Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1861-06-26
Democratic County Convention.

The MouRtaineer, in commenting on the call
for County Convention, which it published last
week. stated that Mr.. Douglass called on Mr..
Durbin, and asked him to sign the call with him,
which he declined doing From what we learn
from Mr.. Durbin, there appears to have been a
misunderstanding between the two gentlemen
with regard to the matter. He states that Mr..
Douglass called on him, and requested him to
sign the call which appeared in the Mo'ntdiHeer
last week, as Chairman of the Breckenridge
Co Hmittee, any other name by which he
might choose TO designate it, ''saving and except
ing" the title of Democratic County Commit
tee' This Mr.. Durbin very properly declined
doing. Mr.. Douglass had already signed it as
3. Chairman of the Democratic County Commit
tee" Mr.. Durbin then offered to accompany
Mr.. Douglass to this place, aud have the matter
arranged, but Mr. Douglass would not agree to
do so, and so they separated. Mr.. Durbin, the
next day, directed US to publish the call which
appeared in our columns last week, and at the
same time Mr.. Douglass call appeared in the
Mountaineer. From what we have heard, we
we'll satisfied that both gentlemen meant well
for the party, and that their failure to sign a
Joint call was the result of misunderstanding
between them, with regard to the terms which
it should be issued. They are both veteran
democrats, and we are certain the friends of
unicn and harmony, and we hope no angry con-
troversy will grow out of their failure to under
stand each other on the occasion referred to. The
calls they have issued we think accomplish all
that joint call wo'd have accomplished. if the
Democracy of Cambria really wish to come to-
gether in a spirit of concord of devotion to demo
cratic principles, and to allow the dead past to
bury its dead They fix the same time, the
same places for holding the delegate elections,
and also the same time and place for holding the
County Convention. Consequently the Mountain
Democracy have now a fair opportunity to unite
terms of equality if they $50 will it,'' and if
they fail to do so, they will have no one to blame
but themselves.
We trust the Democracy will meet harmoni-
ously together on the day designated in the calls
and elect reliable Democrats as delegates, who,
when assembled in Convention, will labor honestly
and zealously to unite the party end secure the
nomination Of good and available ticket, Let
there be illusions TO, or wrangling about
extinct issues and past differences, among the
Democrats who attend the delegate elections
Above all, let no distinction between Douglas
men and Breckenridge men be recognized on the
occasion, but let all meet together brethren of
the same fold, as worshippers at the same politi-
cal shrne-in a word as Democrats-the true
friends of the Union and Constitution of onr
Country This is the spirit which will insure
thorough union of the party. aad brilliant po-
litical triumph next fall.
We hope the Convention when it meets will
endeavor to place in nomination the right kind of
men for the various offices to be voted for at the
next election. The party cannot now afford TO
waste its strength in endeavoring to elect old,
broken down party hacks, who seem to think
they have liens against the party which can only
be cancelled by electing them to lucrative offices.
At crisis like this, when the party is struggling
for existence. no man should be recognized rs
having special claims on the party, however i'm
portant the services he may have rendered IT in
days gone by Availability is the great desider
g'Vm ut this time, and must not only place
III the fell our hest. lut also our most popular