The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-09-18
Democratic Copferec ueo,,.

pursuant 10 poonc notice the Democr..;
Conferees of Blair, Cambria, and HuntiNalI AUG
counties met at the public house of 1aII
Dougher+y, in the borough of HolHdsvsk1U
on Wednesday the 10th instant and orgsUi-s, $,
by calling to the chair DR.. Henry OrIsJr
Huntingdon county, and appointing NJ. Hs:.,U
Esq, of Cambria, Secretary.
The following Conferees appeared and ,o,,.
their seats - H
Blair-Irvin HOrrell, Samuel Henchy md
John NJ. G.bbony, Esq. U
Cambria-M. Hasson, Esq, M. NJ Al.
and G. c. K. Zahm.
untingdon-Dr. II. Orlady, John 3 Ci,.-
and VIM. Lewis. ''
On motion the meeting proceeded 70 nal,
nominations for Senatorial Delegate 10 -
State Convention, as follows
Mr. Hasson nominated Thomas A Naomi.
of Cambria.
Mr.. Given nominated, John Scott. Fs, -,
T. Huntingdon. -
The meeting then proceeded TO ballot vI;o.
resulted in the election of John Scott. Es,
motion was then made that the rnea,;
proceed to nominate candidate for Presderss
Judge Of this Judicial District-when the 81
lowing letter was read, and ordered to be mn
lished:-
HoIilaysburg, Sept 10, 1851
To J. VI. GibbOny, Irwin Horrel and Samns
Henchy, Esqs., Conferees, &c
Gentlemen: The Convention that apponto3
you, unanimously instructed you, am informeS
to support me IN your conference, for Presjden,
Judge.
l thank the Convention and the Democrats y,
Blair county whom they represented, for ii -
manifestation Of their regard and confdeuee
but respectfully decline TO be a candidate N
viii therefore please not name me for the of5cs
Congratulating you, and the members of tb,
Conference, on the excellent prospect this fall
of redeeming our noble old State and tber bv
the Union, from the hands of the men WHO are
afraid to say whether they are for the Consti.
tuton and the laws for carrying out its prov.
81 ms or Lots
am your friend and fellow citizen,
THAD. BANKS.
On motion Of NJ NJ Adams. of Camb.i,
THOMAS p. CAMPBELL, Esq, o. Hun; in -don,
was then unanimously nominated for Pres dent
Judge by acclamatiou.
The Ioi o"iug resolutions were then read and
.dopted.-
ResOtced, That the Democracy of this Sen..
torial District have confidence in the int, rity
and democracy of James Buchanan. StepHen
Douglass, Samuel Houston, William o Iuder,
Howell Cobb, JOseph Lane and John E. Wool
but that in the judgment of this Convention, nc
m IA has higher qua iications Tor the Presidency
than Lewis Cass; no man as strong claims, and
NJ man living able to command the vote be car
IN Pennsylvania.
ReSotUed That in view of his eminent cars
c ty, exalted character, and pure democracy,
the powerful race he made in As in the face Of
overwhelming dficulties-his great availability
which stands out clear and distinct above all
other names, new or old that can be presented
we hereby instruct our Delegate TO the State
Convention II use all honorable means TO pro-
cure an expression from that Convention IN his
favor, and to vote for no man as Del gate to
the National Convention who is not his stead
Is friend.
Il soiccd, That Col. John Cgesswell, of Hunt
ngdOn county, IS the choic- of this District
nal Comm ssiouer III %, and that our Dele
tie IS her b. Instructed TO leave n thing IN
on To cur. nominal o I.
ReSoi, ed, That tie Proceedings Of this Con-
veAuon be publ-shId IN the De.nucra ic papers
OF this District, the Harrisburg hess, lie,
Pennsylvania Statesman and Pennsylvania.