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and sought tspay England in grain and raw mate
ra she instituted The co,n la,us and q, her customs
to protect her own agricultural interests, and
compel money still to flow to her in return for
manufactures. This policy continued, compelled
Other nations TO instiure manufactures also, and.
IN order 10 sustain hem, to enact tariff ,ws after
the example OF England, and the free communca.
tion with different n,tions diffusel machinery and
mechanical skill until other nations now lave In
III SO resp eta equulity with England, and in
pon, Of cheapness of living and ofcustoms several
have the advantage Other.
These causes operating in England and abroad
have produced the two following results, which
now agitae England and the Continent. In Eng.
land the manufacturing intcres, created new and
'arge population peculiar TO itself, suddenly coll
lec,cd, and so denscy and promiscuously crowded
and lodged a. to be destructive Of health, but more
particularly of morals, decency, and frugaliiy. This
population required TO be fed and hence the in>
creased consumption of food augmented the de-
mand and raised the rents Of land from 25 to 500
per cert. The result is, when trade has failed
tn m, and they literally starving, they cannot
mel, away into the agricultural and trading masses,
and thus be absorbed and restored, but they mus,
grsiualy perish until their number shall be redu-
cej to the present demand Of trade, and then they
bar ly live again. But while trade was active
the manufacturing population prospered again but
the nations around improved in their productions,
less was wanted from England and their success,
exceeded their own expectations, they very natu.
rally conceived the idea ofreducing her wealth, dis
lressing her people, and humhling her powe., by
! excluding her manufactures. The consequence is,
France is increasing her tariff Germany has entered
extensively into a national customs union with
Prussia at It's head and the United States, by ne
cessiiy has been OBLIGED to incfe ,se the tariff, and
must continue il, even if against her will and
the consequence is an unprecedented falling off il
| English ex portation Of manufactured goods, and
distress among her lahorins population that has nc
parallel on earth. All and more than have said
may he fully proved by the Report on the Condi
ton of the Laborng Poor published by suthorit,
of the House of Commons, July, ls42."
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FAIrHFvLSEss.-Several thousand persons
within the past four days have been attracted
to the Murray street wharf. to witness the
faithfulness of small dog, first discovered sit
ting there ON Monday last. The poor thing is
a passive, harmless sufferer, and sits in one po-
sition, looking steadiasily at one spot of the
water, as if expecting its friend and companion
to rise from the rirer. II refuses food, and is
inattentive TO ell efforts 10 entce it away. II
carried of by force il Immediately returns, and
resumes lis wonted position.-N YPoPer.
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c-J' The last Miners journal contains an able

or The last Miners journal contains able
article. showing the proprieiy of substituting cast
iron rails, in place of the imported rolled rails now
used on our rail roads. The writer contends that,
as, iron rails can and will he made for from $50
% S35 per ton. while the imported rails cost $50,
and cannot he imported fn less thnn $50. This
is n question Of the deepe,, importance to the u.
ni,ed St,,es, and especially to PENNSYLVANIA. with
her vast beds Of coal and iron tSatmay he brought
into rrquisi,ion. If the plan should succeed, and
many Of mos, scientific meE snnguine Of
success, and the u,na'e triumph Of the cast iron
rail.
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GEoRGETowN COLLEGE, ID. {
March 18th, lS43.

SLAVE TRADE.-The first attempt, from
England, to estsblsh the wicked traffic in Me-
groes was in the reign Of Queen Elizabeth, in
the year 1862, when John Hawkins, an adven-
turer, afterwards Sir John HaU kins, fitted out
three ships, and made voyage to the coast of
Guinea for slaves. About the year l7G0,
meeting Of merchants was held in Belfast in
Ireland, to form company tor this traffic, and
some progress was made in prelimlnaries, and
certain documents in the case prepared for
signature when one ofthe number, who had
hitherto been a silent spectator of the proceed
ings stood up, and in tone of solemn decision,
and with the strongest emphasis, aid-"May
the hand that first signs papers for this Internal
traffic be blasted by the God of Justice-the
God of the black as well as ofthe white man "
The meeting dispersed without a signature, and
never assembled again.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-03-25

