credit of the wings
of this place be it spoken, we believe only
[l0o walked in M'Donalo's ranks, the resi-
Of the wings having been coaxed in from
the north part of the county.
The professions VI ere dismissed in the
diamond, where addresses were delivered
to the crowd by Messrs. Smith and NJ
Donald who were perched up on top of a
pedlar's wagon. and from this rostrum
speeches were made which strongly con-
trasted with each other. The tone of the
remarks of Dr.. Smith was bold, manly,
national and republican; whilst those OF
Col. M'Donald who follwed him we re-
gret TO say, were violent, personal, and
abusive.
The friends of M'Donald, we under
stand, claim having majority, and ap-
pointed Thomas A. Mcguire. Matthew NJ
Adams, and Michael Hasson as Congress
sional Conlerees, but by the certificate OF
the County Committee, which we also
publish, and signed by nineteen out OF
the twent' nine members of which it is
composed il VII Se seen that the organi-
cation over which James Burk presided is
regarded as the proper one, and that the
Conferees elected in favor OF DR.. Smith
were duly chosen.
A good deal of excitement existed du-
ring the day, but as night came on most
of the crowd left town in good order, and
our borough resumed its wonted appear
ance