Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-03-23
RECOGNITION OF TuEC.S

recognition OF the Southern Confederate |
states OF America by the United States of
america On this there is division of pub. |
ilc opinion, and the Cabinet may not agree. |
some Republicans, bellgerent and blood.
thirsty, would at once seize the Commission.
ers here and hang them as traitors. then
proceed with Gre and sword to "enrorce the
laws" Others, who desire to avoid civil wa.
and who see no other alternative, will gladly
SEQ President Lincoln gracefully give MP
Sumter and Pickens, and enter into temper.
ary postal and custom arrangement certain
that they thus diSdrm Sedition If there ia
no conflict the South will soon fall to pieces,
and the seceders will be glad to return to
their old allegiance
THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE CABINET,
Another protracted meeting of the Cabinet
was held oD Saturday. After passing upon
a number of Territorial and other appoint
ments the Southern question in its various
bearings, was again taken up and discussed
for nearly two hours. The instructions to
Major Anderson, in reference TO the evacua.
tion Of Fort Sumter, formed the principal
subject under consideration. Much diversity
of opinion is known to have prevailed as to
the manner Of Withdrawing the garrison, and
no ultimate conclusion was arrived at on that
pUlub US upptTeully utCtSSIbl
of treating with the revolutionary authorities
of the South, even to effect peaceful reno.
val, owing to their control of the inlet to the
harbor Of Charleston, is found greatly per.
picking.
Some members OF the Cabinet strenuously
opposed ell direct or indirect recognition of
the rebellious Government on the one hand,
while on the other, they are fully aware Of the
improbabilty Of the assent Of Gen. Beaure.
gard to the entrance Of any Federal vessel
or vessels into the harbor, and the withdrawal
OF Major Anderson's command, and without
having first expressly stipulated, not only
against all ruSes, but also the delivery OF the
fort and its armaments in an intact condition.
There are Republicans here, Of high political
standing, who assert, both knowingly and
positively, that the secret Of the unexpected
consent Of Gov. Chase and other radical
members Of the Cabinet to the surrender oil
Fort Sumter, is their firm belief in the inevi-
liability of the ultimate division Of the country
into two confederacies-one distinctly free
labor, the other slaveholding, and their desire
to bring about the separation without blood
shed. That this idea has been broached in
Cabinet council is certain.
THE FRENCH MISSION
High authority states that the French
Nisson has been accepted by Charles Fran.
els Adams. Mr.. w. II. Fry, tho eminent
musical composer, is to be Secretary Of LIS
cation nt Paris.
THE NEW GOVERNMENT PRINTING BUREAU.
The President to day notified John d
Defrees Of bis appointment as Superintendent
of the Public Printing. The law establish
ing the Government Printing Bureau 8ent
3 ,.,.o t.L e l..
Defrees, therefore, has the responsibility anC
/ important duty of putting this matter into
! operation. He was selected by the Presi
dent owing to his peculiar fitness, being
! practical printer and thorough business
! man.
! FATAL ACCipEST.-On Saturday, as the trait
on Lax b. Il. r., moving south, neared the cut a
Bellevue. boy and mule were discovered On th
/ track, and the train being them, it in,
possible to check its speed in time. The boy wa
so injured that he died in a short time of his inju
ries. and the mule considerably hurt.
seems that the boy was riding the mule from III
7 mines, and the animal becoming fractious raj
away and threw its rider off on the track.
The same paper SAYS 1--WE are informed b
gentleman who came Mp on the Bloomshur
train last night that as the cars were psssn
at the train, but happily without injury TO an
one. It is thought that they were aimed at tn
engineer, and that the object revenge for tn
accit entail killing of the boy who was rnn owe
by the train on Saturday. The engineer was
new one; MIR. Thompson, who has herctO'or
had charge OF the engine, having been suspende
by the company III consequence OF threats mad
against him"
large body Of Irishmcn assembled at th
point with the intention of firing into the IL
train, but the Conductor becoming aware of ii
fact ordered the engineer to put on more steal
aud the train came through sale.-Scranto
Republican.
a SOMEWHAT serious, yet luGiciOus atIAi
took place yesterday upon the Canal Basil
near W ashington Avenue. 1t seems that
number of the College girls havo been in III
habit Of resorting to the ice during porto
Of their leisure moments. where under th
kind guardianship of one OF the Professor
they have made great progress during III
winter in the pleasant exercise of skating
They closed that particular form OF eXercis
for the season, yesterday, under circnmstal
ces at once exciting, instructive and amusing
Professor Lsttimer examined the ice earl
yesterday morning, tried its strength 10 h
cut!re satisfaction, and pronounced il SAT
, Later in the day some fifteen Of the youn
|, ladies, accompanied by Prof L., pre-, sede
to the Pond" adjusted their skates, au
, pursued their favorlte paslime for a conside
f able time, with zest increased bv the fat
, that the skating season had nearly arrived
its close. Their fun, however, was brougi
, to a sudden termination. Two OF the youu
ladies unfortunately approached u thin pu
, tion of the ice near the centre OF the Basin
there was crash, several shrieks. and the
a fastening to and fro The treacherous il
had given way, and two Of the rsirest youu
girls in the company suddenly found then
selves splashing about in cold water, FIVE fe
deep! a number OF young men, who we
skating near by, gallantly few to their reset
but in more haste than prudence spproache
too near the broken edges Of The lee, ar
three Of them shared like fate with Il
young ladies'. Here was q pIedicame
indeed Prot, Lattmer however, manage
more cautiously than the impetuous your
men did, and by putting out planks TO Il
involuntary bathers, they we're all rescu,
from their unpleasant situation, nothing Il
worse ofthe accident, with the accepton oi
slight fright, some chattering Of the jas
and FIVE snits Of clothes rather uncomTortaS
damp.-Elmird Press.
The notabilties resident in Chicago a
, numerous, Il We may cr. dit a letter.writ
who states that there are there the son of
( English Earl formerly in the Guards, nc
eDpaped in the nv no meahs aristocrat;c ;c