Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-12-11


he my highest duty. no less than my sincere |
pleasure TO co. operate with Won in all measures
which NAV tend to promote the honor and endu. |
ring welfare Of our common connfry.
t.,asta =, .s.-risA JAMES K. POLK.
wAsH,seroS, December, ls47.
''' Correspondence Of the Public Ledger
FROM WAsHlN0TON.
WAsHiSaIoS, Dec Q. is47.
The intrigues for the Speakership are rife, and
every day brings forth new candidates. Win.
throp and Smith, OF Indiana, seem TO be the two
strongest men. and though Winthrop is gentle
man Of high breeding and erudition, yet Smith is
so much better politician, that am rather in.
clincd to think the latte: will carry the day.
look upon the chances Of the election Of Mr..
Hiliard az equal TO zero. There is as yet no
Taylor party organized in Congress. What the
session may bring forth know not, snd no one
else does, | believe. All can see and learn.
however, convince me that parties eager for
the fray, and will at an early day commence in
PRODUCING resolutions. That Of Gen Henry
Foete. of Mississippi, in the Senate, will pro.
bably astoni.b both parties, and perhaps the ad.
! mtnistrattOn 10 oOot.
| Gen Qn,msn. who 10 now the way to the
seat Of government has written . letter TO Sen
ator here, giving his reasons why we should keep
permanen. possession Of MeEies. Iwil, speak
on this subject more fully in my next letter.
! Among the arguments used by those OF the
whig party who have advocated the giving up o
Mexico Of al the country west Of the Nueees. it
has been stated that the principal portion Of the
lsnds between that river andthe Rio Grands, was
a barren. worthless desert. This is net the case.
A very great portion Of the country between
those rivers 10 very fertile. Those used to the
Kentucky bottoms and to the rich lands of the
Western States and Of Pennsy ylvania, comparing
them with the lands in Southern climates. con
dema tue latter. They do not appreciate the
difference in the climate, its effect upon all We
getable prediction. and do not reflect that IL tbs
rich Western country land were In such sou, herr
climate. they would be so unhealthy as TO be un
fit for cultivation What would north OF IS h
regarded a. poor pine barren, south Of 81 10 thu
most desirable land; because readily cleared. a
, small expense. easily cultivated, and generally
, healthy. I learn that Gen. z. Taylor who il
well known a. pssctsed planter. recently pai'
sec, 900 for q Mexican grant OF eleven leagues
tabout 1000 acres Of l.nd.) between the Nuece'
and the Rio Grsnde; and am satisfied that mos
, of the land called Iirres Cakenfes, on the o,be
side of the Rio Grande, down to the Sierra Ma
3 DIRE 10 susceptible Of profitable cultivation. A
TO the want of water, and the supposed necessit.
for artificial irrigation it 10 known that the Mrxi
. cans complained OF the lands in Texas now plan
ted proftab,y by our southern aud western far
mers. ~ subject Ia the same drawback. Thi
|, objection seems now to be considered as who'll
without foundation.
. Gen, Rusk, of Texas. has arrived here to-day
!, but his colleague, Gen. Sam Houston, will no
till January The Legislature ~ Texas meet
next Monday, and he will probably be re-electe
; for the next six years, there being no "Ppo':'o
/. to him Whatever. OBsERvER.
6 Congregational CaWeusss.
A WAsHINcTos, Dec. S.
. The csurus Of the Democratic members q
, Congress adiouned lsst evening without maxim
!, any nominations o.. d,
;, The Whig caucus nominated Mr. Winthrop a
: Speaker; Mr.. Campbell, Of Teohessee, as Clerk
; Nathan iSsrganta ass Sergeant At Arms; Mr.. nc
. mrrs Of New Jersey. a. poorkeepef' and NJ
:, McCormic ss Postmaster.
y Mr. yihton vas at frs, nominated nearly .
y naninously for Speaker, but declined. .l.
3 War SHALL ws DO Win MExico .--Now tina
\, the fighting is over in Mexico, the officers, wh
o with the aid Of their brave and scantily paid 50
diers have contri ributed to the successes wh'c
II form the brightest page in our co"ntry's h's't
"A ry.i are returning 10 reap the hoaoTs 50 jnst'
!, their due, and give 10 their eounirymen the benz
y ht Of their experience towards solving the que'
!" tion what shall we do with Mesicoe" Gel
'c Quiiman 10 one Of the distinguished persons ~h
have lately given the public the benefit Of the
!" views upon this question. He proposes thrs
q modes Of further prosecuting the war. One.
D. increase our torcs TO fifty thousand men, and I
u verIun the whole country, garrison every Sia'
ID capital, and take every considerable city. IN
10 second to withdraw our armies from the COUNTY,
end take M the proposed defensive line. ~
70 tAisd, 10 occupy the line, or certain pola's IN
l. and also TO bold, not only the line and the port
!, hat the capital. preserving an cpss ec3mun'e'
= ton With the Calf The lssthe cansidess 70
the true policy OF the eouniry, the hrst being q
J. expensive. and the second weald psosraet u
4 war indefinitely.
m CuAass 70 NAslss lit 10 ssid that sx.Sps
.. her Davis will receive the sppsninsst Of Clarl
q ts Rsples.