Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1849-08-04


away she went, and Mrs. w, has cleaned
her own house, and is 'well TO do'' yet.
GuLLIBrLrTY OF THE PUBLIC. The Hall.
fax Morning Chronicle has an article Of some
length on Bubbles" in which the presen,
rush to California is alluded to in connection
with schemes for sudden enrichment in for.
mer times. The writer says: Nolwthstand.
ing the severity Of the lesson taught by the
South Sea Bubble, dupes were still 10 be
found ready 10 embark in any company, how
ever wild and visionary its projects might be-
Some of those schemes were really so impro.
bable, ridiculous and absurd, that viewing
them in a calm stale Of mind, at the present
day, we can scarcely believe it possible, that
the projectors would have had the eHrontery
10 lay them before the public: or that the
most unsuspecting would have been gulled
by them. Such, however, was the case,
Whatever company was formed, had share
whatever scheme was proposed took,
There was one for wheel for perpetual mo-
ton, capital fl 100000 another for impor-
ting walnut trees from Virginia; and another
for insurng masters and mistresses against
losses they might sustain by their servants,
capital 100000. There was one for extract
ing silver from lead, and one for fixing mer.
curry, and transmitting il into fine malleable
metal. We really are surprised that COM
hoJ koa Oh !
dtion 10 go in search of the philosophers
stone. But we have not yet reached the eli
max. There was one ingenious scoundrel,
superior 10 all the rest, who is worthy Of
especial notice. He must have had natural
turn for swindling. He proposed "a Compa-
ny for carrying on an undertaking of great
capital $500 900, divided into 5000 shares
of floo each-deposit f2 per share. In five
hours after the protector had opened his office
about thousand infatuated dupes subscribed
for stock and deposited each his f2 per share.
| The reader anticipates the result. The sun.
dertaking was one of great advantage" but
only to the clever schemer, who decamped
next day with $4,000 in his pocket. -.
| PETER PENCE AND AMERICAN NEUTRALITY.
The New Orleans Crescent argues that our GO
vernment should interfere, by its neutral OBJ
legation, TO prevent the collections taken up
for the Pope to be sen, 10 him. Its argu-
ment is as follows; -, 7..,-. .-u.-.
at is clear that according to the views
promulgated BY Mr.. Clayton in regard to the
steamship United States, that the American
Secretary of State must seize and sequesier
the sums which have been collected. for The
relief Of the Pope. The Roman Republic
has been in existence for five months, and is
incontestably the government, de taeto of the
Roman States. But the United States being
strictly neutral in all foreign quarrels, must
necessarily recognize the de Jaeto govern
ment OF country. If it recognizes any
! other it cannot remain neutral. The colec-
tion in aid of the Pope is for the service Of a
set of rebels aiming al the overthrow OF an
established government. How then can Mr..
Clayton let these funds for the Pope leave the
country? Let him sequester them. No
bond and security can be taken from the BIZ
shops who have made the collections; for
money circulating freely from hand to hand
cannot be traced, and hence the money mus,
be actually detained if we wish 10 be certain
that it will not be used for belligerent purpo-
ses. LIE, the Secretary of State act promptly.
The matter requires immediate and decided
action. We hope the Secretary will moi
eyade the question by saying that the United
States government is bound to prevent aid
from being given to liberal neutrals, bnt tha,
il may wink at the assistance given to legiii-
mate sosereigns,, If Mr.. Clayton's ideas Of
International law are correct, they should be
the same for the Papal rebels as for the Ger.