Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-07-31
Hauling Down the Skunk Flag.

Our helghOors oil the Miltonian must have been
exceedingly hard run for the subject of para
graph, last week, when they announced the high
ly important news of our having hauled down
the Skunk and Longstreth flag Before we saw
the statement in the Miltonian we were not a.
ware that either paper ourself had under.
gone any change We did, at the time, leave
ont the ticket, as well as other matter ready for
the press, for the purpose of making room for
important news from the Army, just as we were
going to press. This we have done on several
| occasions be fore, and no doubt may have TO do
again before October next. There is time enough
! before the election TO enter into the political
arena, especially five are expected to fill our co.
lumns with the political slang found in the papers
! Of both parties, TO the exclusion Of more imror.
tant and useful matter. We have no doubt but
| that the prospect of candidate is more fre.
quently injured than benefited, by the n1iscreet
course of friends who think they can do their
candidate no greater service than BY abusing the |
candidate of the opposite party. We regret to |
see this course pursued by many of our own as |
| well as Of the whg party. Against the person. |
al character of either Gov. Skunk or Gen Irwin !
| no honorable man will say one word They are
both men---and pleased to sayt-of char.
acter and high standing Gov. Skunk is a s;er.
ling old democrat and will of course be suppor.
ted by his democratic friends. Gen Irwin on
the other hand, though whig, we know to be
liberal minded ard honorable man In advo
eating the election Of Governor Skunk, we shall
certainly not so far forget our regard for TRUTH
consistency and sefrespect, as to traluce Gen
Irwin an Iron master, or be guilty Of the still
more contemplate conduct Of impugnng his
motives account of his munifcent donations
and the liberal distribution of his means for cha.
rtable purposes or the 10 demagogueism which
would array the people against him on account
of his wealth. Such appeals degrading to
the character Of the Press -disgraceful 10 those
concerned, and unworthy the character ofa free
and enlightened people. Charity is one OF the
noblest virtues that can be practised by man and
is much too sacred to be made the subject of cri-
tcism by soulless editors profane partisans
When we recollect that Gov Porter was stigma
tised by his opponents an iron master, and the
amentcd Muhenberg reproached on account Of
his wealth, we feel surprised in seeing the same
i unmanly course pursued by some Of our own
Presses. To stignatize man as an iron master
may injure him in the eyes of some ; but in this
section of .he state il would rather have con.
trary effect. But the attempt to injure a man
on account Of his profession, whether an lion
master, or lawyer,--the latter being frequently
charged upon Gcv Skunk should be frowned
down by honorable of all parties.
i Gov Skunk is too well known in PENNSYLVANIA
: to require any snch means 10 aid him in his cleo.
a ton, and we he would not encourage
IS such course if it were even to ensue to his be.
r neft. Democrats should not forget the expert.
ence of our whg friends this subject, and prof,
by the lesson.
v CENTRAL RAILROAD LETTING JTtsisrn Dii
ID sim.-The fifteen miles on the Western Division
f. of the Pennsy yvania Railroad, running fl ON Pitts
IS burg have been let TO the following persons
IT Sections /, 4, 0, TO- Joseph Hunt; ., II, 10, J
Rehrar and J. & ]. A. Irwin 3, Collins, Rec.
side & Co.; 5, Stewart, Mcfarland & Stewart
t G, Lutz & Wallace; and s. Nes,or Harms &
" Co; IL, Rehrar, Black, Irwin & Co; u, Ster
! rett, Humbrd Co; Is, c. Cherry. The wor
/ was let very low
Is The London correspondent of the New Yorl
% Commercial Advertiser inclines to the opinion
"a that prices of BIeadstuffs will soon be highe:
~ than they were al the time the Britannia left
At Liverpool. In his letter of the 81 inst he re
marks -
" The cause of the decline on our corn exchan ng,
{, since the departure of the las, packet has beer
~ solely the enormous arrivals which, owing tC
fair winds, have taken place from the Northern
ports of Europe, much of the grain thus receiv
H. ed being in damaged condition, so as to com
l. pei sellers to press it on the market. On thu
~ continent, however the fall in price has not beer
10 so considerable, and as this will lead our neigh
u bors speedily 20 make purchases of us, an opin
&c ion is entertained that the decline will only 60
" few shilings farther, and that another upwarC
movement may then be looked for week o
" even few days of bad weather would also a
once produce material effect.
w MoRE ANNExATIoN The New York Sun pro
h poses that the Government of the United State
80 shall purchase Cuba, and seems 10 consider itsel
I'd authorized agent to settle the terms. |, says
ie CUBA is in the market for sale, and ar
= authorized by parties eminently able 10 fulh
" what they propose, 10 say that if the Unte'
b. States will offer the Spanish government on
hundred millions of do lars Cuba is ours, and tha
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