Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1845-11-15

following is an extract, and considering il wor.
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published without the knowledge of the writer;
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"CAMprS, n. J., Nov. 8, 1915.
"Ilavng recently paid a visit TO our pre-, eat !
worthy and talented IS Senator, Hon Sinm Ca. !
mer,n, | found in him all the qualities that will
do honor to the station in which he has been pla.
crd by the people of the Keystone state. As a
private citizen, he will compare with any man.
as a Senator, will represent with as much ability
and firmnrss the interests of ridden pennsy-
lvania as any other person she could have Sc
lectcd. His election to this important and honor.
able station, is indeed. an honor to tho lowly and
humble as we'll as 10 the more elevated portion
of society. IT shows that homes. industry and
perseverance will he Justly rewarded by CRATE
fu people General Cameron commenced his ca
reer under circumstances that were enough TO
daunt and ntimidate any youth of less energy of
character or honest perseverance of purpose.
thrown upon his own resources, almost without
friends and money. Happily for our honorable
Senator, nature had endowed him with decision
OF character that enabled him to overcome all
the trials that beset his way in early youth,
which were not few. There is scarcely any
thing impossible to man, tha, industry and per-
severance will lot accomplish. The success
of the Hon. Simon Cameron is an example. lie
had not the advantage of being nursed and era.
died in the lap of luxury but on the contrary,
was obliged TO exert himself even in his early
days TO procure an honest livelihood. The poo
pie Of his native State and of the whole Union,
ran look upon his elevation to the important sta.
ton he now occupies with Just pride. II is a
beautiful illustration ofthe principles npon which
our republican government is formed. When po-
verty stared him in the face he "shud,'rred not y
but pressed onward" Such men, WHO, through
their own exertions, have risen from the hum
blcst 10 the highest stations in the gift OF state
should be honored and cherished for they honor
:heir country and dignity their race. These, as
a writer omewhere says, 'tarc the very men " he
make the Countrywide bring il TO whatever o
the iron sincw and unfaling spirit possesses OF
"
est land beneath the SUM- Let the young mrr
of our country, follow the example of Gen. Ca
meron, and recoliect that honest industry alway.
brings its own reward.
"IIonor and shame from no condition rise
Act well your part, there all the honor lies"
Gen. Cameron is the friend and beneiactor o
the poor. No man, in need of assistn nee, applie
in Ho i. Il, nTa -;
ating the difficulties that poor young man ha
= to encounter on starting out in the world Iii
example prompts them on TO persev erance. an
. "never to give up, though the grape shot may ra,
tie"
lie has been tratuccd ard slandered to no li,ti
extent. by small portion of the press. clamin
to be purely deinooratic but they will find t
y their disc omfture, that, however great their cs
y erions 10 lower him in the estimation Of the nc
nest ycomanry of the Keystone State may bt
> his name will far above all such selfish AN
narrow minded attack He is, in truth, the ipet
pies Senator" and will sustain such measure
as are beneficial 80 the interest of Pe.insy vsni;
which he, as a true patriot, has at heart, unawe
by the attacks of few mercenary presses, ths
have attempted TO yilliy his fair name.
, {. NJ H.
BASsrrrr SrArIsIrcs.-A statement Of ii
United States Bankrupt Court in New Iorl
n gives the following account Of It's busines
!. There are three hundred and ninety petitioner
/, who have not been disc harged, and three hnndrt
;c and fny.six who are opposed by creditors o.
of the number OF 2G50 bankrupts, there are q
:. whose debts were over slOO, 600, and 10 over
SIS million each or these latter, the largcs, ",
AZ one of,he MessIs Jose phs, whose liabilities we
'e s5,7sl 900. The whole amount of indeb,edne
70 issued ont by the operations of the law, reach
a. the enormous amount OF one hundred and thir
a. millions. five hundred and eighty thousand d'
he lars They describe themselves follows :
: Merchants, 72G clerks, i05 mechanics, 81
no occupation, l6l brokers, 81; iarmers, 4
gentlemen. 40; agents, 81 A; physicians, 90; la
y-rs is; Office holders, IS 4; anctioneers, 10;
-. borcrs, II; victuallers, II other occupation
O., 800; residing in the city OF New York, 1900; {
out OF the city do. 6j0
nat HoRRirlE.-.Whiic two men employed in Z
ed sells Iron Works of Allegheny city, Pa, We
lie std"uhe he"i '"P'ooN' '"e 'e"'''e was W.
ay through the mex perence Of third hand. ]
oal molten ore exploded and was thrown into III
gh faces and eyes One of them, Mr.. Richard ke
lost both his eyes, and the other, Mr.. Ihon
Boyd, had his left arm burned to the bone.
nal was thought both OF them would die,
300 -, -
Az OLD RESIDENT OF BRooKLYS died rece
ly at New Orleans, leaving $50, 900 TO the B
'"'' tst Bible Society, and sloo, 900 In equal sha