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Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1848-01-08

% SPEAKER OF rHx HousE or RrrRvsssra-
rIvEs We are glad to learn that VIM. F. Pac-
ker, Esq Of Lyeoming, has been elected Spea-
ker of the House of Representatives,, at Harris
burg We were spprshensive that the fact that
Mr.. Packer was new member, although unjust.
ly deprived OF HE seat last session by false re.
turn, would prevent his election to that respon-
sible station. 1t is unusual to selec: new mem.
Der for that Office. Having been chosen under
these circumstances. is a high and well merited
compliment to his character and abilities.
CONGRESS Nothing of much interest has as
yet been transacted. The war of words will,
however, now begin. a. the holidays are over.
Mr. Calhoun was to have commenced his great
speech on his resolutions, OH Wednesday last.
He s opposed TO taking any territory from the
Mexicsns. but is in favor of fixing the Texas
boundary line at the Rio Grande.
uI Tug CoSGREssIoSAL GLoBk AND APrEs-
DIX. published at Washington city, by Blair &
Rives, is a most valuable publication TO all who
take an interest in the proceedings Of Congress.
1t has in fact. become a standard work The
Congressional Globe contains an accurate and full
account of the proceedings of Congress. The
Appendix contains the speeches Of the members
Of Congress, accurately reported and corrected.
Both the Globe and Appendix are published in
convenient form for binding The proprietors
are at a heavy expense in making the work,
what il is designed TO be, faithful record of the
proceedings Of Congress, and deserve the patron
age ofthe public The terms are for the Globe,
| SO for the long session /; the Appendix, the same
| price.
~THK MisrRs' JorRSAL, at Pottsville, came
out enlarged and improved on the ist instant
The Journal is an excellent and well conducted
paper.
| rv PmlLApKLrHIA DALr BuLLGTIN.--Mr.
Cummings, the editor Of the Bulletin, announces
that he has associated with him James Peacock,
Esq late post master at Harrisburg, as editor
and proprietor OF the Bulletin. The Bulletin has
heretofore been a spirited aud we'll conducted pa
per, under the management Of Mr.. Cummings,
and now, with the aid OF Mr.. Peacock, il will
no doubt be further improved.
w Dr.. RoBERr H. AwL, formerly Of this
place, has been appointed Assistant Physician of
the Ohio Lunatic ASYLUM, by the boaid Of di-
rectors Of that institution.
10 PARDoSED D--Msrtin Shay, who was con-
vieted in Sehuylkll county, in June last, for the
murder OF John Reese. has been pardonsd by CO.
vernon Skunk. tft.
CC STEAMBOAT ExPLosIoS.-The steamboat
A. N. johnson blew up on the Ohio, near Mays
vile, on the 2sth Wit, BY which 50 OF 70 persons
were killed, and about 30 wounded,
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1848-01-08

CO We are indebted to Geo A Frick, Esq,
Of the House, and v Best, Esq Of the Senate,
for early copies Of the Governors Message.
CO THK GovERNoK's MrssAGE.-The late
hour at which we received the message, will not
permit Us to lay the whole of it before our read
ers, this week. We give the greater and most
important Part, with synopsis of the remainder.
The message 10 well written document, and
contains seine good suggestions. We have no
room for further comments.
O. In ths Court Of Common Pleas, on Tues
day last, on motion of 4. Jordan Esq, Henry
Donnel was admitted to practice 10 the several
courts Of this county.
On the 5th inst, on motion of Wn c. Law.
son, Esq, Charles Augustus Ku,z was admitted
to practice in said courts.
Ur REVENUE CoMxIssiosER The Judges OF
the sth Judicial district met at this place on the
9th inst. and appointed George Smith, Esq. Of
Columbis county, Revenue Commissioner for
said district.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1848-01-08

10 PARDosEp. p.--Martin Shay, who Was con-
veted in Schuylkill county, in June last, for the
murder OF John Reese. has been pardonsd by Co.
vernon Skunk. 4tts. ..
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1848-01-08

