Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1858-03-17
The DELEGATE FROM CAMBRIA IN
THE DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVEN-
TION

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THE DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVEN-
TION. /.
We publish with great deal of pleasure this
week, Communication from our esteemed
friend James C. Noon Esq, explaining and de-
Tending his course as member of the Democrat
ic State Convention which assembled at Harris
! burr on the 4th inst Mr.. Noon is right IL sup
posing that we have no disposition to do him the
slightest injury injustice and If We have wrong
ed him, five have done aught to place him in a
| false position before the Democ cracy of Cambria
we are sorry for it. But have we done so? This is
p question which the public must decide. Mr..
Noon has made his statement; we viii now make |
ours We did accuse him in the last number OF !
our paper with having msrepresented the De !
mocracy Of Cambria in the Democratic State Con |
vention and after carefully perusing his ''vndi-
cation - We can truly say that our opinion with
regard to his course has under gone no change.
Mr. Noon states that he voted in favor OF
judge Porter the nominee of the Convention for
Supreme Judge and Wesley Frost the nominee
for Canal Commissioner, and triumphantly asks,
if in this he misrepresented the Democracy OF
Cambria; certainly not. 1t is to his course III the
5 Convention prior TO the nominations that we OBJ
ty report of Mr.. Stokes, in refusing to vote for
the report of the majority Of the Committee on
resolutions, he grossly misreprescnted the De
. mocracy Of Cambria, whether iuvoluntaTy or
/ otherwise it is Of course not province to deter
q mine He is grac!ously pleased to inform us IN
l. his "statement,' that he was extremely anxious
10 to be instructed by his constituents as to the
q course he should pursue in the Convention, anu
as that be requested the Chairman Of the County
III Committee TO call Mass Meeting for that pur-
IL pose during March Court. With this request the
Chairman of the Democratic County COMMITTED
~ refused to comply. He was well aware that the
. Anti Iecomptonites in this County were des per
tv ate and determinud to keep their rottcI
cause floating at all hazards he was well a
ware that it is always in the power of a rots
minority, to disturb Mass Meeting, and pre-
nc vent a quiet and peaceful expression OF opin
ion on the part of the majority; the Gaining OIL
we Mass meeting uuder the circumstances was ilkel
Ia, TO epgender i'll feelings among the members OF I'll
ice party which would rpen into open dlsahecto
III. and disorganization in the approaching can
paign, under these circumstances, the Chairma
~ Of the County Committee determined, not to ca
~ a Mass Meeting. But the Anti Lecomptont
were determined if possible to place the Democrat
the Of Cambria in a false position. They prepared
d call for meeting Of the Democracy OF Cand'
ing County opposed to the admission Of Kansas INTO
suai Union under the Lecompton Constitution, ON 1u'
un- day evening of March Court. This call head
tn!' democratic Meeting" WAS circulated In eve
10 section of this County for the purpose OF proct
- inr sicuers. Many signed it believing that
nro- was a call for Democratic instead of an An
.-oI Iecopnpton meeting and others signed 1t supp
nan. sing that it was remonstrahce a9aSU lne "
we ty. The object of the ''getters'' up OF the me
nted ing, was to obtain many signatures to
,hia, call as possible by all and every means in Il
ell poGer in order to make as respectable sho"
1ths nossibt, when the call appeared in the Mounts
WIN eer. The call for the meeting appeared IN
puo paper on the Thursday previous to the Ma
III. Court. The whole arrangement was certain
news sharp dodge on the part OF the Ant:-Lecompt
,bc ties. They knew that tfthey called Democ
man ic meeting, the true Democracy. the friends O
ntary National Administration, would overpower T.
hun without any difficulty.
WIN The intention was to get q meeting to2e
u under the one-sided call give William A. Sto
: - ESQ. and other eloquent Individuals an
ss;on portunity to spout and then pass resolution
wv.r nouncing the Lecompton Constitution as fr
ye in The proceedings would then be published
N in proclaimed to the world the voice of the
le was mocracy of Cambria. On the appearance OF
ST bai- onesided call the Chairman OF the County
1nittee promptly issued a call for Democ
Meeting. This course was rendered neces
LOUIS in consequence of the trickery of the ant
y i'Ss's- comptontes by which they were endeavorii
he en- ~
-. misrepresent the Democracy of Cambria and
80; % them in a false position The meeting as
. com. bled under the regular call at the Court h
es for Oh Monday evening of March Court, an orgs
past ton was affected, and, notwithstanding the
/! over Of the anti Lecomptonites assisted by
n-lD- Republicans, to disturb the meeting. reso
Id the sustaining the National Administration, 81
J sup Biger, and in favor of the immediate adm
OF Kansas under the Lecompton Constitution
p.ssa triumphantlv adopted. a resolution instr
4 Mr.. Noon II vote for resolutions IN tho