Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-02-21
Correspondence Of the Sunbury American.
NUMBER VIII
WARRINGTON. Feb. IL. lsAt

short epistle, for am firm believer in the
maxim, that "brevity is the soul of wit" perhaps
10 interest perhaps to chagrin, or may be TO in.
terest some of your readers of the doings here, !
| was startled and raised from my chair by the .
terrific cry of Sire" but nothing worthy of re- |
cord took place, except few "knock- k-downs" BY (
the unlawful procedure of the rowdies of fire.
| men,
| The interest taken in the Oregon question.
has been transferred from the House to the Sen.
ute chamber. There all eyes are directed--snd
! to its deliberations upon this exciting and all.
absorbing topic, at this time, does the American
! people manifest the greatest anxiety as to its
fate. Upon IFS disposal in the House, by the We.
! ry large and unexpected vote given it, you may
think that there will not be much doubt as 10
its fate in the Senate. Nor do know that there
is. But, from the slight rupture or discord that
may exist in the ranks of the dominant par.
ty, its passage might be endangered Fears of
dlscord. just now, may be unnecessary and should
be dispensed with; but the lectures that old ia.
,her Richie has been delivering 10 the repub-
lican party. through the columns of the Union.
for few days past seem TO SAVIOR little of fear
The Senate, on Tuesday, after their passage in
the House on Monday, commenced the debate
upon the resolutions of Mr.. Allen, for giving
the notice. MIR. Allen of the one party and Mr..
Clayton Of the other, were the principal speak.
ers in the Senate last week. Their speeches
leta ppb be-, Ill IL.
most intense interest Both in favor of giving
the notice. only differing as TO the method in
which it should be accomplished one in
favor Of giving it Immediately the other for
giving it at the adjournment of Congress. the
principle adopted in the resolutions Of Mr. Crit,
tenden. Mr. Clayton has, indeed in some par
ticulars, viewed this measure in an American
spirit. He reproba'es the idea Of S being a
party mensure--al'hough it must BE- admitted
that it has all along been an avowed principle
of the democratic party. and opposed by the
, wings until a'ely,-and emphaically declared
himself in favor of giving the notice. Mr.. Clay
ton considers the notice as indispensable to Sc.
cure an honorable peace between the two coun-
, tries. He said that there was but one p,rty up.
on this national questionable only difference Of
opinion being in the execution Of the will Of
, the people. 1fthis is not The ca,e i, should be
f There should be but one party upon such a
great rational question: question alike
2 important in national point of view, to one
section Of the country as to the other. The no.
e nor the propriety, the future destiny of this
young republic, the asylum for the oppressed Of
D every nation are concerned in the settlement Of
this question. Not as Mr.. Giddngs, whig Of
e Ohio, would have it. upon whose countenance
should be branded the mark of traitor, for the
/. An,l-Amer'can declarations made by him in the
r House Of Representatives, some time since, that
, he would not give L his support because il
would benefit the whole nation, but for the sole
purpose of being an injury to some OF the south.
ern states Such selfish, contracted, and trai.
torous.l ke spirits are unfit representatives. OF a
republican people. But TO return to Mr. Clay.
ton, he, with great many other wings, thinks
that the responsibility Of giving the notice
/, should rest with the President: Here again the
= consistency Of the wings is beautifully sRwn.
+, While, on former occasions, the power that Is
invested in the President by the constitution OF
. the country, was made the grea, cry; now they
J want him to take the responsibility of giving
the notice. Such stand evidently carries in
, the face of it's wish to see the present Executive
, involved in difficulties. 1t is the motives, not
, the stand, that must be deprecated. None, how
= ever, doubt but that the President could give
every satisfaction to the country,-for he has
A the confidence, thus far, of the great majority
} of the people--if the matter was left with him
: He is possessed OF the requisite qualifications,
frmness and ability, to act upon it without any
hesitation But it should, as it will, be left
2 with Congress. Little else in the Senate was
? done, besides the speeches by Mr. Allen and
Mr. Clayton, last week, as they adjourned on
: Thursday over TO Monday. This does not ook a.
: II the members OF that body were in great hur.
i ry about giving the notice. Perhaps they do not
: wish to waste all OF their wind before the next
!. arrival which is now looked for, and which Mr.
Packenham lntima,ed, few evening since, in
a private circle, would contain adyices tha,
would yet bring about an amicable and honor,
able settlement OF this question. This is what
have all along believed, and do y9. England
q must knock under and make fairer propose
!. than TO leave it to arbitration. The resolution,
y of the House make provision for its settlement
a by negotiation before the termination of the |.