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Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-05-18
HENHY A. MClILENnERG

In the present crisis of the affairs OF the Com.
monwealth, we require man of iron nerve, un-
doubted capacity, and unsullicd integrity to take
hold of the helm; and because we sincerely be-
lcve that Henry A. Mnhlenberg, the candidate
of the Democratic, party combines these quail
ties in an eminent degree he is entitled TO, and
shall receive our cordial and Jealous support
The State is deeply involved--her fair name
has been tarnishcd by her failure TO meet her OBJ
ligatioms-her citizens are taxed and yet more
trying time awaits us
In such an emergency it is the duty of every
good citizen to select faithful Captain who has
the will and capacity 10 steer the vessel through
the shoals and breakers that surround her, and
bring her safely and honorably into port. 1t is
our duty to select a man who stands 'without
fear and without rcpreach, Ole who will re-
gard the public plunderer moral leper, whose
separation from he body polite is as necessary
as the excsion of a rotten member from the hH'
man who has discernment 10 detect, and ener-
gy 10 punish fraud and pecula,ion and whose
noble example will imbue our public men with
! the principles OF high souled honor and unswerv
ing moral and political integrity.
Unless the testimony of Mr.. MuhleRbere'
neighborss, of beth political parties, is wholly
false, he is the man we have described, and The
man for the times, Sprung from revolutionary
stock, which done good service in the times tha
tried mems souls, he has not degenerated will
the dcgcneracylof day but the same spiri
of patriotism, the devotion TO the honor and bes
interests OF the people which actuated his revo
lu,onary fathers, brightly glows in the bosom o
the son, and points him out the man in whom
we may proudly and fearlessly coniide the desti
MES OF the Commonwealth Ifundoubted talents
untiring industry, unsulied integrity of charac
ter, stern resolve, great public experience, an
honest devotion 10 the interests ofthe Common
wealth ft man for the Executive chair, then
Henry A, Muhenberg eminently qnalifed-an
in his elevation we would do more honor 10 oul
selves, and the purity of our civil institution
than to him-HuntingdO Globe.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-05-18

GAMBLINo.-A reformed gambler no cal
led, named Green, is lecturing in ST. Louis
on the rubject ofgaming. He has Published
volume wherein he exposes all the tricks of
the trade-the manner in which convex cards
led reflector is managed and manufactured.
His disclosures are astounding, The South
ern gsmesters have lately addressed a long
episte to him, in which they avow their de-
termination to kill him when good oPportuni,
ty offers. To this he replies in the papers as
becomes a reformer of courage and stamina
"Antrgaming pledges" have been gotten uT
under his direction, and formidable societie,
gathered together under his care.
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ORIGIN OF THE Flower "FoReEr Me Nor" ="

ORIoIs OF THE Flower "FoReEr Me Nor"
Mills in his work on chivalry, mentions tina,
the beautiful little flower, "Forget-me not"
was known in England as early as Edward the
Fourth, and in note gives the following pretty
incident: "Two lovers we're lettering along the
margin OF lake on fine summers evening.
when the maiden discovered some flowers
growing in the water close to the bank of an
island at some distance from the shore She
expressed a desire TO possess them. when her
knight in the true spirit Of chivalry, plunged
into the water. and swimming to the spot, crop.
ped the wished for plant; but his strength was
unable to fulfil the object OF his achievement,
and feeling that he could not regain the shore,
although very near it, he threw the flowers on
the bank, and casting last affectionate look on
his lady-love said, 'Forget-me-not,' and was bu-
| ried in the water."-Boston Times.
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ABSORPTION OF PolsoN.-At the sitting OF
the Academy of Sciences OF Paris, last month,
a paper was received from NJ. Chatin on the
absorption of posons He relates the following
EXPERIMENTS FIRST, he poisoned 8 dogs by in-
Producing into the stomach Of each so cent?
grammes of arsenious acid, mixed with milk,
and he tied up the csophagus. The blood OF
all these animals from the heart and large
vessels WAS put together and incinerated by
nitrate of potass. The result, when operated
on by Marsh's apparatus, was arsenical stains,
but the chyle, although treated IN the same
way, gave no stain Of arsenic. In the second
experiment he repe eated the former process, sub
stituting for arsenious acid double the quantity
OF the lactate of pmass Of antlmony. He XII.
led the dogs an hour after having administered
the poison by opening the carotides. The an
timony was found ia the blood, aed there was
none in the chye. In a third experiment on
the blood of sick persons who had taken large
doses of enetc, there WAS found a quantity o.
untimony The author concludes that there
is no absorption Of such poSoas by the vessels
OF the chye.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-05-18

