The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1866-05-31
The Delegate Election.

The Delegates of the Union Party
assembled on Monday, pursuant to the
cnll Of the Chairman of the County Com
mittee. The proceedings of tie Conven-
zion, and the ticket placed in the
field, can be found elsewhere. Among
the resolutions is the following: ere
solred, That we endorse and approve the
course Of Hon. A. A. Barker, our Repre-
sentative in Congress, and are grateful
for his labors and votes in behalf of
measures which We regard as of vital
importance to the interests of the country"
The passage Of this resolution was not
desired by the present Congressional
Representative nor by his friends, but
protested against by both. The leaders
of those who controlled the Convention
insisted, however, upon lis passage We
viii not stop to ask ehy they go insisted,
though some persons might wonder on
reading the resolution that it's supporters
endorsed first and approved afterwards
Perhaps they felt they could go it blind,
having such unbounded confidence in the
present Representative 1t may be that
in all the host of the solar system of the
Cambria Iron Works, there was not intel
ligonce enough to discern that approval
should precede endorsement, at least
among conscientious men. We might,
but will not, suggest that the anomaly
might be the result of habit formed in
consequence Of an entire absence of con-
science, and naturally cropped out in the
resolution. The Convention, however, By
the votes of the men who opposed the
denomination of our present Congressman,
"endorse and approve" his course and
declare themselves GRATEFUL for his
labors and votes in behalf of measures
which they regard as of vital Importance
to the best interests of our country" By
the mouths Of these witnesses, then, there
is no just occasion for change nor for
giving the other counties of the District
an equal claim with this one to the nomi-
nation. On the other hand, the party
owes a debt of gratitude to Mr.. Barker.
Such is the Official Record and-who
made it? Was there then private pur-
pose to serve? Was there spleen to
crafty? Or did the lesser planets and
the satellites that revolve about the sun of
the collar system of the Iron Works deem
it essential TO show their worshipful at
traction toward their great centre?
We suppose it was because of the un-
deniable truthfulness of the, resolution
quoted, that it was industriously, and no
less industriously than falsely, circulated
that the denomination of the present in
cumbent of the Congressional Office was
sought by his opponent of :wo years ago
aud By others of like Democratic faith
What shall be said of the devotion to
principle, of love for the great acts of the
present Congress, in men one of whose
shibboleths was to threaten that "Barker
cannot be reelected Johnstown will not
support him" We will show you better
devotion, not to q man, but to truth and
principle. Whoever is the duly chosen
nominee of the eonferees shall receive our
full and undated support, even though
the nomination should fall to the centre
of the Jchnstown Solar System. If there
"a satisfaction in the reflection that tri
umph las been secured over faithful
Representative, to whom the party is un-
der debt Of gratitude for his services
while he vas Gaming his right to be cal
led faithful, triumph gained oy threats
not to support hin if nominated and 9th
er means of still worse character, then be
the satisfaction theirs.
The result in the Dis trict is yet to be
sscertained. That the nomination %;ll De
given to the county is doubtful PROPOSE
tion, though those who produced the pres
ant condition Of affairs in it assert that
they .ciR secure the nomination. HtH Sc
cure it. How What kind Of influence