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Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1849-03-10

@ The fall Of Snow on Friday last,
and subsequent thaw, has made the roads
deep and muddy.
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70 The Cana Commissioner have
given notice that the main line will be
opened for navigation on the 10th ina.,
should the weather permit The proviso
ID very proper one.
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SUNBURY AMERICAN AND SHAMOKIN JOURNAL.
GEN, rAYLoR,s CABINET.

Some alteration has been made in the
original cast of the new Cabinet. The
Hon. John Davis from Massachusetts,, in
stead Of taking the Home department as
was originally intended, is left out as ineli-
gible under the Constitution.
MI. Clayton, Of Del, Secretary Of STATE
Mr.. Meredith, Of Pa. Treasury.
Mr.. Ewing, Of Ohio, Homo Department.
Mr.. Crawford, Of Ga, War.
Mr.. Preston, Of Va, /" Navy.
Mr.. Jacob Collamer, Of Vermont, Postmaster
General,
Mr.. Reverdy johnson, Attorney General. !
The following provision of the Constitu-
ton renders Mr.. Davis, a member of the
late Congress, ineligible to the Home De.
partment. Art. 1, Sec. 6, provides that
"No senator or Representative shall, during the
time for which he was elected, be appointed to
any civil Office under the authority Of the United
States, which shall have been created or the emol-
uments whereof shall have been increased during
such time; and no person holding any office
under the United States, shall be q member of
either House during his continuance in Office"
The Cabinet is such one as we might
reasonably have expected from General Tay-
lor. 1t is made up of able men, and though
all wings, most of them, moderate in their
views. This is particularly applicable to
Mr.. Meredith ofthis State, whose selection
we consider the best that could have been
made. He is man of great capacity and
of q powerful and well stored mind, and as
lawyer and advocate, We doubt whether
he has a superior in the Union. Mr.. Clay.
ton has long been distinguished and able
member of the U. S. Senate. Mr.. Ewing
Of Ohio was formerly Secretary ofthe Trea'
sury in Gen. Harrison's Cabinet, and is &
man of talent. Mr.. johnson the Attorney
General, is talented man though probably
more distinguished as a lawyer, than as ;
statesman. MIR. Crawford is less known
He is nephew Of VIM. H. Crawford for
merly Secretary of the Treasury, and wa
Governor Of Georgia in 1s45. Mr.. Pres
ton is young man, at present member o
Congress. He is a nephew of the late VIM
c. Preston, of South Carolina.
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~ Mr. Cooper, it is stated, has cold his
residence and other property in Adams coun-
ty, and will remove this Spring 10 Schuylkill
county taking W bic ,ssidsnes permanently
in Pottsville. ,.t.rt
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1849-03-10

% The last act OF President Polk was
the appointment of Senator Hannegan as a
Minister to Berlin, Prussia.
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STATIONERY.

uc vi INC Niiltouidil, WHosc piiio-
logical learning is only equalled by their legal
attainments, are amazed that the sum of
sl54,slA has been paid for stationery, which
they contend means simply "paper, ink and
pens," and nothing else. Webster, whose
dictionary is considered pretty high authority,
in such matters, had an idea that books, and
number of other articles were embraced
under the term Stationery" And the coun-
ty Auditors having more faith in Webster
than the photographers and common tatsrs of
the Miltonian, have acted on his definition,
and accordingly included the following arti.
cles under the head of stationery, viz:
Dockets for the Prothonotary & Regis
ter S20 62
A.se.smen. books paid Mckinley and W
Lescure SO rs
Binding acts of Assembly so
Printing Commissioners Deeds
blanks, &C., 26 90
Total, ss5 81
Thus il will be seen that very small por-
tion Of 1.-THE sum was applied to purchase pens,
ink and paper. In regard to the views of
roads and bridges, 1872 in number, the expla-
nations demanded by the Miltonian, would
occupy not less than three columns of our
paper
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LIST OF JURORS