DESTRUCTIVE DOCTRINES. The American
Anti-Savery Society, at its annual session last
week in New York, adopted ,he following reeo-
lutions, after an animated discussion.
"Resolved, That a political union in any
form between a slaveholding and free commu-
nifty, must necessarily involve the latter in the
guilt Of slavery. Therefore,
Resolved, That secession from the present
United States Government is the duty of every
abolitionst, since no one can take Office or de-
posit vote under its constitution without vio-
lating his anti.savery principles and rendering
himself an abettor of the SHAREHOLDERS in his sin.
Resolved, That fourteen years of warfare
against the slave power have convinced us that
every act done in support OF the American Uni
on rivets the chain of the slave-tha the only
exodus of the slave to freedom, unless it be one
of blood, must be over the ruins of the present
American Church, and the grave OF the present
Union.
Resolved, That the sboitionists Of this coun.
try should make it one of the primary objects
oftheir agitation to dissolve the American Uni
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THE INNOCENT SUFFERING FOR THE Guilty.
-Bulwers says, in one Of his best productions
ut is a strange and terrible ordination that the
vices and passions the folies and prejudces, the
wckedness and the iniquity OF man which run
in threads through the whole web Of society,
spelling fair and otherwise beautiful fabric,
should checker the fate of the most virtuous
and good with the dark lines Of sorrow and mis-.
fortune, and that in this strangely constituted
world, the best feelings Of the best hearts, ope-
rated upon by the baseness oC Others, should be
very frequently the of disaster and distress
of those who, of this earth were the souls abb
ding place, might claim the brightest lot that
.-"7 to the porl2a a hamaai,y."
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The Sale Of the Main Line.

We have noticed with pleasure that number
Of Democratic papers have taken ground in oppo.
siticn 70 the sale OF the Main Line Of our public
works, from Philadelphia 10 P.ttsburg We are
decidedly opposed TO the sale ourselves. and shall
give reasons for our opinion at length before the
question is finally len 10 the people at the ballot.
box. The single fact, that the sale Of the main
line will establish corporation with a capital
Of Twenty MILLIONS of dollars, ough, to be suf.
fcient 10 induce every Democrat 10 vote against
the measure. II United States Bank can be
converted into an engine, powerful to do evil and
cndanger the liberty ofthe country, a corporation
like the one intended TO be created, located
through the heart OF the State, controlling the
great avenne TO market from the West, and em.
ploying hundreds of officers, would WELD much
more powerful influence, for good or for evil
upon the destinics of the Commonwealth We
trust tha, the people will pause before they place
such an immense power in the hands of any set
of men, and not be guided alone by the consider.
alton of dollars and cents in the decision OF
question, upon which in great measure, may
depend the stability OF onr free institutions anG
il may be, the existence ofcivil liberty itself.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-05-18

10 oRDER RrsroREp.-Every thing about
the sccne Of the late not appears 10 be perfectly
quiet, and the minds of the citizens seem TO be
satisfied that no further outbreaks need BE- appre.
hended. As precautionary measure, however
public worship was suspended on Sunday, in all
the Catholic Churches, by order of the Bishop /;
but this step seems TO have been needless, as
General Patterson had determined 10 preserve
order a; all hazards, having still continued the
military guards, who were posted at the differ
en-, Chorches, on Saturday and Sunday nights, as
usual, The Military We're still under arms on
Monday The strctness, however, had some.
what relaxed. and it was believed that the neces-
sity fer a continuance of the same had ceased
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-05-18

VorEs FOR PREsIpEsT.-The following is a
statment ofthe votes given at different times for
candidates for the Presidency
1928 Adams, 5O7,4l2 Jackson, 643.o96
1884 II. Clay, 222 ,5ol Jackson. TOT, ,lo7
Harrison,)
1886 White, S736,736 Van Buren,, 772, ,la9
Webster,S
ls4o Hsuis'n, i,2e2,763 Van BuIen, 1926, 1877
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C1- DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION
day, the 27th OF May.
The GENERAL ELECTION in Pennsy lvania, for
the election ofGovcrnor, Members OF Congress,
&c, takes place on Tuesday, the sth ofoctober,
TnE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, in Pennsylvania
will be held on Friday, the Ist of November,
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O. "CooS.HEApED CANES, il is said, are call
the 60" in Philadelphia, among the worshippers
Of Clay & Co. Ii coming events cast their
shadows before" we think this eaneing, of the
coons, is but a foreshadowing OF what beating
they will get next fall.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-05-18

