Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-06-20
From the Nat. Intelligencer of Monday.
The Oregon Questlou.

The Senate, on Friday evening last, by a ma
jority of three. .fourths Of its members present,
advised the President to conclude a Convention
with England for the adjustment of the Oregon
question, according to the terms proposed by the
Government of Great Britain and laid before that
body.
If we are rightly informed, this proposition did
not consist in general heads merely of an ar.
rangement, but was, in effect, the full draught OF
proposed Convention, which draught was as.
sented to by the Senate without alteration. Ir
all probability, therefore, Treaty conformably
thereto will be signed and sent to the Senate to
day or tomorrow.
This result, we doubt not, while il surprise
many by its snddenness, will still highly gratifl
the great majority Of reasonable and just men il
the country; for il is understood that the genera
basis Of the proposition is to make the 10th pa
rallel Of latitude the boundary between the ter
ritories Of the two countries, from the point
that parallel where the present boundary no,
| terminates, 10 the middle Of the sound or chann,
which divides Vancouver's Island from the cor
tinent. and thence along the middle Of that char
mel, and so Southwardly and Westwardly throus
the Straits of Fuca TO the Pacific; the navigatio
of this sound or bay TO be open 10 both partie,
and the navigation Of the Columbia river, up Il
main stream and up its North branch, to the 70
~. y.ninth parallel Of latitude, to be free to II
IIudson's Bay Company and British subjectstr tr
ding with that Company On the whole, as "
understand il, England has assented to terms n
quite so favorable 10 her as were offered in NJ
GALLArIs's proposition in 1927.
We doubt not that the arrangement will
found TO be just and equitable one, maintainh
the honor and securing the essential rights
both parties and this is just what it ought to
Reasonable men in both countries will appro
IT, and good men all over the world will rejoi
that war has been averted. and the amcable
lations Of two great leading nations have be
preserved. Certainly it is a blessing Of Pro-
dence upon all mankind.
Tux MEIIcAN CAMPAiGS.-The Washingt
Union confirms in a measure the statement
the New Orleans Picayune. relative TO the
tentions Of Gen, Taylor's marching further il
Mexico, a. soon as the troops are recruited
sufficient numbers. 1t saws the volunteers
approaching from different directions, prepar
TO second with all their enthusiasm the mo
ments Of the commanding general His maj
10 sn,ca, do for Montery-(not, of course, the Nj
terry ofthe Pacific, but the Mon,ery of the r
vince of New Leon. General Taylor is about
ascend the Rio Grande for Camargo-but
wants, for this purpose, fat.bottomed stea
boats. In this respect some Of his arranseme
have been delayed. One steamboat 10 Tende
unsafe by the worms-another has bilged
has sent an active agent up the Mississippi to
tain the necessary transportation. "Rough
Ready" will lose as little time as possible.
hone to hear of his reaching Montery in all
month of July. Then he 10 at the table Ia
of Mexico.
THE GAseEs POISONING CAsx.-We learn Fl
our New Orleans papers OF the Sd inst, that
case Of the brig Gangcs, Capt. Bertrand, res
ing IN the death Of Mr. Fitzpatrick, the m
has been investigated, and that the poison
in the water casks, The former captain We
have been arrested, but he had left for lIav;
PniLApELrnIA AND ERIE RAIL RoAp.-A
for meeting al Lessig's Exchange Hotel
be found in our columns. The object Of
meeting is TO take the necessary steps to se'
the commencement of the Rail Road betw
Philadelphia and Erie by the Valley the Sh
kill. We have only loom to state this
that q fair examination will convince any
| prejudiced person that this route, which viii
only connect Philadelphia with Pittsburg
! Lake Erie, but will also tap the New York
Erie Rail Road, and the western section o
State of New York, is far superior TO the cer
route, which is now 90 strenuonsly urged
Philadelphia. It passes the whole distance
a mineral conntry-and the grade to be overc
is upwards of fro fhoisand feet less than by
other route that can be selected. This road
, be made but il is extremely doubtful whe
the central road can be pushed through.-M
Journal
MArcH roR $1,000 There is Z repor
town. says the Now York Spirit of the ii
that a match has been concluded between
tona and slasbng young filly in Kentu
called Brown Kiuy (by Birmingham, dar
Tiger, 4 years,) to run "a single dash Of
miles," in October next, over the Oak
Course, At Louisville. fthey shorld NEE
that couise in fns condition, with the tra'
good order, we should be surprised If they
not make the best time on record.
VIGoR, COURAGE, AND MANHOOD OF
ROUGu AND READY.-Louisville papers
when Gen. Taylor was young man he Al
older brother, William, long since dead, S