Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-01-21
Correspondence Of the American,
HARRIsBURs,J Jan,

HAaRIsBURs, Jan. l9, lsi3.
DEAN StR The excitement Of last week hns
nearly subsded, and the regular routine of legsla
ton is now in progress. There is not much a,
present Of peculiat interest going on here, or at
Washington. Since the election Of U. s. Senator
we have had another warm contest, in the eleetion
Of State Treasurer. Some Of the utra-disorgan-
isers, made en- attempt to defeat Mr.. Mann, the
present able and efficient Treasurer but failed in
their schemes. Mr.. Mann Yves reelected on Tues.
day last, by handsome majority of 40 votes over
all his competitors. The bill to regulate the pub
lie printing seems to create greater difficulty than
any thing else before the Legislature. There are
number Of applications for new counties. The
bill to form new county out of parts Of Luzerne
and Columbia has been reported, but not yet acted
upon What its fate will he, il is difficult, pre-
sent to saw. On the I4th, Mr.. Penniman called up
his resolution Of the day previous, for an inquiry
into the purport Of the minority report, on the
Lumber business, that one member Of the Com
mittee implicated, referring to himself and the
resolution passed.
On motion of Mr.. Champneys, the Senate then
Hon. Ellis Lewis, as President Judge in Lancaster
county, and on motion of Mr.. Heister, the nomi.
nation was confirmed, Messrs Penniman, Spack.
man, D,rsie and Matthews only voting in the ne
ga,ive. This prevents the operation of any law to
reduce the salaries from operating upon Judge H..
as the salary Of Judge cannot he reduced during
his continuance in office, and Charles G. Donnel
| :. 4. 1
frmed in place Of Judge Lewis.
The appointment of Mr.. Donnel, presume, will
give very general satisfaction in his district 1t
well received here. may be supposed, from the
fact that the Senate were unanimous in confirming
his appointment
On the 18th inst, Mr.. Deford submitted set Of
Joint resolutions nstructing our Senators, and re-
quesng our Representatives in Congress to vote
against any alteration of the Tariff, to endanger its
permancncy, and in favor of the Tariff generally.
! Laid on the table.
The tariff i. now looked on here as a measure Of
the utmost importance TO Pennsylvania. The free
trade advocates cannot number more than half
dozen individuals in the legislature. Every in.
ttlligen, man knows that the future welfare and
prosperity of the State depends the continuance
Of protective tariff. Governor Porter, who has
always been a tariff man, and friend Of
Pennsylvania interests. urged the attention of the
legislature to this subject, in his las, message.
The Glole, at Washington has thought proper to
make an attack on him for his manly independence
on this subject. So long as the Governor advo.
Gates the interests Of his native state, he has but
little TO fear from such seville prints.-The Globe
is owned and controlled by Southern nullifers, and
of course advocates southern principles ard South.
crn Interests The Globe and its fee-trade COM
patriots could look with the utmost comPlacency
the entire prostration of Pennsylvania, ifthere.
by she could be made to subserve the interests of
scheming politicians. Knowing the freling OF
Pennsylvania this subject, Mr.. Buchanan
friends obliged to come out during the con.
vention and declare ,ha, he then was, aud always
: had been in favor Of protective tariff.