Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-02-07

10 half way measures If war comes, we will
vote with no stnting hand but, until it does
come, am against anything which is equivocal
or debateable Sir, hope my position, whether
there be war or peace will not be equivocal.
Peace measures and war measures should be con-
elusive and determinete" Here you have the
opinion of three Of the "great guns" of the Sen
ate They may not be, at this time, uninterest-
ing TO your readers
In the House, on the same day, little else was
done but the discussion on giving the notice. Mr.
Pendleton of Virginia being called TO the floor,
fred his grape and canister shot at all things and
persons that did not please his fancy. He, with
Mr.. Kennedy, thought that the most pleasing and
most pleasant mode Of settling the difficulty,
would be by the multiplication table, by which
the country would be populated, although, very
unclaritably, too he had strong doubts as to whe-
ther Mr. Polk and Mr.. Buchanan were qualified
to take the lead in such an operation An amend
ment similar to Mr. Mangum's in the Senate,
was offered by Butler King, of New York.
Nothing of interest transpired on Tuesday,
with the exception ofthe matters, connected, in
| will pass it over.
On Wednesday, another spirited discussion
/ took place in the Senate upon the bill providing
for the augmentation Of the Navy, in which
Messrs Bagby Miller and Cass engaged. reso-
! luton was introduced from the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, in the House, to terminate the
Oregon debate on Thursday, but, after some dis
l.. 1 III e.
The members seem very reluctant TO come up to
the mark, and decide upon this question. Before
they give their votes on this question they, no
doubt wish TO feel the pulse oftheir constituents,
and the legislative bodies now in session. The
debate upon the notice being resumed. Mr..
Thompson, from the Erie district Of yonr State,
made very numerous speech. He declared that
Great Britain should neither have Oregon or
reduction of the tariff In speaking of the iron
works of Pennsylvania, he said they could man
ufacture in one year, a sufficient number of can
non to blow up the whole world
Thursday several unimportant matters took
place in the Senate while that same old question
of the Oregon notice took up the time of the
House The Senate adjourned over to Monday
Friday, the Oregon notice again engaged the
attention of the House, for a part of the time.
The Senate bill was then taken up for the estab-
: lishment of post routes in Texas Mr.. Calver,
unerbec'cdly got the floor, and vert through the
merits of the Texas question, but before he I'm
: ished like weather cock made turn, and got
: upon the Oregon question. Here he cut away,
9 ,,L all al inp m
the Baltimore Convention and the Executive, as
hetermed it, of Mr V Buren, he said that the lat
: ter gentleman might well have turned to his de.
J. mocratic friends who had caused his death, and
e repeated the lines of Doctor Watts:
aye living men come view the ground,
> Where you must shortly lie"
Mr. Mcconnell ever ready, rose and interrupted
the gentleman, by saying that it was out of or
der to pronounce a funeral Grafton; which raised
laughter. The members seem to have an abun'
i dance of poetcal quotations in store upon this
question.
The discussion upon the Oregon notice wa:
. resumed again on Saturday. Mr.. Johnson, q
q, Tennessee, the "tailor boy" one of your self
o. made men, who, it is said is now carrying or
), the tailoring business, made very animated
or eloquent, and witty speech He was very sar
.. castle in his remarks upon Judge Bay of Vir
w. gnia, who with the majorty OF his colleagues
ly will cast his vote against giving the notice. Hi
on speech is well worth sperusal. 1t was rumore'
s., here on Sunday, that the Judge challenges
Of Johnson, in consequence of the mputaton
he made against him in his speech, that they ha
far left for Bladensburg to settle the affair wit
adj "pistos for two," all of which, however, | al
glad to say, as usual, turns out to be mere moor
shine
an The real affair was between Thomas F. Jone
m and Dr. Daniel Johnson, both OF Elizabeth City
Il" North Carolina. On the first fire Johnson wa
y" struck and killed Mr.. Jones gave the cha
bat =,
lenge, on account of some matter affecting Mr.
.. Jones. johnson, when he fell, mortally wount
- ed, protested his Innocence of the charge brougl
~. agains. him in regard TO Mrs. Jones, and
died
se, The body of Mr.. Johnson was brought TO tn
ish city this evening Jones is lawyer Johnso
ap. was physician, The parties belong to the mo
We respectable families in North Carolina. tt
n, difficulty arose in two certain notes. OF an in
tie proper character, addressed by Johnson to tt
an wife of Jones' and which, like prudent woma
I'VE she promptly placed in the hands of her husban
re- or the first no notice was taken by Mr. Jone
Slll but on repetition of the offence johnson w