Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1840-10-31
TO THE PUBLIC,

TO THE PUBLIC.
In submitting TO the pu lie the first nun'ers of
the "Ameticsn," 1t may I've deemed incumtent on
us as neces a'y and proper to make few observa-
tons IN relation to the establishment of this pr -,
and the course which its conductors int nd to pur.
sue in it's publication. The oge in which we live
has bocn truly styled tho age Of Improvement,
which no power on carih can arrest 10 It's progress
The application Of steam to the various purposes
OF an, and the more recent discovery Of sineIt-
ing iron with anthracite cca, promises 10 1ennsyl-
vania results that cannot be too highly c.ti-
mated,
The great valley Of the susquchanns is soon dcs.
tined to b come the theatre Of new scene Of ell
terprze and industry, which may well excite tho
astonishment Of those who are unscquaintel with
her inexhsustible dsposi,es of coal and iron.
Her rugged hills and solitary wastes, heretofore
deemed worthless, nov eagerly sought after for
the coal aud iron which they contain, the most
valuable minerals In nature, II has bcen said that
England owes her present power and wealth mos
TO her coal asd iron than to sll other causes com-
bined.-lf SO, then Pennsy lvania has within her
own borders internal resources and powers Of wealth,
unsurpassed by the whole Union.
The Shamokin coal region, connected with this
plnce by oad 20 miles in length, which few
years since was solitary wild, untrodden by tho
foot OF man save the solitary hunter in pursuit of
game, is now teemne with busy and indusuiou.
population. The town Of Shamokin located in the
coal region, q new Vi lage containing about ono
hundred houDes, has spiung up it by magic,
since that period.
These improvements which are but a commence.
ment Of series Of works upon a large scale now
in progress recent as they are, have already given
new life and impetus to this section of our coun-
".
With these views and under these conslicr.-
tions, we, in common with maiiy of our most Is.
teemed fellow citizens, conceived that a we'll con-
Quoted journal, If properly encouraged, could he
rendered highly serviceible to the community. The
progress Of improvement and the rapid increase of
population, ind, ed require that the press should not
only keep pace with the spirit of enterprise and in
dusIy, but pioneer lead the way aud stimulate
to e1erlion the enterPrizng and wealthy capitalist
Tho establishment of new press in this p ,cs
has frequently been spoken Of, and was long since
IN cont' mplation whenever favorable opportunity
should occur. We believe that period has now ar
rived. Our design is TO MAKE the American per.
manent and useful Journal. conveying useful and
inter, sting information to all classes of readers-
Conducted with the utmost dccorum its tone and
sentiments shall at all times he such that the most
scrupulous parent may place 1t in the hands of any
member Of his family with perfect impunity. Low
scunihy and violent personal abuse shall lie care-
fully excluded from its columns. And while we
shall always be ready and promp, in the expres.en
OF our opinions upon matters Of public policy, we
shall always endeavor TO preserve that decorum
and extend that courtesy towards cotemporaries
and others, that Ole gentlemen has a right to e1pec.
from another.
To the interests If tie farmers and cultivators of
the sell, the bone and sinew of our country who,
in an agricultural point Of view, form the basis of
all trade, commerce and manufactures we sh,ll dc.
voc portion of our columns. and spread befors
Them such matter as shall be both useful end en-
tertaning.
shall be able to make the American an interesting
and instructive journal.
In politics we shall, as we have a!resdy an.
nounced, supper, the general and state admins,r,.
nonA In advocating the reelection Of MARTIS
VAN BURIS and RIcHARp NJ JOHNSON 10 ,h,
high stations which they now occury, and which
they have filled with such distinguished abilities.
we shall conhne ourselves to mea .ures and tho
principles upon which they are grounded. Recrim-
nation and low personal abuse which the rapsor
OF political warfare never fails to produce, and
which we regret To say is INDUCED in to an almost
unlimited extent, by the parliEan presses Of ei,he,
side, we shall Carefully avoid deeming il not only
dem"raliIing 10 the community and derogatnry TO
the high character Of the press, but unwise, i'm,
polite and uBjust.
To our fearless and patriotic Governor David r.
Porter, who has thus far identified himself with
the true interests of the state and whose wise and
'alu'ay measures have received the appreciation of
every honest I'D liberal mind, we shall extend our
most cordial support. We have therefore placed
his name at the bead of columns, fully conf
dent thai the honest yeomanry of Penney lvsna
will always he found sustaining honesty Of purpose
and integrity * conduct in justly vare3 public
servant
II. B. MASSER,
JOSEPH EISELY.