Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1855-09-19
The Joint Convention.

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The Joint Convention.
In another column will be found something that
will gladden. the hearts Of the good citizens of
Cambria county. We refer to the report Of the
proceedings of the Whig and Democratic County
Conventions, which met here and selected the
Peoples ticket; they viii be read with delight by
every patriotic Citizen and viii dispel the clouds
of anxiety and uneasness that have 50 long hung
over our political horizon because that the people
can now look forward to glorious and assured
victory.
The Conventions had no ordinary task before
them; it was a matter Of extreme delicacy to take
ND the subject of Fusion and carry it to sue
cessfuI termination. in the situation in which
things found themselves at this time Both par
ties had their candidates in the field feeling had
been excited; men were already pledged to the
support Of this or that candidate, the emissaries
Of the secret order were active in the bosom Of
each party, laboring with the energy of despera-
ton, to sow discosd and confusion. to throw cold
water on every tendency to union, exciting the
prejudices of candidates and their friends : it
incessantly dinned in the Of either party that
they would DO sold and sold cheap. The prospect
was gloomy tie election was drawing near; and
Know Nothing triumph seemed inevitable All
that numerous tribe of smart, keen sighted poll
ticians, who would certainly be brought out of
their boots in the event of Fusion, felt secure;
they shook their heads portentopsly whenever it
was mentioned, cit wouldn't do" .was too late"
and were rubbing their hands with glee at the
prospect of devilish muss.
These cute gentlemen had overlooked one thing
they had forgotten that the People have rough
mode of their own of sweeping away all such small
fry and their cobweb machinery of petty intrigues
The people were in this case thoroughly aroused
their instructive sagacity demanded consolidation
Of forces; they were determined upon Fusion,
and all the difficulties in the way disappeared be-
fore their strong viii like frost work in the
ing sun.
No other power but that of the people could
have carried the deliberations of the Convention
so harnoniously through. No other power but
theirs could have produced such unanimity in
making the selections. The union, the ticket is
the work of the people, and they viii finish thor
work by electing 1t by triumphant majorities.
The :. Fusion'' SO much ridiculed and sneere6
at, has been accomplished in the face Of every
difficulty; it is now fixed fact, snd We would
advise the enemy to stand from under; when the
resistless columns of the people move to the
charge, they win stand no more chance than
fishing & saok against seventy -four Let them
come out from among the foul party" and once
again meet their neighbors and friends, openly
and In the light 81 day. They must now be aware
Of the danger in which they stand. Even should
they succeed, our county would be thrown into a
state Of anarchy, of social war, and should they
be conquered, as they unquestionably must be,
their organization will be crushed so low that the
arm of resurrection win never reach it.
colt is officially announced that it is penal
offence to deposite in any post Office, to be con-
seyed in the mail. any envelope packet
tanning letters addressed to different persons.
The law upon which the above is based is fre-
qnently violated by persons who are, perhaps.
not aware Of its existence. The thirteenth sec
ton Of the act approved March 8, 1s47, reads
that every person offending IN the manner indi-
Gated above :. shall forfeit the sum of ten dollars
y be recovered BY action ga tam, one-half for
the use Of the informer and half for tn use Of
the Post Office Dcpartment.n There is one cx-
eepton, however and that is in the case OF letters
addressed to foreign countries.
sxffr.z5ss
ooo-The Wing State Con, ention which met at
Harrisburg last week, nominaiei JasErH liEs-
pxRsoS. Esq, Of Washington county. for CsuaI
Commissioners. Il Is not yet publicly known who
this Know Sofhing candidate viii be; but the
presumption Is that either HESRr LIosD. Esq,
Of Blair county, or JoHs SsoDGhass. Esq., Of
westmoreland. has lesn selected to bear the dark
and proscriptive standard Of Il 9 midnight party.
jackson, viii be in this place the first thre days
Of next week. The Doctor can be found at the
effice u DIR. d. w. Lewis. Immediately opposite
he Dcsaoerat s Sentinel oifice.