The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1842-09-17

twenty thousand dollars expense, fOr tne
heneft of few greedy spectators at
Bloomsbury"
Thus saith the Algerine of the lntelligen.
Ger, with his usual want Of candor and truth,
as we presume he refers TO a removal of the
seat of justice from Danville 10 Bloomsbury.
II such be the fact, we pronounce it will
ful wicked fasehood, uttered by him TO de-
ceve and dupe the friends of removal, into
the support of man, who, if elected, the
Danvile faction can use to enrich themselves
'at the expense of the county, by looping
off one third Of the county. and compelling
the other two thirds TO put up new buildings
at Danville, in place of the old now there.
That the avowed object of electng Daniel
Snyder is to defeat the division, and procure
the removal is known 10 all. The friends
of removal do not skulk behind the bush,
and resort to false electioneeIng,' 10 effect
just causc--they come boldly up to the
work, and proclaim their Intentions, but the
Danvile faction, arc resorting 10 all the
falsehoods and misrep presentations tina! in.
ginuty and their wicked hearts can invent
to defeat the removal candidate and elect
their division man. This story of the
twenty thousand dollars is one of their ma
ny falsehoods by which they calculate 10
defeat him. They attach TO this, in their
secret electioneering, another falsehood,
which they dare not publicly speak, because
they know the relutalion is at hand. Ii is
that the friends of removal were not bound
by the bill 10 pay a cent towards the erec-
ton of new buildings, but would put the
whole expense upon the county. Of the
Of
need say nothing more, but to refer the
people of the coun,y.to the bill, as it passed
the house of representatives which we pub
lish below. BY this it will be perceived
that the county buildings were 10 be ap-
praised by d'sinterested Commissioners, and
the appraised value TO be secured 10 the
county by good and sufficient bonds, and
that land, also, upon which 10 ecect the
buildings is to be decided to the county free
of expense, before the Commissioners can
contract for putting up new buildings. This
will place The county upon as good grounds
if no. better, than she now is with regard
10 her pnble buildings. She at least gets
the value of her buildings,and wha, is more
good title for the land upon which they
aIa 10 be erected. And what more can be
asked! We answer nothing n justice, and
when people are contending for justice for
themselves, they should not, and will not,
ask for any thing but Justice from others,
The assertion that the buildings would
cost twenty thousand dollars is equally ri
diculous and fabulous. Less than one half
the money would put up good buildings at
the present low prices of lumber and mate
ra!s, and as they are 10 be put up under the
diraction of the county Commiss onets they
would not permit any extravaganza in them
But why do the Danvi!e faction change
their tune as to the cost of public buildings.
When advocating division, they declared
that the eight thousand dollars subscribed at
Berwick for the new buildings of that coun
ty. was amply sufficient 10 defray the ex.
penses, without laying dollar tax. Why
the shoe punches their toes now, while it
pnched others at that time. This is all the
difference. We cannot, therefore,to oSen
repeat the warning be,caTe Of false elec-
fioneering.' We cannot close this article
without one further remark. If the bill was
calcula'ed tn work such great injustice to
The people of the county, why were they
afraid of having it submitted to them 70,
their division upon il. The people of the
county are certainly as good judges of what
Us for their interest as few individuals in
Danville can be? We answer, it was be-
cause they knew, that the bill asked for
nothing more than justice, and that a major.
lty OF the people would understand It right
'y,- accept j, without hesitation, and thus
me,e out justice 10 the county, and to the
Danvlle faction. They were in fac, in the
situation of the criminal, afraid that Justice
would be meled out to them.
The following is the bill referred TO, as il,
passed the house. 1t speaks for itself.
ResoIved, That it shall and may be
lawful for the qualified voters of tie county
of Columbia at the next general election,
10 vote upon the question of the removal
of their seat of Justice from Danville to
Bloomsburg, in said county, in the man.
ner following to wit: Those in favor Of
removal shall vote written or printed
aicket, t,labelled'Seat OF Justice, q containing
the words For a removal;' 8S those against
shall vote written or printed ticket, la
belled as aforesaid and containing the words,
Against removal the said tickests to be
deposited iC box, which shall be provided
Tor that purpose, a, each and every of the