Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1840-09-12
The Ssandin~ ArwyS--The Pre-
S1dpnt.

We publish below an extract from a letter bv
the President. IN reply to certain in,errocot,res
from vrgini,, utterly annihil,,ng the Whs
hunluc " Standing Army" and showing
con lusiv ly hat Mr.. Poin~elia pr ject was MT
srh nitted to the prcsleu' b fire Il wa comm mi
cat to Congress. In this l. tier Mr. Van Buren,
aiv. hts opinion feev and fr,rklv up,n the i'm.
portan' questions hat nov ogi'ae the nation
there is no hesitation. nor at empt at con-e |
ment, ard we are very sorry that VIZ cannot pub
ii,h {.
H'vine thus given yru the hest opinions that
have been abb I, for of tie impnrtant .u'j cs -
WHICH YOU have allie | INV attention ynu viii
hope al,w t, no ice briefly nnr ur two coll te
raj con -idrra'inns
Mr Poi set : I'M -oniT Tovcr'el account fthe nri.
e anl ~ gress Of his ~ n /. before Won. We
show. that il ou' Of "" request mn e IF Avn
| nv the : - u.nitee on the Ii j, # the Hhusn of
| tentsseutItiv a. the 4 Sc Of the srsSinn hpfH
the last in con,cmp'a ion Of ro-s bic Ills On
hetw'eu is c ,unlrv an q er Br tam and that It
| was IN ,iur,d an dawn fr'h unier n cd made
| up n i'm hy the House al tn ~ session. some
smpis. has e en- eXpr "a Il, and 'ouhs arpe r
ev n to he enter aneh # ne nes. If il e.
| rlnrati n. thar the p'an. wa not % by o.
su mi ted t, nv slider nn, ref're 1t was COM
r,unicltel tn e igr 81. Those wh trke this vi W
of thr sui c., .n'irly overo the n :, thar su h
is aim at nv,raSy he cas-. N II similar occa
ions; and IN t in reuying tn s IN de unhn thsm
| " ether hraorh of tn Lczi ltu-e, the he ,ds "f
| pepu'm n,> act o, Cnrg,ess AMI no fr, the Pr l.
den .xc"tt y " IN &C sInns whore his act. ar
| rrnnght u qur. Ii m. The imprttticahlit of plt-
! -u @ y #. mt cnu-s". f even IL were thrr rvl .
| he will b. apo &c tel. Nh"n l. J. con-id
W. v'rv numernu> tn 81 c Is have rec"uty b en-,
amounting hev h We one 10 two hnnlr d d
'wen'v a. single So 81 n'epen ntv of ho,'
m ID or the Preside, hi nsef, and f'e,tes from
nmm ttae4. rrqnirrg az az resrarch, N I'll pr pa.
ratio Of voiuninnus documents. Unfair theS.
| i'm dv'r ions are hu h 'wn 10 he this has
h. en- even he worst asper in which 'hev have
h en- compelled TO seq. not | shou tn NIX, wthou
ham" and mn-tlfic I o. on the art nf svry a..
gs ious mind, wh revrr NAV be his po itica pir-
f,rrncrS, the names nf resprcra lie cit zens sc I.
nel to a'enrnts ,ht | had in nv :, nua mo age
rxprrssed NV appr ali "f plau, which n Il
only never had hcen submit ell tn me- Ia was n,
even matlrei until more h ,hne months ,f,er
the mcssage Wa sent 10 G mgr s., az an temp
/, prove be u fbu id,d ssu 'rG, " h pu ,lc
tioa f @, III d xtr,ct from rh,t Il Gu uent Wit
II. rre mrauing fisIied bv the sAppress on If
mater | p,rl' Nor was The nvove obirc Of he 81,
extr ,orii ary Pr ingS less ZEN rkaHe tha u,
| cs IA msei,es. ~ in rn'hInG les III ittrrnp
80 fix upo m" the de ign nf stshlis'In stand as
army Of iva hurdrd 'houssrd men fnr prlirirs
and personal pnIpos :. If h ID e'u Oh ,rged wit
TIL d--gn "f est ishlug among ~, 1t the pa
Span~', IN nag're nf tv, hundird thnu IA,
N,Il h'a Is, il u d Not have rpri~rd me m'r
woud il, IN nv judgment, been one jo NOR
pr"po- erous.
am, fo' unaiely, ntlemen. rot ovcr senitiv
u attacks e tuis charactcr, AID have. w'th,l ~
ahing .riidencc in The mt Ing ncc of the people
whic ndr S them u oof agtn al suc ate p
TO d i've trem. II dc,st nd IN, own eli IS
nv ief G ct IL wIincs ing acn deg ing -
hihiuon~ ars from consideration nf the ii ilnt
wh ch f'rrgnrrS, who have MT the simr rois n
tie respect our pol teal nsii u'inns tlat We hav'
a e kel, I, fun nf The ch rae er OF our i' ople
when thew see hat cruspcu US men among u CT
promise 'hem-e'e any adv,n'nre>, r I'm at em
20 "ude their foil W cit z"ns, bY means nt su
II n.traus absuSdteS. THIS roget is, however,
, c ne $ ma',r ally ii pirlshrl, bV the conviction
that the people will IN tie sequel lhe' hlv
her / f'Ie done corvinc- se who attempt Ia ihl
manner t. npcrrte upon their crrdully, or the TO i
"f seek ng TO accompli h. in this country, politics
o jrcts Nv such iii credt Ibc means.
have the hnunr TO ho, geutl Inen,
Very respectfully,
Your ubrtIeut servart,
NJ YAN BUREN.
To Ne sr. loho B. Cary \ % Huiglns, hH
'n,~ "a Il. \. Cary, OF El.I deh city county