LIST OF JURORS
nF Northumberland County for April Term
. A. D. ls49. ..r'f.I ~
Grand Jurors.
UPrER AuousrA.-Jacob Weimer,
LowER AucusTA-John Wynn, VIM. M. Mil
Ter.
SHAmoKIN-Amos Vastne, Isaac Hull, SamT
Gonsert, Casper Adams, James Yocum, Samuel
Graul, Sias Boughner.
RusH-Peter Houghawout.
JAcKsoN-Jeremiah Longsdorf.
Lower MAHoNor-John Kiehl, IT,, Jas. Ebright
UPPER MAHoSoY-Daniel Geist.
LITTLE MAHoNor-Jacob d. Hoffman.
NonrHUMBERLANp-John Wheatly, VIM. Nc
Donnald.
M1LroN-John Beihler, John Divers, BENJAMIN
Kauterman, Hugh M. Dawson.
TuRBuT-Henry Follmer.
DBLAwARE- VIM. T. McWilliams.
Traverse Jurors.
SuNBuRr-Geo. w. Kiehl, Samuel Fetter,
Benz. Robins.
UPPER AueusrA-Jno. Houghawout Mordica
Lawrence, Dennis Wooverton.
Lower AueusrA-Joseph Weitzel, Henry
Rodgers VIM. Miller.
SHAMoKIN-John Rodarmel, Isaac Treibly.
Elida John, Geo. w. Lerch, John Reed, Alex.
Sober, Geo. Miller.
RUsH-John Hoffman.
JAcKsoN-Samuel Bobb, Daniel Grow.
LOWER MAHoNoI.-Jacob Badman, John Bow.
en-, John Borrel.
UPPER MAHoNor-Geo. Shaded, Daniel Beisel.
NoRrHUMBERLAND-Henr Thomas, Peter
Ruch.
| PoINr-Chas. Parks.
CHIL1sauAauE-John Beckley ST.. Hugh Nc
Laughen, Jno. G. McWilliams, VIM. Derm.
MILroS-John e. Gerhrigh, James Adams,
John J. Auten, Leonard L. Beidelman, John
Sweeney, Abraham s. Martz, Geo. Slime.
TuRBUr-Jacob STAN, Joshua Cole, Charles
Ridde,
| DELAwARE-Christian Gosh, Jacob Hoffman,
VIM. Hood, Simon Lantz, Jacob Doebler
LEwIs-Jas. Tweed, Jas. P. Armstrong,
Petit Jurors.
Suspunr-Samuel J. Young, Thomas A. Bill
lington.
UPPER AUsusrA-John Smith.
LOWER AususrA--Jacob Shipman.
RusH--Wm. d. Gearhart, jeremiah Basset,
Chas. Carr.
SHAMoKIN-George Kngbaum.
CoAL-Daniel Kriegger.
LowEu MAHoNor-John Whitman, Daniel Wit
mer.
UPPER MAHoSoY-Henry Malick.
JAcKsoN-Geo. Deppin, Daniel Hoshoe, Henry
J Latsha.
!. NoHrHuMBEnLAND-Henry Gossler, Philip
Hilgert.
PoIor-Geo. Lesher.
CHILIsauAaUE-Wm. Machemer, VIM. Par
} doe, Tunis Gearhart, John Fredericks.
| MrLroN--Wm. F. Nagel, H. A. Kerr.
TURBur-David Eshbach, John Mccormick,
Geo. Overpeck,
DELAwARE-Wm. Smith, John F. Dentler,
Geo. Newcomer, Samuel Truckemiller, John A.
Cowell.
LEwIs-Jacob Shade, John T. Brison, SAM
7 Shannon, VIM. Reynolds.
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70 Nj. Foote hss spologissd to Gen.
Cameron and 10 the Senate.
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10 The editors of the Miltonian seem
to have felt the force Of our remarks that
they never found fault with the Auditors
Report, as long as they were paid for pub
fishing it, which they did for ten years past,
made up precisely as it now is. How very
differently some people see things through
different spectacles.
"The venerable gentleman who acts as
county clerk" authorises us to say, that the
Commissioners have resolved to award a
leather medal to the learned editors of the
Miltonian for their profound knowledge Of
the law, especially that portion which re-
quires the clerk to do the business of the
Auditors.
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20 The Miltonian is exceedingly in
dignant that our "little German paper"
should be paid for the county printing
This little paper is one of the largest Ger
man papers published in Northern Penn
sylvania, and taken altogether is bigger
concern than the Miltonian. We at least
would not like to make an exchange. But
the Miltonian like some others, seems to
entertain contemplate opinion Of any
thing German, without knowing that they
are the most prompt, punctual and orderly
citizens in the county. In regard to the
sum we received for the county printing,
we have only to say that we intended to
publish most Of the affairs of the county
without any compensation, in the columns
of the American.
The editors say they don't rat it. 1t may
be that they have improved since they have
no opposition, but while the Ledger exist
ed, the Miltonian was looked upon as the
biggest nest of the whiskered gentry in
Northern Pennsylvania. We know that the
Miltonian published some medical adver-
tisements at so per cent less than we re-
ceived for the same. On the truth OF this
we will wager new suit of type against
the old dress of the Miltonian.
We feel that we owe an apology to our
readers in consuming so much space and
time in cutting up small potatoes.
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q Persons indebted to the Office fthe Ameri-
can up to April le4s, are notified to make final
settlement with H. B. Masser, in whose hands the
books Of the late firm are left for collection.
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THE HOME DEPARTMENT
ESTABLISHED. ,