% BANK FAiLuRSs We shall endeavor 10
keep our readers advised Of the situation of the
diderest banks. Biekneils last Reporter says;
"Since our last, the New Hope Delaware
Bridge Company, Susqush hanna County Bank
Atlas Bank, Ciymer, NJ Y. and James Bank.
Jamesvilie, N. Y. have failed. We also have
reports that the following have suspended -
Bank Of New Rochelle, White Plains Bank.
Mcrchsn,s' Bank, Eilsry. N. Y. but ere incli'
ned to doubt the correctness OF the rumof, with
regard to the latter Institutions"
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1848-01-08

C% STEAMBOAT ExPLosIoS.-The steamboat
A. N. johnson blew up on the Ohio, near Mays
vile, on the 2sth w.t., BY which 60 OF 70 persons
were killed, and about 30 wounded.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1848-01-08

w Dr.. RoBERr II. AwL, formerly Of this
place, has been appointed Assistant Physician of
the Ohio Lunatic Asylum, by the boaid Of di-
rectors Of that institution.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1848-01-08

w THk MlsrKs' JorRSAL, at Pottsville, came
out enlarged and improved on the it instant.
The Journal is an excellent and we'll conducted
paper.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1848-01-08

Relief issues in cir.
eulation,
Interest certihcates
outstanding,
Interest certificates
unclaimed,
Interest on outstand-
ing and uncla,m-
cd certificates, at
~ per cent. to lst
Aug, iSi3, tine
Of funding,
Domestic creditors,
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Sound vs.. Lightning.

The Erie Canal was opened for navi-
CATION on Monday, May 1st, and the
fact was instantane ousy communicated
by telegraph from Buffaloe to the city
Of New York. This circumstance has
recalled to the mind of the editor Of the
N. Y. Post the ceremonies of the cee.
bration at the time this canal was COM
,pleted, and the means resoried 20 to
convey as speedily as was then posi-
bic, from Buffalo to the seaboard, the
news that the waters Of Lake Erie had
been let into the canal, and the first
boat had commenced its trip to New
York. The canal was completed Oct.
Goth, 1926, and on Wednesday, at 10,
A. M, the waters Of the Lake were let
in, and boat commenced its voyage.
The announcement Of this event was
made to the citizens OF the State by the
sound Of cannon placed in continuous
line along the canal and the Hudson,
al intervals Of eight miles, extending
from Buffalo to Sandy Hook, a distance
Of 544 mics. The moment the boat
entered the canal at Buffalo, the firing
commenced and was continued in sue
cession till the intelligence reached the
city, which was at 90 minutes past elev-
en- o'clock, occupying one hour and
and twenty minutes. The acknowl-
edgement Of the. receipt Of this inteIi-
gence was returned in the same man.
ner. This velociiy ofsound, travelled
at the rate ofil42 feet per second
The intelligence was on Monday COM
municated by lightning-insta antane-'
ously.
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WEAR a SMILE Which will you do,
smile and make others happy, or be
Grabbed and make every body around
you miscrablei You can live among
beautiful flowers and singing birds, or
in the mire surrounded by fogs and
frogs. The amount oflhappiness you
produce is incalcula 5le,ifyou will sho "
a smiling face, d kind heart, and speak
pleasant words. On the o.her hand,
BY sour looks, cross words and a fret
fGi disposition, you ran make scores.
and hundreds wretched almost beyond
endurance. Which will you dot
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menced ringing his bell 10 answer, and
gave orders to s'lay over towards
where Mr. Stufy, as the boatmen had
named him, was busy shaking his torch.
Ding-a-ling went the bell, and the en-
|gines ceased their motion. "Open the
Ere doorsp' shouted the engineer, and
away streaked the light from the fiery
furnaces, lighting up the surrounding
gloom, and hiss went the escape steam,
reverbefating thro' the everlasting cot
ton-wopd forests; and there was. as
much hustle and noise on board of the
"Clipper,Y for that proved to be her.
name, as ifshe was going to take on
twenty cabin passengers. .Stand by,
the yawl therev the captain ordered.
Soon the yawl was off, with two deck
hands pulling, and the mate, as is usual,
standing up in the stern, steering, max
ing for r.Stnfy. "Stop shaking your
light-don't you think we SEQ your
shouted the mate from the yawI. SECT
your 'plunder' down under the bank
there, if you want to come aboard"
sung out the captain from the deck of
steamer, "or we will put off again, and
leave you!' a1rsfsq. -
But Stuffy heard not. There he
stood, waving up and down the fire.
brand he held in his hand. "The fel.
lows cross" said the captain. "He's
fool" muttered the mate with an oath
between his teeth.-"No he aint," said
one OF the hands; shut he is drunk see,
he has tumbled down the bank there"
Just at this moment the yawl- was run
in near the shore, and passing between
the snag under the line attached to the
figure, the line caught under the mates
chin throwing him back in the boat, at
the same time jerking Mr.. Stuffy over
the bank, and he rolled into the river.
"Man overboard!" was then the cry,
the passengers rushed from the cabin to
the deck to behold the catastrophe. -
"Catch him quick !"shouted several voic-
es at once, ''or he will drown!" A.
few hurried strokes brought the yawl
to the drowning man. The mate seiz.
ed him, drew aboard the yawl, and
then pulled for the steamer. When
raising the drowning man on board, he
split in two, and the moss falling out,
they all discovered that he was neilh-
er crazy, drunk, nor drowned; but that
he was regular sucker; for he had
sucked in the captain, mate, and all
OF the hands Of the steamer Clipper.
handsomely. Then such laugh and
shout went up from the passengers and
all hands, as to drown the escape steam
Of the boat as she was put under way
again by the captains hearty "Go-a-
head" Banvard and his men Joined
in the laugh, and returned to their boat
to laugh over again the success OF their
joke. Home Journal. VII.
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One Of Bapyard's Stories.

