Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1845-09-27
Address of The COnfcrCcS,

Address Of The COnfcrGcS,
To TnK DsmocRA1ic ELlcroRs OF NoRrnrM.
BERLANp COUNTY:
The Undersigned conferres appointed by the
Democratic county convention. 10 agree with the
confcrecs from nauphin county, upon a candi
date TO represent this Senatorial district deem it
due to their democratic fellow.ci,izcns, to sub
nit the following statement:
The regular proceedings Of the confcrces ap.
pear in another column Of this paper, and it is
therefore, unnecessary to state them particularly
This is new Senatorial district the counties
have never been united before, and, therefore.
neither, could with truth be said to have any SUI.
perior claim 10 the nomination Your confer.
ees were instructed by a large majority Of the
delegates TO support the nomination of WM.
L. DEwArr. Esq. However much disposed we
were TO carry out our instructions, were i'm.
pressed with the democratic motto. princ pics
MT men," and went into the conference with
strong determination 10 sacrifice our instructions
the claims OF our county and our personal prede.
lectons TO secure the union and success OF the
democracy OF the district; and we fearlessly a.
yer, that if we had been met in the same spirit
of Cancellation and sacrifice a candidate upon
whom all wculd unite, would have been nom ma
ted At our first meeting at Georgetown, after
a number of Intellectual ballots, the conferees
from Danphln r'oued 10 breah mp the conference,
which was defeated by our votes, thus evincns
disposition at the very outset, on their part, TO
decline another opportunity for coming TO all a.
greement, and at once to put nomination out of
the question. AT the same time, We proposed 10
nominate A. Jordan, Esq, VINO would have uni.
ted the entre democracy Of the district and insu.
red its success. We proposed to nominate f.. Y.
Bright, Esq, and thus unite and harmonic the
party in this county. Both these offers We're re-
iectcd, with the answer that either Mr.. Foster or
Nr. Dewart must be nominated. At our subse.
quent meeting, proposed 10 drop both Mr.
Foster and Mr.. Dewart, and nominate a person in
Dauphin county; yet they refused TO doths, or
10 name any person that we might consult about
and agree upon.
II may be asked, why under the circumstances
We did not agree 10 the nomination of Nr Fos-
ter Our answer is 4 short ono, and true as il is
short He never could be elected His nominal ion
would ensure the defeat and ruin of the democratic
/ party of this district. or these facts we were
assured by many of the strongest and most nGu
entail democrats of Dauphin county, both before
and while we were among them, and our own oh
servaton convinced us of the fact We oferet
frequently TO yield Mr. Dcweart if the confer
ees from Dauphin, would yield Mr.. Foster. Thi.
is all they could fairly ask. More than this, uu
der the circumstances, it would have been trea
son 10 the democracy to have granted for WI
firmly believe it would have resulted in its de
feat and entire overthrow. in the district.
After the conference adjourned, youI conferee.
met and nominated VIM. l.. Dewar:. Esq, tn,
democratic candidate for Senator, in this district
lie is honest and carable-intcllgen and ac
tve-energetic and untlring in his advocacy o
democratic principles. he is candidate upol
whom the staunch democracy of Northnmbrr
land county can proudly unite, aud ifdcfeated b,
a.factiors .ftp upon their heads rests the respon
sihility.
We submit these facts to the candid udgmen
of our democratic felow-citizens, We rely mp
on the result, with the utmost confidence ofthci
approval OF our course. We have acted IN
der due sense of our duty 10 them, ard we be
iieve that We have performed our duty honestl
and feaIlessly, and believing so, we have not III
least desire 10 shrnk from the responsibility.
JOHN p. PuRSEL,
ISAAC CAKE,
C. W HIGGINS,
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