1 'jj M ' 9 SBSi
T:i t..c Sunbury Atnr.icnn
AbDRESS OF TIIK COMUITTEE .
i Hill MIC Ki ll kliailX 111,111 nill(KM.!IM 10 ,
Krir Hltd NlMwr'tl. I
(Conliniii :.)
Ii r-tt'-mti tic rf' ant nf imprrly fn t'if C'-. !
'i;.is, n,vl iH'irkct of llu'tlmnre, the- fruity j
Vi'uf-.il Uoule ly the valleys of the Wc;t Branch, :
Biol the I'chiiylkill, to the Delaware. possesses
evident superiority. J
I tte proximity of the Juniata Railway in i's
terminus at llarrisbuig. and tho extension to (.mi- j
easier, and towards Colimil.i.i. expose this line j
to .in objection, on the pal t of Philadelphia, much
more substantial than the. deceit fulness of it
claim to antral ty. llarrisbuig is nt least Imll ,
wv. in a direct course Let ween Sunhniv mid
!......, II I 1 t.. I b
the lins of Maryland Tntinaite at llairisbuig
is fifty-five miles nearer to Paltimoie than it is
at Siiibmv The canal lea I- direttlj' down the
-'nsii. h inna valley fioin Hani-. hoc g to the Che
aapeake The railioad lion Paltimore to liar
1 ii-bui j reqiiil es but a shoi t time, and the com
pletion of Ihe distance of about twenty-six miles,
to I. n.l.-r it rnnliniiouf lioin ll.tirishuij; to lialti
rnoie tiy a line of eighty six miles, upwards of
twenty milea ".holler than the line to Philadel
phia. And beside, the natural tendency of Rreat
fonnneree is to gravitate down stream. Wilh
fin h attractions and facilities as these to proi eed
to Ha Honor.' aurmeiitini; lapidly in power with
Ihe appioai h to the market, is it nol clearly ob
vimii that, there is theater danger that the com
ineiee would he hxt to Philadelphia, by a rail
av lei iiiiinitifi al I Ian ichors, than at Snnhnry 7
('cit.iinlv. the nearer the approach, the more ra
pid iinil ceitain Ihe contact, in trade us well as
in physics
From II ji 1 istuii g to Havre de Giacc. by ca
nal, is miles 72
From Sunbury , is I '27
From llarrishuig to lialtiniore, by the pio-
jei.ted lailioad to Yolk, b'i
From Suiilmi v, bv common vtagoh load to
llarrisbuii;, 53
Thence to Y01 k. hC
Ml
10s
81!
From llarrishurf: to Philadelphia,
Kiorn llairisbuig to Unltimore,
Iiillerence in favor id Baltimore,
If Philadelphia Uesiie to secure to heiself the
tuJi- with I.ake 1 "i if, Ihe more remote its ap
proach to 1'allimore, the better. A railroad from
l'ltubm -li to join the main line from the harbor
of Lue, and thus united, passing through the cen
tre of tin' state dow n the West I! ranch, ami the
Schuylkill, would assure it to Philadelphia, and
at (he fame time, obtain immense itcceniontfiom
tftt state of A'clr York.
2 'I he amount of tonnage, and the value of
pioperly which is "itrsrent.'in" annuuli from the
twu gictit ttranehes vf the Siuijuetitinuu to .Sun-turi,''-
ofTcr another ground of supeiiority to
the Sunbury and I'rie lailway.
Few person, except thosu who have remained
'emu' time upon the margin of this river, have
any conception of the amount of this trade ; and,
not many are aware how easy it were to secure
a large portion of it in Philadelphia, whii h now
passes oil to Baltimore. At the junction of Ihe
two Hrauches, are gjlhcied together fiom our
ceutial and noithcrn enmities, and from southern
counties ( the slate of New York, the products
of loin teeii millions of at res, and of eight hun
dred thoiifaiid inhabitants. Lumber, (iain, bait,
Plaster, and other property, some of it dccnd
in;; 210 miles from feltile sections vf New York,
and toil fiom the forests and the bituminous coal
and icon regions oS the West Uranch, arc here
collected by Ihe natural channel of the river.
Whoever has viewed the western shore, opposite
to Sunbury and its vicinitv, in trie sprii.c f the
year, and seen, at one time, from oue to two
bundled rafts nf line boards, plank, scantling.
stives, and shinsles, each averaging upwards of
-lO.OOO feet, must have been struck with the ne
c'ligence of our great and wealthy city, in suffer
my so much property to lie here, for weds, nn
t.l another freshet should tarry it down to Havre"
de ( .1 ace
The lemidy is easy, and not expensive. Let
ilie mteival between the Shamokin railway, and
1 hut extending wetwaid from Pottsville be cros
ed, by a short connecting railroad, and a lare
propoi 1 ion ol the commerce descending Ihe North
..nd Vet Cram-lies would be poured into the lap
cl Philadelphia Hoards at 5-0 per 1,000 feet,
Mi jw and hay at per ton, are now wagoned
ever the turnpike to Pottsville ; while millions
ol teel of the lumber ran be purchased at Sunbn
1 V. al fiom four to eight doilais per 1 ,000. Ileie.
,,t the iuiictioii of the riauches, the rafti and
.11 ks lire every year, stopped by low water and
the numerous obstructions 111 the river below.