THE POsT.OFFICE, CIVIL AND DIPLOMA.
TIC, ABNiY AND NAvALAPPROPRIATi
BILLS PASSED.
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From the Phs .Lcdgsr]
THIRTIETH CONGR ESs-SECOND SESSION.
LAST DAY OF THE SESSION.

THE GOLD DOLLAR BILL PASSED.
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THE mrLroNrAN ON PuRDoN.

THE MILrONIAN ON PURD0N.
Why dA my psrenssssnd me 70 the schools,
That with knowledge might enrich my mind,
Since the desire 70 learn nrN made men fools,
And did corrupt the rest Of all mankind,
SPENCER.
Learning BY stsdy must be wua,
Tvs ne'sr eutailed from sire " son.
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LIST OF CAUSES

ENOR trial in the Court Common Pleas Of Nor
cumberland County at April Term ls49.
Chas A. SNYDER ct al VS. Geo. Grant ct al
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into committee of the whole, Mr.. Schenck in
the chair, and took up the Light House bill,
which was agreed to, and reported to the
House by the chairman, and passed.
Several unimportant Senate bills passed.
The House then resumed the consideration
of the Minnesota territorial bill, at the point
where it was suspended on the previous night
The yeas and nays were ordered on the ques-
tion, will the House recede from its amend.
ment making the bill go into effect on the
10th instant. The vote stood yeas lO5, nay.
10. So the bill passed in shape which will
allow President Polk to make the appointment
of territorial officers. ......
After some time spent in the passing O
unimportant bills the House took up the en-
crossed bill TO establish = Branch Mint a
New York, which was passed.
The House went into committee on private
bills, Mr., Cooke in the chair and after pass
ing number of bills reported ths same I,
the House and they were passed. The Hous
then took a'recess.
Evening Session.-The Conference Com
mittee on the Army bill made report, whicl
was agreed to.
The Speaker signed certain enrolled bill,
| Mr.. Vinton, from the Conference Commit
tee on the Civil and Diplomatic bill, reporte
! that the Committees had been unable I
agree and asked to be discharged.
Mr.. Ashmun moved that the House insis
on its amendments.
Mr. McClernand moved that the House re
. cede, and, on motion Of Mr.. Wentworth, th
laaes'ion was put win the House receds frou
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The Tariff OF I140.

