Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-10-02
Correspondence of the Poblic tedset.l I
FROM WASHING row.
wasHiseroS, Sept. 27'h,

lCorrespondence of the PuDitc hedsef,l
.r FROM WASHING row.
wAsaiseroS, Sept 27ih, 1917.
Another day has passed without bringing any
intelligence from the Sonth and the hope, Of the
friend, Of peace begin to be a. small discount.
But the probabilities are still in favor Of peace.
Were there anything decidedly exposed to it, the
news would certainly have resched here for
bad news, "you Know s,way. travels fast
As I before iofcrmed you, Government keeps
a steamer waiting at Vera Ct~. 10 communicate
the f,st sidrss one way another. Had any
thing dec cided occurred anything that would
warrant the terSaina,ion of the asmistee and the
reaewa, Of ofhos,i,i,es---w- should certainly know
il. The difficulty consists, rvobsbiy, with the
Co"seess h-eee the necessity Of granting them
time; beyond this I arrrehesd aothiu. serious.
have heard an opinion expressed that Santa
Anna is ssaiu playing Nv foul; but that I eau
hardly believe. This however. think may be
put down as certain, that il Santa Anna do not
succeed in obtaining q majofty for treaty Of
peace with the United States, he will try TO take
the popular side of the question, and avail him.
SELF Of the drst favorable opportunity to put him.
self in q condition TO oppose us again.
| The life Of that man exhibits many instan.
ees' of low cunning, base ueaehery and cruelty,
that nothing ought to surprise US coming from
him, while we ought always to be prepared for the
worst. Let ne only remember how he treated
his benefuetor, Iturbide, who had frat raised him
from Captain to a Colonel, and whom, on his
turn to Tuspan from Italy he cruelty butchered in
presence of his wife, without even SO much as a
court martial. We ought never to lose sight of
the degraded and demoislized race we have to
deal with, aud put twice the caution in our dip.
lomacy that We use in strategy or on the field of
battle. The presence of General Armstrong
leads to various conjectHes. All can say on
the subject is. that il is not connected with the
postal arrangement contemplated to he formed
with England, and that it may possibly refer to
the Mexican war, should it go on.
to not believe that General Taylor will ask
leave to come home; but should he do so, (Which
is most mpropsble) the that fought under
Gen. Jackson at the battle of New Orleans would,
perhaps, not be an unworthy successor of the
old hero. The probabilities however, are that
E "Old Rough and Ready" will serve as long
the war lasts, and that Gen Armstrong will re-
}. turn to Liverpool, where he is so deservediy
g popular with all clases Of society.
J. A Man SHor-GRoss CAnEIEssNEss Mr..
y MLros BooSK, Of Foundryvile, Columbia
j. county, was severely wounded by rifle shot,
1 on Tuesday evening last. The circumstances,
n we are credibly informed. ~ereas follows Soma
V persons belonging to the furnace in Foundry.
!. vile. were employed in shooting at candle,
}. which WAS placed in the road some distance from
!. the furnace. About 8 o'clock, Mr.. Boone c'o-
sed the store in which he is.engaged. and while
4. crossing the road between the furnace and the
>, candle Just mentioned, rifle was discharged.
:. the ball striking him and passing through both
thighs. inhicting very severe wound The
: name of the person who discharged the rifle. is
u Bartus johnson. The ground over which they
" were shooting is generally hequen'ed by per
e sons till late at night I, is hoped that the fatal
" effects Of this instance of carelessness and stuPi
II dity, may prove q timely warning to others
n, DanriAe Dc,noerat.