Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1845-12-13

prackenhorouch TO the Committee on Elections,
and the refusal of the House TO instruct the Com
mittee
Arrival OF the Steamship Cambria.
Twvr.vg DAYS LATER FROM ECRoPE.-Ihe
Steamship Cambria, Capt. Judkins, with dates
from Liverpool to the 10Th nit, and Halifax dates
TO the Cd inst, both inclusive anchored oil Bos
ton Light on Thursday night at half past seven
o'clock
Among the passengers in the Cambria, is Pro.
fessor Morse, the inventor of the electro.maSne'
tic telegraph who is the bearer of very impor'
tant dispatches to Government from the United
States Legations in Prussia Belgium, and Eng
land. Mr. Morse has in charge the rat. fruit treaty
between bavaria and the United States, trans
( mtted by Henry Weaton United States Minis
| ter at Berlin; and also the proposed commercial
/ treaty between Belgium and the United States
| He has also dispatches for the Department of
| State. from Louis McLane, United States Minis
ter TO England
Rufus Prime, ESQ, of New York, is also pas
senger in the Cambria and hearer of dispatches
from the United States Legation in Paris TO the
| Department of State.
The Cambria on Wednesday last, boarded and
exchanged papers with steamship Britannia, from
Boston, ed inst for Liverpool.
The accounts of the potato crop are still unfa
vorable Corn markets keep steady; there vii
he disappointment in the United States that thc
government do not now seem to act on openin:
the ports. nor do the averages for wheat from III
comparative inferior quality seem 10 act a
quickly as expected in lowering the duty on for
eign, which is still l5s. per quarter, and not ex
pectcd soon under Is.
, The produce markets remain in toerab
healthy condition.
The cotton market partakes Of the depresslo
-, into which every description Of business is for
time plunged There is very little doing, a
though, as compared with the inactivity Of III
. previous fortnight, the market wears symptom
q Examination
The American Provision trade does not pr,
sent much activity
American wool appears to command much al
1 tention.
Trade in the manufacturing districts is dowl
~ THE Washington Cores spondent of the
:, York Commercial Advertiser, speaking of g'vlr
the British Government years notice, to term
nate the Joint occupancy of Oregon thus discou
m ses on the probability OF a war
IN "Wil Great Britain wait for the expiratiC
of that year! II is answered, no. Her hist
,s rv shows that she treats a menace OF war ms
ne declaration Of war, and she, at once, selzes h
karmor, and plunges into the conflict
1t is greatly apprehended, therefore, that
shall find ourselves in the midst of a fagrs
war before the close of the present session.
= II cannot be concealed, however, that W
will be hailed with delight and satisfaction
~ the West 1t will be TO them glorious e
" cement-an ample and profitable empnyme
: for those who have no employment but agrlc'
l.. that results from idleness-and above all, "
it not be the means of developing the great
-st tional resources and energies OF the West !
To the manufacturing portion of the COUNT
rs. to portion of Pennsylvania and other m'dC
pts States; to some interests in the Eastern Stat
war will come, with horror TO all, wIthd
ne tress to many, but with some compensate
ho in the amount of manufacturing energy whI
70. il will awaken and employ. But TO the co
nj. mercial and navigating interest 1t will be
IN. som Of destruction. To the whole coast OF I
,ns United States it brings confagratlon and pit
me der. But with how much more terrible Ell
all will war fall upon the Southern portion
rsy this Union. 1t twill be attended with no comp'
cen sa,ing advantages to the South. twill Co
rg, upon them with all the horrors ofs apprehe'
rn' ed or actual servlle insurrection and total d
set truction ofall their resources.
ant A New SOURCE OF SUPPLY. They have
ge, ready commenced exporting flour from the noI
res ern part of Wisconsin. This is an entirely q