Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1854-06-29

that the peace and tranquility of the country will
gain Icy the transfer of all questions of this ma
ture from the National legislature to the councils
of the different States, where they of right belong
Resol0ed, That the acknowledged ability and un-
firing energy Of the Hon JANIS CAMFsELL, Post
Master General, are sound indications of the wis
dom of the President in selecting him as n member
of his cabinet; and that the Democracy
in Cambria are proud to know that public
opinion throughout the country has fully sanction
ed his official conduct the head of one of the
most laborious and responsible departments of the
Government.
Resoloed, That we unanimously approve of Go
vernon WILLIAM BIGLER's policy in administering
the affairs of the State Government that hail
his denomination a well merited tribute to high
and important public duties honestly and faithfully
performed, and that the Democracy of Cambria
will sustain him at the ballot-box with heart
and one mind
Resolve6, That the nomination of that eminent
iurst Hon j S BLAcK, the Office ofJudge of the
Supreme Court, meets our cordial Appreciation and
we will demonstrate our attachment to him as a
democrat ofthe Jackson school, in October next
ResolUed That Candidate for the Office of Ca
nal Commissioner. Coz. S. HENRY MoTr was the
favorite of Cambria for the nomination, and that
we, having full confidence in his honesty intei-
gence and capacity, will give to him our enthusas-
tic undivided support
Resolved. That JOHN CREsswELL, ESQ., has dis
charged his duties State Senator from the dis
trict in manner entirely satisfactory to the De-
mocracy of thisCounty, as well highly creditaLle
to himself
Resolrsd That we approve of the course pursued
by Thomas COLLINS, Esq, of the Representiyes
from the district in the House of Representatives,
and in taking leave Of him ut tl.e eNFi-~io,, asss
term of office we willingly bear our testimony TO
the correctness of his official conduct.
Resolred, That we also approve of the course
pursued by other Representative at Harrisburg,
WIN. T. DoUGHERTY, Esq, and We hereby earnest
ly recommend him to to Democrats of Cambria,
Counties or
ResofUed, That in contemplating the history of
America, its past full of hopeful and soul stir
ing recollectons its glorious, happy present, and
| the agn6cent prospect of its uncloudcd future,
we are rresstbly forced to renew admiration
! for the undying, blooming and regeneratiye
| principles of Democracy; believing that, under
Heaven the onexampled increase in extent Of terri
tory, in population, in wealth. in power in all the
conditions of the highest material prosperity which
render beloved country the envy and ad-
mirution of the world, owing to the practice Of
those principles, and to those measures so glorious
| of so broad and comprehensive a character, by
which the Democratic party has stood since the
earliest days of the Republic; we therefore depre
cate any alliance with the delusons, the extrava
gance, the isms rife at the present day. We viii
set face against Them all, even chould traitors, in
| the seductive guise of Temperance, with Phanthro
py on their lips and selfish ambition their hearts
| seek to loosen the bonds of our organization,
whether the repulsve monster of religious bigotry
may raise its head among us, and eudeavor to
throw its fetters around the heart and conscience
of every
Mr. Mccoy offered the following resolution,
which after conversation was finally
| agreed to.
| ResoLUcd, That we continue to retain unabnt ted
confidence in the wisdom and primitive republica-
nism of our excellent minister to the Court of St
James, Hon. JAMES BUCHANAN; that we look for
| ward with pride and pleasure to the time when
Pennsyvania's distinguished and fayorite son. will
! again be heard in the councils of our nation.
| Messrs John r. Black, Matthew VI O'Ncin, and
John McCogan were then chosen conferees to meet
| the confe from Bedford and Fulton counties to
select candidates. Thy were instructed to support
| Dr. William A. Smith for Assembly, and Samuel
| Bracken for Representative Delegate to the next
| Democratic State Convention.
Messrs. ohm c. Magill, w. J. Williams and JAS
| NJ. Rifle selected conferees to meet the
| conferees from Blair and Huntingdon to select a
Senatorial Delegate to the next State Convention.
Col. 7. L. Heyer, James Myers, II. c. Devine
| were chosen conferees to meet the conferecs
from Somerset Blair and Huntingdon, to place in
nomination candidate for Congress- should such
nomination be deemed expedient by the party in
this district.
1t was moved by Samuel Bracken, and unani-
mousy agreed to, that the County Committee of
last year, be continued during the ensuing year.
| The Convention then pledged themselves to sus-
tain the ticke this day nominated.
| Mr.. White moved that the thanks of the Conveu-
| tion be rendered to the officers for the able and
| impartial manner in which they had discharged
their duties; unanimously agreed to.
Whereupon the Convention adjourned sine die.
| GEORGE MURRAY, President.
5. 81 L. Cones, Secretaries.