Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1863-05-27

y. Durbln, Esq, moved that George
Mccullough be chosen by acclamat:on i;
and the Convention ratified it.
p. S. Noon moved, that Francis T.
Tierney, be nominated for Auditor, by
acclamation; which was aiso,s confirmed
by the Convention.
p. S. Noon, Esq, was then chosen
Representative Delegate to the Harrisburg
State Convention and r. +. Linton.
John Porter and J. S Todd, were ap-
pointed Senatorial Conferees, to meet
other Confarees from Blair and Ciearfeld
counties, in Tyrone on the 9th inst, TO-
day. for the purpose of selecting Dele
gate to the State Convention.
The following named gentlemen were
chosen to be Standing Committee for
Cambria county to transact the busin IS
Of the Democratic party, until relieved by
another Convention
WILLIAM KTTTELL, Chairman.
M. M'Guire, Jahn Smith. John Ferguson
John M'Bride, Thomas M>Kernrn, Wm ?.
Buck, JJscph Cole, Montgomerr Douglass
Joseph Gill, L. r. Dunnegan, John Camp
bell, Michael Berry, Richard Sanderson, ,
William Murray, William Kittell, Thomas
M'Breen, Irwin Rutedge. William Nike.
John a. Barns. James f. Campbell. A.
Kennedy, 2. II. Shiels, james M'Coy, j ,hn
Stull, Peter D9ugherty, George w. Stalb,
Joseph A. Dimond, William M'GJu ;h IL.
George Walters, john M'Colsan, George
Wasburn.
The following resolutions were then
read before the Convention, and were
unanimously adopted, with three hearty
cheers:
The Democratic party OF Cambria count y,
in County Convention assembled, with o
full representation from the people Of every
Township Borough and Ward in the County.
do publish to the country the following de,
ciaration of their principles; appealing to
rectitude Of our intentions.
We hold the Constitution Of our country.
in the language of Daniel Webster, to be
50 The Bond and the only Bono Of the
Union of these States - and that in the
language of that sacred Instrument. it was
adopted to :. secure the blessings Of Liberty
to ourselves and their posterity.''
We hold further, that our national safety.
nay, our very national existence depends on
4 strict and faithful adherence to its pro.
visions; just recognition Of all its pow
ers; and an equal respect for all the
branches of our Government, Executive,
Legislative. and Judicial, established by its
provisions and that the encroachments is
now made and suffered by the Legislative
and Executive departments, upon the Judi,
ciary, must if persisted in. end in the sub
version of the Liberties Of the people
We hold that no State or States have the
Constitutional right to secede from the
Union; and that our Government has
ample power under the Consultation to uuell
insurrection and put down rebelion: to
punish rebellion where it exists and at the
same time to preserve the rights OF the
citizen where no rebellion exists
We hold also. that the Constitution as it
came from the hands of its trainers, end was
adopted by the respective States, was in
tended for the Government of the Union
through all time, in prosperity and in ad-
veTsity,-in peace and in war; and that if
in times of peace it was regarded as the
cheet-anchor Of our liberties; for far
stronger reason should we recur to its tried
and sacred authority, in the present fearful
crisis Of our aff1ns