Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1860-09-29
Our Nominee for Con gress.

Congressional District met at Bloomsbury,
and on Saturday morning nominated
DAVID r. RANDALL, Esq, Of Providence,
this County, for Congress.
This nomination was quite unexpected,
his name not having been mentioned in
connection with the office. 1t seems to
have bcch brought about by desire on tao
part of the Conferees to nominate man
who was not desirous of the nomination.
who had not sought il, and who, therefore,
might be supposed to be outside Of all
cliqucs Or factions. 1t would probably
have been better that the feelings Of at
least one other should have been consulted
before the nomination was made of a COM
promise candidate in our own county, out
side of the recommendation of our County
Convention, but that may have been the
result Of accident, or of thoug ghtlcssness;
sure it is that Mr.. RANDALL knew nothing
of it, nor had anything to do with it, as he
Vas at kon,e about his business, and was
The most surprised man of all the surprised
when the news of the nomination was an.
nohnced.
DAVID Il. RANDALL was born in the
State of New'Hampshire, and is now forty.
two years of age. His father was far
mer, and when young RANDALL was six
years of age, thinking TO better his con
diion, bis father removed to the State of
New York, Chenango county, where, eight
years afterwards his father died. leaving
David an orphan, and little Or no property
for the support of the family. Left thus,
with seven brothers and sisters, young
RANDALL struggled on to support the
family and educate himself. Daytime
found him at his work on the farms in the
neighborhood, Or any other labor that he
could find to do that was honorable, and
the nighttime found him at his books by
the light of pine faggots. In this way he
educated himself and supported Il widowed
mother and his brothers and sisters, till he
arrived at the age, and acquired the ne
cessary education, to enable him to become
Il teacher. In this profession lie ross rap
idly till he became teacher. In ills
profession he rose rapidly till he cecamc u
teacher in the Seminary Of the town near
by. There Ac labored with the same cn-
crgy that had characterized him from carly
boyhood, and was finally appointed Su-
perintendcnt of Common Schools for the
county of Chenango. Dcvoting his time
and efforts to the cause of education il
this capacity for two years, he then con.
cludcd to enter upon the study of the law
He accordingly entered his name in tn,
Office of Ransom Balcomb, now one of the
Judges of the Supreme Court of New York
This was in IsI3, and he continued tC
read law with Judge Balcomb till lS46
being obliged, however, to devote mucl
time to teaching, &c, to support the fami
). ly. Judge Balcomb became SO much in
, terested in his student that of late year
, he has several times visited Providence 70
the purpose of spending few days viii
him at his home.
In lS46 Mr.. r. left his home and cam
to this county, commencing here to bull,
up his fortune by teaching, soon after en-
tering his name with Charles Silkman
: Esq, of Providence. Here, as in Ney
York, he was obliged to teach daytime
and study nights, for there was ever bcfor
him the dependence of his mother, broth
ers and sisters. Struggling along will
persistent energy, in ls4S he was sdmittc,
, to the Bar of Luzerne. lie opened al
office at Providence, and soon his studiou
habits, frank manners, and ready busines
tact, brought him clients, the number Q
whom increased till of late years he La
+ had large and lucrative practice.
). Mr.. RANDALL is a frugal, industrious
C honest, blunt man. He always says wha
i he means and means what he says. Fror
n his practice he has accumulated neat
I I comfortable homo for his family, aide
& largely to educate his young brothers an
e sisters, the youngest of whom, sister,
!, is new supporting at female Seminary
''/New York, His mother died the ptcser
season, not living long enough to witnes
n tho honors so soon to be extended to he
of son, by a people who have witnessed HI
a heroic struggles in life, and who will eve
= reward those who have the manhood, coul
s. age, ability and will, to rise superior to
l., obstacles in youth, and make to themsclvc
a place among he men of our cohnrry.-
&c At the Bar h is universally respected
y indeed we believe that Judge Conynghal
IN was the first to suggest his name for Coz
81 gress, and there is not, amchg over fft
IL members of our Bar, one to be found n