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Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-02-21
British Cruelty.

" The Faston Argus records the death of Mr..
TEnRsscE DrvcAS, of Lower Mount Bethel,
northampton county, whose eyes were taken out
while young man, by order OF the British Go.
vernment" Will Brother Hutter, Of the Argus,
furnish the particulars OF Terrence Duncau's case,
in his next paper We have seen some account
of il, aud would like 70 be placed in possession Of
the particulars VIII brother Elutter oblise ?"
The above we extrect from the last Norris
town Register" and in order to oblige our friend
SLEMMER, we will re-publish the account of Mr..
Duncan's death as made known by us some time
since For the truth of the statement we can
fully vouch, as the relatives of the deceased are
well known in this county, as some of our most
respectable citizens The circumstance speaks
volumes against the dreadful cruelty of the Brit
ish government certainly no country can ever
be prosperous that practices such awful wrongs.
"TERRtNcE DrNcAN died in Lower Mt Beth
el, in this county, on the 9TH of December in the
Goth year ofhis age lie was born in Kings coun-
ty, Ireland, in 1855, and received liberal educa
ton.
Tie was an active patriot in the rebellion ofthat
County in l79S, for which he was apprehendey
I and condemned TO be hung, bnt being man o
considerable interest was pardoned on condition
OF being deprived of his sight, which 10 the last
ing iniamy of the British government (alreadl
Gisg,aced by its innumerable and infamous cruel
tes) was accordingly done.
Being thus deprived OF his sight he opened
school and was long known through the principa
parts of ireland as a teacher of Mathematics an
Natural Philosophy.
About the year 1895, in full hope and happy an
ticpation OF the future, he, in company with hi
wife, and only and much loved son, only daugh
ter, his son.nlaw and two grand children en-
barked for America,
! But unforeseen misfortunes seemed 10 wait him
shortly after his arrival in the United States hi
son died, by which he was overwhelmed viii
| grief
! lie afterwards, in company with his daughter
1 taught school in Newport Il. l., shortly aite
which his daughter died
Misfortune seemed to follow misfortune. Hi
wife and partner of his grief, unable to survive
this complication of SORROWS fell a victim TO des
pair, and left him alone 10 mourn the many mis-
fortunes that had beiallen him.
! After which lingering Il had almost said il
solitude) for sixteen years, he ended his eventfu
life in full confidence of the grace of God shroagt
the benign mercy of our heavenly Saviour
He was, when in his power, friend to th'
needy and father 10 the destitute.
Peace to his ashes Easton argus.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-02-21

py Mr.. BiGLERs REvsNuE BIIL-This bill
imposes tax of five per cent on linesl descend.
ants. Thus If man leaves an estate Of s q, 600
In his children, the commonwealth will claim as
her share $500 This is going into matters with
high hand, and will not be generally submitted
10. Besides, ii operates uncqually as wealthy
parent, in order TO avoid the tax, may during hi.
his estate 10 his children, for small considera-
ton. while his next door neighbor, probably less
cautious, may have TO submit TO the exaction.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-02-21

Making 81 Furnaces, all of which are in blast ex.
cePt 7. Those in blast are capable OF turning
out 1900 tons of Iron per week, or 67,600 tons
per annum. Those erecting, and preparing TO be
put in blast, can produce 500 tons per week, or
26 900 tons per annum-making the product of
Of the whole, 1900 tons per week, or 90, 700 tons
per snnum. The quartity OF coal required to
smelt ton of iron, upon the average, is 2! tons,
which would make a weekly consumption of
$500 tons of coal, amounting to 23i 900 tons per
annum, in these works, merely TO run the ore in
to pig metal or the 27 Furnaces all except
have been put in blast since the passage of :he
Tariff of ls42, 1t is true that several others
were built before that period, and blown in, but
they were soon compelled to suspend operations,
ain blast. NEARLY completed, Preparing
TO blow in. ENow erecting.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-02-21