CT The continued cold weather at this season is
remarkable. Seighing is excellent, and many per-
sons are taking advantage Of il in knowing" ere it
is too late. The snow, we stated in ou last, mea-
.ured ls or 20 inches. In many places, we under.
stand the sveragc depth is about 80 inches. There
is, however, less Of j, further north. Al Williams
por, the papers say /, was hut ~ or IA inches in
depth. When spring once fairly breaks in, we have
reason to hope for continued pleasant weather, and
consequently fruitful season.
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o. A. Brownson is self.made mn, and at tn Q
sge Of H. was scarcely able to rad or write the
English language.
The firm Of Rothschiid had completed con.
tract with the Belgisn Government, for the loan Of
fifty millions OF forms.
A gentleman at Poin, Pe,re, (Guadaloupc,) Civ.
ing an account Of the earthquake which recently
destroyed that city, mentions that while he was at.
tempting to escape, his foot and leg caught in
one Of the deep assures ofihe earth, and he thought
'ha, he was fast. But another shock came, and the
crack opened again, aud he escaped.
MIcuAEL Hare, soldier ofthe Revolution, and
the oldest man on the Pension Roll, died ct
Union township, Erie County, on the 4th ul'. at
the very advanced age Of ll6 years. He was
honest, brave and patriotic.
Good Fees.-The Ju ige Advocates fees in tho
trial Of Commander Mackenzie, are as follows:
| Ten dollars per diem. and ten dollars for every ff.
teen pages of record, one hundred and fifty words
making page.
No Humbug.-It has recently been decided by
one of the Courts in England that house is not
tenantahe that is infested with bed hugs, and that
lease upon the premises be broken in conse-
quence.
Great ReripaL-Upwards of 5000 persous have
become professors Of religion within the last few
weeks in the city of Albany The churches are
open every night, and are literally thronged.
CompEment.-Messrs. Brown, Brother & Co.,
in beh 'If Of themselves and others interested, have
presented to the wife Of Mr.. Recorder Vsux, Of
Phiadriphia, massive silver pitcher, in aeknowl-
edgement Of the efficient Course pursued by tho
Reco der, in securing 1000 Of their properly
from the possession of Monroe Edward
Painters Choke.--l, is a fact generally known,
tina, lemon syrup made from sulphuric acid, is an
, effective preventive Of the disease known as the
painters cholic"
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-03-25

az Our compositor last week, was the cause of
an amusing blunjer, in an article in which he
makes us say ,ha, q poor deuJed Millere m 'de a
grab for the second advent" instead of gw6
We can't say, however, that it much impaired the
sense of the article the propriety of the Que is
about equal TO The o,h"r.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-03-25

uP Lieut.. Maury, Of the y. s. Navy, hiss been
mskirg some observations on the Comet, a, Wash.
iDgton. The following is m e1traci of his report
"Compaiing nv own observations with the
counts which have already reached us from differ.
ent parts Of the country, there appears now to be
but little doub, bu, that this is the tail of Comet,
and that the head itself has been seen al midday
in the East with The naked eye. Ifso. for length
Of tail and magnitude of nehuls, it may be classed
among the most remarkable that have ever appear
ed. In the year 43, d. o.. historians tell us of
hairy star that seen hy daylight. In the year
A. ID. l402, two Comets were seen in broad day,
and the tail of one Of them q, noon. Trcuo BRAHE
discovered Come, by daylight in 1877. The
Comet o: l7i4 could be seen in the day time with
ont the aid Of glasses. Its tail though not so long
a. This, was curved, and formed an arc Of 30 deg;
though for p,r, Of the time it had several tails, the
length Of which varied from 80 deg. to 40 deg
The Comet Of l6so-,he most celebrated of
mode n ,irnes-had tail computed at from 20 to 90
deg. That Of 1918 had the larres, tail record
lOf i, G.; anj this vies with that in length.
The tail says VIScE, in his Astronomy, 'in.
creases as the Comet approaches its perihelion
Immediately after which, it is longest and mos, lu.
minous and then il is little bent and convex to.
wards those parts to which the Comet is moving
the tail then decreases"
II this Come, has obsyed this rule il has area.
dy doubled the sun, and is now on lis way back
to be again lost in the 'egons of space.
NJ. F. MAURY, Lieu. u. s. Navy"
A correspondent, of The New Bedford Mercury
says that the comet now visible. cannot be nearer
to the earth than $4,000 900 OF miles. He slse
states tina, the comet Of l770, passed within 2,00o
coo miles Of the earth; aud ye, produced no ef
| feet even on The tides.
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Foreign Money.

