Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-08-25

We last week announced the fact that the re-
suit of the County Convention held in this city
on the 10th inst, indicated preference for the
Hon. Thomas b. Church, as the Democratic cam
didate for Congress in this district, which was
all we then had an opportunity of saying. A
few weeks since we expressed the opinion that
the nominee should be selected from the Grand
River Valley, both as matter of right and pol
icy, and if this is conceded by the other portions
of the district they will concede the propriety of
consulting, in some degree at least, the prefer
ence of the northern counties in respect to the
person to be selected as q candidate That the
Democracy Of Kent county will present to the
convention man of acknowledged ability and
extensive legal requirements, no one can deny.
Mr.. Church is a finished scholar and an eloquent
speaker. In selecting Congressman, the con-
venton will remember that the Democracy of
the district have work for the candidate to per-
form, before he takes his seat as member of
the lower house of our national legislature An
important election is pending, and gentleman
should be placed in nomination, who has both
the will and the ability to canvass the district eff
fectualy. Mr.. Church certainly possesses both.
We doubt whether there is a more eloquent,
popular orator in the State. AS lawyer he has
in years past been engaged in many exciting and
capacity of an advocate have gained for him
reputation which grey -headed counselors might
well envy. The times require earnest efforts
in behalf of the Democratic cause, and the SER
vices of our ablest men, of whom we feel war;
ranted in saying Mr.. Church is one. Should he
canvass the district, he will be sure to secure an
attentive audience wherever he may speak, and
will do the cause of Pierce and King good SER
vice, in refuting Wing ISLANDERS and expounding
the principles and policy of the democratic par
ty.
Mr.. Church has already had experience as
legislator. The varied store of general knowl-
edge which he possesses, added to his legal at
tainments rendered him one of the abest men,
bers of the late Constitutional Convention. AS
member of Congress, he will take rank among
the first men of the country. For this impor-
tant post he has qualifications possessed by few,
and we trust the convention will do justice to
the northern counties of the district by placing
him in nomination. Grand Rapids Enq
SUICIDE AT NIAGARA FALLs.-A milliner
lady, % years Of age, Invested herself of most
of her clothing and threw herself into the Nj
agara river, just above the cataract from whence
she was thrown down the mighty fall. She
was fished for by the people on the rocks, for
an hour without success. The sight was hor-
rible to behold the body scanned to be tossed
upward by an invisible power below, and again
it was drawn under from sight. She soon APP
peared with her limbs up, or some other por-
ton of her body, only to be drawn by the re-
morseess power, and after describing a few
momentary gyrations, to be tossed like cork
out of water Ropes were thrown long with
nooses, but without success. Finally, she was
secured by sturgeon spear and brought to
shore Iris, 10th.