Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-04-11
NUMBER XIV.
CROMWELL.
WAsHlSeroH, April 6, lsiu

WAsHIYeToH, April G. 1916.
The interest manifested in the Senate cham
ber and the excitement, somewhat above fever
heat, kept up by the "outsders," during the past
week, upon the Oregon question, has been great
er than have known it for some time. What
was the cause Of this turn in the public mind, is
a matter Of con lecture with me, unless the great
guns of the Senate, by their speeches, produced
it. can't believe that war is inevitable. as some
declare in the Senate, and many out Of it, al
though the additional. increase, to that recon-
mended by the President in his message, of our
navy. may, when not rightfully looked at, justi.
fy such an inference. If the views put forth by
the President, or the Oregon question, were the
avowed sentiments OF majority of that body
and nothing could delight me more than TO hear
of such state of things,-and Great Britain
showed stubbornness and unwilingness to ac.
cede to our demands, why then it might be said,
with more pausibility, that war sis inevitable :"
but as the matter stands, with, think, a decided
majority of Senators in favor of a resumption of
negotiations upon the 49,h parallel, the President
must necessarily waive his preferences, as the
Executive of this Union and yield to the wishes
OF the Senate, which will ultimately bring about
4 compromise.
Gen. Cass made speech on Tuesday, which
has been pronounced an able affair, He was an
swered by Mr., Benton, on Wednesday. The
General not being in his seat at the time, Mr..
;nJ, tod b,s ho Il
Mr.. McDuffie, being entitled to the floor on Sa.
turday, spoke in favor of compromising the mat
ter on the 49th. So, you will see, the whole
week has been occupied in discussing the Oregon
question, and by some of the first men of the
nation.
The sub.treasury BILL before the House, has
passed that body bya vote of 1875 to 81. The
views of the members were certainly not as con
ficting upon this measure upon the Oregon
question; for it passed without having an "enor.
nous quantity" of windy speeches made upon
it. This bill will doubtless pass the Senate and
soon 60 into operation and thus continue until
another political revolution takes place, which
if the members of the Democratic party be true 10
themselves, will not occur for a very considerable
! time.
! In May next there is TO be Grand National
Fair, 10 come off in this city. A circular has
been issued, stating the objects of the fair, by a
highly respectable committee composed of per.
sons from different parts of the Union. The af.
fair was the orig nation of persons "friendly 10
the permanency of the present protective sys-
tenn" That il will be grand as we'll an
interesting and instructive affair, none can doubt
il the enterprise of our people induces them to
send on, as required by the committee, their
manufacturing and mechanical products.
Great disclosures" "grand humbugs," &c,
are daily being laid before the people OF the me-
tropolis, for their express edifcation. pamph-
let is now in circulation in this city, with the
title: "To George Bancroft Secretary of the
Navy, the traducer and eulogst OF General An
drew Jackson" 1t purports to be true politi-
cal history of Mr.. Bancroft, by one of his "co-
laborers in the whg cause" some years back,
and starts out with such beautiful epithets, as
"Banereft, you'r d. d humbng" 1t makes
a number of charges against the Secretary, but
with what justness the public can easily deter.
mine. CROMWELL.