The following Ac, was passed At the recent scs-
sion of Congress:
AN ACT to fix the value Of certain foreign mo.
neys Of account, III compu alton at tue custom.
houses.
Be il enacted by the Senate and House Of Re-
presentatires Of the United States Of .i"eried, in
Congress assembled, Tha, in ali computations of
the value Of foreign moneys Of account at the Gus
tom houses Of the Unit States, the ,haler of Pru-
sia shall be deeIn, and taken to De OF the value
of one hundreI and twelve cents the rix dollar of
Bremen shall be deemed and taken to he of the
value Of seventy eight and three quarter cents the
thaler Of Bremen, of seventy two groats, shall be
deemed and taken TO I've of the value Of seventy
one cents; that the mres of Madeira shall be
deemed and taken to be of the value Of one hum
dred cents the mil reis Of the Azores shall be dee
med and taken to he the value Of eiehty-three and
onc-,hird cents; the marc hanco Of Humburg shall
he deemed t,krn to be the value Of thirty five cents;
the roube of Russi shalt be deemed and taken TO
I've of tho v,lue of seventy five cents the rupee of
British India shall I've deemed AMI taken to be of
the value of frty.fru and one haf cents and all
former laws inconsistent herewith are hereby re>
Pealed.
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Approved March 3, ls43.

The Bunker ii u Monument, although eco
feet high is 800 feet below the level Of The
on ST. Peters at Rome l40 lower than the cross
on St. Paul's at London and l35 less than the
Panlhson at Paris. II is ls feet higher than the
Monument in London 80 feet higher than the
Column Of the Place Vendome q, Paris SIS feet
higher than the Washington Monumen, at Balti-
more 100 fec, higher than Pompey's Pillar at
Alexandria.
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a. The Philadelphia Evening Journal has Teen
united with the Evening Mercury, which paper
ing Mercury aud Journal f. w. Morgan, Esq,
The talented editor Of the Journal has retired from
the chair editorial in consequence Of other engage,
mcnts.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-03-25

ur A great improvement in the steam Engine
has been recently discovered in Philadelphis hy an
ingenious mechanic. The Improvement consists
in the direct application OF the steam. TO the
periphery Of the power wheel, without waste. Two
thirds Of the machinery. and consequently. two
thirds fthe expense OF construction, is done away
with hy This improvement.
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Saturday, March ls, !s43.
Il E M O VAL.

|" The Office Of the "SUNBURY
AMERICAN" has been removed 10
the white frame building, in Centre Al.
ley, adjoining the New Store of II. B..
Masser. Business or orders left at the
Store, will be promptly attended to.
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APPOINTMENT BY THE GOVERNOR.

NArH.SIEL Is. ELpRrD, ESQ to lie President
Judge Of the l2th judicial dlstrc, of Penn-y vans,
composed Of the counties Of Dauphn. Lebanon,
ShuylkiIl and Carbon. in The room of the Hon
Calvin BY he, resigned
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-03-25

In the Saturday Courier Of to-day, our brother
Morris, of the Inquirer appears with the following
real epig,am. We are SO pleased with it, that al
though no, given to the m ling mood, it has thaw
ed us out and we have perpe rated sort of reply,
which. # it will serve no other purpose, will per.
form the sup rosalory work Of foil to set oil our
neighbots pl. asant piece -. S. GdEtH9.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-03-25

nT THE SoMras CAsr.-Tbe Circuit Court at
New York decided that civil iritunsl in the case
Of Mackenzie, either for murder or manslaugh,er,
has no jurisdiction. The charge to the grand jury
was full and explicit, on this point
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-03-25
legislative Sparring.

