Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1855-05-16
Senatorial Conference.

Agreeable to puhlic notice the Conferees from
the district composed of the counties Of CambEia,
Blair and Huntingdon, met at the United States
Hotel in Hollidaysburg, on Satu.lay, the l2tn
inst. and organized by appointing Graf6us Miller,
President, and James NJ Rifle, Secretary.
The following Conferees were in attendance:
Observation-Disclosures Miller and Francis
Connor.
Blair.-George Potts, John Doughcrty and
Robert l.. Horrell.
Cambria.-Wm. J. Williams, John c. Magill
and James NJ. Rifle.
ceed to nominate delegate to represent this Sem
atorial District in the 4th of July convention to
be held at Harrisburg, for the purpose Of nomina-
ting q candidate for Canal Commissioner.
Mr Williams, nominated Thomas A. Mcguire
nr. Connor, = NJ po... ., ulaInus Miller; H.,
First ballot.-Messrs. Potts, Dougherty, Hor-
rell, Rifle, Mag.ll and Williams, 6. voted for I.
A. Mcguire.
Mr. Connor, voted for Grafius Miller
Mr.. Miller not voting.
Thomas A. Mcguire was declared duly elected
as the delegate.
Mr.. Williams offered the following resolutions.
which were consider and passed unanimously.
Resofred, That we fully endorse the admins
tration of President Pierce in his management Of
the foreign and Domestic affairs Of the General
Government, and believe him to have been actua.
ted by atrue regard to the best sinteNsts Of the
American people.
Pollock so far as it has been developed, has signal
ly failed to meet the exaggerated promises Of his
friends and has realized the worst predictions of
his political enemies; and that the action of his
Know Nothing friends during the recent session
of the Legislature, has indelibly stamped it as
byword and reproach. throughout the length and
breadth of the Commonwealth.
Ill f,ok - <l~l eco11 1~~k L. =
ture for the sale of the Main Line, was uncailed
for by the people, and is fragrant outrage upon
their rights.
Resolved, That while we are decidedly in favcc,
of all proper and Legitimate legislation for the sup
nres.on OF the evils Of Intempererce, we are Just
as decidedly opposed to the recent act of the Leg
islature on the subject, (now commonly called the
Jug Law We believe that it viii immeasurably
fail in remedying the evil complained of-thas it
is manfestly unjust in its provisions-and that it
ought to be expunged from the statute book.
Resolred, That we regard Know -Nothingism
as the most infamous political heresy of modern
times; that its ranks are composed of unscrupulous
demagogues, and political midnight assassins-of
men who. while they hypocricicaly profess friend
ship to their neighbor, would stab him. in the
dark, and rob him of his constitutional rights.
Resolved, That recent indications throughout
the country afford gratifying evidence, that error
IS harmless when reason is left to combat it. That
the sceptre is about to depart from the hands of
this modern political Moloch, Know Nothingism,
and that the intelligence of the American people,
win with one united voice blot out its ephemeral
existence, and number it with the things that
were-a warning 70 all political traitors, who may
hereafter sri - violate the Constitution of their
country, and tssnple cjsll ~ religious liberty.
under the heefof 1esf9t 1d1f 9eotieIes
Resolved, That ~ 4tpose fuIi co1I1donco ID the
honesty and integrity o. .ur e az ii, the Hon.
John Cresswell. Jr., and that whatever difference
of opinion may honestly be entertained in refer
ence to his votes the question of the election of
United States Senator, we believe he was not gov
erned by any sinister motives, but that he acted
from the dictates of his heart
Resolped That this convention eutertainsa very
high opinion Of the integrity, capacity and dem
ocracy of VIM. s. Campbell, ESQ.,, of Allegheny
county, and we do hereby instruct the delegate
this day appointed, to vote for, and use all hon
orable means to secure his nomination, in the
democratic convention, TO nominate person for
Canal Commissioner, to be held at Harrisburg on
the 4th of July next.
Resolced, That Thomas A. Mcguire be appoin-
ted to represent this Senatorial district in said
Convention, with power to appoint substitute,
should be not be able to attend, ano whose duty
it will be to carry out the above instructions.
Resolred, That the proceedings of this meeting
be signed by the officers, and the Democratic Ed
itors in this Senatorial district be respectfully re-
quested to publish the same.
GRAFFTUS MILLER, President.
JAMES NJ RIFLE. Secretary.