Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1845-12-06
Saturday, Deccmb.-r G, 1915.

o. few 30 10. kegs of printing ink can be
had at this Office, at Philalerh prices, for cash
o. The PREslDKNr's MESSAGE We received
this important document on Thursday morning
through the Phllade phia Ledger. and had intend.
ed TO issue IT entire the same day Its great
length, which wonld make about i3 columns of
,or paper, preciudes rs giving more than the
half this week which embraces, however, his
views on the all-mportaut questions of Texas
and the Oregon Territory. We have added also
condensed statement OF the remainder, which
we will publish, in full, next week. The mes.
sage is a plain, sensible, explicit and well writ
ten document, moderate in its tone aud conctia
tory in its sentiments. With the exception OF the
Presidents views the Tariff OF lSl2, which
he thinks should be modified, it would meet with
a hearty response from every Pennsylvania de-
mocrat. These views will. however, surprise
whig friends considerably, as they fully sus
tain Mr.. Folks letter to Mr. Kane, previous to
his election,
% THE PrFsTpENr,s MESSAGE has crowded
ont almost all other uIatter this week
U SNow.-We were visited on Sunday and
Monday last by one of the old fashioned SHOWS
II commenced showing on Sunday, about 10 o.
clock A. NJ, and continued until about 3 o'clock
next day. The depth was about & inches. In
Philadelphia there was a slight fall of STOW
Saturday evening which al dlssipated next
day by fine rain. The s!eighing is very fine al
present, but as the snow did not fall in the old
moon, fears entertained that it cannot last
DC Lock HAVEN CONVENTION We have no
room this week Tor the proceedings of this CON
venton. 1t warmly advocated the early con.
'struction of the Sunburv and Erie Rail Road.
Judge Welker, of this place, presided over the
convention.
C3- The WATER CrRE.-Our readers will
find, on,our first page. all interesting article from
the New York Tribune, on the subject of Hydro.
pathy the Water Cure, now practised with
such eminent success on the continent OF Europe
Buiwer. the eminent English novelist, having
been recently entirely restored to health by This
process, has added his powerful testimony to its
great benefits and important results IL is GER
tsiniy subject Of immense Importance ia this
country and To the whole world. lfdiseases are
durable by the simple remedy of cold water,
which the Almighty in his providence has so
bonntifully bestowed us, physicians must
eventually discard from their practice the whole
category OF poisonous drugs, which, while they
afford no nourishncut, certainly add nothing 10
the comfort of the patient These have hong since
been our sentiments,
GZ-CAsAL NAVIGATION closed here or Sstar
LAY last, whether II will again open will depend
on the weather There many boats aAoat,
some that LEI; bat a day Previous, ioaded with
wheat for the Philadelphia market Las, season
the canal closed on the ii OF December, nearly
two weeks Lakes!
u WHEAr We stated last week that co 600
bushels of wheat had been sent to market by our
Seiinsgrovc ghbors. We have been since in.
formed by one OF the merchens of that place,
that the amount sen; oil at the close of the uaviga-
ton, was about 400, 900 bushels, and that the a,
mount sen. from Union county, exceeded zoe 900
bushels
&C. BAsK OF NoRIHrMBERLAYp.-Ata an cleo
,ion for directors of this institution, held on tine
18th inst, the following gentlement were elected
to serve the ensuing year. viz John Taggart
Danl Brautigam Amos F. Kapp James Tasgart
John Porter, Lewis Dewart, Peter Richter, Sam
uel Wolf John Walls, Samuel Wilson, Peter Bal
dy, VIM. MKelvy, Joseph Bound
Uy The AMERICAN SENTINEL, on Monday last
commenced its career as an afternoon paper
greatly improved in its appearance. The sen,i
mel is firm supporter Of the present tariff and o