The reports Of the proceeding Of the legislature,
by the Keystone which, by the way, are more
fully and ably reported than any that we recollec,
Of q, Harrisburg, gives the following sharp shooting
between Messrs. Lowry and D,ford, on the Reform
Bill Mr.. Lowry proceeded nv saying 1--WE
had become weary Of the b which the gentleman
clung to his bosom, with Al, the tenaciiy Of mo-
,her to her first born. His child was sent so the
Senate +; a place which better fitted the infant, than
would its father for after calling il al manner Of
hard nance. they referred il to a committee. Had
the father went, he would, my friend from the
county remarked, have been referred as an item Of
unfinished business. I can show by figures ,ha,
this hill will he an annual saving to the State Of
three bundled thousand dollars. And ye, this bill,
that man"
Mr.. HICKMAN interrup'ed.-He said the
gentleman from Crawford was out of order.
The SPEAKER said i, was unparlis mentary,
and out of order. to allude to a gentleman by term.
ing him ":hat man"
Mr.. LOWRY ask pardon, not only of this
House, but Of mankind for the dlsresprct
ford was exceedingly personal and severe.
Mr.. LOWRY admit. sir, am. intend 50
to hr.-Wben he was addressing this House. he
said that had no, only said, hu, written language
which would "d;sgrnce scarenger"
Mr.. DEFORD said he had used no such Ian
guspe.
The SPEAKER said he was not in the chair a
the time. or he would not have permitted the gen
,eman from Fayete to have used such language
n he did not use ,hs, language. however, he Ger
tsiniy used something very much like il.
Mr.. LOWRY MIR. Speaker. the gentleman
from Fsveue says he did no, the language
have attributed TO him. He did say so q hundr~
men in this House, and many in the pal'er
heard him make use nfthe 'ancugc. AMI yet. il
the face Of the same House, and Of the same srec
tators within one hour he eats words at which tb
stomach OF the cannbsl would lcarhr.
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Ur We have Just received sixty ieams Of print
ing paper similar in size and quality to the sheet
upon which this is printed. Also SO reams Of su-
per Royal . by % inches. which will be sold a,
cost and carriage, for cash.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-03-25

CjT The Mormons do not seem TO stand very
fairly with the government Of Illinois. A bhl
peal the charter OF Nauvoo and dish md the Legion
has passed The Senate Of lha, Slate,h by vote Of
two 10 one.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-03-25

a. We are indebted TO Jesse G. Horton, II. G.
Ever and C. w. Hegins, Esqs., of the Senate, for
legislative documents.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-03-25

The following note, published in the George
town Advocate, testifies directly to the point
that the peculiar luminous appearance in the
western section of the heavens is a comet:
GEoRGETowN COLLEGE. ID. {.
March 18th, lS43.
DEAR Sra: Be so kind as to announce in your
paper that the luminous phenomenon seen in
the west after sunset durug last week, proves
to be the tail ola comet as a. 7 o'clock on
Saturday last, we saw the nucleus or body. 1t
was to be seen from TO three quarters past 7,
and requires telescope Of low degree COM
mon spy glass is sufficient The easiest way
to fix the glass on the object, is to run the glass
down along the tail, TIL ii comes on the nucle-
US, which will be easily distinguished.
Very respectfully, yours,
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~ At ufG uhu ATt,
AN EPIGRAM

When Eve. the frs, of woman kind,
As Queen of Eden roved,
Her thoughts were free mountain wind,
And all who saw her loved,
The Eagle screamed a lofty note,
The Lion tossed his name,
And cen the Linnett's little throat
Essayd Aa,,'ring strain.
The eye--,he lip--the soul fraugh, face,
These won the first Of men.
Each movement gave to life q grace,
To deck the mother Of our race
There were no bu stles then,
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-03-25

or The C"ngressional Apporrionment Bill has
passed both Houses, a. has also Mr.. Lowry's re-
form bill. which reduces al salaries third. Mr..
Horton, r ON the committee to which was Ieerr
the petitions Of citizens Of 3eIks county, praying
for the abolition of The office OF Is gade Inspector.
reported adverse to the prayers Of the petitioners.
In the Representative Appointment Bill, the
counties Of Northumberland, Union and Juniita are
linked together, to elect 8 representatives.. We
think Northumberland and Columba should be
joined TO elect 8 members. Mr.. Trego presented a
petition for law to author ire the rails on The Stale
rail roads, when they need renewal to he replacsd
with Pennsylvania Gas, Iron. The bill erecting
the new county OF Madison, out Of parts OF Luzerne
and Columbia, passed third reading, in the Senate.
G~-rA A poet, v no had been disturbed in his slum.
bers by fright dreams, thus solIoquizes upon the
imaginary effects of the present comet, which is
proved to I've genuine:
81 saw nine geese upon the wing
Toward the frozen pole,
And every moihefs rosling fell
Ci ped TO cracking coal
saw an OK lhs, cropped the grass
Wri,he in the blisterioR ravs;
The herbage in his shrinking jaws
Was oil a fiery bsze.
saw huge fishes, boil 10 rags
Bob through the buhbling waves,
| listened, and heard the dead
| All simmeIing in their graves
Strange sights strange sounds ghasily
| dream!
It's memory haunis me still.
| The streaming sea the crimson glare,
That w'ss h d each wooded hill;
Stranger il Ter thy slumhering couch
| Such fearful visions sweep,
! Spare, spare, O spare thine evening meal,
And swse, shall be thy sleep"
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touR ASswER.]
Civilization and Art.

