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

ly necessary tnat ne WI II J ohouiu
saw a word, but as The intimate personal
and political friend oflhe lamenled Mr..
Muhlenberg,he desired thus publicly to
express his sentiments, and with the
permission Of the Convention he would
be pleased to have his name recorded
upon The minutes as the seconder OF The
resolution He did this for the purpose
Of showing 10 the Convention, ,as far as
il could be done, the determined senti
ment of the friends Of Mr.. Muhlenberg,
TO support with the utmost zeal and
vigor, the nomination 10 be made 10
day; and he asked all those who had
united with him in preferring, original
ly; MIR. Muhlenberg's nomination, to
give a unanimous vote for Francis X
Skunk. This was duty which we
owed to lhe Democratic party, and II
was due 10 the highly honorable and
worthy man; who would no doubt re.
ceive the unanimous nomination Of this
Convention.
Mr.. WRIGHT Of Luzerne, said il
was well known that he had been the
warm and decided friend In the 4th OF
March Convention of the illuslrlous
man, whose death had been announced
a short time ago in this Convention.
That distinguished man was his first
choice, and the first choice of the county
he represented, but death had removed
him from amongst us, and he wished
now TO assure this Convention, that he
and the original friends Of Mr., Mullen
berg would 60 as far as he who went
far,hes, in support Of Francis X. Skunk
end The principles of The democratic
party. The gentleman who had been
named had nearly an equal number of
votes with Mr.. Muhlenberg in the 4lh
Of March Convention and now the
friends of Mr.. Muhlenbe-g would unite
with the friends OF Mr.. Skunk in giving
10 him the unanimous nomination Of this
Convention, and the whole democracy
Of the Commonwealth would rally 10
his support and elevate him to The Elk
ecutive chair by an overwhelming ma
jority.
Mr.. FRAZER said that he knew no
man as the original of any candidate
We were all Democrats, and we should
not be known by any other distinction.
He; to be sure, had been originally fav
orable 10 The nomination Of Mr.. Skunk
bu, when Henry A. Muhlenberg was
nominated, no man went into his sup
por, more warmly than himself, and he
knew that the distinguished gentleman
would have known no man after his
election as his original friend, ,or origin.
al opponent.-His course heretofore
had proved this assertion to be true, Il
hence it was that he had SO many warm
and ardent friends. Mr.. Muhlenber re
was the descendant of revolutionary
patriots as he MIR. F. himself could test,
fy. His veneral father, the Rev. Mr.
M uhlenberg, wore the cooked hat of tn,
revolution 10 the day ofhis death, anc
he Mr.. F. had seen the old veteran run
ming to his church during our secont
war Of Independence to ring The bel
himself, in honor of our victories, wher
ihere was no one at band 10 do il for him
AS HENRY A. MUHLENBERG woult
have known no one, except as a Demo
.crat, neither would Francis r. Skunk
Mr.. S. had been the artifcer, of hi.
own fortune; he had risen from a farm
ser's boy-a wood-chopper, and school
master, TO be the candidate Of the DE
mocrscy of the Keystone State, for tn,
first Office in the Commonwealth, ant
when elected, (as he certainly woulc
be J he would be the Governor Of tn
party, disregarding all cliqnes and in
rtriguers, adhering strictly in all respect
to the established usages of the party
With such candidate, the column o
Democracy would be pushed on 10 GER
tain victory in October next, and ou
enemies would be utterly overlhrown.
Mr.. BLACK ofPlttsburg gave live
ly account OF the state Of feeling in All
eghenY county, said that he had been
supporter of Iippecanoe and Tyler toe
inl84o as an snn-bank man, and ha
abadoned the Whit party with hundred
Of his neighbours whenever they ascer
tanned that United States Bank wa
the great measure OF the party wit
which they had been acting
MIR. BARR'S motion was then cal
Eied by acclamation.
[The nomination was immedialel
greeted on Capital Hin, by Thrice
Rounds Of Connon.1
Mr.. SMITH Of BerkS moved lha, II
members of the Convention plede