uTnE CENTRAL RouTx AND rHK Public FAITH.
we see that there is powerful effort made to
push through the bill for the construction Of a
rail road, which is improperly called the central
or middle route, by way of Harrisburg aud the
Junata, along the line OF the public works. In.
dependent of the impracticability Of this route,
in consequence of the steep grades and immense
chasms that must be overcome, there are other
more powerful reasons why no true Pennsyva.
nian should ever consent to such suicidal mea
sure. The people Of this state are already sad
died with an enormous tax, caused by the con.
posed to grant TO company the right Of making a
rail road. which must eventually absorb the re-
venues now yielded by the main line, which cost
us ten millions Of dollars to construct This cen
tral route as It is termed does not reach the cen
tire, while the Snnbury and Erie route twice pas
ses over the central line of the state. Besides
the latter route will develope the resources Of
the state where they are now inaccessible, and
bring into use vast beds of coal and iron ore
This is also the only route to command the i'm.
mense trade of the Lakes, which is no less impor
tant than that Of Pittsburg, while our Pittsburg
friends would have an almost level road instead
Of passing over steep grades and bridges 100 feet
high. Philadelphia capitalists should beware
how they trife with the resources and revenues
of the state. There is point at which forbcar.
ance ceases TO be virtue. The people have sub
mitted to onerous burdens Of taxation, under the
hope that ere long our public works, by their
increased receipts, would sustain themselves
But il this source of revenue is to be cut off and
transferred to rival company, they may well
pause and ask whether there is no limit when
they shall cease paying tribute to foreign corro.
ratons and speculating capitalists.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-02-21

GOING WEsr,-The disposition Of many Of our
frontier men TO keep pushing westward, was well
hit of by Mr. Wentworth of Illinois, in his late
speech at Washington. He said he knew a man
who had lived in Ohio when a frontier State,
But this man had been moving and moving away
from the nroads of society, until he had reached
the banks of the Mississippi, and was about to
move again. Wentworth asked him the reason.
lie said il was the dying advice of his father" TO
keep twenty mites beyond L,p and eGlOmei, and a
doe,sr and lawyer were within fifteen miles, and
he thought il time to go"
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-02-21

u Among the few original speeches on the
Oregon question, is that Of Mr.. Adams from
which we make the following extract. We
regret that Mr.. Adams was not permitted to ex.
tend his reuarks beyond the hour allotted 10 him
He has the merit of always saying something new
and interesting on the subject
1.-THE speech of Mr. ADAMS was curious az
fair, but the hour rule cut him off before he had
got half through. He said, after replyisg to Mr..
KfNe, that he conceived our title rested on the
Goth, 27th and 2Sth verses of the first chapter
of the Book of Genesis, which tn. Clerk read as
follows
"26 And God said Let US make man in our
own image after our own likeness and let them
have dominion over the fish of the sea- and the
fowl of the air, and the cattle and over all the
earth, and over every creeping thing that creep.
eth upon the earth
so God created man in his image in the
image Of God created he him. male and female
created he them.
"And God blessed them, and God said unto
them, BE fruitful, and multiply, and replenish
the earth, and subdue it and have dominion o.
yer the fish of the sea aud over the fowl of the
air, and over every thing that moveth upon the
earth"
That gives us very good title. But let the
Clerk read another passage from the 2d Psalm
The Clerk accordingly read the 9TH and s,h YER
ses the Psalm.
81 will declare the decree the Lord hath said
unto me, thou art my Son--this day have | be-
gotten the"
ASK Of me, and shall give hec the Heather
for thine inheritance, and the ut.ermost parts OF
the earth for thy possession"
Upon these two passages of Scripture, he
| thought our best right or title to Oregon was
| founded.
All commentators agreed that The person refer.
red 20 in the last passage was Christ the Saviour
The Christian world for long period of the
! Christian Era looked upon the Pope of Rome
as the representative of Christ on earth. The
! Pope granted this country to their Catholic
Majesty Ferdinand and Isabella on account o
the discoveries under them by Christopher Co
lumbus. II was by virtue of this original au
thorty, that Virginia and Mass. had territory
granted extending from sea to sea, from the
Atlantic to the Pacific Nor could England
now deny the validity of that title as it was by
this only that she held Ireland in suhjec,ion
The only riph, she had to ireland was the title
granted TO Henry II by Pope Adrian ".
What right had we to any OF the territory O
the old thirteen States themselves, but by vir'u,
Of charters granted by Kings under this right @
the Pope, we taking the Heather for his lnher
i,ance es the Representative Of Christ. The
case now pending, in the Supreme Court, be
| tween the States Of Massachusetts, and Rhod,
Island turned upon these very old grants b,
England whose only rights were derived iron
the Pope founded on these passages
But one great right lay in the tact that VI
wanted TO subdue. We said England want
ed TO keep it for hunting purposes for the Hud
sons Bay COMPANY England wanted it 70
Wild animals. We wanted il for civilized
Christian man"
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-02-21
Saturday, February 81, !s4G.