I he hardy watermen, wait and watch until "hope
Merieil inakctu tlic heait sick ;" then rctuin
home, one or two hundit miles, more or l-ss,
lor a rite in the stream; and torne back, weeks
01 months hfterward, to pile op their boards, for
another rise in the fall or fprins, or tiansfer
them to canal boats, or perhaps, float themolTto
Havie-de-CIrace ami Paltimore. Fifteen years
since, the value of the property descending to
Baltimore, by careful estimates, then published
111 Philadelphia, amounted to three millions four
hundred and forty thousand dollars, and it proba
bly now exceeds six millions ;-bendes the i
. rease in lion and Coal,) three-fourths ef which
i-sue from the two Blanches. The tonnage, even
men. was calculated at 169,002 tons.
A recent estimate of the trade which would
jro'-ab'y seek thi avenue, along side of the Mia
mosin and Scttu ILill, to market, may be relied
on with reasonable confidence.
Iron, Tons,
Ititiimiuoiis Coal, a
I umher,
- I i.ain.
Miscellaneous,
3.'i,000
'.O.OOO
.'.0,000
10,000
V0.000
Tons, 1 10,000
lo tint trrny he ! !c I U leturn trade, f0,000
Tons, 200100
The" ;(( tons would decern! through rolls
villc and Reading; anil yield an income, exceed
in0 ibmlit.. 1 1, ii,t,.r..f rtt the rosl of construct.
( , V(.r ,h interv(( The amount of !
tonnage probably Mow tho reality. There!
is gn, tr.nn to believe that, the proprietors nf !
the lion Works, of one company nt Danville, '
would convey irii.Oiitl ton por annum, over the
ro.nl. in Iron tn Philadelphia and Con I by the re j
turning ears. Th toll upon the "nn.Otuj tons,
Eastward ami Westward, wont. I produce noil re-
ceipt exceedin" S'JOO.ODO Beside the r-nnrcc I
of roniuierce whit h we h i v.- t.it.-d, Ihcioal ton- j
nag" vns'waid, s well in westwaid, to (lie iron 1
Woiks r Columbia and Nort! umbei land, is w ell
wm I hv "I attenl ion. C..l can he now conveyed
' Sniihmy, I'.l miles, hv hoi so power, at ,! (j-jj
per Ion,-mid to Tolls tile, woie the connect 1115
link completed, for per ton The cost of this
cofnrtlinii. ai;ieenhly to 'r Kohiinon's calcula
tion, according loour recollection, was f .' I. ', 000,
to pass over the rhanii of 15 miles, by a pood
w ooden rail plated wilh iron. If Ihe route he q -Pri m imi I nk A fref.li supply of super ioi
lengthened ten mihw, nnil an iron T rail laid j ,MII.r j; jt received, and Ioi sale at Phila
dow n, Ih" co-t wouhl not exceed SOOO, fioin Sha j (..,,ja prices for cash.
mokin to Pottsville.
The Iron manufactories at Pan ille have just
ly excited much attention lor their capital, mag-
liilnde, and pioductiveness : but many others!
have just commenced, w hich deserve notice. A- j
nmnit these, are the w 01 ks at lilonriisbnig;, and j
two furnaces nt Homing creek, also in Columbia 1
county ; Samuel Wood & Co's larpe Im nace, nine j
miles lioin Sunbury. on the N'oith ISianch, and ;
surrounded by coal and lion Ihe Shamokin fur- j
nace, III INorthulnhrr lali'l county In I limn
county, are the furnace and fnigeof Mitchell A
f irahain, nn Penus creek, mid the furnace of lien
(Jreen on White Peer creek, besides otheis in con
templation, lion ore and liun-stone abound upon
Ihe West P.ranch, in that county, at distances
from Sunbury of two, six, lourteen, eighteen
miles, and rlsewheie, mar Ihe West Branch, di
rectly in the route of the F.iie railway, Un
which all these works would pour their toiinag'
This aubjert has been considered the more liil
lv, because the completion of the t.vlway, be
tween Sunbury and Pottsville. would form a con
tinuous railway nf one bundled and thirty eight
miles from Philadelphia, and ri. intitule part nf
the direct line to the haibor of Trie.
The following extract of a letter, written a few
months since, from a gentleman o) the first re
spectability, residing within 'JO miles of Philadel
phia, which has already appeared in print, will
close this poition of the address The w hole j
letter is valuable, but we must confine our lim
ils.
