Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-09-07

our glorious state, mat SceHleu soon uestneu 10
reap the benefit ofhs pure and patriotic services.
But by the mysterious dispensaton of that
oyer-ruirg Providence, from whose hand alone
promotion comcth. these hopes were uncxrect
cdy and forever blasted. They were the vision
of a night. which, when the day returned, were
our beloved Muhlcnberg was suddenly translat.
ed from the agtations of time to. the peaceful
rest of eternity, leaving his friends TO realize,
in bitterness of spirit, that call flesh is grass,
and all the glory imam as the flower the field. -
In the hour when the calamity was least to be
borne aud reconciliation TO loss most diff
cult, he has been called from our midst to the
enjoyment of the more substantial glories of
"another aud better world" beyond the skies.
To us no other duty now remains than to de
signatc a successor for the high Office TO which
Mr. Muhlenberg had been named, and it is an
alienation to our regrets TO know that this duty
can be easily performed, as the People and the
Press have already with unexamplcd unanimity,
made the path Of duty plain Whilst we mourn
over the loss of great and good man, may We
not rejoice that his mantle has fallen upon ano-
thcr. cminently worthy of our sutiragcs'
Mr. FiNpLAy, of Lancaster then addressed the
Convention on the same subject, and offered the
following resolutions viz
Resoired, That the Convention deeply la
ment the premature death Of the Hon. lrNRy
A. MumLrNArRG, recently the nominee of the
Democratic party of this Commonwealth ; nnd
unite, with unleigned sympathy, with the De
mocrocy OF this State in bearing testimony, to
his nnsullcd virtues as private citizen, and
the high toned patriotism which marked his
character as public man: And that we dep'ore
his sudden transition from time To eternity, not
| only as a mournful and irrepqrabe loss TO those
with whom he was most Intimately associated
in private life Int rs a public loss which will
be long tel, by the Democratic party.
Resoiued, That the members of this Con-
vention as a testimony of their high sense OF the
public and private virtues OF the deceased, aud
in testimony ofdeep regret, will wear Grape on
the left ann tor thirty days.
Resoiucd, That Messrs + ndlny of Lancas-
ter Wright of Luzerne, Penniman of Philade-
phia CO., Drllinger of I.ehigh, and Tyson of
Berks be appointed a Committee to communi.
cate TO the family of the deceased, the condo
lence of this Convention for the loss they have
sustained.
The resolutions We're seconded by Mr. JuNEs
of Allegheny and unanimously adopted
On motion of Mr.. WELSH of York it was
ReSoirCd, That a committee of five be ap-
pointed to procure the erection of an appropri-
ate tablet, in honor Of Henry 4. Muhlenbcrg
in the Lutheran Church at Reading, of which
he was tor many years member
The following gentlemen were appointed the
committee -Messrs Welsh H. NJ Magraw
Frazer, nohnert, G. Il. Espy.
Mr. BARR said Whilst we mourn the loss o
great and good man, we may be permitted 10 re
joice that his mantle will fall on one pre.cmi
, ncntly worthy oft the honor 10 be conferred upol
him, and as the duty seems 10 have drvolvcd up
on me of nominating in this Convention a sue
| cessor to our lamcnted friend, nominate FRAN
els r. SKUNK of Allegheny, IN the room of ilEN
RY A. MrHLENRrRG, as the candidate of the De
, mocratic party ofPennsylvania for Governor am
. | move you that this nomination be- concurTcd ii
: by acclamation.