y: n. PaL.NEJs, Esq, at hts Reni Es.
tate and Coal OKce, corner of3d and Chesnmt
Streets, Philadelphia. fs outhorfsed to act as
.1genf, ard receipt for all monies due this
Office. for subscription or a,iuertfsfag.
.qiso at hts OGicc w. 100 NASSAU Street.
.NsU I6rk.
find g. r. Corner Of baltimore and Cdlrttt
SIS, Baitfm0rs.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-02-21

II has been found that baked bread on the first
day produces from7i 10 10 per cent. OF nutritive
matter, while that five days old yields from 81
TO 50 per cent New bread loses the S per cent
OF It's weight by evaporation in cooling Aside
from the advantages of stale bread in its nutri.
tive matter, i, is more wholesome, more easily
digested, has more taste and is sweeter, while
new bread lies heavily in the stomach, aud is OF
difficult digestion. With these advantages, il is
strange that most people reject stale bread or
prefer the new. II has been found that on feed.
ing the poor, very stale bread mixed with soup,
is more satisfying than any other they can obtain
Thus the laboring classes consume one eighth
more bread than would be necessary if stale
bread were used or family that consumed si1
pounds OF bread per day, would expend, at the
present price, some ten dollars more year by
eating new than by eating stale bread, with all
the other advantages we have men,ionsd-N y
Neus. -
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-02-21

rEMpERAscE.-Seven hundred and ninet
drunksrds were committed to the sl in Or
einna,i daring the last year.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-02-21

~ MADAME CA.rILLo.-This celebrated fe.
male practitioner, has been tried ct New York,
convicted, and sentenced six months to the Peni.
tentisry
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-02-21

u BRIBERY ~ THE LE6isLATrRE-lt will
be seen by the following proceedings, that an at.
tempt has been made 10 bribe Mr. Piolett of
Bradford county, by Mr., MCook, an agent OF the
Lehigh County Bank
"ATTtMPT TO CORRUPT A MEMBER OF THE
House Mr.. p rusc and ask leave to address
the House IN regard to personal matter. Re.
quest beng grapted, Hr. p. stated, in effect,
that he had been approached by person cal.
ling hlmseia citizen OF Ohio for his influence,
Ms member OF the committee on Banks in the
case OF the investigation of the Lehigh county
Bank.
That this McCook had first called on him and
suggested that some person should be named by
which the matter could be accommodated. that
he (Mr. P.) referred him to future interview,
at which, by the advice of friends, he conc ud.
ed to accept the sum offered, five hundred dol.
lars. four hundred (which was to be paid down.
This morning NJ Cook called on him and counted
down tour hundred dollars, upon his (Mr. P.'s)
table. M. p. called in Mr.. Henry Buehler,
who counted The money and tied i, up in pack
age, and Mr. p. now presented i; to the Speak.
er.
Mr.. Burreil stated, in effect, that he was one
ct the friends referred n by Mr.. p. as having
advised him TO allow M'Cook To psv the money
so as 10 make the proof conclusive. He then
offered preamble, setting forth the facts as
stated. and resolution directing the Speak.
er Ia issue his warrant for the arrest of Daniel
NJ Cook and the Sergesnt.at-arms 10 proceed a,
ono" and arrest this said Mock wherever h.
msy IND hun. The resolution WAS unanimous.
y adopted"
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-02-21

AH1HRAciIE FuRsAcEs IN PesS.YLNASrA--
We find the following lis, Of Anthracite Furna.
ces in Pennsylvania, in the last Rail Road Jonr
nal, TO whom it had been furnished The list is
in the main correct:
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-02-21

N- Wheat is now quoted at Philsdelphs and
Baltimore a. 100 . los cts.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-02-21

or There has been quite spar in Senate be-
tween Messrs. Hickman aud sterigere, in conse-
quence Of MIR. HIS TRADE of indiscriminate abuse
of the members of the Bar, whereupon Mr.. Ste
rigere quoted the following lines of Hudibras:
'No one eer felt the halter draw,
With good opinion Of the law"
The effect Of which was 10 make MI. II. perfect.
fy furieus.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-02-21

CO The Susquehanna at this place is still clio
sed with ice
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-02-21

NATiosAL FousDRlEs.-The Committee on
Military Affairs has reported bill to Congress
ior the establishment OF national foundres one
III Pennsyv wanna and the other in Georgia. The
ssm OF one hundred thousand dollars 10 TO be ap-
Piled 10 this importsut object
The Port-Gibson correspondent., 1846-10-17
,,l 3,1Iog Of this Office.