"I spent a day among the mountains, on my
return from Danville, in company wilh ,
ml my decided convicliotiR are that, tho. appa
rently sterile country, lying between Pottsville
ml Sunbury, contains more mineral wealth
than any portion nf the Union. Illinois, Iowa,
ml ljkc Superior may boast of their lead and
copper mine, yet, contra.' ted w ith Ihe coal and
iron of the 1-ocust mountain region, ihry are of
email comparative valno. 'j'l,,,
time is nol (lintant, when all our ships and many
of our houses and Mores will be constructed n
this material. In moat ol Ihe fur
nace I have aeen, they (the coal and iron ore)
are too distant from e'ach other. Kven at Dan
ville thoy pivo JI 7" per ton for coal; wlicreaw,
al Shamokin it could be got al sl, or perhaps
nt 7.r ccnlH. If Ihu latter, it would make Ihe
dfflcrcncc of is-'! in the cwt of one ton of iron
In my late visit to Shnmokin, I louiul, within a
quarter ol a mile from the furnace, coal, ihe
black band, tho argillaceous,- ami the bog
orcu.- all thai ie nuci'ssary for fuel, or admix
lure of orec, to make Ihe best iron.
The question nrieep, will the railroad be made !
4 I trtiht it will; and if il be, tho
whole complexion of your coin-try will be chan
gel. I anticipate advanlne-es from pranling I lie
right of way to the Now York ami Frio, eomps-
ny. it will be the iiii'iinx ol tniifriirig I be I. lou
rs and Vill'ainxrt rail road, and extending il
down the Vo.s ('ranch to Sunbury
This mbjeet, the super ior advantages of the
Sunbniy and F.iic railway, lo any oilier mute,
because of cU eoimtel m ul Wilt nnnpnri ' ', the
railicat In the Half of AVij Yft', i intended to
occupy the next communication.
I II. '(ill r.FLI.AS.
F.IIKN F.ZFU t ili KlI.N'H't ill,
ALKXANDFIl J(DN.
j:dvaki y. tiku.1I p,
cidfon m a km". i,
;i:i) t:. m lktk.
V M. J. M All TIN.
July II. l,fi.
VT" Mr. fireennugh'a name was omitted by
mistake, in No I
('I'ii he C'unlhnu il. )
Mr. Kendall, of the Picayune, writing from
M uts moras where he now is, tells the billow
ing story :
A Mexican captain o( aitdleiy,a prisoner in
the camp, tells a ! s'oiv id Ciuiale and hi
treat liat.lo to git upon the Mexican side of the
Uiu (irarnle after the lust great ballle. He hail
reached the stream, had thrown himself' into a
boat, and was about pushing oil', when a burly
padre, one Father Ieary as he waa called, came
rushing op to the bank and prayed lustily for a
passage over. The boatman hesitated about
pushing off, while the padre was making for the
craft, up to liia kueea in mud. "Shove her
oil .'" tdiouted the frightened I smiles, a some
pfthe American mounted nicr.appcarcd insight.
"One moment, for Ihe love ul liod!" ejaculated
the priest, w nil oti'.st retched a ruif. "Ixt go that
rope there!" again ehouted Ceiialue. "I shall
kink," resHnded the priest, in doleful accents,
ar.il still floundering onward toward the canoe.
"He will drow 11," aghast at the idea ot seeing a
holy man thus perish. ' I-ct him drown, then,
d n liia soul ; don't you sec the cursed Ameri
cana are close upon our heels," aa be hiinselt
cut the rope and shoved the Isiat into the stream
Father Lcary wb6 druwntd, U(ts nuugh.
THE AMERICAN.
Stil uriln Jul
It, IMS.
I. . t:tr..vi:tt, eh?., at m neat f.v-
late and foal IHIirr, corner of,il and fhestiut
Slretl, I'hilnilili'lilit, t mithnrttrit to art . j
.1 A'Ciif, at tt rrrrlfil iot all wnntrn line tlilx
'ir, lur nvhnrriiittou or ttilirrtlliif.
.linn al hla Mtler Hill .Vo-s.saM Stru t,
IV.
,1mt S. E. fomcr or Itnlttmort unit t'tilmt ' cntive displeasure, they never would have sup
I.., Haltinutrr. ported a hill calculated to destroy the prosperity
07" We are indebted to the Hon. .Tames Pol
lock, lion. Owen P. Lcib, and others, for public
documents.
; On our first paee, we have phu ed an in
teresting letter from ('apt. Claridge to Dr. Col'
viu of Albany, on the watrr cure treatment.
This is a subject in Which many now take deep
interest, ("apt. Claridge is an intelligent and
highly respectable Fnglish officer, who, by his
writings, first introduced the system into Fog
land, w here it is now practised under some ol
their most intelligent and respectable physicians.
