Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1857-01-28

With rejoicing do we lay before our readers
our representatives. letter to his constituents.
1t is noble production, and stirs the blood
like the blast of a trumpet. Thank God! that
at this crisis SO vital to the Democracy, Cam
bria is represented by man so utterly free
from sel6sbaess, SO true, so firm, so bold as
George n. Smith
HARRIsBURG, Jan. II, 1857.
DEAR CYRUS The proceedings of NEE
ting held in Philadelphia, on Wednesday last,
and published in TIE Pennsylcanian of Thurs
day, might have induced the friends of Hon.
Henry ID. Foster to defend themselves again t
the base assaults of that venal sheet, had it
not been that the whole thing was regarded
by every honorable man as being mean, vii
famous, contemplate and cowardly Every
man of respectability honorable, high
minded man, regards the conduct of VIM.
Rice and his shoulder strikers" in that NEE
ting as an outrage npon deceLcy and bur
ming disgrace to some of the men whose names
appear in the proceedings of the meeting.-
a majority of the men, however, who figured
in it, are known TO be so disreputable and in
famous already. that no conduct of theirs can
sink them any deeper in degradation and infa-
my than they already are
This conduct of clique of the most cor
rupt political villains in Philadelphia might
have passed unnoticed by myself and the bal
ance Of Mr.. Fosters friends. but | have just
read in the columns of the Bedford Gazette an
article which deserves notice. coming, as it
does, from a paper of some little respectable
ty.
1 will now give some facts connected with
the election of United States Senator, about
Il: IL 81,
sisting of Hon Henry ID, Foster, John Cress-
well, Jr, Samuel Hill, John Fausold, j. X.
Calhoun, R. j. Nicholson, Seth Backus and
myself, have been unjustly, unfairly and
grossly misrepresented.
Nearly all of the above named gentlemen
came here last winter instructed to vote for
Henry d. Foster for United States Senator
The different candidates for nomination,
Messrs. Bigler, Foster. ROBBINS, Buckalew
and others, all went into caucus relying upon
their own claims and merits, and Mr. Bigler
was nominated. The friends of Mr.. Foster
believed at that time the nomination was due
TO him, but yielded with coed nature to the
success of Mr.. Bigler. Mr. Foster was the
next highest candidate in caucus, and his
claims and position were such, that the next
nomination was conceded to him by every
body. We again were sent here this winter
instructed for MIR. Foster, and had every rea-
son to believe that he would receive the NOM
nation At the commencement of the Ses
sion Mr.. Forney stood no shadow of chance
for nomination, and had Mr. Forney been
left to go into the caucus without ofRciai die
tation, he could have not received ten votes.
1t is true the place was thronged with well
known corrupt political tripmers from almost
every section of the State, consisting OF men
who but two years ago considered and denoun-
ced Mr.. Forney as the most corrupt scoun-
drel in the country, and others who stumped
the State during the Presidential Canvass
abusing Mr.. Buchanan in manner such as
corrupt Black Republicans only could Go. and
all manner of well known corrupt politicians
were here, all engaged in the game of fore
stalling public opinion and manufacturing
capital for Mr. Forney. Besides these there
were scores of clustering, staggering incum-
bents from the Custom House in Philadelphia,
who, in brow beating, braggart manner,
attempted to intimidate members from sup
porting any person but Col. Forney. But
even all this was not sufficient. The Presi-
dent elect was importuped until he played
the part OF a dictator and gave tue members
instructions who to vote for, VIZ Col. For
ney A special messenger was sent here to
announce the intelligence that Mr.. Buchanan
had instructed him to say to the members that
it was his desire they should elect Col. For
nev Besides this Mr.. Buchanan wrote a let
ter to Col. Henry S. Mott, President of the
Board of Canal Commissioners, which was ;
piece of dictation on the part of the President
elect, which every man / heard speak OF 1T
pronounced impolitic, ungenerous and unkinc
to the other candidates 1t was species o.
favoritesm and dictation which few manly
| and independent men felt in duty bound to re
sist. This decided preference of Mr.. Blu
chanan drove many members who came her
as the warm friends of other candidates, owe
to Mr.. Forney, whose nomination at first wa
considered altogether out of the question, anC
and made his nomination a foregone conclu
! sion. 1t rendered the contest an unfair
most unequal.one, and 1 would have been do
ing violence to my own feelings, and the fee-
lings and wishes of the people of Cambria, j
T had gone into that slaughter house and as
sisted in butehering my own and their dear
est friend. refused to go into the caucus
convinced that l was right In SO doing, AM
no influence or interference from any quartz
can drive me from the performance of what
conceive to bo right, and induce me to d
that which l believe to be wrong.
In the part acted in the matter | was nc
actuated by any i'll viii towards Mr. Forney
I respect Mr. Forney's abilities. There ar
many things about Mr.. Forney which | at
mire I believe him to be gentleman
generous impulses, but believed and kne
that he was not the choice of the people
Pennsylvania for the position. was actu'
ted by no sinister motive / had no objec
of mercenary character in view, and l
man dare confront NE and say that the part