Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1842-01-15

prob ton be cantoi feel. DERIVING his n,wrr anil
anihoriy directly from the pcn,'e cf the VIII le
81 tc, his iriterpnsitiun of The vto power may be
essentially necessary, 10 preserve the in,ercs, of the
CommonUe cal h, from the ops atoms Of loca ca uses
Whatsoever reasons, ho1yc,er. indeed tie impo-
siion of This duty uldn the Executive oi einally.
II is enough 10 say that tie duty senjoincd IN our
"rganlc law, and believe wisely. 1t has been my
lot. H. ", u as that of oil my PREDECESSORS | he.
hcrc, ON several OCCASIONS to exeIci.e the power
thus conferred ! have always done so with due
dc ihorai u. and only when The eSigcnres of the
oct sion furnished to me satisfactory and C. ncu-
si'e rRsolr for sn doirg. II is, however, power
which have never hesitat,d 10 cxsicite. wh,n du-
~ required itn, my hands During the last scs-
zion cf the legislature, was obliged to exercise
this power oitcner than Heretofore. ] did so a, a
time. when my conduct was a!outto undergo the
'odchl II public opinion, and ih,re seemed 10 hc
di.l osl,loD 10 make the excrcise Of this power an
important issue b,fore the people. That issue was
had, and The result has EXPRESSED the voice ,orthc
public upon II, ln a way not easily misunderstood.
Had the duty, thus ,IiiOnrd 10y the constitution
upon the Executive been freely and 4 arcssiy per
formed, the eaIJ legislation u on the subject of
our internal imrIo,rmcnts, should not now be
invoked in drht 10 e cAt,nt "" arc, aud there
w u!d not have teen millions Of dollars expended
upon works # doubtful ulilry, or of minor pubic
inn orturco. tuT II ain and LEADING itvrnuts of in
tc'crmmuniCati n alone, would have been con-
stIucld AID tie State saved from all daugcr III
beng shorOred ~ Filling TO meet her engage
mems. Far e il from me to rclccl Oh my pad
ccssos, tut II S our duty TO gather wisdom hom
PEI encc, and To avid, far p ssiIic the repc
ut, n uf CrrrT
lu tie mcnlhs Of June ard August, next, ihe
commssi, ms Of the IN lit officers within this Com
III, nwcalth viii enlir, by tl,r own Imitation. 1t
would. Therefore, seem To he fiji time 10 take up
that very imI ortant, lut much abused subject.
One - duT most important dutits j. tuchcrish and
encourage the tue military spiit imorg our citi>
zen soldiers. In war, and in all trying tmerg,n-
chs IN them we must rely chiefly, 10 project our
homes and hn SIDES from HggrCsson,--our rational
hOLOi from Iusul.-and cur liberty ftum drsiTuc.
tion. il Is tuo much the habit of some who sh, I'd
know let cr io d cy a. d underrntc militia aud
volunteers. 1acsc vlo rrmcmhlr II cir services
III tie revululIun and laic war, with Great D'ain,
entertain a very different uprniun. iei the upanI
zail"n oi volunteer compares lie promotcf,-lct
then. lie furnished with arms and HcCuutrrutuiS-
lat them d, No, all ihc tine th,y can pare, To the
acquisition Of mIlHnry discipline, and Ihoy will
speedily silence TIE VOICE OF cCnsurc and ol lTlu
dice, aud sTcug, g,htn the arms of our national de.
iuEcC.
convent was he'd within Il last session
for tie rurIcse Of diving end rec, mmcl ding
more elective military ,y.l,m, and tic result of
ih,r la'Crs will shortly le fiI dct"e You /; iu rc.
hilon 10 Which he occasion 10 s,y, that tie
opinions oi HAT coIvculdn, con "lmlrg as 1t docs
n urh eide talent, tAT1huCc and IN lltdlS huoH +
edge OF Il G unity, vii! lie cult 10, and doubt
less will receive at v,ur bands the most rc.vcdiui
con cra'i,ns. tm,Ticgn ir,cntn should never
lose sight Of TIC sol mn irjucrion oi the il,I or Of
out c'unTy, IN time ci r'acc Pre- pare Iot wal.
