Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-04-13

On the 9th Of december, 1894, Mr.. Mullen
berg took an active and prominent part in meet.
ing of members of Congress, over which Col
Richard M Johnson presided, held to take mea.
sures for celebrating on The anniversary of Gen.
eral Jackson's victory at New Orleans, a civil
triumph of his administration, equally glorious
THE PAYMENT AND ExIINGuIsuMKNT OF THE Ma.
TloNAL DEBT.
Uniting the blood ofthe German with the birth
right of the American-speaking and uniting both
languages with equal facility and purity-lcarn-
ed IN the best literature of both--feelng an ar.
'dent sympathy in emigrants from all countries,
from recollections ofthe past and hopes ofthe fn-
ture-Ilenry A. Muhlenberg is genuine repre-
sentative of the wise and philanthropic policy of
William Penn, who made Pennsylvania an asy-
lum for the oppressed of every nation. Nor is a.
ny of her citizens more deeply impressed than
he is with the duty of preserving untarnished her
public faith. No one in a station Other politi.
cal trust, will devote himself more zeaously to
that great end. At the same time, he is not ig.
norant that the people who are (n this country
at LEAST the government. have right to require,
and must have laid before them, a candid, mi
mute, and faithful account of their debts and re-
sources with such propositions for a wise eco
nomy, will convince them that whatever sac
rfces they may be called upon to make. will
produce result beneficial to them and their pos
terity.
Such is the man who is presented as the Demo-
cratic candidate for Governor of Pcnns ylvania.
In every way he is worthy of this high evidence
of his country's trust-in his past actions his
known principles, his certain course of future
conduct. While we know full we'll that unfa-
tering reliance could be confidently placed in the
patriotism and the talents, and integrity ofFRAN.
CTS r. SKUNK, aud the other eminent citizens
who, in the first instance, divided with him the
preferences Of the assembled delegates yet we
cannot deceive ourselves in the full assurance
that the cordial patriotic and unanimous voice of
the whole Convention, in favor of him who was
the choice oft majority. gives to his Eomina-
tion even more than usual influence, makes it
but the harbmger Of fresh success to the Demo.
cracy of the Keystone State and leaves no
ground for reasonable doubt that HENRY \.
MUHLENBERG will, by the votes of his fellow
citizens, be triumphantly hailed as the NEXT
GOVERNOR OF PENNSYLVANIA.
In selecting JOSHUA HARTSHORNE, OF
Chester county. candidate for the Office OF
CANAL COMMISSIONER, the Convention
have had reference alike to the character and ac.
quirements of the man, which peculiarly fit him
for that station of trust and activity, and to his
firm adherence in trying times and in positions
of important popular responsibility, to the
principles and measures ofthe Democratic party
A member ofthc Legislature during that period
when every effort was adopted to sway and mis-
lead the representatives of the people, he was
found invariably firm and faithful. In the place
to which The Democratic party now call him, h'
will be found equally fearless in the discharge o
duty, equally unmovcd by artful or sinister appli
cations, equally rcsolute TO direct for the publ,
good alone the power and patronage appur:enan
TO his office