Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-03-28
Correspondence Of the Sunbury American.
NUMBER XII.
WAsHrseroN. March le, 1896


The business in the Senate commenced on
Monday, the 9th inst, with a personal explana.
tion from Mr. Colquitt, in relation to an editorial
in the Daily Times, formerly Madsonian, more
recently the U. S Journal, published in this city,
that has made considerable talk here as well as
abroad The writer denounced Senators as trai.
tors, both to the democratic party and the coun.
try, and took the liberty TO select Mr. Colqutt as
the particular object onwhom to spit his envenom.
ed dtongne. The article made its appearance on the
introduction of Mr.. Colqutts resolutions for the
settlement Of the Oregon question by compro
mise instead Of arms, as the writer seems to de-
sire. Without any equivocation, the article bold
ly asserted that the amendment or resolution was
the production Of secret caucus held at ths Br.
tish Minister'S table To show the quality of
the article that produced the explanation and de-
nial Of the charges made BY Mr.. Colqutt, will
make an extract. The following will give an
idea Of the spirit of the article - i1
"At that particular crisis it did not succeed.
They who were pledged to 1t did not all stand up
to their eommttal; and, instead Of being des.
PdtCheu 10 INC Cafo OI tue ntltlS0 steamer al
Boston, then just ready to embark, an adjourn
ment delayed it to future day. Since then
more complete understanding has been effected
Caucus meetings have been held; the principle
Of action laid down pofcs counted, and the sue
cess ofthe resolutions in antici patton Of final
tion, confidently counted on But, WHAT'S more
| astonishing, and showing how false. hearted some
| Of our American Senators are, while seemingly
contendng for the interests of their country and
| the welfare Of its people-how tvaitorous they
dare to be in secret eollusions with heredita.
ry enemy-all these intrigues to force the Ad-
minstrstion into compromise all these plots TO
abandon our native soil--these bargains to dis.
grace the American nation, and oftheir substance
| fill the nav OF the rapaeious British lion, were
| canvassed arranged at the British Ministers own
| fnbe within the lapse Of few days, where a
meeting. for this specific and express purpose,
was had, attended by all the k,yai sSrseofes Of
the British claim who are comprised in the Wig
ranks Of the Senate. with, as We said above, a
| few exceptions from the West, OF men who could
not 10 THAR hearts become the plotters Of trsa
con against their country.
"On this occasion, disgraeeful to the name o
Republican, which one party ito this dinner table
compact assume, the whole strength Of the com
promise party ,cSs eossnted nnd Observation-Disclosures
hrmness in the crisis was pledged for, and Minis
ter Pakenhan, the Representative Of the British
Government, put in possession Of all her Mcjes
tys' party strength within the walls Of the Amer
| lean Senate :"
Mr.. Coiquitt, in his speech, If the writer wa,
present on the occasion, must have made bin
vince under his sareasns and dsnuneiations
M. C. said, 'that the writer Of this article, b,
he the editor Of the paper or not, has NJ
1 - - e. lo;> - ~, h.vs
say that every thought incorporated here eoul'
never have been conceived but in a seoundrel'
heart-never could have been written by any bu
| a seoundrel's pen," and further said, IL shonl
have passed this by, had been only assaults
myself: bnt as it is otherwise-as he has libel
led the Senate Of the United States. have fel
compelled, before the whole couatry, TO bran
him 40 4 liar--a wholesale liar not one word Q
truth has he uttered in this article and, there
.ore, as liar brand him, and send him fort
with that brand upon his brow"
The House last week was principally engage
upon the harbor and river appropriation bill
After this has been dispensed with, the tug {
war on the tariff will, no doubt, commence. A
stated in my last the reduction Of the tariff wi
: not be effected as easy as some suppose. NJ
conviction OF this fact has rather increased tina
lessened any. With the west, il is we'll know
. mainly depends reduction OF duties Witho'
, its support. the south would be battling under
forlorn hope. Should the south come up TO II
! expectations of the west, on their darling o.
: ject, the Oregon territory, then the reduction
the tariff would be almost a natural consequence
I But should the west find disappointment STARR
them in the face,--our claim up to 81 deg. 4
= min. rejected by the south,--they would n
yield that support to reduction or modifcatie
of the tariff, as would have been given under oth
circumstances. President Polk, am inclined
believe, in fact have been impressed with Il
conviction all along, will not be able to rend
" satisfaction to the west in the settlement of Il
u Oregon difficulty. This may operate upon Il
y tariff, in a manner that will not please the nu
}. mere opinion or conjecture Of my own, wi
o make an extract from paper that sustains Il
a west, in he: claims of 81 deg. 40 min, and IN
o thing shorter" and which confirms my asse
r tions. II isvery brief. and in these words -
d "After the South have vin1icated their pledg
i on the Oregon, then they can have some symp
}. thy in the tariff dispute" CROMWELL.
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