The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1856-03-20
SPE ECH OF
G.. IL. BUCkALEW, ESD,

DELIVERED BEFORE THE DEMOCRATIC STATE CON-
vENTIoN, MARCH a, 1886.
Mr.. President, and gentlemen of the Con-
vsntion-It is scarcely q fit thing to set cold
meats before a company after feast; bet.
Sir, this is an occasion when the feeble may
stand up, and even the i'll come forward.
have bu, little 10 say, and as have been
much in the habit, Of recent years, of speak.
ing 10 business questions and con6ning my.
self to the question, shall do so at this time.
Mr. President, this Convention is compo.
sed of one hundred and thity-three men,
bers. II is full. No delegate is absent from
his place in this Hail. Upon the irs. vote for
the selection of q candidate TO be presented
by Pennsylvania TO her sister States, one hun
dred and twenty eight gentlemen are placed
upon the record in favor of distinguished
parsonage not now resident within the limits
of our State, although native Of it, nor with.
in the limits of the United States or conligu
Gus territory, but located beyond three thou
sand miles of drsary water from US, and there
discharging, with distinguished ability, The
duties attached 10 the position which he
holds No intrigue attaches 10 this nomina-
,iou. II has not been begotlen in caucus moi
in the brain of any human being who ex-
pected therefrom personal advantage or pro-
motion. Whatever may have been said of
previous Conventions in this Commonwealth
or lsewhere-whaever of reproach or Of
doubt may have been heretofore attached TO
any transaction in which our proud and gal
Ian, party has been concerned, this transact
tion, this event, stands upon an elevation
where reproach doth not approach it. [Great
spplanse.l -----
Sir, from whence comes this domination
by the Convention here assembled9 tcomes
from the hearts and the judgments of The peo.
pie OF Pennsylvania. (Cheers.) That is the
quarter from whence it proceeds, end here
Is the proof of it. One hundred and twenty
eight votes of this body, lacking but five of
the entire number, were given with prompt.
ness and alacfity for the nominee of the Con-
vention. Four gentlemen voted under the
pressure of instructions for another, but i'm.
msdialeIy afterwards, after that technical du-
ty was discharged, they enrolled themselves
along with their colleagues for the candidate
nomin ated. One gentleman only, did not
join in the nomination, but he is just as cer-
,ainly committed, and just as sure eventually
10 be enrolled with the others, as any future
event can be certain. He voted for the nom.
inee Of the Cincinnati Convention. Wehave
him there! (AppIause.) MIR. Prssident,-
this has been the action OF the Convention
Thus much has been done and we'll DONE
Il has been accomplished in the right time
and in the right way. II has proceeded from
just and proper motives, and is emphalically
sanctioned by, ard based upon the judgment
and convictions Of the people. Now, sir
what nexts Another duty OF this Conven
tion will be to select gentlemen 10 represent
our Commonwealh-ou Siate--in the Con
yention o, Cincinnati. They will go there
charged with the message which we have
prepared And what 10 this message? 1t il
10 ask of the assembled representatives of the
thirty odd States of the Union, 10 concur with
us in this work which we have begun, in al
honesty and in all earneslness; with deer
convictions of iis justice, of its wisdom, and
of the necessity which has suggested it and
which sanctions it, We have spoken here
and our speech has been put upon record
And there has been sent trembling along the
wires, with the swiftness of lightning, The
remo,es, corners Of the confedesacy this voics
thus uttered. What next? As business
question-for am speaking of that idea pre-
dominan,--wha. next is TO be done Why
Dir, we are 10 evince our party friends IN 9th
or States that we are right, and that duty ans
policy require them 10 60 in with u.s. Tha
is the pointto which our common and uni
ted efforts should now be directed. And o
what can we assure them to indnce them ts
20 in with us in the action propossdf Why,