Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1858-11-03
EBENSBURG, NOVEMBER 3, 1863.


by the proper authority, to select conferees
to meet with others from Blair and Clear
field counties, and choose a Senat orial dele
gate to the 4th Of March Democratic State
Convention. The weather being unfavor-
able, but few members attended. Six of US
met in the Court Room = the Chairman
(Mr. Durbin,) Mr.. Boggs, Mr. Myers. two
other gentlemen and myself The large ma
jority of the Democratic party IN Cambria
county being in favor Of sustaining the Kan
sas policy of President Buchanan and his
Cabinet. it was desirable that a majority Of
the contcroes to be by US chosen. shoald feel
and act ia that direction For the purpose
of governing the action of our confcrees,
offered two or three brief resolutions, ap-
proving of aIr. Buchanan's policy--I offered
none in relation to Gov Packer. That gen.
tlelnau's name was not mentioned in any Of
the resolutions offered by mc-there was no
question about him. He enjoyed universal
popularity in Cambria county, and of course
there would be no difference u opinion as TO
him on the part of any confereao we could
select. But there was difference prevailing
at that time in regard to other matters, and
it was the right ard duty of those entrusted
/ with the selection of the conferees to instruct
/ them.
The Resolutions which l offered were all
! adopted-Mr Myers voting for them all
We then balletted for confcrees. One friend
of the Presidents policy, Mr.. Boggs, ard
one opponent, Mr. Riddle were elected. Fo,
the 81 conferee, Mr. Myers was disposed tC
vote for an opponent of the Presidents policy
but at the solicitation of Messrs. Durbia
Boggs aud myself, he voted for friend o
thas policy, Mr.. Reusch. and thus majority
Of the Cambria coaferees were secured fc
Buchanan,
have been thu> careful to state some 0
the detail. OF that committee meeting, becaps
remarkable state of things grew out Of it
Two days after it, the "Mountaineer' an
nounccd that the committee had done nothing g
This announcement took everybody by sug
prise. The secret was this: The Mountain
eer'' clique were determined if possible, tina
this Senatorial district should be nspreseate
by an anti-Lecompton delegate. With thu
view, :wo ant-Lecompton men, as they wer
called, Messrs Piper and Lloyd, we've quietl
} slipped down to Tyrone city, to contest IL
seats of the two Buchanan conferees frol
Cambria. But the thing did not ''hold water.
they did 10. get in, aud the ''Mountaineer
} was deprived of its expected triumph.
a Delegate friendly to Buchanan was eie,
ted from Blair, Cambria and Clcarfeld. Th
rage Of the ''Mountaineer" clique knew Il
bounds. The next week they commence
that crusade of malice and SANDER again
me which has frequently been alluded to dr
ring the past year, aud which yet continue
= Without shadow of foundation, nay condu
: was misrepresented, my motives impugnc,
- and baseless charges of corruption and evel
: dishonorable action, were heaped up again
: me by tongue and press.
On the 25th of February, Dir. Myers,
u what means | know not. was induced to g
t. his name to those who were slandering m
and he was made to come out over his og
d signature and say that [ had offered res
h luton in that committee meeting laudato
IS of Gov. Packer, and that he had not vot
d for Mr.. Reush. The cards signed by Js
at Myers were paraded as conclusive eyidcn
of the truth of everything said by the 'Mou
p, taineer' clique against me. Why he turn
ID against friend, and took part against C
g. izen who was doing nobody any harm, is
at mystery | never gave him any provocatic
u Every man will guard his good name-it
1. the most precious possession, more valual
cc than gold or jewels-to be held dearer th
US life itself, yet Mr.. Myers lent his name
1e those who were attempting unjustly to destr
mile,
ou Could it, under these circumstances,
ed expected of me to cast my vote for him?
ly claim to have the feelings Of man. [
e. not of a temperament to lick the hand t
ny holds the lash If am struck, l will sur
sc, strike back. I will 60 all lengths with
&c party, but If they ask me to abnegate all fl
to ing, must halt. l could say more upon
| subject, but ] will not take up time
is forbid that should infict upon him or
ur the injury attempted to be inflicted upon
~ You say "A few days before the elec
to Richard pledged his word to Mr.. Myers
M. he would do nothing against him )" Thi
at, positively false. [ can, if necessary, Pl
ich it to be SO A few days before the elect
tle- Mr. Myers was in Washington township
few hours / met him at the Post Ofic
his Hemock He remarked that the cleo
ter was an unusually quiet ones he did not
t is me to vote for him-he said, do not io
rcd. me- on the election day. or something to