Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-08-21


burst, on the instant! He recovered partially,
and said imploringly to the warden iss,1 Ell
'Dont you. sir-,for Gods snke don't cal! her
name in this dreodfnl place! DO what you may
with me, but don't mention that name to me"
There were tears in other eyes besides the
prisoners. .and an aching silence pervaded the
group who surrounded the unfortunate convict.
~ -, ga+av - The black cap was
drawn over his head, he was lead to an sdjoin.
ing apartment and stripped, and shortly after
wards he re-appeared upon the corridor. He
passed silently on, in charge OF a DEPUTY, keep.
CT, TO lonely cell in distant part Of ,he prison.,
tue door creaked on its hinges he disappeared.
the chain dropped from the outside bolts, and
Charles NV was a close prisoner for five ysars
TO come! t .fl--.t
We Left the prison with heavy hearts, relic.
we'd, however, BY the reflection that this was
one Of the best devecd institutions Of ito kind in
the world, (notw ndiug the lbeIs Of Charles
Dlckens.) and the. It's administration in the
hnnds OF NJ. Scsttergood. secured to ito unfor,u.
cate inmates, the most equal end exsct justice.'
..f. r. n.na,as .-uu .H jrti Boston Times.
est .t ffgaur- - ~ 4A ngur Iua
Cor. MAY's Or'NIoNor GEN. TAyLoR.--Col
Charles May. OF the regular army is a demo.
crat. He got his original appointment in the
army from Gen Jackson. Said the old Gene.
rol, We'll. young man, what can you do in Flo.
H. LII.
raj. sud eat him stierwsrds.' Enough said !;
call up tomorrow and get your commission
Since that time, May has been in the service
with old Zack--in the everglades of Florida
in the prairies Of the West. and in the chspsr-
rcls and among abe Mountains of Mexico. Tho
Colonel wac at the Presidents . last night, and
We met him at Colemsu's on his return. A
number Of gentlemen from the States were slso
present, and the Presidency becsme the theme.
And they who have mbibed the idea that MAY
can fight, but not talk. are mistaken. just ex.
press Doubt of old Zsck. and the man 10 elo-
quent. Said he, Il know the man, and love
h'm; mere friendship for my old General,
won't answer; but love him. know him
| well. lam q democrat. Tie is no politicisn; :;
but he is a patriot from the crown OF his chapeau
to his spurs; and ri ,rus, him even with the
Presidency. He ia no party man, but he is a
republican. When he promises thing, il is as
sure as truth. and his word is as good as gold
'fthere is one thing III which ne is really igno-
rant, il is his ignorance of his 6wn solid worth
1 lam, kzt. "a A. q 4
national evil. ! hn!d To the principles Of my
party; Yeti go for Genera! Taylor. He is as
good ss any party man We could get. I would
,rus, him as would ,rus, Washington, who
was no party man believe he will conduct
the government sfler the plan Of Washington.
lfI were TO select mun sthc best impersons.
,ion Of institutions. the best living sample Of
a sturdy. Substantial American, Twould isy my
hard upon the shoulder of my Old General. and
I would say, gentlemen. this is the man"
tell you. gentlemen, when YOU express doubt
Of Gen. Taylor's honesty Of political indepen.
dence, ] feel bound to give him my feeble de-.
fence. You may talk about not going for any
man excepting the democratic nominee, and
gong for the nominee. any how, and tor no other
man. But, gentlemen, you will excuse me, il
decline to be handcnned. A freeman likes to
have The free use of his hanis, and the free ex-
ercise OF his opinions. ..,.--,t.r Cd, 4. ,-,,.5,
Such are substantially. il no, 10 the letter, the
opinions OF Col. May Of the "a Drsgocas, az we
heard him express himself last night; and al.
though we have no authority 10 report him, bu,
THAI he will be surprised to find his words in
print, yet, as his sentiments are IN every way
credi'able TO the man aud the soldier, we he va
chosen To give them wider hearing than the
half dozen persons who we're present during
this interview. Il is useless to say that the
Noiional Convention waved all further litga.
lion Of the merits u, the nominee over ev,ry O.
lhtr candidate Wash. Cor. ". Y. Herald
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DisisrrcTISe FLvIp-A report on. Mr.. Le-
doyeos''DisinfsciinR Fluid, by Dr.. S.suhweol
smith, r, ID. Grainger. and Joseph Tsyabec,
ESq's.. has jus, been prcss u,cd to sPsslis,seas.
According to NJ. Ledoyeh's ssa,emea,, che IN.
h d'sinfcc's nsh'soi', -not destroying, bnt in.
cressing vegetation, more particularly 20 re-
gsrds agricnlture, completely preventing the
disease in potatoes when the land is manured
with disnfscfed nigh,-soil. Itdsinfects hospi.
ta' wards Of miasua, slso cellars, water-close,.
and buildings Injected BY impure eases D
disinfec,s So iors suffering from fever on boa nd