Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1842-10-08

vile. Gov. Porter made his appearance in uni
form, in the afternoon There are but few officers,
who present finer appearance on horseback, than
Governor Porter. The governor well received
by his hume rous friends and fellow citizens, a
large number of whom, embraced the occasion to
pay their respec, to the able and efficient chief mag
istrate Of the Keystone state. Wan, of room this
week, prevents US giving an extended notice.
CT We invite the attention Of our readers to the
following e1,rac, of an address, of three Of the
atorial conftrees, published in the last Lycoming
Gazette, giving account Of the difficulties attend
ing the las, nomination of Senator. After giving
an accoun, of the numerous efforts made by the
csnfrrees, to effect nomination at the first and Sc
oond meetings, which prevented, ley ly the
imperurbahle ohstinacy of The conierees from this
county, they proceed to state the result of the
third meeting, when the conferees from this
county, still continued their disorcanising course,
and when every thing indicated, another scpara ion
without nomination
"Jndge Crawford had his four votes Mr.. Burn.
sides his two, and Mr.. Forsyth his two. lis true,
this vote, respects Judge Crawford and Mr..
Burnsides, was not always the same-the friends
of each gentleman occasonly casting their votes CIR
some other person bat the conferees from Nor-
,humberland supported Mr.. Forsyth throughout
manifested the most illberal conduc, in Confer
purpor,ing 10 represent the Democracy Of four
unqucs,ionable counties. There is little use in
conference, where its members assume a stubborn
obs'inacy in adhcrins to their own views, and GER
tainlv if such course is commendable wooden
m IN would m Ike very popular conference. But
to the subject. 1t icing apparen, that no nomlna'
tn could be made, unless the choice fell upon
new man, and aware of the Willingness of Messrs
/ Crawfurd and Burnside 10 waive their claims, as
good Democrats, having more a, heart the success
/ of principle than the qualification of SELF the con-
! frIees from Clinton, Lycoming and Centre eH.
pressed to those of Northumberland, their readi-
ness not only to withdraw the names of their can
ddaIes in order to effect nomination, but that they
would also give the candidate To Northumberland
county. AMI further, would unite upon any NEW
MAN that Mr.. Forsyth and his friends should Sc.
selves as having conceded much more for the suc'
of the party, than duty required at their hands
but expecting generous response from their Nor
thumberland friends, and INDUCING the hope thai
they had afforded the opportunity of an honorable
compromise. they willing to make the sacri,
fee Bu, instead Of this offer finding favor with
Mr.. Forsyth and his friends /, was indignantly
rejected, ard we were told in effect that mus
either nominate Mr.. Forsyth, or do worse. Indeed
one Of the confcrees from Northumberland, wen
80 far I" inform the confeees in writing, that hi
course 10 adhering to Mr.. Forsyth, under any an,
all circumstances, was approved by his constiru
ents, and that they would agree to the selection q
no other man. either in out of the county, bu
would run and elec, Forsyth "let ,chai ,oiH op
pose" Such language we believe was entirely un
authorized and eratutious, hut it will to u.
trate the position in which the other conferee
found themselves placed. Believing that the De
mocrscy Of Northumberland was not so blinded I
their own interests to refuse the office of Sen,
tor among them, and that they were willing,
& they could not get their first choice. that the
nation should fall on some other worthy citze
I and there many in that county, the confere
). from Lycoming and Clinton united in support
!. Gen. Hammond, and some four five votes
succession gave him rouR ofthe eight votes of Il
\ conference. Either Of the Northumberland confe
- ees might have nominated him, and it was also
= their power one or two occasions to have nor
Il mated Mr. Higgins, of Sunbury. This they dec
+ ned doing, and ifthe of federalism in Il
ID District was preferable to them, than the ele
1, ton of any other man except Mr.. Forsyth, tn,
l. peremptorly left the room, ordered out their vehic
no put on their overcoals, and about leaving
!, home, when a majority of conferees united in t
M choice of a candidate. Another meeting was h.
,r, and upon the first ballot JESSE G.. HORTO
All Esq, of Northumberland county, declared dr
If nominated, having receiveda majority of all
.os votes of the conferees."
On recent occasion, says sn-sIchange, as
usrrisge ceremony was about TO be performed in