The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1844-09-14

ted 10 welcome the formal nomination
If our candidate for the chief executive
jffice of the Slate.
have said formal, because, in reality
and substance, the nomination has aIres.
iy been made by those with whom re-
side the uuquestionable right and power
o make it when and as they please. =
The People of Pennsylvania have loud
y spoken their prompt and harmonious
sentiment on the subject. OF this not
The shadow Of doubt can or will be
suggested. As far as constituting him
he candidate Of the Republican Party
IS involved, ii may justly be averred that,
he prevailing popular unanimi,y rem
iered 1t unnecessary 10 re-assemble the
convention, and that FRANCIS r. SKUNK
has been for some time and from the
Digest authority, designated 'de facto et
de jure, for our support.
We have reason 10 rejoice in the con-
diton of our politics, when so serious
md sudden loss as that experienced in
he deplored death Of Henry A. Muh-
lenberg can be thus immediately and
thus fully supplied. The fact is eIo.
quent OF union, of generous am cor I,al
confidence, of an entire absence Of malt
ocal or personal jeaousles, of high
devotion to the cause and a hearty wi
TO maintain it. The keystone Demo
Gratis, SO embodied and so animated, ,npv
er have oeen and never will be defeated
Governor Skunk will adduce, in con-
hrmaion Of this historical and prophetic
declaration, very many thousand unan
swerable balot.prools.
1t has been my good fortune to kne ,
Mr.. Skunk long and well, and to have
noted the unstained purity Of his private
ife as well as the manly patriotism ot
his political career. | cannot be mista.
leen in the conviction that he richly de-
serves the whole-souled backing Of eve
Try one OF us, that is one whose creed is
Jefers onian, Of every one who processes
1.-THE faith Cor which. he has vigorously ant
consistently, and generousy and aIwsy
batlled. M firmer morals than his n,
nonester purposes mo deeper sense Of tht
cations of public duty /: no mole un
ring Industry: no clearer intelligence
no wider experience in the business ant
wants OF this Commonwealth no pure
democracy! He is fit for the office, #
for The occasion, .ft as a statesman, II
sa party man. We, who cling 10 the
precepts and practices OF repubiIcanism
who eschew corporaleq monopolies anc
noneyed monsters; who inculcste ecor
omy, love good faith, federation, fruga
and plain habits, and equality; we,I sa,
can fasten our reliance upon Mr.. Skunk
as learlessl y as ever mariners looked I,
the tried and truest pilot. Whom, in
deed, could we more proudly and safeI,
trust than one who, during war, will
equal modes'y and devotion, wheeled
into the ranks as common soldier
who, during peace, fronled firmly ano
viclorlously, in ne very halls Of our
ICapitol, the menaces and machina,ion.
Of treason, and whose unvarylng tenor
of individual and official deportmen, ha,
been marked by uprightness, justice
peace, and good will TO all? That he
Twill be our candidate appears 10 me al
most matter Of course; but it would
delight me 10 see the natiJnal lesson,
|" pluri6uS ununa," exempted in the
action of the Convention, and the one
hundred and thirty voices at once con.
centrated upon his name.
have the honor TO be, gentlemen,
sincerely and respectfully,
your friend and fellow citizen,
G. NJ. DALLAS.
To j. c. Bucher, Jacob SaIlade, John b.
Bratton, H. Buehler, and others.
ROBERT M. BARR, Esq. of Berks
rose aud addressed the Convention al
follows:
MOmbers 0Fihe Convention. -Nev-
er have The vicissi;udes Of life imposed
upon me more melancholy duty than
| have now risen 10 perform. While
the state and nation have sustained an ir
reparable bereavement, have suffered
deep anguish. On The 4lh OF March,
asst we convened in this place, and uni
ted in presenting 10 the public consider
alton, as the candidate of the Democrat
ic party for the Office of Governor of
Pennsy ylvania, the name of HENRY Al
MUHLENBERG. We separated, not
only in harmony, but with an abiding
confidence that our labors would in due
season. be crowned with The approving