K7" In our paper this week, will be found an
other part of the addirss of the committee on the
subject of a lailioad fiom Philadelphia to Pitta
burg 07" Vet.iM 1 ns ros. Trxs.--lt will be s-en,
by a communication 111 another lolimin, that a
company ol volnnleeis has been organised in
Northumberland, w ho have offered their services
to the tlovemor. The company, at a meeting on
the tith inst , rlcctid Patid Taggart, I'sej. Cap
tain, Wrn F.lliolt 1t Lieutenant, and lleoige A.
Frirk, Fs d Lieutenant. Messrs. Taygart
and Frick are both members of the finr of this
county. We shall regret the departure of our
brethern, but shall glory in their renown. We
sincerely hope they n ay have an open field and a
fair fight. We alia! I often think of them, ami
probably while we may he listening to tieneral
Anthony charging a jury of twelve in an rtrtitni
on Ihe case, they may be aiding lien. Taylor in
riaiging the ene my on Ihe banks of the Rio
(raude, or marching to the Halls of the Monte
Icznmas. At all events, we trust in tU general
i.vue they will come oil" victorious.
ITT Among our Philadelphia advertisements,
w ill be found the card of . Kimtirr.jr., No. .'U
North -Ith street. To Ihcexcellent quality, style
and beauty of finish of Mr. KimbeCs hats, w e
can cheerfully testify from actual observation.
J. V. A .' IK Si.Ars' clothing establish
ment. 1 1' 4 market at., we confidently recom
mend to all who procure their clothing in Ihe
city.
flroy A Itrolhrr, No ."U Walnut street, ad-
veitise an extensive assortment of stales ol all
si7.es and kinds, which aie well worthy the at
tention of dcaleis.
Bv" Tiik Srrr.ssir Cot it tor the Northern
Pistiict, is now in session at this place, pre
sent - Chief Justice liihsoi., ami Judges Rogers,
Setgeanl, and Biiiusides. .fudge Kennedy is ab
sent at Philadelphia, 011 account ol ill health
The business of this disli irt is ,is increasing
There are eighty six .ascsoii Ihe list, which will
fully oicupy the lour weeks of the team. The
cases lioin l.n.ei ne, Biadinnl, Susquehanna, and
Tiga counties aie first In aid.
C.T York anh llusisr.i i;h Bam fcosn - -The
Jhtiiishuig 'I'lbgrtiph says that preparations aie
making tor the taking cl the stock of the Y01 k
ami Cumberland Bail Koad. The 'l'e!igrujth re- I
11. arks :
"This W ill give lis a cl licet Kai' Uoad Coin
iiiiiiiical 1011 In I .. 1 1 1 1 1 1 ir and all the niUants
ties of lluit market, as we shall be hi I wren .'III
ami 10 iiiilrs nearer l il Ih-'ii In I'liiUdi lphia.
Lei I Ik- w 01 k of iiiipriiVciiK'iH go ahead."
'I his, of itself, independent of many o'her
onsideiations, shoubl be sull'u lent to cause our
I bihelelphia Ii ieiids to pause beore they einbai k
in Ihe mi.called central route, 10 prefi reMce
to Ihe really mole rential and feasible route, by
way of Smbuiy, die - Pittsbuig. 'i he loute by
Ihe West Blanch is not only Ihe best mute, as
Ihe snivels most conclusively piove, but it is
' '
the only one by w hich Philadelphia can defy all
I i aly ami loinpetiiion.
J 1
OV'lirs Y:a. Tlie New Oilcans Delta
h is a nol.ee ul an agr'ahle meeting in ihe la
, , , ,,..'.,.,,, , . 1
du parlor ol Ihe .St. f liar lee Hotel, al which!
' .
Ihe gallant Col. Payne, of (he C. S. Army, and
he Mexican prisoner, c.etwrnl Vega, nu t l"r
the lirst tune toice the battlee id the rili and
.(til ..lay. I he Delta tey :
" I he ii.cc-tini! Iiclwecn these two brave ml-
dier wa one ot c.r.l.al greei...,, and a km.lly
pressed his regret lo Hie t olonel at s. cmg Unit
he was wounded, and indulged Ihe Lone thai
he would shortly
tly recover Iroin lliccilccu ol it.
. r '
The Colonel thanked luni f r hi sympathy , and
congralulateal him in having escaped a similar
inll.clion; ho Iriutcd that he would find his
residence in the Frilled States as agreeable as
circumstance would ailniil of: he assured him
that In gallantry waa appreciated by the officers
of ihe IL S. Army, and by the citiieus of the
United States."
SiRxwnrav Lrsvxa Three or four atraw
berry leaves, says the New York True Sun,
eaten green, are an immediate remedy foi Dy
sentery, bumtner Complain', &c.
Hit Kay j Tnriff Hill passed in 1 he House.
