Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-12-12


no, able to lay before our readers but part of
the message this week, The remainder will be
given in our next The President asks for loan
of 10 millions, required for the service unit! the
30th Of June, 1918, about one half to be used du.
ring the year lsi7 The President recommends
the exception Of war duties to be laid on sundry
free articles He also recommends the modi6ca
ton OF the Sub Treasury law.
CO SuSsuRY ASD ERlx RAiL RoAp We un.
derstand that it is proposed to hold convention
of the friends Of this great improvement, at Phi,
lade phs, about the lost Of this or beginning OF
next month We heartily approve Of the propo
si,ion, and hope those interested will act upon II
with spirit The advantages this route possesses
for securing the trade of the West, both at Pitts
burg and Erie, ought to be fairly and fully pre-
senicd TO the citizens Of our metropolis, before
they blindly and foolishly embark in the mat
project Of making rail road over the worst par
Of the Alleghenies, which can never accomriis
the object proposed. The great length ofth
Presidents message prevents our directing s,ten
tion to this subject ss fully as we intended, bu,
we hope our friends a, Erie and along the route
is,hey approve OF the proposed convention. vii
name the day for its assembling, and take the ini
tatory step.
; " SALrlLLo has been taken, without orpo
sition, by our forces The next conf G, will mos
probably be a; San Luis Po.os
CANAL CoMAtrcs Asp ToLLs The Pitssbu'
Advertiser has published tables of the artici
sen, from and received in that city by the cana
| The tolls upon them exhibit an apparent de
crease ofover $40 coo, compared with las, year
Thi. is only apparent Owing TO change in The
drawback system the sum collected actually net
! the State some $50, 900 more than in lsi5.
THx SMITHSONIAN issrIruTE.-The Regents
the Smithsonian Institute have voted the sum
$40 900 for the nucleus of the Library, A reso
luton was passed fixing the salary of the secret,
ry at SO 500 per annum, with an addition Of $50
for house rent should i, be necessary, until pei
manen, residence be provided in the buildings
be erected.
IRoS IN TENNESSEE The FIRST iron manufa
tured in Tennessee, has been made at the Tex
! nessee Valley Works, about fifty miles from u
mouth of the Cumberland. The articles hay
been pronounced by competent judges, to be of
very superior quality. These works have be-
bull, upon an enlarged scale, combining all q
advantages such establishments can possess.
TnE ARRESTED MEXICAN PRiEsr.-We publi
this week, the rumor that a Mexican priest "
seized and imprisoned by Gen. Taylor, for eni
cling our troops TO desert We since learn IN
the General sent him under an escort to Mat
moras, but that he escaped on the route. v
hear an i'll character of him, for tis said he W
a renegade from Texas where he had been
Iobber and murderer.
yoLrsrEERs The New Orleans Times 81
we have sgain the gay sight of recruiting rarti
with fife and drum, parading our streets. The
are the avengers" Tigers. "Tampieo r.
ers,""Worth Guards" EAGLE Guards" G.
tains ToBls, FRKkiASp, PuHcrLL-all bidii
for brave fellows to enroll under their sever
standards The enlis,ins was not very brl
yesterday, but a. the steam is continued, fs'
will augment We shall have soon plenty
picked men to choose from, 20 exhibit In Me1
the chivslry OF the gallant sugar State. So, thu
who wish TO participate in q stirring and h
campaign, had better be brisk.
LArr AMP fsfEsEsrIse ssoM CALirossh {.
Letters from the Pacific TO the 27th Of Ang
have been received BY the New York Hers
They confirm the accounts of Com. Stock
having possession of the principal towns in G.
fornia, on the Pacific. In one month he rou
and dispersed all the armed Mexicsns, double
numbers of his men, ended the war in that q
ter, regulated the civil government, and frar
the future laws Of California. He wss, a
accounts, preparing for ses. 10 Protect our e
msses in the Pacific. The Unioa gives some
tvaess from the Mexican pspsrs TAs'piar
ssys: "TAs loss Of the Csliforn'a' 's eensn'
ted" although !, snrwsrd' threatens to take
from u.s. Castro eopfessss, they were lost
Nsxies when hs wrote HE despsteh On the
T Sep.subsr He sdmits that - chain Of eve
, p,rsvsased lhin) from p,essrsi"g il any long
The .Diasie's sSmiss that. has fillsa."
l,s.asplsrss its loss." and its emily Aspe is,i
Isk.y may iseey.i II and svspgs 10 lcss ~