Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-11-21
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| WAsHiseros, Nov. 4th, 1876.
The Telegraph being out Of order, we have
not q word yet Of the election in New York; |
cannot therefore, give you an idea Of what char
sss they may produce here. I viii. however
deta'n this letter d long As possible, and endea
vor to f"reshadcw events, ., soon as we shall
hear Of New York city. aism hcs s71nl liai
Io7qBy way Of episode Il would observe that |
called last evening. on our very popular Secre.
'ary Of the Navy, whose saloon is always crowd.
ed with the most distine pushed naval officers in
the city. His manners are 90 elegantly easy and
wlnninsly gentlemanly, that even the people OF
Washington. who, a. matter OF course, are Or.
posed to every democratic administration, speak
Of him in terms of unqualified praise and candid
affection. there found Commodore Sloat, the
conqueror Of vast Empire, in half dress, his
full uniform having been swept away in the
Perry, during Ms last hurricane on the Coast Of
Florida. The Commodore gives very unaffec.
ted, plain account Of his successes in the Pacific
He represents the whole country from thirty to
sixty miles inland, as s'eompletsIy subjected, aad
the rsoprietors Of the soil especially rejoseed At
the prospect of annexation He has no dou6< of
the result efthe expedition OF Col. Fremont, WHO
he thinks, is sure to catch Castro, and a. to Pic
Picc, the Governor, he will probably come in Of
his own accord, being one Of the largest landed
iprsprietsrs. whose fortune would quadruple IN.
der the stripes and stars. sa aiathuao
i The climate Of the country 10 represented as
delicious, varying scarcely ten degrees the whole
year round. There are two crops in California !;
bst they are not always sure. When there is
plenty Of raia, that 10, when it rains hard twice
in the year, the crops are good and yield so and
GO fold; when it rains but little, the harvest is
from twenty to twenty five fold, and is then cal
led 4 failure!
One Of the best justices appoiated BY Commo.
dere Soat. is Dr.. Giiehrist, Surgeon 10 the Navy.
and from his recorded wisdom the Caiiiornians
may indeed cry eut, q Daniel come to judg meut
q second Daniel Would that his judicial deci.
sions were to form precedents, NOT only for Cali.
ornia, but for the States Of this Union, especial
iy ~ regards expeditions. 'isq tii" 9n.aR7i
Y To give you but couple Of instances. A Mex.
ican came sad complained that defendant owed
aim $50 0-sa9o0 frst 3s1 a.5161 ~ 31lw
Jndxe-ro decentralization owe the money!
Defendant-'No, my, Lord owe but sac /; i
have paid $50 already ~ ........, ....,..,..s
Judge-0o plaintiff)-'How is this7'j
Plaintiff have no recollection Of it, my
lord' ~ a9fif'A' "eA '' NV
~ Judgement. Since the defendant acknowledge
to have owed $40, and to owe SEQ still, he is i'm,
mediately to ray over the $40 he still owes, by
his owa reckoning. and remains in duress till he
has proved payment Of the first instalmeut. =
p Marks Of general appreciation On the part Of
The people in the court roon)i 10 a1'iaeyeo9
I'd Oc another occasion, one sfthe u. s. troopers
had bought fine horse for s25, but il was crov-
ed that the veader had stolen him. The r,unde-
red man came pssskng to the Commodore, and re.
claimed his charger. None ofmy business, RE-
plies the Commodore, apply othe Justice 'as
Court ROOM. Ds. Cilehrisf seSted behind sa.
bt.--Jsssice.--swhere IL the riainsiffs'ae7 so
IL Plaintifl'Here, my lord! have been rob
bed Of my horse.' isfy Ha'"oI'Di ssi ''A'a
Jsssiee-'Coos,ab,e. Srin, ur the prisoner''
tBoatswain brings in fierce looking Mexican,
with his hands tied.) ~ s'i1y sa'o1EF sai liss
Defendsnt-'My lord, will confess ish
- Justice IT'S the orly way to obtain mercy
Defeadant--'Teank ye, my lord" 70 sTiin9
Is Judgment Conduct the prisoner back to his
cell, and keep him there till he has paid fine Of
$50, and let the U. s. trooper return the horse
Instantly 10 his lawful owner 1Hs8''' bsiesia
The fine was paid instanter and the prisoner
released, while the owner mounted his charger
and spread wide and far the tidinss Of American
imrariiality and the unparalleled wisdom Of our
J~dgesa s X is hardly ~ccessary to add that our
naval Justice got dcttle to windward' BY his de.
cision; 500 NOT only covering the hrst cost ei
the animal, by which mesas the trooper was
reimbursed, but leaving aecrsidersble margin
for court fees and ccnstables b. The Commodore
thinks, and very Justly too, thss such justice
does the United States more good than body oi
500 troops There arc few Californisns, he
thinks. who wcsld not rather submit their pri
vste wrongs 10 the deeisios ofone Of his surgeons
shsa 1Sst 10 the Mexican Hermaod. which Is NE
same % oar Coutt Of Chanoery. a'sih rUesW
nSh resasa to sse visit Of the British Admiral
iSir George Seywssv, TO ,he harbor Of San Fran
cisco, can tell You very pretty bon nat. adsi'
George observed thatAs should have pre(svret
Californis TO have tscems On, Independent State
rather shsa ses hsr under she sssripss ssd snss /;
wAsisupoa cemmsd0ss siOssd ssussksa just a,
fsdnkiy, sAstths stripss and sass slaaale IN NV,
tAs Californian sstases any spsmntss 81 sseesss
Let this essasry ts'sss SetsisdsbyIn sn,ssvsi.