Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-01-08
AN OPEN POLAR SEA,

DR.. Kane, who is now a Lieutenant in the
United States Navy, has been assigned the
command Of the Advance, one of the vessels
Of the expedition which, through the liberal.
| i,y of Mr.. Henry Grinnell, of New York,
and Mr.. Peabody, Of London, is 10 be short
ly despatched in search Of Sir John Frank
lin. DR.. K, in lecture delivered by him,
before the Geogra phical Society of New
York, advocated The theory of all open Polar
Sea and cited as facts TO sustain the theory,
among other things, that the estuaries OF
Baffin's and iludson's Bay, and Bhering's
Strait, indicate the existence of a Polar
Basin, having an active supply and dis
charge, as well as an internal circulation
the intercommuncation of whales between
the Atlantic aud Pacific oceans as shown by
Maury the increase Of warmth in many
places in very high Ialiludcs the migration
OF animals, and the flight Of birds of passage
some of which iucubate in regions of I'M
known nouhness the phenomena of the
Polar drift; which indicates that the ,haw
commences on the northern and not on the
southern side. His Plan of search is based
upon the probable extension of the land
masses of Greenland TO the far north ; "A
view yet 10 be demonstrated by actual ex.
poration, but sustained by the analogies of
physical geography. Believing in such an
extension, in endeavoring to reach the omen
sea around the North Pole, in which Sir
John Franklin and his party, if existing at
all; are supposed TO be, he proposes 10 reach
by vessels the highest altainabe point of
Bailin's Bay, as the most eligible site of
reaching the North Pole. From thence he
will push overland with party of thirty
men, provided with sIedges, Esquimaux
dogs, couple of launches on boats, a sup.
ply of dried meat, packed in cases, and fol-
lowing The tread of the coast, endeavor 10
reach the open water. "Once there,n ex
claims the lecturer, with noble ardor, Eve
launch our little boats, and bidding God
speed US, embark upon lis waters.n
! THE WHEELING BRIDGE Public attention
will soon be called 10 the remarkable con.
| tllct between the United States Supreme
Court and the legislative branch Of the Gov
eminent, in the Wheeling bridge CASE
The Cont, by decree at its late session,
after re-hearing Of the case, decreed that
the bridge shonld be removed as an obstruc-
lion to the navigation, or elevated to a GER
tain height, and then allowed a certain time
within which the bridge company should
! comply with the terms of the decree Com
gress, al the late session, and after the ad-
Journment Of the Court, constituted the
bridge post-road, with a view 10 save The
bridge and evade the decree. They under
take TO legalize what the judiciary has deci-
ded 10 be a nuisance. In February, the U.
States Marshal will proceed TO execute the
decree, and summon posse, and, if need
be, call upon the President for military aid
The Governor of Virginia, Oh the other hand
will resist the execution of the decree, aud
employ the militia for that purpose. There
is clash OF authority between coordinate
branches Of the Government, and in which
States are deeply interested on one side and
the other. Whether Congress or the Conr,
is TO yield is the question: Baltimore Sun,
Dee. 81.