It will be seen by the proceedings of congress,
that this infamous bantling of Secretary Walker,
has been forced through the House of Representa
tives obviously unJ-'r tin; lash and influence of 1I18
administration, and its free tin de organ t h ; I is:
ion. The blustering ami threat cl' Bi mkrl.,-ir
ofOhio, who hut two ilayt pic ions said he could
mid wonhl defeat the bill, have all vanished into
thin air. So also w ith Ihe urnth vt Uathhnn of
New Yoik. They have bolh, w ith neatly all the
Ohio and Xew York ih legations, i;onu for the
bill. That the hand cf power has her n nt work
to inlluetice some n,enders to vote contrary to
their own cxpussed convictions of riwht, is too
evident to he mistaken. Mail the niemhers been
left to act nci milium to thf-ir own convictions of
right and wiuni; had they not been iulliifiice.l
by oilier considetatioti", or menaced hv the eve-
j and best interests of the eonntiy. If this is Ihe
kind nf protection that Mr. Polk intended the
people nf Pennsylvania should receive, and prom,
ised through his Knns letter and other high sour
ces, it is time that they should know it. ' It is
not, at all events, in accordance with the promise
made by Mr. Buchanan and others, in the confi
dence of Mr. Polk, during the Presidential can
vass but looks very much lik the protection
which the wolf iifl'oids to the lamb. Mr. Bu
chanan owws it to himself to his friends,
and to the people of Pennsylvania, to explain
this matter, so far as he has committed himself.
The hill is now before tin; Senate. A motion
by its friends to refer it to Ihe committee of finan
ces, was lost by a vote of S'i to 21. The final
vote in the Senate w ill he very close, but we still
have hopes that it will he ilefeated in that body,
oral a'l event materially amended, (ten. ("ass
is in favor of the principle of piotection. What
course he will pursue is at present hard to say.
The following will probably b the vote in Ihe
Senate ;
States.
Maine,
N. Il.iinp,
Mass..
1! Island
Conn ,
Vermont,
N. York,
N. Jersey,
Perin'a ,
Pelaware.
Yea.
1
0
0
0
0
a
0
0
n
Nay.
1
1
5
7
a
a
n
1
3
a
a
1
1
0
1
States.
Alab.,
Miss ,
Lnuis'iia,
Flo.ida,
7V.I7M,
Ohio.
Michigan,
Imliana,
Illinois,
Kentiiek V,
Tennessee,
Missouri,
Aikansas,
Total,
Yea. Nay.
9
a
0
a
a
1
1
a
a
0
1
a
it
n
1
!
0 i
1 1
1
0
2
1
n
n
Maryland 0
Virginia. I
N. Carl'a . 1
S Carl a 3
(eorgia, 1
Should the above be the result, which would
make it a tie vote, in that case Mr. Pallas, the
Vice President, wouhl have the casting vote,
which we trust will be in favor of the interests
ol his native state.
C7 The whole Pennsylvania delegation in
Congress, excepting Mr. Wilmnt, of Bradford
county, voted against McKay's tariff bill. Our
member, Mr Pollock, and Mr. Blanchard of
Centre county, made speeches against the bill,
and in favor of Ihe present tariff, which are high
ly commended. Mr. Pollock berated Mr. Bu
chanan for representing Mr. Plk, at a public
meeting, as a better I a r 1 IT man than Mr. Clay.
C7 Puisiuos, the correspondent of the New
York Ti ibune, who was expelled last winter on
account of his notice of Mr. Sawyer's eating sail-
1 fr in ,,ie , rit,.s . fonwi .
"We expect quite a scene in the House of
Uepreaenlalive in a day or two. (.en. Me-
CovxKl.t. of A'ahama, a few day since, in the
I louse of Kepresentative, proposed to loca'e
a Land Office aoinnw hero in his District, for
the convenience, of Dome of his constituent.
The tlitliuiiuiiilieil Member t rem ( Mho (Mr-
Saivvlh) moved lo lay Ihe motion on the table,
w hich w as carried. The following conn r.a-
tiou lin o occurr. u :
Mr
McCosM l.i.- Whnl In beconm of my
mniioii, Mr. Speaker ?
Tin Si kakfr It w n laid on the tnb'e.
Mr. McCos,M.i. At whose instigation!
The SersM'.it Di4 motion ol the eiitlciimn
from Oliio i p rasung voie ai an. ny many l ennsyi-i
Mr. Mc(rvvM 1 1.- Which gentleman! Wus!vni"n' ,,iM- in ,U r""nt aliap-, is m.t j
it Sawyer ! j thought to be so unfavorable to Penusy Ivauia in- ;
The Srrkr.n noiMer? assent; , ter. st as the Pennsylvania delegation seem to
Mr McCa.sM.u 1 A Idresmoir Mr Slli1 . "p;oe.
Old Siiisa.-e. if vou ever nut vour liio-er
my iui'sf a'sio, I'll pivnl y.'ii witS a fat sau
sage, winch will last jru 1 tew days. (I omit
tome lii.cil wi iris.)"
t'UK TAItlKt' llll, I,.
