Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1852-06-26
LETTER FROM rnE EDITOR, DATED

PHILADELPHIA, June a. 1859.
The past week has been another Of warm
political excitement and hot weather. The
late Wing Convention at Baltimore was even
more bitter, uproarious, and factions in its
proceedings, than iha, Of the democrais-
But thanks, 10 providence and 10 the good
sense Of tho American people, the question
is settled, or rather, ii has beeu narrowed to
an issue between Gen. Pierce and Gen. Scott.
If many democrats have been disappointed
in setting aside Gen. Cass, the wings are in
a similar dilemma, in the nomination Of Gen
Scott over such men as Fillmore and Web
s.er. 1t is their availability on one side
against availability on the other But TO
shew the muahili,y of all things human
need only refer 10 the fact that our wing
friends have no minated military chefiain
with u view Of making capital out of his
military renown, Instead Of relying on the
homely viIucs Of craftsmanship, and other
old fashioned qualifications, while the dem
Grafton, good sense aud patriotism. The
whus having stole the Thunder which elect
Ell Gen. Jackson, and having used it in elect
ing Gen. Harrison and Gen Taylor, think
they can make il equally effective in the
election of Cen Scott. But they should re-
member that their ammunition, though cx.
plosive enough in some of lis properties, is
not equally as effective, owing to lis ariag-
onisic principles
The whigs hold their ratification meeting
TO night. aud a salute Of 100 guns were fired
this afternoon in honor of the nominations
Blu, thanks 10 our republican institutions the
only effective fl ing will be the little papet
pilleis into the ballo, boxes on the second
Tuesday of October next.
The business Of The city is growing dull a:
the warm season advances. THIS is, hower'
er mostly confined To commercial pursuits
The mechanics and manufactures are driving
strong business, and after all the grea
wealth and rpSourccs Of Philadelphia is al
: iribniable chpiily to these branches Of busi
; ness. In some branches of manufacturer
Philadelphia is greatly ahead of all o,he
CUltS III Tue tHlpIl "a lew Uil SliltS 1 tdI
$ led in ui The extensive lron Foundry ant
!; manufacturing establishment Of William =
5 Cresson & Co , who are extensively engage,
: in manufacturing tinnad and cnameed hol
=. low ware. This is The only establishment il
the United States, where timed hollow war
= is made, and none can he made BETTER
f Their enameled hollow ware is a beaulifi
4 article, and as useful as it is beautiful. Th
n mechanical department is under the snperin
y tendercc Of MIR. Stewart one of the partner
!. and formerly OF the finn of Moore & S,ewar
,f in Danville. To his practical skill and inge
Il nuily, much of the success Of the establish
IS ment must, no doub,, be Attributed. As n
e evidence of recent improvement adopted i
r monlhing, Sc, Mr. Stewart informed me iha
Is they now sell tea kettles by the quantity, a
e baled aui handsomely jaPnnned at prices fiv
e cents less than he received for simply moul,
j. ing them, some twenty years ago.
1t As some of onr city contemporaries som,
r times amuse themselves by referring 10 Ii
,e erary curiosiies in the county, will civ
m them Roland for an Oliver hv referring
o. a sign board in one of the most business po
ID tions Of The city, on which was inscribed
~ 'hamls wnn,lei here
"lnr making pan Is and wcssn
- The school master was certainly abroa
when this gentleman received his educalio
A few days since, fGding tho Quak
,o huryng grounl in Arch 9Th 81, open, we
:, in, and looked upon the tomb Of Frankli
-, one of the truly great men of the last cent
rv. IN the southwest corner, under the shat
of Il linden, there is IA large marble slab, pc
. fecly plain and unadorned, upon which
~ the following simple inscription, which
-, have copied verbatim.
> Benjamin
m, 4 franklin.
all Deborah
1890