Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-06-08
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The Nomination Of Mr.. DaIias--IIow IL was
announced.


The news of the nomination OF Geo. VI Dallas
was conveyed TO that gentleman in a singular
manner and merits notice. II was arranged to
be announced to him by the Eastern delegation
on their way home from the Convention. Ac.
companicd by Senator Walker, of Mississippi, 4
personal friend Mr.. Dallas, the delegates, GO
in number arrived in this city on Friday morn
ing about 5! O'Clock. OF course almost every
body was yet asleep. The party soon reached
Mr DIS house in Walnut, below Tenth street,
and Mr. Walker, ascending the steps, rang the
bell After pause. Mrs d put her head out OF
the window, and seeing Mr.. Walker, conjectured
that some misfortune had happened to her daugh-
ter, resident in Washington Mr.. Walkers re
mark, IL wish to see Mr. Dallas Immediately
confirmed her suspicious, and she hastily awaken
ed her husband, communicating the sad conjec-
tures He ran down stairs halfdressed and bare
foot ed-opened the door-when 10 his utter a
mazement, in walked sixty or more gentlemen,
two by two, with the tread of soldiers, passing
him by and entering his front parlor as though
| 10 make him a captive. Not having the slight
est conception of their object, he stood thunder
| struck az the scene Mr. Walker led him into
the back parlor MY dear Walker" said he,
/ in amazement, what is the matter ," Wait one
moment, if you please, Dallas-wait one mo
ment, if you please" The folding doors were
then thrown open, and the whole delegation step
ping forward gave three deafening cheers for
POLK and Dallas Mr. D. stood paraliZed
Fairfield, of Maine, then stepped forward, and in
the name of the delegation, solved the mystery
in the following brief speech
Mr.. Dallas, have the honor tn inform you
that the National Convention of Democrats as
sembled at Baltimore, having entire confidence
IN the purity of your private character, and the
distinguished services you have rendered to the
Democratic party, have unanimously conferred
upon YOU the nomination OF Vice President OF
the United States. Unsolicited on your part
and unexpected as il no doubt is, we are author
lied to announce to YOU that the people of the
United States in Democratic Convention as
sembled, have thus selected one whom the De-
mocracy of the Keystone State have ever cher
ished as faithful and tried son. The name
of Dallas is the only pledge which the Demo-
crscy of the Union need require for the upright
ness of your course, the purity Of your prlnci-
plies and your faithful adherence to the cause
of Democracy.
Mr. Dallas having by this time collected him
self, made a very short speech He said
feel honored on behalfofthe Keystone State
in this nomination. II the party ask 1t, must
yield all private and personal consideration 10
their wishes-especay as It was unsolicited
and unsought.
Mr. Walker and several of the delegates then
spoke, after which they gave 26 cheers for Polk
Dallas, Muhlenberg and Texas
} Cheer after cheer were then given for the no
u,instion, which ehectuslly wakened not only The
family bu, all the neighborhood, the street be
ing by that time alive with crowd of anxious
inquirers The facts were soon known and
when the delegation departed, three cheers from
the crowd greeted them as they wen'-sp'y'f o
the Times,