The wings determined, if they cam to modify the
present tariff and the great features of the act Of
1912. They have opened their trenches for regular
assault by bombardment upon the duties of coal and
IRON They have moved in the House of Representatives
upon the subject and in the legislature of Pennsyva.
MIA they have submitted resolution insructing their
senators and representatives Congress to vote for the
restoration of the tariff of ls42 1t may be of some use
to democratic friends in that legislature to possess
the important facts and views which presented in the
following article from the New York True Sun:
Coal TARrP.-One of the inconce ivaby nb-
.urd notions propagated by the potectioniss in order 10
affect votes Is that in relation the duty upon coal 1t
has been ncucaed in the coal regions Pennsy
that high duty upon coal necessary the existence OF
The BUSINESS and the late election, Boston capitalists
said to have coal and cared up into the
coal regions of Pennsylvania selling less price than
that mined there, evidence of the ability import coal
under the present tariff Such tricks, doubtless had their
influence for the But persons who connived
such juggling will scarcely dare advocate a change
in he tariff according their views AS indie alton of
the influence Of imported coal upon that consumed here
may take table of the quantities imported and the
quantities mined in Pennsylvania for several years:
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lSi6 the last year of the old tariff which charged
81 IS per duty In $780, the duty per bue
equal 10 per cent the then price. Since them will
be the consumption of the United States has
ed from 25 1874 3S3 TONS increase of more
than 900 of which 40 900 TONS five per cent
is foreign Again the increased consumption of foreign
under the present 80 tariff the tariff 1872 in
1886 900 tons, and of Pennsylvania 1870 tons I'm
der and descending scale of dpties
trade Pennsylvania has been developed from nothing to
$l53 900 per nnnum equal to onethd of the whole cot
ton trade double the whole tobacco of all the south
en States In the face Of this extraordinary fact such
men as Horace Greeley and Abbott Lawrence esqs will
not insult the community by that with
out high tariff the coal trade be abandoned 1t is
ph vscai imposbfy for any considerable portion of the
coal now consumed in this country TO be imported; and
this can be proved Thus, last ycartba is, in lS7he
famine in Ireland created the necessity for large imports
-four There exported from the United States
1876 barrels of four weighing 1903 tons. or one fourth
part the weigh. Of the coal now used in the United
States The effect of that large uansporation
the rate OF freight from 50 81 ~ per BARREL
raised the average price OF -four in the United States per
barrel the large demand increased the
sumers 81 Is per barrel IT, now. tho PeDnsylvania coal
mine. arc abandoned, demand would fall upon England
equal tho whole production of Newcastle and sunder-
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This IL will be seen, is large proportion OF all imported
the country. Now, long the duty is not extrava-
CANT upon this bninous coal is burned by the wealthy
and the consequence is that the competition for hard coal
from lees the where the poor in the greatest
numbers require cheap fuel
II the Lawrence Greeley fuel were go into ope
ration The rich of this city would demand 5000 tons more
ohard coal than they do, and this demand would adj
the price every poor in city, without
affecting the mining int rest which is governed by the
general trade of the whole country. But say the Law
Greeley politicians the miners, IF will give
your votes, will influence to tax the poor in
their fuel and iron tools for your benefit but il is
make the industrious believe thai when they making
YOU rich by their labor that beneing them This
is somewhat difficult task, gentlemen Taxation, dis
guise you may is begun to be recognised evil,
and monopoyoats must abandon the system, be
abandoned
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formed upon other testimony, that he intends to do
nothing 10 shield the South from the Wilmot Proviso
The incoming President repeats emphacaly the decla
ration OF his purpose not to be mere partisan President
hut "o tr to be President of the American people
To succeed in this purpose, he will have ''to try very
hard We have very little hope that he will succeed
Surrounded by cabinet thoroughly whig--receving all
applications for office through Them administering the
patronage OF the government and shaping the
OF his administration upon their advce-and above all,
pressed from without by the fierce importantly of the
multitude of wing office seekers, expect nothing
but that General Taylor will fail General Harrison failed
before him. He too, not to be proscriptive Yet
his brief period of power is looked back the espe
cal era OF proscnphon-he very TherDiidor" of pol-
ica massacre. Besides, General Taylor gives us but
poor pledge of his avoidance of merely partisan admin
istraon when he in substance avows his purpose to
form merely partisan cabinet. 1t sounds much like
contradiction.
Let every democrat then keep his place in the ranks
and his armor Furnished and ready. He knows not how
soon suddenly may the hour of the sernest con-
fct for the maintenance of all his cherished prnci-
pies, and for the preservation OF all those measures which
he regards nseparably identified with the welfare of
his country
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il Is added ia his hand writing the former part Of the
letter heinp written by a secretary n clerk.