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ner sogare, Twelve long primer INES
an5 nine BREWER lines, or less, nae'a7. a
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When the number of Insertions de-
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Nil be- continued until forbid, and
charged accordingly.
Those who advertise by the year will
j. required 10 pay half - advance.
gob Work 10 be paid for on delivery
rrAIl communications recommending
candidates for office must be paid for as
advertisements.
Announcing candidates for office, with
tckets, ten dol!ars-payment, III all ca
sss. required 10 advance.
The Port-Gibson correspondent., 1846-10-17
POETRY.
TO MY WIFE.

- III w L
God bless thee, dearest, for thy love,
Y hose pure and holy light,
Gpon my pathway here below,
Hath shed lis radience bright.
God bless thee for the tenderness,
Thy spirit hath shown,
y Idst oil the darkness. doubt and gloom,
Thy fond heart hath known.
Far Iho' stray from home and thee,
An angel watcheth near,
Who bid me hope thou wilt not grieye
loo keenly, bu; TO cheer
hee III thy loneliness and care,
Thou'lt look to him above,
Whose powerful arm will guide and shield
The creatures Of his love.
Thy tender words, thy music tones,
Still linger in my ear,
Thy sunny smile and winsome look,
fancy they are hcreI
! fee thy warm caress, thy breath
Il dancing on my cheek
And yet dare not lisp thy name,
For fear the spell would break.
But dearest, | will think Of thee,
Oft in the silent hour,
When memory bears me fondly back,
I'll gladly own thy power.
Where'er 60 what e'er betide,
One only love Is mine;
Thro' sunshine and thro' storm, my heart,
ls wholly, truly thine.
The Port-Gibson correspondent., 1846-10-17
WHOM DO YoU LOVE BEST
.TRANsLATEp FaoM THE FRENeH.

One afternoon, towards sunset,a young
child was playing in garden with hls
father and mother. The former, on his
hands and feet, was galloping about on
the grass, with his boy on bis back, e.
another lime the mother, seated on q
bench, would troll him on her knee Of
else both parents would play hide ano
seek with him, and when one found Out
the others retreat all would burst out
laughing. After many leaps and much
play, all set down on the grass the mo
iher gave the boy beautiful peach ana
a piece Of bread the father told hlnl :
The Port-Gibson correspondent., 1846-10-17

4 I0eEef seen puDiISilOd UuG Viz
gentleman who related to him
the circumstances. attributed the
singular success of young Wilson
to his integrity and faithfulness.--
lN. Il. Puritan.
GuIzeT.--The following sketch
Iof the personal appearance of tho
Prime Minister of France, is from
the Paris correspondence of the
Boston COuriers
A few evenings after my arri-
val in Paris, | was at a party Civ
en- by the American Minister, OH
the occasion Of the marriage of
a young lady Of AIbany-Miss
Cook-With French nobIeman.
Z WAS wandering through the sa-
loon, when my attention was ar.
rested by a little, pale, meagro
man in black, decorated only
with the ribbon of the Legion of
Honor. Pale, and meagre, and
small as he was, however, he had
about him an air of command ,
and seemed to receive the uni
yersal respect which his bearing
challenged. | certainly did not
at the moment think of his being
a very great man. His forehead,
though high, seemed too retrea-
ting fer very profound thinker,
and in the deep lines about the
darkened eyelids; and in the sal
low look Of his entIro features, /
supposed that | saw the tokens of
3 lch disease or weakness as is
inconsistent with the idea of the
great exertions Of a great man.
But still confess was much
pleased with the man, for, through
the lines ofcare or suffering there
seemed to be beaming on his
cnuntenance an eXcellent spirit
ofgood nature; and to his beney-
olent look he added such charms
of conversation, and made him
self so much the happy spirit Of
the party which surrounded him
that could not help being insen-
sibly engaged in his favor. "That
small man conyersing with Count
Portalis,'' said Mr.. King, stop
ping to speak with me for a mo-
ment. 'isGuizot,' Guizot, thought
|, How little does his appear
ance betoken the man who at this
moment exerts a greater infu-
ence on the politics Of Europe
than almost any other living per-
son, and who, in France, is al
most as much Of a king as Louis
Philippe.
A wonderful man is this Gui-
.ot. His vast learning is equalled
,nly by his great talents and his
lnconquerable spirit.
The Port-Gibson correspondent., 1846-10-17
A DTRGE FOR THE BEAUTIFUI,.