Its l'iin;e 'I' I. ri k H ll.e lln.,a hy
it.11 iMbj.h i.j- : 1
Ktn
The Consideration ol the Tariff Bill in the
House of Keiiresentatives was the all-exi itini:
..,, , ... 1. ,1.., . 1
J - - il I H'i.11. r iin.f- inrnrii PC'rmi
' . , , . . ..
letters from our ronespomlent, rmitainiug the
j v:,K.ettUut , , brin(, pp,., for
, , . ,
1 Want nf rnnni I1110 iM-n nun r.M f.. Imtf lhin
I ' '
aside, lor the follnwine sumniarv from the Bal
Itimore Sun. Alter the rejection of 11101 of the
ameiidments otfered, at noon Ihe committee ) The publication of the treaty bv someofthe
, . . , ,, . .. 1 ..- . . .1
r,ri lili.l r.1,11 t A.A , It lull fl.S t I l.,IIS Ant l.lst . N a .ft- i.rlr ..n w.rm . It ,...1.. m .... t.t rl.
rose iiinl repotted the bill to the House amidst
, gieat uproar.
j ,e ,,Pi,k,.r i.aving taken the chair, about for
ty members jumped up at once, but Mr. Boyd got
,' the fioor. He moved the nrevious ouestion
,oncurruig in the amendment of the committee
! c, ,h(, who,e
I A ,,,0,ion w ""e1.3tely made to lay the
motion on the table. The vote was, yea 00
1 ... ..
nays ll?. o the motion for the previous ques
tion was not laid on the table. The previous
question was then ordered, and the House pro
ceeded to vote on the amendment to the bitt made
by the committee.
On concurring in the amendment of the com-
. . .........
mittee of the whole by which ''sail" was strick
en out of the duty paying article, the vote was
yeas 10,1, nay 08. So the amendment wa con
curred in.
Amidst a great uproar, a motion was made to
re consider the vote just taken. The yeas and
day having been ordered, Mr Hudson calld upon
the Speaker to have that rule enforced, which
prohibits any member from standing near the
clerk's desk while the vote is taking.
The Speaker requested members to take their !
seats, and caused the rule in .p.esl.on to be read, j
It was not, however, until after repeated eintt ,
that the oll'ender could be induce I to leave the
I front of the detk.
The vote 011 the motion to reconsider was then
taken, and decided irMho nejutive Yeas 101,
nays 103.
The annunciation of the vote was received by
1 oii.l clapping.
The question was ni;ain put in another form,
VI. . ' Shall salt l.e placed on tint free ,t ?"
The vol was yeas lOo. nays I'M. So it was a- j
lain decided that Fait tthnuld he placed on th
free list.
A moment afterwards, however, the Speaker
was called upon to vote, lie did so, and in the
negative. This made the vote a tie, which was
rquul 1o the rejection of the motion. Loud ap
plause again followed.
It subsequently appeared, however, that owing
to the great confusion which prevailed, the Clerk
had miscounted the vote, and that it was yeas
105, nays 10J. which did not give the Speaker
the right to vote, ha being permitted te do so on
ly when his vote will change the result on any
question.
A motion was then made to reconsider the vote,
and it was carried yeas I'M, nays 101.
The effect of this was to bring the hoite back
again to the question, "Shall salt he placed on
the free list .'" The vote was yeas 101, nays
lO'i. So it was decided after alt that salt shall
not be placed on the free list. It therefore re-
mains in the bill subject to 20 per cent duty.
The fate of the bill depemhil upon this one neg
ative vote, as otherwise the New York members
would riot have voted for the bill.
The question was next taken on concurring in
the amendment of the committee repealing the
fishing bounties. This was non-concurred in
yeas 100, nays 109. This saved the vote of the
Maine delegation, who otherwise would have
..( I
gone against the bill. I
The bill, as amended, was then ordered to be;
engrossed fora third reading, without division.
The amendment placing tea and cnflVe among
the free articles was agree' to
The question then being 'Shall this hill pas V '
it was decided as lollops yeas IH. nays li.'i.
So the hill was passed.
A motion to reconsider the vote was made and
j rejected. So the bill will be sent to the Senate
on Monday.
The House then adjourned to Monday next, a-
mid loud huzzas and hisses, both from members
and the galleries I'hil. Ledger.
ICorrespondeneeoftheruhlic Ledger.)
Flinn w A ti XCTOV.
The Tariff .Tfr. Ifurhannn ami Mr. D iIIhx
The I'reiiitml a-ul thr hrgon Treaty.
V ASnisiiiTON, July .. Is1n, I
The unexpected passage of Mr. McKay's Ta
riff bill fur it was really unexpected up lo the
last hour, by even the friends of the bill is the
present theme of conversation among men of all
...
parties, r.ven np to the time on I- rntay that the
final vote was taken nnn concurring with the
Committee of the Who'e in placing Salt on the
Free List, the impression universally prevailed
that the bill must be defeated.
