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

Ior you WAS 10 get upon lhe ttChtt /
aad then you must go through, and you
could say, in the language of one of your
clique, '.Yez would like 20 have voted against
me, but yez darscn. vote against the ticket,
and don't thank yez" That time has gone.
Is the Democratic organization in Cambria is
reduced to a mere machine for the elevation
of the mcmbers of a contemplate clique to
Office the people will none of it! You have
already nearly ruined it by your desp;cable
plotting-other measures must be taken for
its perpetuity and integrity This thing of
half dozen Of you portioning cut the coun-
ty Offices for one, two and three years to come
must be done away with Every man must
have an eqdal chance people must lk
consulted. and principles, not sPoils, must
be inscribed upon the banner.
A word to your remarks upon the De-
mocracy of Washington township. 1t is ev-
ident that you woGid like to pitch into them,
but you dare not. You tell them that they
are 'schivalrous, high minded" but they "were
deceived" &c, &c. Your insinuation that
they carried in the pocket of any man, is
q gratuitous insult to body of men, each one
Of whom is good, and most of whom are
better men than yourself,
Now sir, who made you "a Judge in Israeli?
Who gave you the right to sit in Judgment
upon men who are at least your peers? 1t is
to be presumed that a judge himself is IN
tainted with the crime which be judges and
Furnishes. Let US examine your record, and
see whether yoH have kept the whiteness of
your soul" Whether you have been true ''to
the vital interests of the Democratic party
| will return the compliment you have ex-
tended to me, and furnish for general circu-
laticn few rough notes from your political
career. That begins at the nominating con-
vcntiou in 1857. You were then candidate
I for county treasurer. 1oa did not make
! that, but you were chosen to represent Cam
br;a county in the State convention of March
1883
/ At the December court in S57, few
! gentlemen undertook to get up fuss. The,
needed some hobby or other on which to ride
! into Office 1t occurred to them that ':popula
sovereignty was in danger, and accordingl,
they agtated the subject. The people c
Cambria county having for long time boel
soycreigns themselves, the dodge did no
win The old birds were MT to be eagssa
with chaff Nevertheless the agitators con
tinued their operations, in limited sphere c
action. They undertook to hold count
meeting, pretending that they had the sane
ton of that tried and trusted Democrat, Au
gustin Durbin, chairman Of tie county com
Rittee You were down upon that meeting
proclaiming that it was unueccssary-woui
cngcnder i'll feeling-and iHjure the harmon
of the party. The agitatOrs played out thei
hand they wauted a fuss for the sake Of
fuss. The meeting assembled. Of cours
every Black Republican present IN Ebensburg
marshslled by Charles Ellis, rushed into til
Court House. to help the agitators, In fv
minutes after the meeting had been organized
you moved that it adjourn sine die You
motion was carried and the meeting did ao
journ.
The agitators were beaten, but the peopl
applauded you; they said you were right
Your youth, your apparent ingenaousnes
the just desire you manifested TO save 81
party from dissension, made you man
friends 1t was predicted that you won
make consistent and unlinching De,nocrt
-mayhap the future hope of the party in ii
county,
, The couspirators though disheartened d
! not give it up. They were determined thi
Cambria should be considered an anti-B'
chanan county, and should be misrcpresente
a in the approaching Convention. Unable
t get the people, they concluded TO fetch Il
t Delegate. In February, you wrote TO tt
Chairman of the County Committee, requc
ting him to call meeting to instruct yo
how to vote in the Convention. In homie
words, you spoke of your desire to represel
the county fairly and in accordance with tt
r will of her Democratic citizens.
The Chairman did not fall into the ira
q! The Democracy of the county did pot rega
L you as the sun around which they were to r
e volye They were not in the habit Of lea
y ing their homes in the midst Of winter
: suit one mans pleasure. You had deprec
ted meetings in December-thcre was
! stronger necessity in March.
d The agitators played out another card.
s They got few signers to an artfully word
N call, requesting the opponents of the Pre-
" dents Kansas policy,to meet in hbenshurg'
, Tuesday, March ID The design being {
+ vious, the Democrats determined to hold
y meeting on Monday, March LIST. The Cha
a man issued the call, and on Monday, the p
m pie assembled by hundreds. all determined
stand by the President of their choice, IN
II crisis of his administration.
IN The agitators- saw that they were eau:
ny up. They saw that the people were erou'
against them, and were upon the 81
. Nevertheless, they determined to avail ths
selves of all that trick and falsehood coutd
II When county meetings are held here
~ Court week, it is the custom to meet a
do supper-time, at the rim ging of the bell. =
a Monday evening, the town was. full Of T
20 rlo, nearly all for ,Bachanan.z Before supl
,ut time, when there were few people ID
ar Court House, and whilst his Honor, Ju
lu- TAYLOR, was directing the crier 20 ADJOURN
as Court. your brother, p $. Noon, then nc
did naIly editing the "Mountaiuear," motto
to Thomas Collins that lie (Gollins) be II
dent of meeting Before the Judge
his left the bench, and whilst the few poopl
ere she Court House were leaving, L nos. 20
ens marched up to take the chair from wilcf
,m, Honor was Just arising. Augasiin III.
sed and Gen, M'Donaid we're on hand a.,