Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-03-07

NUMBER x. y
In my mind, have been

WAsaisofeS, March Q, 1876
In my mind, I have been
| -----"wAnderins in quest of something.
Something, I could not fnd,'
to make fair exchange fos the Oregon ques.
ton, which might prove to be of little more
interest to some Of your gentle readers. To
me It has, must admit, become the stslest Of
stale things; not from want Of faith in our ii.
tie, but from the ntemperaie manner in which
it has been devoured BY the many letter writer's
here. But your readers must have patience
with me, II continue IN notice il until it has
been passed or rejected by the Senate; tor. as
Dow says. patience is the foundation of much
moral philosophy. and component part of wis.
DOM" Time will have its own way, and so will
the honorable members os the u s. Senate, in
the consideration of this question. They care
not much more for the "hurryng and worrying"
Of the "desr people," to have action taken upon
it, than does steam locomotive for the batter.
ings of an animal Of the brute Species of the
masculine gender. The giving of the notice,
it appears to my mind, is fast approaching the
time when clion will be taken upon it, II is
evident, that the members the Senate desire
to unite upon come measure, which will be most
likely to take along with it the largest vote.
All that is necessary now, is for the Senate to
ali uron one of :he numerous amendment. of the
original resolutions, and it will pass Numer.
Gus speeches were made in the Senate upon ri.
wing the notice. Mr.. Webster, among some
Others engaged in the debate. He spoke in sup.
port of an amendment of Mr. Colquitt's 10 that
of Mr.. Crittenden's. which places him among
those in favor Of giving the notice. The Sen.
ate cannot certainly await much more favora
BILE news from England, although Mr. Allen
and Gen. Cass in their speeches last week,
thought the news was not as pacific rs some
supposed. They declare that England's ST.
lence--her apparently gooG feelings towards
us,-and they say they are supported in this BY
; the past,-is no assurance of her real design
Mr.. Allen contends that the preparation now
making in England, is intended for none others
than ourselves and upon this belief he. with
Gen Cass, goes in for immediate preparation
what it may. it is, indeed, gratifying TO all A.
mericans to see with what regard and consider.
alton the United States are treated abroad.
Her present and future greatness is not un-
known to Europe.
Mr.. Whitney's faith in the Oregon railroad
has not, it seems, abated any. Mr.. Breese,
from the committee on public lands, in the Sen.
ate, on the 10th inst, presented another memo
. rial of A. Whitney, praying Congress to set a.
. part portion of the public lands to enable him
t TO carry out his project Of constructing rail
road from Lake Michigan to the Pacific ocean
Mr.. Whitney does not ask Congress to appro
pirate money for this object nor TO grant hin
lands /; but merely to set apart portion of the
+, public domain as a fund out Of which the roao
, should be built Since the presentation of hi
4 first memorial, upon which a bill last session
d was favorably reported. he has passed over
portion Of the route, and found it TO lay through
vast sections Of fertile land, and that in no plac,
would the road have TO surmonnt greater ele
= walton than 81 feet. Mr. w. thinks that a great
, er portion of the land, without the construction
;. Of this road, will ever be entirely vaueless
!; For this he gives reasons that appear to be sa
tisioctory, Of which have neither space no
time here TO speak. The memorial was refer
red TO the committee on public lands, from
=. whom, have no doubt, it will be carefully ex
=, amned.
N Neither is Mr.. Whitney the only person be
II fore the public, relative to this Oregon railroad
In ! have now lying before me, pamphlet Of con
T. siderable bulk, by George Wilks. entitled
tie ''prcject of national railroad, from the Allan
S tic to the Pacific ocean for the purpose of oh
ST tanning short route TO Oregon and the Indies.
II there is any prospect Of the government eve
Sc commencing this vast undertaking. such pro
u duciions and examinations ofthe subject as tha
u OF Mr.. Wilks and Mr.. Whitney, will undonb,
edly be usrfnl. II is in this way that the countr
y will acquire proper knowledge Of The subject
no matter how widely they may differ in thei
views, about the construction of it. All sgre
of Immense benefit to the United States-th
= on'y difference being in the mode in which
Il, should be accomplished. Some, however, foo
,is shiy contend, that such an undertaking woul
to be in advance of the age. But it is with thi
e- as most oil other projects. I, is with this, as III
y, project OF De Witt Clinton, which at fret, wa
ly considered half century before the age, b
nj some Mr.. Wilks shows. in such an easy maj
lie ner, the practicsbily Of the scheme, and it con