eBanvard tells the following good joke
Of fooling a Mississippi steamboat: He
was lying to, wind bound, with small
trading boat, at the head of the "chute"
of Prophets Island. and it being the
first Of April, his hands were determin-
edto have "lark" Of some kind. Dur
ing the day they had observed saw
yer close in shore, about half mile
above where the "fat" lay. This saw
yer had been constantly bobbing its
head up and down, all day long; from
this, taking the hint, they procured
some Of their old clothes, and stuffed
them with Spanish moss, which they
dew from a neighboring tree; then
making paper face, and surnounting
the whole with palmetto hat, they
made quite a respectable looking back
woodsman. After sundown, near dark,
theyIiook this imitation ofhumanity up
the river, 20 where this industrious saw
Yer was working. - As probably many
of' our readers do not exactly under
stand what a Mississippi sawyer is, we
will say, for their Information, that Il is
merely aloose snag, which is kept in
notion swinging up and down by the
force ofsthe current, not unlike a per-
sonsawing.) When, opposite the sa W.
ysr they droveitwo upright stakes into
Tho earth, and drew the pantaloons Of
the figure oyer them, so as to make IL
stand perpendicular; then tying an un.
lighted torch in It's hand and placing a
couple Of empty boxes and a keg near,
no give ths appearances Of .spIunder,"
they hadquite respectable passenger.
AII'things prepared they sat down to
wait fora steamer. IL was not long
bsioresthey heard one escaping round
the point, and coming into the 'schute.p,
They then hastily kindled a FIRE near
by,lit the torch inithe figures hand, con-
veyed small cord from the hand that
held jit,over alight lin b out to the snagi
on sawyer, and made it fast. The mo-
tionIo Of the snag kept the torch in the
figure's hand waving up and down, ex-l
actly like person hailihg steamer.-
The vaggish boaimen. then jumped in
To- their skiff; and pulleddoffi into the
shadeof AMI adjacentlcose, TO watch the
Tas(dtsa la s@sss s.sl as sisslatsssd slg4ss
aeSoon sshe steamer came in sight,
The capsain seeing the light, supposed
Of course It was q. Hail; (as the project.
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German Patriots Song, I


