Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1857-02-04
TIL SLhHDERElS REBUKED!! =!
SMITH s. CREssWELL SUSTAINED! !!

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SMITH s. CREssWELL SUSTAINED! i!
On Saturday. January 31st. 1857, the
Democracy of Cambria county, met in mass
convention in the Court House in the borough
of Ebensbnrg, at 2 P. NJ. The convention
was called to order by the chairman of the
county committee On motion of Gen.
White, Michael Hasson, Esq was unani-
mously chosen President He stated in bold ,
yigourous and eloquent language the purpose
for which the Convention had been called to-
gcther.
The organization OF the Convention was
then completed by the unanimous selection Of
the following named gentlemen Vice Prcsi-
dents and Secretaries.
Richard Morgan. Blacklicl,
William J. Williams, Cambria.
James Kirkpatrick, Carroll
Jolh II. Douglass, Clesrfieid.
Hon. II. Kinkead, !
Edward Glass,
Andrew Lewis, }Ebensburg.
Peter Collins.
Col. VIM. X. Piper.
Alex'r Kilgore, Johnstown,
+. + pTISioi o'Frioi. Munster.
John M'Coy, Summerhill.
John Mills. Summitvile,
4. .n@r: F. ca can,Seii, rSs1iF' Washington.
SECRETARIES.
&c 7 ~ NJ
vino, and John A. Blai-.
On motion of John S. Rhcy, ESD. the
| Chair appointed as the committee on Resou-
tons to express the sense of The convention
John S Rhey, R. J.. Johnson John Fenlon
VI. NJ. Adams, Richard White, James Bunk,
and James Myers.
Pending the absence of the committee, the
convention was addressed by u D. Magician,
Esq, and Gen. JOS Mcdonald, in speeches
characterized by enthusiastic cloquencc.
The committee then returned aud reported
| the following Preamble and Resolutions,
which on motion of John s. Rhey, were
were unanimously and enthusiastically adopt
ed as the expression of the feeling of the
Democracy of Cambria county
The Democratic Party of Cambria county
in Mass Meeting assembled, claim the same
right 10 4 candid expression, OF their honest
| convictions, that is accorded 10 Democrat:
elsewhere and everywhere. They have wit
messed more in .orrow than in anger" 1
systematic attack on Gen. Henry d. Poster
and his friends. which if persisted in, r:.us
lead 10 the most disastrous consequence; full
| ly impressed with this belief they have come
together to protest against this yiudictiy
PhrenFy, and to stay fpossiblo this rnadnes
Of faction. which would sacrifice the trues
and purcst Democrats Of Western Pennsylya
MIA.
Gen. Foster hss for many years been a ia
vOrite with the Democracy of our county =
| There Is no man outside of her borders fo
whom her people have so great an affection
the purity of his political principles his emf
nent legal attainments the fraukness of hi
manners; his generosity of heart; his amiabil
ty of temper have endeared him to our peo
pie.
He Hos our choice for United State Sena
| tor; yc. tho we considered him -eminentl
qualified for that distinction, we knew IT,
people of other portions of Pennsylvania ha
| also their favoIites, and if Gen. Foster ha
been defeated in a caucus fairly held, in th
absence Of all undue influences, we shoul
feel called upon to denounce all who refuse
to sanction the nction of that caucus. Bu
that caucus at which John " Fo7ncy va
nominated for United State Senator. was Nc
fairly hcll and undue influences were broueh
| TO bear upon It's deliberations. The chic
d'sPeneer of power and patronage in the Uni
ted States, signifed his preference, and th
caucus had only to record that preference
and not the will of their constituents A eau
Gus so constituted. SO held, and 70 influenced
shosoever might compose it, could not repre-
sent the people, and as the people are th
source of all power, their Representative
were perfectly justifable in refusing to pal
| ticipate in its proceedings or ,ui FORT its non
! inec. ThercfJre