Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-06-26

CO tbs CORNER STONE NJ the new German Re. !
formed Church will be laid on Sunday next, ia |
this place. The workmen are busiiy engaged in
the erection OF the building.
Gg- Gxs. TAYLOR CANDIDATE FOR Tar PRK-
slpENcY.-1here can be no longer any doubt bat
tha, Gen Taylor, in all human probability. will
be our next President. The only question here.
toforc has been, whether he would suffe, himself
to become candidate tor that high Office. This
is no longer matter OF doubt. IT is now fixed
fact that be will be a candidate, and his election
is a necessary consequence, as every body seems
TO be in his favor We saw. a few days since,
letter from Col Jefferson Davis, the son in law
of Gen. Taylor, and the gallant soldier who led
:he Mississippi reg irDent at Buena Vista. on this
subject The letter is dated at Monterey and ad.
dressed TO a distinguished Pennsy lvanian, ofhgh
standing in the democratic party. Col. DAVIS
states that Gen Taylor had no desire to become
a candidate for the Presidency. but as a large
portion Of his friends were putting him forward
for that station he did not think II proper TO re-.
sist their wishes. but that he will not accept the
nomination ofsny party or convention that he
was no politician, aud if elected he must be
elected as the candidate Of the people whose in
tere.,s aud the interests OF his country alone,
would be his rule of conduct. The Colonel fur
ther states tis, Gen. Taylor has always been the
warm friend Of Gen. Jackson, aud also Of Thomas
Jefferson. His views on the tariff are in accOr.
dance with our own The whole tenor Of the
letter is sue h. as would be highly satisfactory to
every liberal minded democrat. And Judging
from his 6rmness his Intelligence and integrity;
his republican simplicity and his coolness in the
hour danger he would be as successful in the cab.
met he has always been in The field and that too
often under circumstances Of the most trying ma
ture, and which could only have been surmount
ed by degree Of hsroism and moral courage that
seldom falls TO the lot Of man.
Uy The PRtsIpENr left Washington on Tues.
day last, on visit TO the cities of Baltimore,
Philadelphia, New York, and Boston. From the
preparations that have been made in the differ
ent cities, be vii, meet with warm reception
by the people, without distinction of party.
uy- DEArH or Mr. O'CoSwELI arrival
or the Cambria last week, brought the news Of
he death Of Daniel OConneli. the Irish Libera,
tor. He died at Genoa, on the 18th ult., having
went 10 Italy for the benefit of his malady. The
news OF this great mans death was not unex-
peted, as previous arrivals brought the intelI,.
geuee Of the decline of his health. His remains
were to be buried in Ireland. but his heart was
to be deposited at Rome.
! Uc PEAcE.-Th-re appears 10 be a. much
diversity Of opinion in regard TO the prospects OF
peace as ever. The views Of letter writer's in
Mexico and those at Washington are widely diff
ferent Mr.. Kendall, the correspondent Of the
Picayune, who is well acquainted with the Mexi
can character and the feelings Of the people o.
that country upon the war, says, in one of hi'
last letters, that che who thinks that . lasting
and beneficial peace can be made with Mexico
or believes tha, the American troops as soon te
be Withdrawn, is some one who has not been
the country-he starts in his belief from false
premises, and Judges race of people by the o:
dinary rules which govern human nature, while
it is notoriousiy fact that they have long sine.
thrown all ordinary rules at defiance"
the Ledger, it will be seen by the following ex
tract, looks upon The subject IN different light
altogether:
IL have 10 means Of Judging of the views an'
purposes OF the administration, other than man)
IN common with himself but still venture OF
expressing my belief that the ,oar will not las
three months longer, and that the hardest fight
ing, and in fact oil the fighting Of any eonse
quence is over We may not have an actual frea
ty signed three rponths hence, bu, ps0ce we sbal
certainly have, and perhaps some kind Of
convention, which may even give it the form o
a law"
, PENNsyLvANIA FOR IHs FIELp.-Capt X B
Marcy. Of the fnh infantry, received, in Harris
burg, in eleven months. three hundred and fort
of as fine troops, the Hsrrisburg Union says, a
! ever entered the army-all healthy, stout, an
well behaved young men. All entered the ser
vice OF their own free will, without any impIoT
I er inducements being held out TO them, and a
enlisted when they were perfectly sober and fre
from the influence Of intoxicating liquors