The debate in the Senate on the bill w ill now
be one of great interest and importance. The
fate of the bill is yet doubtful, though the impres
sion rerUiuly prevails, since the extraordinary
course of the House, that it will pass tin- Senate.
It is supposed by many, however, that the sec-
j tion relating to tea and cotfee will be restored to
Ihe bill. Calculations have already been made
j as to the position of parties in the Senate on tln
! question, and should Mr. Jarnagin vote against
j Ihe bill, it is believed that the members w ill then
j he equally devided. In that event, it is said to
, have been ascertained that Mr. Pallas will give
ihe casting vote ,,, ol the I... I.
But Mr. Jarnagin, it is understood, under the '
instruction nf hi Slate, will vote fir the bill, 1
and thus render it unnecessary tor Mr. Pal'as to !
l:...L 11 i I
111 11 ,,nl ' 1 '"-i"rn.i..cu wnen ir. rucnanan
. I . L
! lumiicalinn for the vacant Judgeship w ill be sent
lo the Senate. I am satisfied that he should re-' llu nii Fo-ter, Joseph Mtitio, Ceorge C
main in the Cabinet. ; 'Phonia Lon loii, Liudsey Priestly, Ami
It is aid that considerable opposition w ill be ; n, William Winters, William Wen
made to the confirmation of Mi. Buchanan, when pj-jfj Burke, J hn W. llniseliiiau, Ar
his nomination shall have been sent in, based; s,..n- A.U. V,.i.ll,.i James Tar-oar'
: tiimn Ins rmini sr. I that nf the President on the
I ' -"
On-imn Tmtv T!- .f'ls are disoleased with
1 . .. ... ,
.IT. l. Iliai 11 1 S nepni lai ions, pr TV lOll in 1 lie sent,-
. i
i(lg m oflireat Britain a propositions, bad placed
,, in such a position that they must either
; . . .
1 nunsel ll.e I'rki. Ii.nl t. Mrunt lh nronnsit loll.
! -i - - i i
- ; or run tbi- ri.li .,f ili-Cvil in-n roninr.m ire alto.
1 gether.
: New York papers, w ill induce a motion, the pie-
I sent week, on the part of a prominent Senator,
- i to remove the injunction of secresy from the
i whole proceeding. I do not believe Ihe motion
on i will be sin cessful. though there is on doubt that
J the proceedings will be made public soon after
j ,he cha 0- r,tlfifatl0n, oetwcen lhtf ,W8
j Government.
j " " ' ' T .
I 1 awausw llnsinii kilt a r. 1 Ke i I K an A .
- """"i
I fir-r nf nr..nt,v i,..;;n. U.. mn wr firmir
with Kre,t rapidity, but not with ,ulTlcl,n,,y
good aim a, he thought, called out to them-' Be
careful, and not waste your ammunition. Take
vnnit aim ainl nisver miss vour man.
tliimmhfr
I have given a receipt for every one of these
cartridge !' Tretty soon they charged into the
ehapparel, when they met the enemy face to
face. One of the men charged upou a -Mexiccn,
and a. ho ran h.m through with his bayonet, he
roared out 'Capain; look her-I have saved
one caitndje !'
Tor the Sunbury American
VOLUNTEERS FOR MEXICO. ,
At a meeting of the tiitnibcra of voliintrri
company. Uy ' the r.orouKli ul Norlh
umherlaiid, held at the house of James ,ve n
faid hironjli. on I he tithJiily, 11(3, for the ptr
pon of beinjj nrijaiiizcd, idoctifig their oilieei
0 ml Volimlreriiijj their jo'rvires in tho V
against Mexico, Charlrs F. Liitlc was electei
Judge id election and Iindey Prii-otly Clerk
Tho oath of oftief! was r.diTiini-'trrcil tn tin
.lii'l! and Clerk by Jackmni McFuiidin, I'.n
I t;air? Inspector of Ifl Itrirr Hlh Div. J'. M.
o U c?ioii was then held, ami the I'iiMmw
in; named p'Tfiins unanimously elected : Cup
tain, Pavid Tap jjart ; lt Lieutenant, Willinn
F.lliuU; '2, Lieutenant, (leu. A. Frick. Tin
billowing resolutions were adopted, witht
dissent.
HesoUrJ, That tliil ahs'il bo designate
and known by the name nf 'The Fird Coinri
ny nt" Nortlimiiherl mil Infantry."
AVs. 'cm, That Ihe members of thil enrnpn
ny do livrehy tender their services to the Co;
ted States, as volunteers against Mexico, h.
the term of Yi month after they rhall has
arrivrd at the Jilaco of rcnde.vo'te, in pursuanc
or the requisition lately ins.de, and tho prod;
tnntion 'if the (lovernor of tho Slate-
Itimilvitl, Thr.t they aro n.iw rraily '
msrch, and that the Brigadi; Inspector be r
j quotoi to transmit to the Adjutant (ieni ra
f at llsrriahurg, along with the certified procoOi
' inga of the meeting lo he Lnl helore the (J.ive
! nor, a fair roll of the etrenjtli of the compaiij
' and that he aluo mike to his Fxcellency a fi
trial tender ol their services ii above exprei.se
The undersigned, Superinteudant, Judge at
Clerk above niiiiied, do hereby certify, that tl
foregoing is a true statement of the pruceeiluiL'
and that the persons herein above named we
duly elected to the respective office.