81 sEormsnf pofr;ntS 2nrrf "a, +
.r-.-'-1. -Y n
Ihe Prusslan iandf the Swsbain lands
where Rhine the vine.cIad mountain Iaves!
Whefe skims sne gull, the baltic waves!
o.no' DINO, Y! no. o.nol sial
Heownss WIDER iatnerland' '9a'7f@
Where y the Germafns = Fatherland!--' e
ssbsvsr'an lands or S'yrian land! lG
Wnefe sturdy peasants plough the plain! .
Where mountain sons bright metal gain!
DINO. O!nos vi asal. a,g
r1athf ,husaig1 %fira ~
The saxon hillss the Zuyder strand:
1, Where sweep wild winds the sandy shores!
Where loud the rolling Danube roass lha'
o!no' y! no. e'a,t.F ~ !
.,.,.,a.s .s,ts,. s.E d,S,
Wnere y 'ne eer'nan \ = a'nol'sno' ..iI
The Austrian land, IN night renowned! o'el
lhe Mailer iaha' WIN WIN hp'pis hl e'o"neu'
ONO, o! no, o! no. y! no.
r ~ /. It's not the Germans falhsrland. ma W
s;,sf ri, saass;s q tusl .gr
Where = the s5ermah : atner'anu amer nsl '"
The land Of Hofe? the land OF Tell!
Ais This land know and love 1t well.
But no. but no. s..s--
sss.s,,ea. ...,..ss.. :. ..., .,,..
Where Is tne Iermans atherlana.-''
10 MS 'he p'eceo ana parceheo 'anas
Torn from the empires diadem!
ONO, Dino,
Such is not the Germans fatherland.
" Wnere Is 'ne Germans a'neI'a"q''-'
: ihen name' v! name 'ne m'gn'y 'ano! p
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BIZ n. ADoLFHvs RvTTEH
TERMS OF ADVERTISING.

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fourteen lines less for the FIRST insertion, and
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JOB PRINTING

OF every description neatly and expeditiously
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done,. the wings at Philadelphia would
IN mass have secuted the idea of giving
General Taylor the nomination. And
what can be said for the good faith Of
candidate, who, after he is nominated,
thus turns his back upon the pledges
which, being made in his behalf, and OBJ.
tanned him the nomination, were after.
wards sanctioned by him: What mo-
tive has the whig party to strive for his
election? What ground has the coun.
Try for believing that he can, as poll.
tician, be safely trusted? All SHOW OF
CONSISTENCY has, beyond doubt, been
abandoned in the series Of Gen. Taylor's
letters. Has the substance of good
faith with his party been preselved9
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1848-09-09
A Wing Review of General Taylor
as a Wing Candidate for the
Presidency.

The Tiffin "Whig Standard" one ol
the best looking whig sheetsin the State,
is the organ Of the whig party in Sene.
ca county, Ohio. 1t speaks the voice
ofa large portion of the wings of Ohio,
and with great boldness. In publishing
the various letters Of Gen. Taylor, it
comments at great length and with
greater severity. We commend these
views of the Wing Standard to all Tay.
lor men, of Whatever shade! Remem.
Der, these remarks are from one of your
brother whigs-one who expresses a
great regard for the success Of the whig
party and whig principles, but who be,
lieves all he holds dear as a whig must
inevitably be sacrificed by the support
and election of Gen. Taylor. No De.
mocratic paper has ever published as
severe an article on the whig candi-
date. Statesman.
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ter all what do they amount tog--no.t

ter all what do they amount toG--noih.
ing--he has nothing TO say--conse-
quently he says nothing; he has mo,
principles es-consequentIy he defends
none; in fact, be reminds Us of'tne ass'
that starved TO death between two bum.
dies Of hay; not having moral courage
enough to decide which TO take. Gen..
Taylor stands between the two great
political parties; he is afraid to be wFlig;;
he is afraid to be democrat; the White.
House at Washington, like Banqio's.
ghost, haunts his midnight visions more.
and more--he is real 54 40 man goes
for the good Of all parties independent
Of principles. 8ss
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4Whatwpu!d our wives say ii they
knew where we are2' said the captain
of q "dpwn east" schooner, when they
were beating about in a thick fog fear
,Iul Of going on sshore,a .Humph! !
shouldn't mind that replied the mate,
.if we only knew where we were cur
Selyes.pfei ~ vi .o ohEf5 snssi4 s,aa
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From the Tiffin co., whig Standard.
Gen. Taylor His Letters 4 Position