is added in his handwriting, the former part Of the
letter being written by secretary or clerk.
have read great many papers relating to The regu
tors and having copies made OF large number Your
State ulht have them all, AVID the expense would
for the State Insignificant, If II does not send
on purpose. few hundred dollars woald copy all you
need from the State Paper Office all North Carolina
topics The regulators are many accounts, important
Their plants well founded, and aokno@L
edged, though their oppTessors were only nomlnally
punished. They form the connecting link between resist
the stamp act and the movement OF ll75j and
they also played glorious part in taking possession OF the
Mississippi valley towards which they carried ire
ssbly by their love of Independence il is mistake II
any have supposed that the regulators cowed down
by their defeat the Allemance Like the mammoth,
they shook the bolt from their brow and crossed the noun
ains.
shall always be glad hear from you, and to be of use
TO you, your State.
Very truly yours,
GEORGE BANCROFT.
d. l.. SWAIN esq
Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
The above letter establishes the fact beyond all question:
that ndpendence proclaimed in Meeknb1g, North
Caroiina, in May, l775.
The letter of Sir James Wright, referred by Mr. Ban
croft closes oows By the enclosed paper your Lord
ship will the extraordinary resolves OF the people of
Charlotte Town in Meckenburg county and should
be snrprsedf the should be done everywhere else
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Inc doors of the Senate chamber in which the con.
VeOton was held Monday night, were shut, so that
we cannot give the particular proceedings of the meeting
pu' we understand that after debate the address
of'ed by the select committee recemmitted to the
same select committee for the purpose of revision to be
'eFoI'ed back to the meeting Monday night Two of
Ne committee are said to have Withdrawn, whose places
WILL oil course, be supplied by the Chair.
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land in ls15-viz 100000 Such demand would
at least double the price, and the freight would rise so that
coal could not be sold here Sl2 per on four times
what the Pennsy miners get for it, The mpo
sibiy of such state of things is apparent
The quantity OF foreign coal Aow imported, as seen
above is perfectly Insignificant affecting mining opera
tons, and the demand exists only in large cities like New
York. rom wealthy persons who prefer TO burn the bumi
article in CRATES somewhat higher cost than the
hard. The quantity thus imported into the ports of New
York aud Boston for several years is as folowsi
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we give an official annunciaton, this morning, of the
appointment of John B. Weller esq. as commissioner
Iof running the boundary line with Mexico. We con-
sa'a'e the country upon the appointment 1t has been
]" every respect honorable TO Mr. Weller He was
nominated only yesterday 10 the Senate and he was
promptly confirmed, without difficulty or opposition
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csi aa. DEMONSTRATIONS highly complimentary to
ue'a VIM o. Batter have passed the Senate of Ken.
~, ana inviting him to visit the capital of the State,
On his expected visit,
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We were happy to the fine military company from
New York city, Capt McCardle our streets yesterday
They arrived in the morning from Baltimore, and
left in the evening train. 1t is splendid company Its
members posed of fine, enterprsng young men,
with excellent officers at their head. Their uniform is
singuariy beautiful They brought with them the cele
brated brass band Of Bloomfield, who entertained a
large company at the CAPITOL at O'Clock, with some OF
finest martial airs We regret that owing to some
want of arrangement, they not received with all
military honors by the volunteers of Washington.
Communicated.
WIZARDS Tuesday Evening
pleasing incident occurred the march of the CITY
Guard from the Capitol TO their quarters, which know
will be pleasing you to notice, It being tribute of
spect to a man old in the service OF his country.
Captain McCardle had his company marching BY the
flank on the pavement and turning to give command
noticed Colonel Benton; he Immediately gave the order
.carry arms" and paid him the usual marching salute
sending the same time message to the Colonel with
his personal respects.
Such tokens of respect show that the fame OF our great
men not confined 10 any State but is Co extensive
with the Union Yours, SC
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We have the pleasure OF laying before our country
some new and useful suggestions from the bold and
original mind of Lieut. Maury. We trust that the sag;-
cous captains to whom he appeals for cooperation may
furnish him with all the information which they may
be able TO collect
NATIONAL OBSERVATORY,
January IS, 1919.
To The Editor IF the Union:
have received letters from some two hundred gentle
men OF New Bedford and New London, who either
masters OF vessels engaged in the whale fish
eres expressive OF their interest in undertaking 10
map the winds and OF the ocean and offering to
collect the necessary materials therefor
have also received numerous letters from various other
parts of the country relation to the subject This
circumstance, the calls upon my time and the interest
manifested by navgators generally in the wind and
current charts" will, hope be ample excuse for in
requesting and sufficient for you in granting the
use of your columns for my reply to the gentlemen
cerned.
Respectfully, &c, &c
NJ MATTRY IN III
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LNTIoUETTE In Washington, together with the
~ customs adopted by po society In the other cities OF
the United States neat e book, price Is Just
published by TAYLOR Il MAURY,
Jan Is New bookstore, 9th street.
DICKENyS New Tale for Christmas, jast received
IL by TAYLOR IL MAURY,
Janp New Bookstore, 9th street,