The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1843-01-14

against a removal Of the seat Of Justice
from DansilIe,,o TO BIoomsburg, should tbat
question again be brought up in the eg'sla-
ture. m W d
Either Division, or Removal, would
unques,ionabIy increase ihe county rates
and leves, aud as heavy debt. and high
taxes have been imposed upon tho commu
nifty by rimprudent snditoo much legislation
il is high time, in my opinion, to arrest the
present wild spirit Of local speculation, in
the Legislative halls. tfNk a18 ~43
With due consideration and respect,
Your fellow citizen, gAsr4
"a ee as RICHARD FRUIT.
Both conventions truly performed the
duty required Of them by the people. by
selecting their candidates 10 express refer.
ence to The local question, and both parties
hos,ed the flag oil either removal or no
removal. with both candidates pledged a.
gainsI division. That the question was
we'll understood by the people, no one will
deny. as she newspapers friendly TO either
candidate, avowed their preference for their
friend because he was favorable 10 their
side Of the question, and in every meeting
held in the county, The same grounds were
taken. in the resolutions passed and speech
es made. Ala removal meeting, held in
Roaringcreek township, i,was
Resoiued-A'rhat they would vote 70,
Snyder ''because he obeyeJ the instructions
Of twenty eight hundred of his constituents
constituting large majority of the whole
by sustaining and voting for the passage Of
a bill removing the seat Of justice from
Danville." ATE. meeting in Greenwood
township, the question was truly stated
thus -''lha. the question may be fairly
weighed through the ballot boxes, political
feelings have been sacrificed, and all parties
favorable to removal will give their vote for
Daniel Snyder. the removal candidate, while
those of Danville and Berwick, will unite
upon Richard Fruit" These are bu, few
Of the many meetings held throughout the
county, in favor Of the removal candidate, at
altof which resolutions Of similar .eno,
we're passed. In addition, the bill which
passed the house, at the las, session, was
also spread before the people. The friends
Of Richard Fruit. were alike active in his
support because he was opposed 10 removal
Ia addition 10 Fruits pledge against reno.
val. the Danvlle IntelIigencer. the organ Of
The opponents Of iemovsl.of Sept. 23d, sftcr
ienouncing Daniel Snyder, for sustaining
the removal, says. "Let the voters bear
this in mind, and also remember, that Ri.
chArd Fruit; is agains. removal. and agains,
cutting and carving and dividing our coua-
\ ty." Oct. 7th, il further SAYS. "Go 10 the
polls early, in every township; get ont all
will be ELECTED, the county will not be
aiydsd, Tie SEAL OF iYsIiIGE Ia KS,1L MILL
creek il was resolved by their friends. thai
they would not vote for Snyder. because he
voted for removal of the seat of justice Of
This county, and would vote for Richard
Fruit because he is opposed TO the
REMOVAL OF The seat Of Justice" In the
resolutions Of meeting held in Briercreck,
reported by agen.leman Of Berwick. they
Iiesolved TO oppose Daniel Sny der, because
he voted 10 secure the passage Of his own
favorie local BILL In Mifflin. Derry, apt
other townships, similar resolutions were
passed at meetings got up TO oppose the
Election Of Snyder. Thus il will De seer
that the question wss fairly aud distjnc,ly
Iplaced before the electors, and that they al
voted understandingly. I! was in fact, one
Of the mos, warmly contested elections eve
held in The county, there being more vote.
polIed than at any former election, and re-
suited in the election Of DANIEL SNY.
DER. The REMOVAL CANDIDATE, b,
the triumphant majority Of S75. as viii
be seen by the following official returns.
| ai,fy tee SNYDEB. FRUIT.
| Bloom. (Bloomsburg.) $40 g.
Brercreek, (Berwick,) 1874 10 77m1
Ca''awlssa aqnn9 81, 274 81
Derry, s foIg,g 80 1888
Fishingcreek, l43 Q