When Eve through early Eden moved,
And TUNED her maiden voice,
I, was no, strange that Adam loved,
He'd only Hohson's choice.
But when ten giIls are found at home,
With chance for scarce t,oo men,
MOI idle grace, nor "Linnet's" hum,
Will catch the beau 10 make him come
Each girl must .6usth them"
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FoR TUE AMEHICAN.
Friendship.

How sweet 10 the stranger, in a strange land,
are the smiles of Friendship! They balm
to his lonely spirit. They cheering as the
refreshing showers OF spring, which cause The
plants to put forth their beautiful blossoms They
prove to him, that, however cli and frown'ng
mankind may, in general. spPelr, there a'e bene'o-
ient individuals who take delight in aeviaing the
cares and sorrows of those GROUND them who
live, not for themselves alune, but are pCased TO
share, with others, some OF the blessings the God
of Nature hes bestowed upon them. Though such
di,inierested friends these may seem ito cas,
their bread upon the waters" without the prospect
Of a return. yet they msy have their rewards in the
humane reflection, that they are smoothing for
others the rugged path OF life, and implsnling, in
their hearts, feelings of lasting gratitude and esteem.
Sunbury, March 81, ls4s. A.C
Az Expensive WoRK.-1'here is now due for
engraving, printing and binding the six volumes Of
| the Geological Survey Of the State Of New York,
already published, including the two volumes in
press, shout $4,000. The engraving alone fn the
whole work. has cost $50 900. To complete the
| publication on the most economical plan, II Ia est'
mated will cos, s2l ,OO0 The total expense of the
survey and publication is s22l 500. The finance
Committee do not anticipate ,ha, any very eonsi'
derable amoun, can be realized from The sale otths
work. and recommend that the copies be literally
distributed among literary institutions.
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G~T A poet, who had been disturbed in his slum.
bers by frigh,fu Dreams thus soliioquzes upon the
imaginary effects of the present comet, which is now
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1843-01-21
I'm sf0bIp's Sale

BY Virtue of a writ Of feri facias, issued
by Benz. Miller, Esq, one Of the JUS
tees Of the peace of the Stale OF Maryland
in and for Cecil CO., also by virtue of "a
writ Of vendi., issued by R, c Lusby Esq.
one of the Justices of The Peace of the
State of Maryland, in and fer Cecil CO. at
the suits of Caleb Reynolds, against the
goods and chattles, lands and tenements
of Jeremiah Mahonev; and Elisha Maho-
ney, and to me directed, have seized and
taken into execution, all the right, title,
interest and claim both at law and inequi-
ty of the said Jeremiah Mahoney and Eli
sha Mahoney, in and to all that farm or
tract of land whereon the said jeremiah
Mahoney now resides, situate lying and
being in Cecil CO., Nd, adjoining lands
of VIM r Mahoney and others, and !
hereby give notice that on TUESDAY
the Gath day Of January, 1913, between
the hours of 9 and | l o'clock, A. Nj. at
Mrs Lum's Inn, at North East, ] will of
fer the said property to the highes, bidder
for cash to satisfy said wrts.
ChAS. T F FOSTER, Constable.
Dec 24--ts.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1843-01-21
100 Acres

Of land, so Of which are in high state
of cultivation, having been recovered from
forest within few years past, the bal
lance in young thriving timber.
The situation is not surpassed by any
in the county, being high and airy, with
excellent water, and would afford both a
comfortable and profitable residence for
genteel family, having large, new, and
comodious Buildings, with variety of
choice fruit trees which will soon be in
bearing. ENOCH CLOUD.
Elkton, Jan 9TH lS43-lf
United States Gazette, Phia. Register
& Examiner West Chester, will publish the above
ti for bid