Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1858-03-17

viii can only be attained by fGll ex ereise .. ),
indiv idual rights Of the elective Franchise 80
therefore. is the trne tes. of the validity Of =,
ssisutioaal government.
5th TheEefo5e, Congress shOal5 admit uoS,..
into the Union, except with col.stitutior.,~-H
fed and adopted in al its parts by uajor,--:
the citizens, 10 De governed by such Consfrpt;-
which majority should be real, not fcti:ioas.i'
not fraudulent direct. not impisS and anv,l-,,
short of: this is a mockery, . -delasios, AZ
snare iniamoEss N set, and disastrous jhes,
quence.
9th. To a6andoa the people OF q terrific,
political intrigue, unfair intrusion. or laEle..
/ olence, and thus defeat the true expression :,
absolute application OF the right ol self so7-
ment. would be a violation Of the honor, an.
! abandonment of the Tna1iE:ls Of tie De1noe-
! party, and must finally result Ia the Egpiu.
the bonds 10y which the party are held tosgi.
and consequent sacrifice of al taGt sec1rs |
freedom. greatness aLd glory Of Oar eoaatrr.
eth. The policy of forcing haHeas ia-o il |
Union upon q Constitution already rejec:ei a.ts
ballot-box by large; majority of.the people a,
whose government it was framed. Is 1sllas.
that it involves an act of Congressional il.er7e,
ton and commercial usUrpatiOn, acC0Egz,l,i
if at all at sacrifice Of the plightcd fata q. i.
nation and in defiance of the principles q -
!, government; and the Democratic party II gr,-
sylvania, now in Convention, most s1iemulyv-.
test against the moral treason of the men ser..
{ Congress from this State, who shal! approve
or vote for. dragging Kansas into the Uniotl
: on the Lecomptun Constitution. ..,
y sth That While the radical element Of 7.
mocracy-the declaration oi the supIv,nacv sf !,
IL popular will, IS essential to party unity, in !.
e much as it concerns the existence IF the ranubr,
re it never can be held that the difference Of oDj7
;r ion in point Of policy. may not l. tolerated with
nerfcct consistency with the organization og iAs
- Democratic party
1t 9Th. That We cordially approve G! tie yipv. 4
DC the President Of the United States lDestio,
foreign relations AMI the currency Of the couac
and concur in the general sentiments Of the La
gural address and the Annual Aessage-.o Css
u gress.
ed 10th That the ardent hopes u ne pesp'e 4
~, PENNSYLVANIA. are ceutered IL WH. + Packer 4
=, their champion to reform the abuse ci the S,; l
" Government, 10 secure economy in all branded
u and to vndicase their Interests by tie ltJs.gL
lte practical application Of the doctrines liz D5u
Is ocratic party. in all the measures @. LIS aln!
-, istrstion they have heen realized i2eyo;T s.
and declaration since he assumed tie Ele.g.F
10 chair. especially as in his. inaugaE4 sttgy.s
ew vindicatel she right of self-gov,ruI.sl. ty 4
ect people of tlle Territories and the Siate5-
20 What Democrat In Cambria viii repgl4
the principles contained in those Resotut.ls
-. Upon the resolutions reported By the u
P'e mittee. did no, vote al al. lUost bss7
an subscribe to the whole of them. with t1;;
'rs' ception of the one endorsing the kauss,
5 Of lev Of the PreSideut For that resO!ut1 |
an individual Democrat. | could not Uz !
int, However. if had been satisfied thai T.; !
ign itv of the Democrats of Canfbiis were J.
,icb vor Of that resolution. I would have T5s.
he il unhesitstiugIy. With the desire Of gs
= AN expressior of the Democrats Of Ca1
pO T addressed, to the. Chairman Of the h
cratic County Co1nmiitee, lie i0ilo6!H,
ter
hsn r,beusbarz. F-hy- IS. Is
.Ie'' AUaUsrIx DCRBIs. Esq, ChU0"'3R
per Democratic County C.mm't's:
sted Dear Sir.-I am aBxlods 10 rrpFe7sl'
ther feelings of the Democracy "f Cambria 5o',
will " on the admission of Kansas under tae
ripg compton Constitution. in She Nrzi III
.;no March Con vention If l eau only aul y |
.,.S the Democracy really feel on the subs.
:. :, order to have an expression Of re "!'-a1
> the Democracy. | am DESTROYS that yoI
-hA'S call = meeting ga Monday evening ~
bu- ls1. IN tie C0ur; House. IN -hoensee'
ettle- Should the suggestion meet your spPECO
i au- rlasse forward me call for m51
br retura of mail and I viii have i Pu'-I
,emo- in all the Democratic papers ot tie 4
enc this week. in order that the people Il
: and ready for the question
80 am. truly, your tlena,
coun- JAS. t NOOI
,nbri, % The Chairman positively refused d
~. time to call meeting end "'' SN
Div surprised 10 Sc his name S.'1'
'nef bland bills calling mgeuug GA t'T =
pie OF nreyious- to the Monday on when I5
their was "a be heid-His reasons Ior -
iching eyer are satisfactorily explAlne4 II s.
Noun rial in YOUR paper OF the toiLo~:7f =
ha do ;,c, however 10 the shcrtuess dt lie Z
,,,ol ,be limited circulation which taa '-@-
nod rs also 10 the confnsioE wien q
IN tbe meeting it was impossible 70 Aa''
= WIZ n-ess;on Therefore was forced !.
tirely on my own judgement. : O7'.
and believe now that Il Lay91rH
l3 tNe mocracy of Cambria are OPP ,s'1
Rather ,,;ss,;o,, of Kansas under the Leeoa!
saving stitution, hut not wishing T. ~
which the feelings ofeven a minority O :
noun racy I retrained from voting Vn
Dx;lla~v tions of the Committee. II tl-'t
dermine resented 'he = an-esen.,.
leo''" intentional. did every thing ID =,
of Cam i''1 ,nd fun expression, y
viii be 1',...aa ,h.. Chairman of the Count!
ged in, Tee 70 call a meeting two weeks
eir har- time fixed for the meeting AI-
domestic saw in conclusion that II thA' II IS
hc,n called as desired ! E00lo
uTH resented the feelings OF that mre.',{
or much it might have e0Hn''''
Iuib'' in own views of the subJee~ .;.,5 I
me with am respectfully your I,S IL { NH
ambria.
on Be ~-~-- 81.