JACKSON .Mc FA I) DIN, B. In
A11..1 f'llAlrl l-"J I ITT I I." I. ..I.o
illH .1 t . I I .1 II I II II , 1 , III 1 1 llll, IIIIT
( 0
,'IM,MKT I'llKTI.V, Cler k.
The auhjoineij Liter was also ordered to :
"' ,,t ,n li,-' ''overnor:
.Nortliuuilerland, July 0, 1510.
To Ilia F.ve.ellcnry, Francis U. Shunk,
( J.ivernor of lVnnsylvn nia.
In pursuance ol the unanimous direction
the' First Company of Northumberland Infa
J try," first raised and oryaini.cd in the IVirou
f Northumberland, t hereby t.'iulcr the ser
ces of the sunc as volunteer under the reqm
j jrn lately made on t Ilia State by the (icnei
j (...vertimnnt, to ?erve one year from the tn
j they shall lie mustered into service. I In
I alo to inform you that the company is w
j ready to '.aka up the line of march for the pb
f cfr,fral rendezvous
DAVID TACfJAKT, Cupt
To Msjor General Abbott Urecn,
Dear Sir
In the absence of the flni'miier (lOiterat. w
' 1 1 . 1 1 , .1 . . , c.... 1 ,.
1 baa already miirelu-d to the seal ot war. I ti
; ..
I the liberty of liindina i:rniieuiHti'1v lo von
proceeiliiija of a meeting held at Northuuil'
hud, on the BHi of July, A. D. 1 ). At
same tinio and place a volunteer compi
mimliering in a',1 111 men, whs organized by
under the military laws of Pennsylvania, am
obedience to the requisition of (!nv. Shunk
i regiment of volunteer to serve in the 1
! now w nged against Mexico. This eompanx
' now full ils ofliivr elected according to I
and a muster Uoll liirniMicd with the accon
j nying papers.
! only express the hope that inasmuch ns
Crst Cmupny of .Northumberland Infantry
! tIB flrHt thut has been regnlariy oriratii."d
)te p,lrj,g(. nbove expressed, you will euden
, . ,-rttljr, ,.jr ft,.r ,)t ,-rvice without de
' . ,e A.l,.1)at tiem-ral -1! Ilirr.shun. and
their oiler in iv ho accejifi d, assuring you '
i!iij are ready to march at a 111 intents wsrn
J CKSON McFADDI."
Brig. In.-., Is Brig., Div., I
Hoi I, OF TIIK CoMfsNV.
Divid T.iCL'arl, Wm. F.I I tot t, t!,'o. A. Fr
Willi nn Wilson, J J- ', llier, J. II. Jii-aung
.1 l.-l T-,. ...II I
s i .vio 11 ,M:ucrj, jr.,
Koop, Maiks It Priestly. Andrew N. Sia
Nicholas Wcnek, J dm T. Coll, John R. '
(ly k", John Mans, R ihert Martin, ll -ury .1.
kuis, J. II. Morrison, Tho. A. Billinglon,
Bell, Win. M'D.niuell, Lewi Artley, Win
Wool, Peter llviselunn, WiCiam Wa
j m-,:J -.- M U'i..'l. r.,
n,"s" '!' '" ' '
Taggart, William (leiger, Joseph Sclm
Win. F. (ieist, Martin J. D. Wnhintnii, .
Clark, Robert II. McCay.Ceo. lv Within,
(corgi! Wells, Kohert B DawKon, J.iiih
dyke, Henry Wuithcr, flcn. L. Wcitner,
A. Taylor, llenj. F. Dichl, A.lrew Wilson
South. Martin Harrison. Joseph Vallkirk,
id Snyder, (ieo. W. I leimeiidinger, J.inn
K.ir, S Thomas, Henry Frick.
, Crotlicrs, Daniel Croihers.l.eorgc Fisher,
1 uel Cnhhon. Robert Slater, John lleck, (
i,, . , (. n ..:,,,.. Andrew!
. ""u "' ' " "'
JiCob Crouser, John j. Miller, Dan.el II.
nor, J.cob Phillip. sS.mue Fox, Andre
j Vandling, Isaac Beidlcspach, James II.
I PI.
j 73 ol the above belong to the boron
J Northumberland, li to Sunbury, 3 to Point
Miitoti.and 1 to Augusta,
The Potvto CW.-We hear scarce!)
j thing this year of the potato blight. The
J frwin oil avcgui.ts, will be unusually large.
i