Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-08-08

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GZ- TnK Issrr IN PEESsYLvAsIA.--As Mr.. J.
W. Forrey, of the Psnnsylvsnian. says the tariff
question was not :he issue ir Pennsylvnni we
wonld ask him the following questions; DID
not he, with several others, in the fall Of 1914,
address large mass meeting Of the democracy
Of Pennsylvania at NorthumbeIl land one Of the
largest held in the interior of the state, aud con.
tend that the tariff would be as safe ia the hands
Of Mr. Polk a. il, would be with Mr.. Clay, Did
he not hear the Hon Hendrick b Wright state
to that meeting that they were all in favor of the
tariff y And did not Mr. Wright, al the close Of
his speech, put the question to vote, and ask all
who were in favor OF the tariff Of isi2 to say
aye; and was not the response, in favor of the
tariff, unanimous! Not single voice of that
immense ,hrong responded, no. llundrcds of in
dviduals who were present can testify TO the
truth Of the above. Several Of the most prom.
nent speakers who were associated with Mr..
Forney on the stand DO not only admit it, ba, re-.
minded us Of the fact only a few days since.
Surely, friend Forney must have most treache.
rous memory, If he has forgotten all this
ny The base attack OF the Union. on the
character and motives Of Mr.. Haywood, o. s.
Senator from North Carolina, for resisning his
seat in the Senate rather than vote for McKay's
bill, meets with the disarprobaton Of all honor.
able men. The Union said nothing Of the New
Hampshire Senator, who disobeyed his insiruc.
tons, in voting for McKayt bill.
% The veto Of the Harbor bill has caused
considerable excitement in Congress Judge
Thompson Of Pennsylvania, (democrat,) made
most violent attack upon IFS principles. We
extract the following from the Ledger
but that was not sll. lie would ak The
chairman Of the Committee Of Commerce if he
had not conferred with the Presilen, in regard
to this bill. and had received his approval of lhs
items Of the bill he said he would p,use for u
reply. Mr.. McCieland was Silent IF the
gentleman would not consider himself anho.
lied TO say that the fact was 50, that the Prcsi.
den, had sanctioned the items of the bill HIRE
Mr. Payne askesl the question, if Mr.. McClel-
land would not answer the inquiry Mr.. Me.
Clelland sad he had no, taken The bill 10 the
President; he has seen the President, but what
had passed WAS private conversation, and he
would not disclose Mr.. T. sskeL Mr. Consta.
BILE, Of Mary land. if he had not called on the
President! Mr.. Constable said hp had. in re.
alton TO one item in the bill and got q satistac.
tory answer. A Member--You ought 10 with
draw your imPn.at;on--yon have not proved il.
Mr.. r. said he would leave it to the House,
when witness declines 10 answer, what il the
inference. lie le!t It. he said, to the House.
Sir" said he. II am the last man to make char.
ges, do not believe" The gentleman seems
excited, said ne. and to the remark ,hs, he was
in honor bound to withdraw the impu,ation. lie
said bis honor was in his own keeping. perfectly
secure there. he could take care Of il, and pro.
tect il. He would make no charges TINT he
could not hold himself responsible for. lie said
in addition TO these things, the report of Col
Albert, Recommending these improvements, was
before the llouse-before it without objections
from the President. We relied on all these
ihngs-why was this silence! Was il with q
| view 10 other subjects-why was i; so, Way
did he not know it before the passage of the "a.
riff bill-why this silence' Sir, said he, there
is another thing that is Il little surprising; the
"Union," the day before the final vote on the
! tariff bill was taken, eamc out in favor of the
| hartor bll-the say nfier the veto il came oul
against 4. A Member,-"He explained it,
Mr.. H. saw the explana,ion-it was poor cx.
cuse; but tho excuse cane after the tarif;'b II
had passed. Tho excuse was roor one
Was it possible Mr.. Richie did not read what
came out as his own editorial! Mr.. r. then
eaid he did not wish to be more pointed hi.
was the course he would pursue. lie would
support no man, and here he would say he
would allow no man to msrcpresent him. lie
supported but the views Of Washington, J. .fier.
son, Madison, Monros, Jackson, and Won Buren
aud in doing this il the views of Mr. Polk came
| in the way he would condemn him without tea
OF consequences"
SksAroR CAMEsos.--The Washington CORES
pondent Of the Germantown Telegraph pronoun