Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1840-11-14
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III subm ihnt 10 the ~ iic tn i-st nu NJ crs of
me "Aneiican, may he d em, iocu,I, , ,n
US a' ne 'es ay and proper 10 NIKE fw o,,e,y,.
uons IN relation io the csiahshn,e4i of hi it St
and tie course winch its conductors n. nj to pl.
sue ia its pu icali u. Tie g. in which v. iva
ms he, truly styled The sge If i'm ,rovement.
winch no power On carlh arre,i 10 iis progrcss
The application of steam TO tho various purposes
OF ~, and the more recent discovery nf siE.lt-
ig IRON with anthracite coal, proIni.es 10 ennsN
wanna results that cannot be to highly este
! mated.
The great valley of the Susquc anna il soon tez.
tined 10 b conc The theatre OF neS sceno Of en-
terpr ze and indu Try, which MAJ well excite the
ast -nshmen' of those who are acquamte with
her inexhuus'iVie dtpo,ios ot co ana iron.
Her rugged IL l. and solisry wastes, heretofore
deemed worthless, are nov ,a-criy sought after ;of
the coal AID Iron which the contain, he IN ;,
v'luaslc minerals i, naturr. I, his teen sad ih.t
England owes heflreten p1w'r and vethh mna
TO her coal ard ron ihan 10 IL u her Cause ~
hincd.-li 81, then Penr syly,.ia has within h.r
own tordcrs internal re- ource.4 Il roHets Uf wcI!tI
unsurpassed by the whole U0i1n.
The Shamokin coal region. connected With Ills
place ly r,il' Dad 20 miles IN caeth, which few
years since was suit .ry will. untroddrn by IL"
foot OF man save lie solitary Il ut,l in pur vi Of
glIne. is now tc, ming with bI-, and indus f,uI
population. The town OF -iiam kin located ~ tho
coal region, i'ew Vi l1ge confirming ahout ono
hundred houses. has slnung UP If by u.asi.
since that lerird.
Th Sc Improvements which orc hu. cor,;ncncc-
mont "' a scii $ f woiks upon large see n,w
IN progress, recent rs thy are, have arr4dg gicl
a ne. lie aud impetus TO tals section of our cOl..
~.
With thee views and under these coneiG,r-
iions, "c, IN common with ma. of our ~, 81 ,s-
lfemed fellow citizens, conceived that a wei tou-
Quoted journal, if Tr,pcily ,nc,hagrd couIl 10
fchdcred highly scrricoille tn the community. Ih'
pfogre of improvement and n rapid - CO. 49,, 4
population, ind, ed equle tl, the pres ~ nd not
only keep pace with the sp.l' Of en,erpriz, ali ~
dusty, but as pi"ne"r lead ih- way and inul e
to exerlion the en'crpriz ng and wealthy c.ptIls.
The estabIis imeni of new pres; IN this pl 80
has frequently ucen spoken of. ard W., long ,nco
IN contemplation wn"hevu .VJrahl. op,,oT UNITY
sh 'ud occur. We b,lIrvc thai pericj ha> SOW al,
rived. nUr dejgu I- to maze tie Aucgcan
manont and useful jpuru.l, co ,'eylng useful AID
inter sting iHiOrmluu 10 all ci.-sCs Uf icd,erS--
Conducted VIA he utn,n-t Gocoru,n. It's toIe cHI
sentiments ,hdil a, oil tim he such, tlat l.er".t
scrupuIous prrcut may place it in tie ch'r's o. any
member OF h7 family wi'h p'rf Ct IL lul,v. 1.,.s
sturilty and violent personal orus" ii Il cars
fully txclud from IL columns. .trd while 80
III III always be leIGy anil pfrnp; il tlc TX se.n4
ot our Opinions upon matter, Of pup! IU,cy. wo
sh Ill always rn~ea'cr TO prrs,Ne tGat &c n rH
md extend thi urtesy to aros OF cue.ulors.l.
aud others, thhto. c geIc.n. II has g..tJ * .'t
trum another.
To thr interests of .e f,rrcrs nj cu't'vatrr #
the sol. the bone AMI s:nrw nC cur county, whn,
in al agr cul uraI p'.u. f view, f,in tie basis of
al trld., commerce mstulat .u'Ss we eli II 4
vac par. "n Il ou co.uulns. and spread heluri
III III such Ter a sLIl' b. uoL,. u c.ul and tu-
raining,
To the mechanic ard III o'hers. we tu,, Va
shall be able to make Tie American III in,ercsrlnr
aud instructive jou nj.
Ii pilates sh ILL., as we have a,re d en.
nounced, supp r. the general a'd st,', td"r...r
lions. IL advocating 'le r-cl.,li y + t,~ry
VAN BuarS ard hlcHARp VI JcuS o> to n,
hr.h stations whi"h tNeY now occUry nd W. rit
they have flied With suCa Distinguish ali, t..-,
shall mine ourselves t. Inea.urr, All -,
principles upon vblrh they are crounid. H.c,i. :
luaiinn ard person / abuse W c, the r.n..,r
of pod, cil " i'iaie nev,r falls 60 pro, ice, .,I
which We g 4 IL say Is ludulicd in I, an n'.n I
un.Im ted extent hy the par l2ln pr ssrs Of ,iisc
s''lr we shall ciTr'uliy avoid, dccniug il 70 . II
dem, razing 10 the community and drro-at,r. T.,
the high ,h,rrct Of the press, but unuis,, i.n-
po tic and u JUS.
Y" our fearl"s aud patriotic Governor u ID z.
Po'tr, who hts q us Lu ilcniiii-d i hiuseif NIrn
the TIVE IN ere = g ,ha STATE, All wh = v,so q,
aiu n me'-ures ave receive the app-o - o., oF
every honest ~ crll mind, we 5 al. * ed oar
most cordial sugpr'. We havp therefore pg..,i
hi. ua'ne at tar e 'f our columns, ,ul ' c..i-
dert i,i lhe h,les' yeIrnanfy OF Peun., Ivan 4
will always = iOuul Sustaining honesty # rurr.. .-,
and ncsi,y f cJ.duc III justly vlu d p.b...
rvan.
II. b. NAS~ER.
IOSErH El>ELY.
Sunbury Sept. 10 1870.