Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-05-02
Correspondence of the Sunbury American.
NUMBER XVIII

gresS, ana the conslininaion OF the notice for the
abrogaton of the convention of Joint occupancy
is left TO the Presidents "discretion."
cannot forbear making few extracts from
General Camerons remarks upon the occasion,
which are well worth the space they occupy
The extracts, as below too, were so applicable
and welltimed, that they were made part of a
leader in the Union" Of the oath inst, besides
being placed in the regular report of the procee-
dlngs. This, can assure you, is an unusual
! thing, and is an honor to any one. Here are the
| extracts, as taken from the leader Of the Union
"Mr. Cameron said he should vote for the report
| of the committee, and before he did SO he wish
! ed TO say word or two in explanation of his
vote. Mr. c. said he was in favor Of PLAN no.
| tice and in every vote pending the termination
of the question, he had been with the friends of
| it. Next, he was willing to take the notice
| which came from the House of Representatives,
and had voted for it. Failing to get either of
! these he had voted for the resolutions which pas.
! sed the Senate. He did so, because he consider.
ed it more important to the interests Of the
country, that the action of Congress on this i'm.
portant question should be indicated by unanmi.
| ty, than it was TO have that action expressed in
any particular from and, above all, he believed
| that speedy settlement of the impending diff.
| cultes between the two countries could only be
had by terminating the joint occupancy of the
territory in dispute. Until period was fixed
at which the state of uncertainty must cease. he
did not believe that the question of peace or war
could be determined The President, in the an.
nual message, had asked for authority to give the
notice TO terminate the joint occupancy, under
the treaty, and having full confidence in his
! integrity, capacity and patriotism. Mr. C. was
willing TO trust the whole question in his
hands
Mr. c. said he believed fully in our right TO
the whole country in dispute; that our title on.
ly terminates where the Russian line begns-at
81 deg. 40 min but he did not think this the pro-
per time or place to argue the title. 1t could be
better done by the Executive in arranging tIea-
ty, or in insisting upon rights. He had done
SO in the published correspondence. When a
treaty should be agreed upon by the negotiators
| OF the two countries, the Senate could revise
| their acts. This course, Mr.. c. thought, would
have been more respectful 10 the President, and
in the end, better for the country. But as the
defeat of the present notice would, in his opinion
| be defeat of all notice during the present ses.
sion Of Congress, he should vote for it, without
meaning to commit himself in favor Of any trea.
| ty which should not secure to the United States
| the whole of our just rights in Oregon"
The President, it is, said, will give the notice
| forthwith. The country has full confidence in
| his ability to settle the Oregon question, and if
Great Britain show. a disposition TO do us ius
tice, James X. Polk will terminate the difficulty
in manner satisfactory to all Great Britain
must enter upon negotiation with more liberal
spirit than heretofore, if it he her desire to settle
| the matter amicably She must not suppose that
her wholesale slaughter of the poor benighted
| sikhs will have tendency TO make us yield to
any unjust measure she may propose Nor should
she entertain any such absurd ideas, as to think
| the American people would be intimidated, in
pursuing course they know 10 be Just, by the
, force she is shipping into Canada.
! You have, no doubt, frequently noticed with
what avidity the opponens-and they are fast
| being dwindled down to few irresponsible de.
magosues-of Gen, Cameron grasp at the most
| trivial affair 10 injure his reputation. Notwith-
standing the feeble efforts of such persons it is
not ungratfying TO know that the General not
! only enjoys the confidence o: the Democracy of
| his own State,-and it is the Democracy,-but
that Of other States also In Ohio, he is not un-
known The Democratic publishing committee
of that State, with Col, s. Mcdary at its head,
among others "from distinguished American
statesmen" acknowledges the receipt of letter
| from Gen. Cameron, on the currency, and pays a
merited compliment 10 the writer. tbs in these
words:
"The letters Of Gov Brown, OF Mississippi, OF
Gov. Drew, of Arkansas, and Of Senators Tur.
ney, of Tennessee. and Cameron, of pennsylva.
MIA, are worthy of the brightest days OF republi,
can freedom, and entitle their authors TO the e.
verlasting gratitude of the Democracy OF Ohio,
and the lovers of truth and a vir;uous govern
ment, every where"
What other endorsement will the peculiar de-
mocrats of your State ask for, if this is not suih
| cient. CRoMwELL
G- We find the following note from Gen,
! CAMERON, in a late number of the Washington
! Union:
| To the Editor of the Unon-Sir: Not a word
OF what is attributed by your reporter to me, in
yesterdays debate, on printing the Patent OF.