The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-05-08
The RedCord Conference.


We present to our readers the action of the
Conferees at Bedford on Monday the 5th inst
By those proceedings it viii be seen that Hon
John Cessna of Bedford County, and Gen Jos.
M'Donald of Cambria County, have been select
ed as the delegates TO the Judicial Convention at
Harrisburg, and a resolution passed that they
support Hon. Walter III. Lowrie of Pittsburg
and Hon. James Campbell of Philadelphia, for
the Supreme Judgeship. Gen.,George W. Bow
man of Bedford County, and John C. O'Nein
Of Cambria County, have been selected as dele
gates to the Reading Convention, and instructed
to support Col. William Bigler for Governor
They are uninstructed for Canal Commissioner.
A Resolution was also passed that the dele
gates to the Reading Convention, should, in
case attempt was made in that Convention
TO take the voice of the delegates in reference
TO the Presidency, vote for James Buchanan as
the choice of this district and the State That
Convention meets for the purpose of nomina-
ting a Governor and Canal Commissioner and
when such is consummated they have no fur
ther business to transact-except, perhaps the
passage of a series of resolutions re-affirming
the doctrines and measures of the democratic
party, and to make the presidential question an
issue there will be to oyerstep the objects for
which they nave been elected and can result in
no good. But more of this ere the convention
assemblies, but for the present let it suffice that
We are opposed to the agitation of this matter
there, being infringement of their duties.
At the Bedford Conference two setts Of con-
ferees appeared from Cambria County and after
the claims of each were heard the six conferees
from Fulton and Bedford counties decided that
they declined to act ON the disputed seats from
Cambria" There is no doubt but that they
had this right for in all Legislative or conferee
bodies, a quorum can make laws and pass re-
solves that should be acceded to. We were one
of the conferees from this county and are per-
fectly satisfied with the result of the confer
ence Such is the feeling Of the other confe-
rees who claimed admission, and such we hope
viii be the sentiments of every democrat i'll
Cambria. The democracy of Bedford and Full
ton counties are desirous of compromising the
unfortunate difficulties that have existed here.
They desire to unite the democracy of Cambria
in the bonds of Union, Fraternity and Affection
they look forward to the approach of
that period when our local differences and pre-
judices viii all be forgotten, and we can once
more be victorious over the forces of our whig
opponents. For this purpose two delegates
were selected from midst, by them, from
the ranks of both sections of the party in this |
county, and it is in our opinion a Compromise
that if carried out will be the commencement of
the manner in which we can all be united. As
the conductor of democratic paper our only
desire is to see our party triumph over our
whig opponents. We do not wish and would
not ask, the mere temporary triumph of one
portion Of the democracy over another Wei
work for the good of the party-we are anxious
for the supremacy Of democratic measurcs,-l
We hope to see our democratic ticket from Gov
ernor down TO county auditor elected. To ae-
complish this our efforts shall be directed our
voice shall be in favor of. We have next fall a
large number Of state and county officers to
elect, and if we 60 for union and concession
this can be effected, but If we do not defeat is
inevitable. Let Us all, yes all the democracy
of Cambria unite-lct mutual concessions be
made-let a union ticket be formed, for this fall
and victory Of principles, triumph Of mea-
sures viii be the result. We viii have more 10
say In a short time concerning the duties Of the
whole democratic party in this county, and un-
tl then. We do say, let there be union 10 secure
success. for truly it can be said united we
stand. divided we fall"