Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1852-02-21

commission comes, it must be with the rank
,f Lieutenant General, or it "cant come ito
On us. If the Governor has no such pow
sr, let him have special act passed for the
Colonel Wallace, of the Phila-
ielpha Sun, says il he is elected Governor,
he will give an office to every editor who
will support him. The Press will all go
for the Colonel of course.
T NORTHERN LlGHTs.--Never since |
our recollection, has there been such an ex-
bibtion of this phenomena of nature, as on
Thursday night, between 9 and 10 O'Clock.
The whole northern heavens, from the hor-
izon to the zenith, was flashing with corus-
cations of light.
70 WAsHINGToN's FAREWELL ADDRESS.
There is controversy at present in New
York, in regard 10 the authorship of the
address. A son OF Gen. Hamilton, claims
it as the production of that great states
man, and refers to letters of bis Father TO
prove the fact. The other side refer to the
fact that the manuscript, with interinea-
t,ons, is in the hand writing of Washington.
" Will The Keystone give us the real
cause Tor It's present career-or shall we un-
veil its corrupiions Pennsylvania.
Bah /! 'Unvei its coIrupiions," or cease
your malignant inuendos .-Keystone
0p Spit it out boys. Make clean
breast Of all your sins OF omission and com.
mission. 1t will be as interesting as the
Kilkenny cat fight, no doubt.
WEBSTER AND sCOTT-CICERO AND
CESAR.
The n. Y. Herald, in an article on the
prospects of the next Wing nomination for
the Presidency, draws parallel between
Webster and Cicero, and Scott and Cesar,
which has considerable ingenuity, and pro-
baby some prophetic truth. The Herald
says ''two of the greatest men Of Rome, in
their day, were Cicero and Cesar.
"Web.ter and Scott remind us, in many
respects, of Cicero and Caesar. Cicero was
not more distinguished in the Senate of
Rome, than Webster in the Senate Of the
United States; and the most brilliant militia
ry campaigns of Caesar are even transcribed
by the splendid line Of victories achieved by
General Scott from Vera Cruz to the city Of
Mexico. Cicero, in his day, protested that
he had saved Rome. and Webster has saved,
or helped TO save, The Union. Ce.ar esiab.
lished the invincibilily of The Roman armies J;
Scot, has dore the same for the American
volunteers. Cicero was eloquent and rresist-
able in the canse OF his country or his client;
and Webster has not been found wanting -
The great orator of Rome was also somew hat
luxurious, indulging in the baths of Lucca,
in his town house, and at his country seat,
like the tue philosopher. who belives that
the pleasures Of the world are worth enjoy.
ing. The great American orator overiops the
example of his ''illustrious predecessor % he
spends the income Of a millionaire on The sal
ary OF clerk. and is always poor He lives
modes,ly at Washington, and is farmer al
Marshfeld, and yet thousand dollars are 10
him as one cent, and one cent as thousand
dollars. Caesar was declared TO be vain, am
bilious, and corrupt; while Scott is also con-
sidered as having foil share of self.conceit,
"fuss and feathers" and aspirations for the
White House but no one can charge him
with corruption. Here the parallel between
| him and the Roman falls 10 the ground. Ir
one point, Cesar was far the superior ofScoll
in the art of letter writing; but his dinner
was never euHailed IN "hasly plate Of soup''
and he had no Secretary Marcy sitting in
savage Judgment over hIs literary predictions
and cutting them to pieces by his bulletins
from the War Office. II is doubtless from
this cause that Scott has become Disguised
with letter writing while Cesar, never
having been restricted, wrote as handsomely
as he fought II he won battle by snpe-
rior skiii and discipline, he described il in a
style Of equal Superiority over all csmpe-
iiiors
"The parallel might be further persued,
even to the unnatural fate OF the two distin-
guished Romans. Scott, like Cesar, has a
very fair prospect of being elevated, upon
his military glory, TO the head Of the gov.
eminent and after reaching that exalted
station, he may possibly, like Cesar, and
by his friends. True, there is some differ
ence between killing by poinards, ard kill
ing by kindness, but the result is about The
same, and The funeral expenses alike. Al
for Mr.. Webster, it is 10 be feared that, like
Cicero, after having served the country, ano
saved the country-after having waited il
patience SO long, for 'ihe good time com
ing" he will yet be destroyed by his enc
mics Cicero was assassinated while al
tempting 10 escape, in litter, from the ven
gence Of Antony and Mr. Webster we fes
will have TO be carried of in litter from
the Philadelphia Slaughter House Conven
iion, the following being the pall-bearers :
hessrs. J. w. Webb, Edward Curtis, Ton
Marshal & Coz