UOH' Id IUI LILO HVCCOIS w VSlIlVu
We devote nearly our entire space to
the publication Of Gen. Taylor's let
ters, relative 10 his position and the
Presidency, for which he has been nom.
mated; we do this in order that he may
be fairly judged before the tribunal Of
his country--ever willing to mete out
10 him and all ather men, their just and
proper merits. Faa ''t't'
| We claim, and think we have suffi.
cient proof from under his own hand
to prove that from the commencement
of his taking hold of the political cards.
he has shuffled them with view OF
making himself President, regardless OF
principles or consequences. In his
letter bearing date, smear Monterey,
May .l8, 1847'" to the editor of the
Cincinnati Signal, when he first dealt
his cards, he declared in relation to the
Presidency, in the following words:-
II am. not prepared to say that | shall
refuse if the country calls me to the
Presidential office, but that | can and
shall yield to NO GALL that does not
come from the SPONTANEOUS action and
FREE WILL OF THE NATION AT
I.ARGEm The old General not think.
ing the foregoing sufficient barrier,
put in q stronger qualification in the
very next paragraph. 1t reads thus:-
"M no case can I permi! myself to be
The candidate of any party, or yiedmy.
self 10 party schemes."- So far so good
but let US look a little further. In his
letter Of the 9th June, l847, replying to
one received from Edward Delony, and
certain questions therein propounded--
as to the one relating to the Mexican
war, he says:--"I do not consider it
would be proper. in me to give my
opinion in regard to the same," and in
reply to the End and 3rd,-the Bank
and Tariff questions-he says: II am
not prepared to answer them; | could
only do SO after duly investigating these
subjects, which cannot now DOB
Now, in the name Of common sense.
why persist in running man for that,
office who has openly declared that he
is entirely ignorant Of some Of the old
and cardinal principles of the whig par
Hty--one who has declared seIf.sall
things to all men, for the sake of Office
In his letter to the President Of the
Pittsburgh Native American Conven.
tion, he says:--"l am not willing to be
the candidate Of any pariy--if elected
to the Presidential Office, ] must go un-
trammelled by, party pledges Of every
character" Who ever required at the
hands Of Gen. Taylor any pledges
whatever? The whig party never did!
the democratic party never did!--why.
then is he SO tenacious about sspledgesr
--ail the pledge the people want from
him is, TO know his 'principles"-- If he
has any--and il those principles should
prove to harmonize with those Of ma,
|jority OF the people, they will, bestow
upon him their suffrage-otherwise
they will doom him 10 an everlasting
defeat. Gen. Taylor saysh has great
sscardinal principles" s"-what are theya|
why does he not publicly avow ihem9|
Does he suppose 10 avow his principles
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a = - n "a 3IlII iEl-- "a - y 1l.-Izf n
Gen. Taylor no,o holds an otico
which yields him fftsaa dellars per day
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~ ANlNG appointed NJ REILLY, No. l67, West
u.s. side Market Square, Wheeling Va, their agent for
inns CITY, ne would call the attention OF the public
those CELEBRATED PACKED TEAS, the superior
excellence of which Is too well known require com
incubation. They have te.n for long time the favor
tie Teas IN the principal Atlantic cities aud are fat
obtaining throughout the country which viii
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All honsckeepers know how difficult II has been here.
toioe TO obtain good Teas fair prices but the great
faculties OF this Company enable them place in the
hands Of their agents the choicest article prices which
cannon a 10 sustain the high character already
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NOIfCE-As many n'itators have risen up " no are
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they deem proper 10 state, order prevent inpos
ion that none are genuine which do bear on every
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Tue subscribers have just received assortment of
fartySeou AND Cos Cooking Stoves, families Tequir
ing cooking soe would do well To look these heor
purchasing elsewhere, az they constructed with ca
pcclal reference To Il c burning of coal.
Any person purchasing OF these stoves aud find
ing ON Tia TO fail IN meeting their eXIcctanns is per
mited to return the same. BLACK AND KNOX
June u, 1915
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FRESH FAMILY GROCERIES, QUEENS
WARE, CHINA, &c. &c,

IL SNEaRlNGEN, Co, have Just rec from,
'ie East and are now opening at their LARGO ston
Rooms, NO 9 Il Corner of Market K IJnion sts -
anu very general assortment OF Superior Fan,ily e.
ceres lueemsware China &c which they ofer =, -
cheaP rates, and to which they would most resno.,G
~ invite the attention of their friends and tha ,LIi
gehefay Their stock is the largest and perIans tio
nest selected assortment of family groceries ever S
the citizens of Wheeling consisting in part of ,h @
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FILES. SORES, Sc--The Genuine Hays Inment,
is an article more justly celebrated a for the
above than any all Others. Its cures almost
Vulnerable, and II is only necessary to let those who
know the article aud used with such great success,
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81 CORTLAND st. New York, sole proprIet0rs.