The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1844-05-18

rate or weak cases, viz personal and lmpor
,una,e boring--al playing this game the
gentlemen OF Danvie, am Wiling to ad
mit,are without superiors--and therefore in
Justice to them, | willingly and without
hesitation yield them the palm. What they
have failed TO convince you Of after aborinp
10 60 il for thirty years, namely, that the
seat Of jnstice 10 Columbia County va
Originally fairly located in Danville, and
that it is to your interest that it should re
main there, they have calculated upon and
heretofore have tut 100 well succeeded ID
boring the Senate of Pennsylvania TO be
! IIieve. But, felov ctizens, thanks TO your
spirit and determinations as well as to your
righteous cause, this power is now aud for
ever al an and, and l The friends of removal
should only hence(orth be true to them
selves, NY word for it. they have nothing
TO fear from ehher branch Of the Legislature
or any other quarter.
will now in the last place; follow this
| bill into the Senate and trace lis progress
there.
On The I'd OF February, moto3 Das
made by Mr. Kidder and Mr.. Crabb TO
proceed to It's consideration, which was
agreed to, and the bill passed through com
piuee of the whole and came up immediate
y on second reading, when mollon was
made to Tecommt it TO the committee on
the Judiciary, which was agreed to, and on
the next day Mr.. Kidder, chairman, report
ed the bill again to the Senate in the shape
n which you will find il appended 10 this ad
dress.
ask you, my fellow citizens, 10 favor
me by an examination OF the provisions Of
this bill. You will all recolleci thai in the
canvass between Mr.. Frut and myself, the
opponents of removal charged its friends
with endeavoring through me, TO have bill
passed for the removal which would tax the
people OF The county to erect the public
buildings at Bloom, and by that means add
to their already TOO heavy pecuniary burdens
! | say to you, on my honor that that never
was my intention or wish; nor was it the
wish Of any man who is friend of reno.
val in he coun,y,as far as my acquaintance
or knowledge extends 1t is true the bill
which passed the House, provided that any
change in the style or dimensions OF the
buildings should be made at the expense OF
an increase of county rates and levles il ne.
cessary, but that rested altogether with the
Commissioners, who would doubtless have
been governed by wha, they found to be the
general feeling on the subject. But even
This argument and objection was taken from
our opponents by the bill which was intro
lduced into the senate, and supported by the
friends of removal, as one which they were
perfectly willing to take. BY lreadng it,
fellow citizens. GU will find ,ha, its passage
so far from taxing money out of the Treas
/ Jury, would have absolutely put money in;
for by its provisions the new public build
lings were to be erected exclusively by pri.
va,e subscription, the old buildings sold, and
The proceeds of the sale paced in the treas
E ury for The beneii. of the county. Ye, this
change in the features Of the bill, produced
no change in the pertinaciy and vrulence
? Iby which, It's passage was opposed The
same system of tactics that have before
{ noticed, was resor;ed TO and practsed by
! those in the Danville interest, only TO AL
increased extent. will not attempt 10 de
scribe 10 you, the various means resoried io
J by our opponents 10 ef1'ec, their purpose
for any description could give would al
) ford you but very imperfect idea OF the
? reality. will however, repeat that this
time, as before. no means were left unre
sorted 10, no stone was left unlurned b.
them; 10 accomplish their end, The defeat Of
HE bill and this as YOU are aware, they
lgain bul for HE LAST TINE succeeded
lin.
, On the 9Th OF February the second read
ing of the bill was resumed, but after max
ling some lrning amendments TO the frs
section, the senate adjourned without taking
1 he question on its passage. On the 9h
The consideration of the bill was again re
, sumed, and the merits of it debated. A
I. motion was made TO postpone II TO the 1871
which failed by vote Of Yeas l2, Nays
/ Is, the friends of the bill generally voting
1 for, the enemies against the motion, a mo
ton was then made by two friends Of tht
G bill,to postpone the further consideration oI
b It for The present, which after considerable
debate was agreed 10 by vote Of Yeas s
! Nays ~. On tie 23d notion was. made
by two opponents Of the bill, 10 resume il'
{ consideration, but several OF our friends be
: ing absent, il was resisted by those present
{ and voted down. A motion of the same
/ kind was made by the same gentlemen OF
] the next Gay, and again voted down. a
ltnird motion of the same description wa
made by the same gentlemen on the 29'h
; which was agreed 10; bat before vote
/ could be taken on The bll, tine senate az
4 Iinurna1 I'm the seventh Of March two