Tie ee logic ,ur,ey Of tie STATE is nearly com
pl,ed,-he past season having hr ught the oxpIo-
Lotions to a close As soon the field work can
be reduced 10 shape, the Stale gcologlsl will, this
winter, enter upon the preparations of his general
report. mtentcd to smhody The Icsus OF H.. Whole
s.r~cy. NAtle tie Il, al report Is in progress, he
engraving Of tie maps and drawings. which will
require time, AID the arrangements OF the State
cabiits, n tIr a. II CN IN readiness, might he
! adNsut gcously con need. rs a portion ol the
work can hc Ut 10 prrss before ,ho meeting of the
next icgsialu.c, it seems advisable than prov zion
! should he now mace, Ter TiCfarlng ami publishing
the details. Til very important survey, develops
/ ing tie natu,c and oNtcnt OF our immense mineral
ourccs, having h,vn prosecuted srcadlas,iy 10 its
cumI,ll,r, und policy sId co, nun'y ccitJ,uly re-
quit that the rcsu'rs sh uId lc embodied aud pub-
/ lshcd With all Io sib', Il 'rach.
The eLOrnous amount OF capital invested in our
various works f mer al IL Tio,crrent ada on sh.
. Cs Us TO exert, or ulmt ST p.Ntr, To undr hrm
. 1r,duC'i,e there is one matter {, M, cl,d vi h
this sul jcct tu vh.ch DEERE 10 call your cam 81
a ention. The cxpTi,nCe of every year proves
more CeaIly the ner,s,iy # our action up II -
Z | alludc to de TcnpNal uf distractions hon tie
rhanr,l ui he Ohio river. Tie g,n,rai govern
( meat has sev,Ial times diyccr,d Us mqrircs INTO
tits measure, tut has yat dcitrkcn The {.
iccIual cN,cu'I'n o ,he pr, ct. 1t is measure in
which rtrn,y lruna is most lie, ply, lu, not alone
int vested. The great aud growing wcst,In aud
/ southwestern states, embracing nearly tie enIre
va,'y ot the Mls>issIp md Its tr.tutaros have q
. dir,ct ard aNIdiug IutcIest III lis speedy cumplt
too, as well as frnu,, kania, For tie important
national ruIpos,s, oi transporting the mail, for uans
tnring armies and conveying the munitions ol war
It II at quite as Gr, a momtn Indeed It I'd, rtsscs
,s,if To every duty, state and uanal, ard oppeals
~ every interest ihGt should con maud the Gaze al d
euaTdlsnshp oi bath governments, tn manheI uu'
easily ItSis'r,.
ons dc,ing il, Gas the egiSa guardians o
Ptnnsyvania,) we ufr frC0nstIamed 10 urge II upOn
the general cpvtTumsut erou ds the M 81 Just
aud " susw,Islie, Cut oil, H. the ua,lgahe cnn-
munitsion nh onr IwProy nents, -, irom Pats
turg TO Lou svr, tuT large portion ui the " ar
IT I'm nsh,s the value of those mIroyem, nts Ia
Iuinous tegrr,-iorc's lrlsiness upon other Ie,,
dnrct and couvernnt ROUTES, and, oirrursc, ope
rates To the seous disadvantage oi The mercantile
agricuiuraI and manufacturing ella, ses OF our cltI
zns. IL IL singular and startling fact, that ins
Tanc,s goods 10 &c te,NcId at ,tIucInuatri, a.,
now Effected IN tho cly OF rhI'ad,l hla choaTe
aud mole II ad,ly, ly lie Nay OF N,w l,rk canals
Lake Ere aud lie OHIO Caual, lhan by the dnec
and natural Iou'c through our own improv, al
la PnlsIu ] Learn thai the whoo Ghcult, IL
rhIs particular, hcs IN the unc,IlaIniy oi the udeI
gahe 4 te of the OLIh rNer. Thus is larg
:, are of business daily divorced from uur pul H.
Improvements, and the probability, nay the crrain
y Is, tht as rgul.T hn,s oi uansi .oT.ollOn ar