Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-10-02
Muhleahttg and his Rryilers.

week ccntaiusd q loAs srticle from Cci Salisbu.
ry, the editor Of the Harrisburg Asgrs, ia reply
to certain questions Of the editor Of the NcrtA
American, in regard 10 . number Of articles that
appeared in scarriitoss sheet. put,ished in H.r-
risbsrs feos september isla to the t.ll Of is4.,
eaised ,Ae 'Democratie Champion" The Cham.
Pisa was oee sf those temPoeary ps,isieal Papess
aad advoeated the nomination Of Gov SAaak. !
After . severe contest, tue lameated Henry A. |
Muhlen6ere w1s, howeves, ooU,inated. ANes the
nomination this scarri,,oss sheet stiil contased
to heap the vilest calun,aies upoa she character
of<Mr Mahtenberg, as We ourselves well te.
member. Cot. Salisbury charges Jesse Mi,ier, !
the present Secretary Of State, Henry Petsikea,
bis deputy, Jacob Seller. one Of the clerks, AID
others connected with Gov. Shunk's administra.
tioo, with having written these articles, which
he sayshe can prove by the original manuscripts
handed in for pabiicatioa Mr. Miller, NJ. Pc.
triksn, add Mr.. Seller have published a state.
ment. in which they deny most ewphaticany that
they ever had anything to do with the vile paper,
auI that the articles are not in their hand Wi.
ting. To this denial Col. Salisbury makes a long
reply in the North American Of Monday last ia
which he brings forward ss proof statement un.
der oath Of g II. Morgan and Augustus Sprig.
man. who were the publishers ofthe Democratic
Champion. and who say that Miller, Petsikeu
and Seller brought the original articles 10 their
once for publication. James B. Crangle, who
also had been one Of the publishers. confirms the
statement Of Col Salisbury. and states that the
Champion was started at the urgent request of
lease Miller, II. Petrik~o. Jacob Seller and o.
:hers. Henry Sprigman. a brother, says he saw
the articles in the office, ard read them and they
were in the hand writing Of Miller, Petriken and
| Seller The whole transaction certainly pre-.
sents a curious history in the political annals Of
| Pennsylvania. We heard the whole history OF
these papers At Harrisburg last winter. and have
always hat our own opinion concerning them
! Mr. Mii,er and Mr. Pe;riken We're both bitter
and uncomprou,ising opponents Of Mr. Mntlen.
berg's Oonination but they have both positive.
| " and most emrhaticalfy denied that they ever
wrote an article in that or any other paper, q.
gaio.t Nc. Muhleubsrg. The parties a'e. there.
fore, at issue, and the public will have 10 draw
thei. own conclusions from the evidence before
the people. ..,....... d. .... s .- .r-
| Tax Tarxrixru CoSoRxss OF the twenty
six States which have already chosen their dele
gatioas, twelve havs chosen majority Of Demo
Gratis. eleven majority Of whigs, and three ar'
tied. the Delegations being equal. Two Of th'
three remaining States wilt most propably elec'
a msiarity Of Democrats, while the third MARY
| t.nA H.. n. ust.
iority Of Wings. When the election of Presi
dent devolves upon the House. the votes are Civ
en- Ly States; A,kansss and Delaware, with thei,
one member each. having :he same voice as New
York and nnsyivania. ....
The MvxwAN War Oar future course
The Washington Union Of Saturday night, il
an estorial in relation to our recent triumph
in Mexico thus foresha dows the course our gov
ernmen, will probably pursue, should peace no
take place from present negotiations:
awe believe that our cover nmcnt and OIL
people are unanimous in the opinion, thst, IL ou
, propositions for peace be now rejected. there
> no longer room nor encoussg cement on our ps'
tor the policy Of Cancellation. We must ofEt
=, the olive branch no longer. The wsr must b
resumed At once, and with new vgor. i,s bu
deps mus, be thrown q once upon the conquset
We uast levy sever~r contributions. It's pre-
sure must be severely felt; snd while We cot
duct our military operations with TINT sir ict On
scsupuleus regard 10 the laws of was which b
comes free end Christian people, and whic
an American army can never forget, our en-
my mus, yet be made to know that to him N
coatinuance OF the var, which he elects, 10 o,
ly the continuance ot calamity. and loss, On
humiliation by ouch . course alone can y
hope TO secure peace. il Mexico shall prov
by the defeat Of the PRESENT negotiations, tn
her agreement to negotiate il only treache
ous pre,ence to gsiG tune for new measures
hostility.
Ltsassnsnt HAM mmond.
A late number of the N. Y. Spirit o! Il
T. Tunes published beautiful tribute to,he mem
~ OF those gallant officers Of the lst Dragon
N who fell in defence of their country in the pr
'e sent war. II is from the eloquent pen Of Il
:. Rev. Leander Ker, q Chaplain in the Unit,
IF States army. The gallant Lieutenant lla,
T. mond, Of this State, Who fell fighting in Ca
A. forna, is thus noticed
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