Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-01-10

UT CANAL COMMISSIONER. The Harrisburg Tn.
ION contains communication recommending Col.
II. c. Eyer, as q candidate for Canal Commission
er. Col. Eyer was a prominent candidate before
the last convention, but withdrew. for the pur-
pose OF promoting the harmony of the party. f..
Y. Bright, Esq, Of this county, has also been re-
commended Either of these gentlemen would
makea good officer
CO ConS Cops.-The Halifax Herald thus
speaks Of the virtue Of corn cohs as food for cat.
tie during the winter. 1t is a subject of great
Importance at present when feed is scarce and
high. aud well c,its the attention Of our farm
els and others:
~ po T woman, in Reading, whose depen.
dente Tor herseh' aud several small children,
was upon her COW, the keeping of which was
heavy item. Having noticed large qusnti.
W ol corn cobs that had been thrown away "a
practice which many would be wise farmers are
gn'.iy o') this poor wCmam asked permission to
take some OF the c'b-, which she pounded aud
bo!l'! and ted TO her COW. She again went for
more cobs, Tanner observed Tie use she made
nf them. broke them Tor her in his bark mill Ia
The spring the tanner had curiosiy to see how
III, woman's Cow bnd Jared upon corn cob~,
vent to look a' her, and to his surprise. instead
Of getting her hide he founi the COW slick,
and n fine orl,:, and was assured that her only
feed during tue winter had been boiled c,,bs,
and she had producrd more milk and butter,
than other cows fed in the usual way"
cY The Correspondent of the Pha Ledger
speaking of the policy of Mr. Calhoun, says:
The Wings may ultimately demand that the tar
iff of ~ shall not be disturbed as condition Of
their support TO the policy of the great southern
statesman The interest OF the Tariff States
might lead them to desire, that the question
should remain in an unsettled state though it is,
perhaps prcsuming too much, to suppose that
they could b. nlu need by desire to preserve
the tariff to advocate measures calculated TO cre-
ate a necessity for revenue. The Oregon ques.
ton, in itsrlf, has such unqucstionable merits,
that il might fairly be supposed to influence their
action, irrespective Of any other consideration.
The decision in the House Yesterday and to
day. think conclusivcly shows that the crisis
! is not passed The remarks of Messrs Adams,
Insersoll, lIarraison, Darrah, King, Douglass,
] Owen and Baker will satisfy those who keep
! themselves "postcd up on this Oregon question,
that the movement of Mr.. Calhoun. however
statesmanlke and patriotic his policy, may not
result in the compromise SO ardrnt'y desired.
The remarks of Mr.. Charles J. Ingersoll. chair
man Of the Committee on Foreign Relations,
clearly justify the inference that this committee,
which it is understood will soon report on the
subj ct, will recommend the giving Of the notice
to England, necessary under the treaty, to ter
inmate the Joint occupation
The remarks Of Mr.. Preston King, Of New
York. are equally important, as indicating the
feeling. Of that great State on this important
question. 1t is well known that MIR. King in the
House, and Mr. Dix in the Senate, represent the
peculiar views of the ma ajority OF the democratic
party in New York. Mr. King read, at the COM
mencement of his speech to-day an extract from
the London Times, predicting thu probable course
of Mr. Calhoun on the question, in the event Of
his re,urn to the Senate Of the United States The
prediction. in substance, was, that Mr. Calhoun
would pursue the course which he actually had
pursued on this question and Nr. King asked,
very Significantly, how it happened that the views
Of the South Carolina Senator should thus be
known in advance by the London editor He
yesterday, that game was pla ring in this House
TO prevent speedy action on the Oregon question,
and expressed his regret that Mr.. Douglass bill
of which he was in favor had not been postponed
it was the proper way TO act at once on the
, bill for giving the notice. The British govern
mcnt, he said, whatever we may think Of II, is a
sagacious one-and they seem to rely with per
L.. II n H. aA tafa
Senate. II was an extraordinary fact that the or
gan Of the British government should foreshadow
the ground Of an American Senator, ond claim
" pledge on this subject. From whom could THU
have been communicated But they do not nm
ders,and the state Of the question if they suppos
!. that President Polk is playing game in thi
i matter, and endeavoring to humbug the people
e IL is not so The President felt positive that tn
h offer would be rejected by the British govern
ment, OF it would nrt have been made, 1t wa
rejected, and thus the administration is save'
n from the injury of any supposed discrepancy il
= his views
A lie vas rejoiced when he heard from the Pre-
sident that negotiation had terminated, and tha
). the question was to be left to the people Of th'
n United States and their representative III
h believed that England would be rejoced If thi
;. question would be settled by division Of Ore
II ron ON the terms proposed, But Oregon !
ours. We have proclaimed TO the whole wor
), that Gres, britain has no right to interfere OF
y this Continent, even with other governments
r, and shall she be PERMITTED to deprive us Q
what is cleary our own territory! This ques