CT RtsIGNrp.-We perceive by card publish
ed in the last Pettsvilie Emporium, that Francis
w. Hughes, the Democratic member from the
Eighth Senatorial District, has resigned his seat
in the Senate Mr. H was active and persever-
ing, aud made an excellent member,
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A Projected ELorEMESr HrrrED IN THE
Bup.- There wasqnite an alarm and very plea.
SAINT fare up in New York on Sunday evening,
growing out of an attempted elopenent ofa We.
~ respectable young lady with young gentle
man equally respectable. Some persons pas.
sing street were alarmed by the cry of murder
the voice that ofa female. Several persons
went towards the spot, and saw two young la.
dies running from the house, minus their hats,
screaming at the top Of their voices for help.
When they got to the scene ofaction two young
men were found graphing in the area by the
basement door. They were soon separated. and
on making some inquiries they learned that
there had been an elopement planned and
brought to maturity between one Of the young
gentlemen and one of the ladies' but the ur-
rangement had leaked out through the treache.
ry ola jealous sister OF the heroine, and the o.
ther gentleman was the brother Of the ladies',
who, anticipating the arrival of the hero Of the
romance about that time, lay in wal. to meet
him; and Immediately on his approach the en-.
ragged brother seized him at the door and com
menced beating him, but our hero defended
himself with great courage, maintaining his
ground in front of the house and daring the bro.
ther out. The lady under engagement station.
ed herselfby her brothers side, and in the open
air they were permitted to hold pcnceable con.
versation for some time, during which, no doubt,
new arrangements were made. The father Of
the lady, an eccentric old gentleman, had for.
hidden the match, for no other reason than tina,
he was determined his daughter should never
it is notorious fact that he eoped with the
mother of his daughter, und she, doubtless
thought she had right TO follow her mothers
exsmple.-Spirit Of the Times.
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Z: II. P.7L.HER. Esq, at hfs Real Es-
tate and Coal ORCe, NJ. 50 f'fne Street. PHI
iadefi'hfa, Is oufho,i-'d to act as .7gfnf, a, d
receipt Tor all na,nfes due this e6les, for sub
scrfl,tfsm or ada rtfsIag.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-05-18
GAMBLING IN New ORLEAss-In

GAMBLING IN New ORLEANS In the city
OF New Orleans there are in operation every
night, as nearly as can be sscertaned, one hun.
dred roulette tables, each one OF which clears
its owner nt least $50 per night Thus are five
thousand dollars nocturnaiy thrown away, or
yearly squandered one million eight hundred
and twenty five thousand dollars.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-05-18

TARISG DaoP TOO MuoH The latest H.
lus,rs,ion of the evil of taking "a drop too
much" the Aurora says, happened to a man in
Neville, in the western part OF this State.
While having one wife in the East, he married
a Miss Amanda Drop, and was the next week
put in the county Jail for bigamy. This may
well BE- called bitter drop for him.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-05-18

u~ z. L. BuLwrR-We see, by some OF the
papers, that this celebrated novelist is about
TO pay visit TO this country, and that q
committee, in Boston, has already made arrange.
ments for his reception Take care and don't
make fools of yourselves, or you might catch the
Dickens again.
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TAKE CARE OF YouRsrLr--This seems to
be the motto of the British in all kinds o. trade
Whenever they cast their eyes upon fortif-
cation, they consider how they may possess it,
Whenever they look into port, they seem to
inquire how its trade may turn 10 their sdvan
tage.
With regard to the latter feeling and prota
bly, influenced thereby, the following paragraph
was prepared for an English per- We copy
it, to show the spirit; and we add that, in COM
petition for trade and business, we hope the A.
mericans will not be behind hand And as. in
some things, we have an admitted superiority,
we trust that all advantages will be taken to
turn that superiority to the permanent advan-
tage of the commerce and manufactures of the
country:
From the Beruick (Eng.) Advertiser, Apr. l3.
The news from China comes down to the
18th of January, but it presents nothing Of re-
markable interest. The mercantile arrange.
ments were going forward to the satisfaction o.
| the British and Chinese authorities. 1t now
becomes a matter Of great interest to the Bri.
tish commercialist, TO endeavor 10 supply the
Chinese morket with good articles. The &C.
tive and intelligent Chinese, who are now lear
ming the value of cotton, &C., whether raw OF
manufactured, will not long submit to be impo
sed or by second rate articles ofany kind. The
American cotton already obtains preference
over the Indian, in consequence Of the super
otily Of its qualities for spinning.
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u RREvIEr TYrE.-loo lbs, or more, Of sec.
end hand BREWER type, for sale at this Office, al
is cts per ID, cash. The type arc the same as
those used in our advertising columns
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To- "FRELIYGHuYsEs CIGAEs" have mad
their appearance in New York. We suppose IN
next thing we hear of will be playground nuts
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The Crops OF Is43.