OlRGE FOX IHE BEAU TIFU
Softly, peacefully
Lay her to rest,
Place the turf lightly
On her yonng breast;
Gently, soiemnly
Bend o'er the bed
Where We have pillowed
Thus early her head.
Plant a young willow
Close by her grave,
Let its long branches
Soothing!y wave;
Twine sweet rOse-tree
Over the tomb;
Sprinkle fresh buds there
Beauty and bloom.
Let a bright fountain
I4impid and clear,
Murmur its music,
Smile through a tear
Scatter its diamonds
Where the loved lies
Brilliant and starry,
Like angels eyes,
There shall the bright birds
On golden wing,
Lingering ever
Murmuring sing;
There shall the soit breeze
Pensiyely sigh-
Bearing rich fragrance
And melody by.
Lay the sod lightly
Over her breast,
Calm be her slumbers,
Peaceful her rest!
Beautiinl, lovely,
She was but given,
a iair bud on earth,
Io blossom in hsaYsA'
The Port-Gibson correspondent., 1846-10-17
INDIAN IDEAS.


Atjhe Congress OF Lancaster, in l774,
between the Government Of Virginia
and the Five Nations, the Indians were
lold, that if they would send some oi
their young men 10 Virginia,lhe English
would give them an education at their
College. An Indian orator replied to
thisas follows:
"We know that you highly esteem
the kind OF learning taughtin those col,
leges, and The maintenance ofour young
men, while with you, would be very ex.
peaSive to you. We are convinced,
therefore, that you mean to do as COED
Ny tho proposal, and thank you hearti-
4. But you who are wise, must know
at fferent nations have different cons
5tlonsof things and you will not there
.e take i: amiss if our ideas Of this
nd Of education happen not to be the
me as yours. We have had some ex :.
! lrience Of it; several Of. our young
en were formerly brought up at the
C ueges Of Northern provinces they
y 9 instructed in all your Sciences
when they came back 10 us, they
" fe bad runners Ignorant Of every
NJ hns Of living in the woods-unable
to ear cold or hunger-know neither
ha to build a cabin, or take deer, or
XII IN nenemy--lhey spoke our language
ye imperlectly were neither fiji for
wa siors, hunters, or counselors, they
wer totally good for nothing. We are,
how yer, obliged by your kind offer,
thot h we decline accepting it--and to
shov our grateful sense oft, if the gen
Item Of Virginia vii send US dozen
oflhJ ir sons, we will take great care Of
theirJ education, instruct them in all we
know, and make men OF them"
The Port-Gibson correspondent., 1846-10-17
THE NAUVOO WAR ENDED.

The Mormon War is at an end, the
Nauvoo forces having agreed 10 surren.
der and abandon The city The ST. Louis
Republican has the following letter from
a correspondent, dated on Friday, 18th
Instant Memphis Enquirer.
The Mormon war is at last ended
On Wednesday evening, the Quincy
Committee prevailed on the Mormons to
surrender, and yesterday, at three o
clock, the Antics marched INTO, and took
possession Of tie city of Nauyoo. The
ormonssstipuIated to leave forthwith,
or as fast as they can possibly getaway,
except a COMMITTEES Of five, who are 10
remain 10 dispose Of the property yet
belonging 10 the community. No pro,
psriy has been, or is 10 Be desfroyed--Al,
though strong disposition existed, with
many or the Antics, 10 destroy the Tenn
pie. They fear, it will be a beacon
light to lure the Mormons back. BY
reltaining from violent measures the
Ant.es have saved themselves from a
great deal Of reproach.
A gentleman who left Nauyoo yester
day, at two O'clock, said The Mormons
were leaving as fast as they could get
away. Yesterday was happy day for
the citizens OF Hancock county, as peace
is now permanently restored to it.
The Port-Gibson correspondent., 1846-10-17

A Dutchman, speaking Of the
ayaFicious propenslties Of one Of
his fellow workmen, said-"He
ish so mean dat indie wedder wot
ish so cold as never vOs. he new
er wears drawarnoroOndershirts.
but goes barefOOted jm his boots!
The Port-Gibson correspondent., 1846-10-17

An Irishman, who was lately
reprieyed by the Governor, as he
states the night beforehis execu-
ton and who wished to get rid
Of his wife, wrote to her as fol-
lows: II yesterday hanged,
and died like a hero; do asIdid
and bear it like a man."