Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1842-02-12
Mr.. Inahnrts OpinInna.


Secretary of,he Navyss having in conversation
avowed himself in favor of dissolution of the
Union. In reply to an inquiry from MIR. Wise
MIR. Upshur writes letter, of which the iol-
lowing is an extract
will not pretend to say what Mr.. Bolts can
prove but assert in the most direct and un.
qualified manner, thathe cannot prove The truth
ofhis charge agains. Inc by any witness WHO is
!.imsclia man of truth. | understand that
charge to be, that am, or have been, the 'ad.
vocste of an i,nmediste dissolution of the Uni
on without qualifications or conditions.
have never, at any tine of my life, entertained
any such opiaion or feeling. On the contrary,
| have, on all occasions, advocated union upon
the true principles Of the Constitution, and have
s,ught To recommend my own principles, upon
/ the ground that they were conservative OF the
/ Constitution and the Union. This is well
known 10 you, for with you have had CONVEX
sations for hours upon this very subject. You
say correctly, that have printed and published
my opinions under almost every form of address,
essay, pamphlet, and book and ifany ching can
be found in any one of these publications to
justify the charge of Mr. Bott-, will sur7en-
der the point.
think it almost certain, although | cannot
recall any particular occasion on which it oc-
Cured, that have expressed a decided pre-
ference for dissolution of the Union over the
establishment of systems Of policy which re-
gatded as fatal to all true liberty. avow the
same opinion now | would sooner see the
Union dissolved, than witness the success of this
very abolition movement; | would sooner see
1t dissolved than witness the csta Enlistment oi
a consolidated government, with all power and
oil right in the hands OF an uncontrolled and
irresponsible majority; ! would sooner see ii
dissolved than witness the establishment of any
principles which violate It's true character urc
defeat its legitimate objects. These opinions
am very certain that have often expressed
and shall often express them hereafter But
that am, or ever have been, disunionist, il
any other sense than is here expressed, is utter
ly untrue,
: As soon as Mr.. Bolts saw Secretary Upshur'
letter of denial he addressed another to the Ed
itors of the Natloual lntelligencer-to whcl
; we referred yesterday, and of which the follow
' ing is an extract:
have two objects in addressing you thi
letter the first ls, 10 request you u republis
the letter Of Hon. A. =. Upshur, which az
. peared in the Madisonlan OF this morning; an
: the second ls, TO bespeak the public patienc
for lew days, until can collect together iii
= testimony on which | rely to establish tn
charge (sncc he chooses so to consider il
which brought against him a few days sine
in the House OF Representatives.
wish you to publish the letter, because
want all possible publicity given to this Il,
had been the advocate of an immediate dssol,
, ton OF the Union, without qualifications or Co
dltions'
a 1t is precisely on this point that take issr
OF with the Hon. Secretary, and will undertal
TO prove from his own pen, as well as his pub
A, conversations, that there is not only sludi,
d. and designed concealment Of truth, but Nv
De ful and deliberate prevarlcatlon in his deni;
to take nothing back that have said on Il
be contrary, repeat that ne cas an open, uiqua
fed, undiSgused, and boosted advocate Tor
IN immediate dissolution Of the Union and "
ut, add, without qualification or Limitation, sin
he seems to crcumscribe and mystiiy his P
Ter sition. He edcnies it and says cannot prove
Sy by any man who is himself man OF trut
This limitation would deprive me of the bene
'e' of the testimony OF the Hon. Secretary hiInse
"' Nevertheless, shall use IL shall make II
l. a prominent witness in his own case but
. shall not be content 10 rely upon his testimo
's' alone. y question of veracity is thus raised
tween us. Either he or have told ialseho
~ All ask rs, that thl consequences may be VII
" =. ed with the utmost severity upon my head !
do not prove satisfactorily that the Hon. 5
, retary is the guilty MANN. Y Tribune.
in A SAvoRy PoRKrR.--Yeserday morning
- country team, which had travelled 100 nj
u" came into market with load of nice lal
ght hogs A short time nfter several persons
veil gathered around the lead, and one individ
who was overhauling il, discovered protrud
nea from the interior of one OF the largest hogs,
end of a bushy tail. lie took hold oft, and
ii ter some resistance pulled out large
sKuSK. The spectators of course were 81
dily put TO Aght, and the eiiuvia in the nci
:" borhood was quite efiecting, Poor PorkY, ,
, had been seasoned, in the struggle, quit