Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1848-02-12
Extract IA Letter from the Editor, dated


9 Mf HAaRrssoso, Feb 9. Is4s.
There 10 less life and interest q, this place thi.
winter, than there hiss been FOR some years pes,.
The reason. I presume, Is. that there are few OF
no bills Of any great public interest before the
legislature. to bring together borers, without
whom legislation is but dull business. Te Sc.
nate, few days since. passed bill by vote cf
is to IL, TO amend the constitution 90 as to allow
the people TO elect their Judges would not be
surprised to see j. he~ornea a ls6 aud the con.ti.
t"s;on thus amended especially as great deal Of
difficulty and -dissstisfsction has existed within
the last few wears between the Governor and the
Senate. eBesides, the State OF. New York ba. a.
dop'ed the system which will favor the idea
with msny. M
Governos shank's health is considered in n
very precssons state. His constitution. in is
said, is not strong. and he is gradually sinking
with the weight OF years ss well as cares Still,
he may live for years Should the Governor m.
fortunately be removed from This wicked and
troublesome world we shall have to submi, to q
whis administration until the next election as
Mr.. Williamson. the Speaker Of the Senate,
would in that case. be the Governor.
In Congress there has been considerable stir
Mr.. Wilmot made speech, in which he came
down on Old Father Ritehie like hail storm.
quoting Gen. Jackson as authority, who, he said,
Of the ng. Mr.. Ritchie replied in very strong
language, in his paper, the day following
| MURDER ~ PoTrsviLIE About midnigni on
Sunday last some sort of momen'ary collision
occurred between Jacob Garret and young man
named Bertsh, in the street. IL was but an in.
slant, and Garrett was mortally stabbed a. the
, II was done so quickly, that two persons in com
| psny could not observe the act The wounded
man about one hundred yards fell and soon
expired The supposed p-rpctra,or was arrested
aud held TO bail. " -'f
! The NEw Horr BASk.-This precious concern
which exploded some half dozen times before it
finally burst. has had its remains examined by
the New Jersey Legislature. When the commit.
tee OF the legislature visited the place where
this institution is located, the only fnnds OF hand
TO redeem their worthless issues, was one hun.
dred and fifty coppers. A deposition wanted the
pennies, but he was told they were wanted by
the bank to pay toll What an enormous toll
these fellows hav. been charging the public for
taking their rags during the last six or seven
years! t. 9 ''r
A Vein of stone coal has been discovered near
Nazareth, at place called Black Rock How
rich the vein is, as to thickness and quantity
cannot be seen as yet. Should it prove TO be
great il would be 4 considerable benefit to the
village Of Nazareth, as it is only seven miles to
Easton, where II could be shipped on the canal,
for either Philadelphia or New York.
! THE CAUSE OF THE WAR Gen Pierce in bis
remarks At the reception given to him in Boston,
stated that while in the city Of Mexico he con.
versed daily and freely about the war with Mex.
leans Of all professions, and did not find on. who
attributed its eommene ement on the part Of Mex.
leo to any question OF boundary The amy wa.
raised and sent forth for the purpose Of r-eonque
ring the whole NJ Texas Intelligent M.xcans
laughed at the discussions in the Whis paper.
about the boundary, although they furnished
good material for proc!amations to be sent among
the ignorant portion Of the Mexican people.
! ELECTION OF U. S SENATOR Pierre Sou,e
! (Dem.) has been elected 10 the U. S. Senate by
the Legislature Of Louisiana, for six Yeas, from
the Ath Of Mach next, when the term of Hon.
Henry johnson (Whiy) will expi.e. The choice
VAS effected on the third ballot, SouIe receivin.
6s. and Duncan F. K.nner twhie) 81. Mr.
Sou'e made very favorable impression upon the
country Al the last session Of Congress.
Iowa USaspRrsEsIEp-- Iowa 10 likely to 70
unfeprssented sgs in in the U. S. Sensie. in con.
sequence Of the violence Of party feeling in the
Legislature, A letter from Iowa city says an
attempt TO 60 into an election had again failed
doubt, the Washington Wing says, th.: General
Scott has been recalled at his own request. and
he will return Immediately sfser the adjourn.
ment Of the Court Of Inquiry, which has been
changed from Perote TO Puebla tfaa-
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Coon MovRxKsT "A bill has been intro.
duced into the New Jersey Legislature ''for the
preservation Of newspapers" which authorizes
the clerks Of counties 10 subscribe and preserve
in bound farm all the newspapers published in
them. No better general OF local history can
be found than the newspapers, and in future
yesrsss matters Of reference they are iGvalu.