Mr.. Ellsworth, the Commissioner of Patents,
in his annual report estimates the Agrscultural
products Of our country, for ls43, as follows
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Democratic Nominations.
FOR GOVERNOR.
NRY A. Nj UHLEN ERG
FOR CANAL COMMISSIONER,
JOSHUA IIARTSHORNE.
Ell &c TO Z S

ELEC TORS,
For President and Wee President Of the u States
WILSON MCANDLEsS, lss,,,o,;,,
ASA DlMOCK,
RErR SENT TATIvE.
/. Gro. T. LEHMAN, 10. GEORGE ScmSABLE,
9. CHRIsrIAH KNEAss, II. NATn'L. r. ELpREp,
3. WILLIAM II. Smith, IS. NJ. n. IaviNE,
a. ions HUI, (Phila.) l6. JAMES WoopRuRx,
:. SAMrEL K. LEEcn, II. HrGH MoSrGoMERY
6. SAMUEL CAMr, is. Isaac ANkNeY,
:. JEssE SHARPE, 10. JonN MATTHEWS.
6. n. w. SAMPLE, 90. WM. PATTERSON,
9. WM. IEIpsNREIcif, 81. ANDREW BrRRE,
10. CoNn,D SINNER, %. IouN MGiLL,
II. SrEruEN Baby, 90. CuHlsrfAN MYERS,
l2 JONAH BREWSTER, "a. RoBrRI OkR.
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TOT Tue VOICE OF Freedom
Mr.. EDITOR: writer who signs
himself "Investigator," has occupied
several numbers of your paper, recent
ly, by attacking the Address put forth by
the Wing State Committee in January
last: and as, in his latest article he ere
joices for the sake of free discussion that
you have seen fit to publish" certain COM
mentaries of John Conant Esq l am led
10 hope, us he is probably a favor'e
champion Of yours,) that you will delight
him still farther by inserting this commu.
nication.
1t is apparent, Mr.. Editor, from the
repeated c,ls of Investigator" upon
The Committee" that he has higher game
in view than the humble person who now
addresses you. He is ambitious that a
Committed shall be summoned 10 the field
to repel his assaults. Single antagonists,
he seems 10 persuade himself, stand no
manner of chance with him; and he cuts
and slashes, talks big, and sprinkIes his
articles all over with exclamation points
and great staring capitals, in the expecta-
ton, doubtless, ofterrifying common indi-
vidu0ls, and overwhelming even the com
bined force of ''the Committee" by a
wonderful display Of typographical en-
phasis. Whether srbe Committee" will
deem it advisable 10 call special meet
ing 10 devise some means to protect them
selves and their address" against these
exterminating assaults, | am unable 10 say.
1t is quite possible, indeed, that "the Com
mittee" may yet be in blessed ignorance
ofthe Aagellation they have received from
this merciless investigator" They
may not yet be apprised that they have
been completely stripped oflheir "borrow.
ed plumes, and stand before the world, like
Plato's rooster, with nothing on but their
nuditv''-that they have had their Aypo,
critical pretens!ons 10 the advocacy Of The
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? HILL OIL EX KHAN .

An adjourned meeting of the Philolex-
ian Society of the Vt. Lit. and Sci In
stitution, will be held at the Seminary
East Chapel on Friday evening, March
29th, at 81 O'Clock.
Question for discussion: "Are the prin-
cipes of association as advocated by Fou-
rier practicable or of utility to the world"
Lecture by r. NJ. Phillips.
The Public are respectfully invited to
attend. II. T. DANA, Pres.
S. H. Parhhurst. Sec.
The quarterly meeting of the Cornwall
Anti-Slavery Society will be held at the
NJ. E. Chapel, on the first Tuesday in
April next, at o'clock p, M.
EDWIN WALKER, Sec.
Cornwall, March 9, 1874.
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MO Whereas John Hazen of Brandon,
~ a being that should have been my husband
has, without the least provocation, kicked, whip
ped aud drove me from my bed and board and
that in his most sober moments (not being more
than half drunk) this is to warn all young girls
and old maids no: TO join hands with this man
who INDUCES in intoxlcation, and also 10 forbid
all persons harborng Or trusting him on NV
account as will pay no more rum debts of his
contracting after this date.
PRUDENCE RAZEN.
Brandon, March 10, 1874. 4O:3w
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N Q TIC e.

MW Y wife, PRUDENCE HAzEN has
1VM left my bed and board without any
just provocation, This is to caution all
persons agalns: harborng or trusting her
on my account, as shall pay no debts of
her contracting after this date.
JOHN HAZEN.
Brandon, March IL, 1874. 38:3w