Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1852-02-11
Correspondence Of the Lewisburs Chronicle

HARRISBURG, Feb. d, looZ.
In conformity with your wishes, | have
concluded to send you an occasional letter
while | remain in town-The small pox
RACES violently in this region, and that
is all l can give you of general news
Both branches of the Legislature are
slow in getting under way. The reason
is, that the members employ themselves IN
labors not strictly belonging 10 legislation
January has exhibited three grand scenes
here. Scene |. waS kossuth, Nobody
talked or thought or dreamed of anything
but the great Hungarian, for the space Of
nine days and nine nights; but the affair
now fingers upon the mind only as
dream that is past. There is one thing
about it, however, which reminds us thai
twas not all drsanl-namely, the plump
bills that come in to be footed by the
State .Kossuth is good and great man,
yet can not but think his project Of raj
sing money BY voluntary subscriptions,
will bc process SO slow that neither you
nor | will ever hear Of the Hungarian
army equipped by " American substantial
aid" Intervention resolutions are before
the Senate, but mark my word-after all
the gassiug and shaking of fists at Russia,
the resolutions will be of III, fast-and-
loose order, so as to bear any construction
that may be placed upon them hereafter.
Scene H. wa. the Inauguration Of Gov.
Bigler, but as that was on the regular pro-
gramme, it caused but little excitement
except to the numbers who were delayed
/ BY the snow storm and didn't reach here
until the performance was closed. May
the incumbent be as faithful to the inter
ests of the Commonwealth as his prede-
cessor, and she will have her honor we'll
sustained.
Scene III. opened upon what has clas
sically been termed "the battle of the an-
imals' s'-practically, the trisnnial division
of the spoils, which was the most interest
ing part of the play-a blending of the
critical, comical, and farcical, but closing
decidedly tragica!ly. A more good hu-
mored, happy, smiling set of fellows was
never assembled than that disclosed on
the first rising of the Executive curtain
1t was evident that all were determined to
have jolly time Of it. Unfortunately,
there was no: sufficient lumber of front
seats to accommodate all the guests As
soon as that discovery was made, general
scramble ensued, in which many .airy
castles" were dclnclished..to the consterna-
ton Of the builders. Many Of the audi
ence exhibited a kind OF vv:;-a;:g:--, said
to be useful in penetrating .tfyur barrels,
and gentleman from Bucks county hav
ing his in the best trim, was declared en-
titled to the first seat. As soon as this
announcement was made, the crowd turned
their attention to what | thought looked
like bobbing; this was done by suspend
ing glass tube or phial by string, and
throwing it out much as you have seen
sailors "heave the lead, only in this
case it was necessary to hit the bun9-h hole,
(by the way rather difficult task AZ
ter lengthy contest, gentleman from
cold Union was adjudged to be most
expert, and Of course mounted the barrel,
looking "spoons" at his chop fallen COM
petitors Most doleful countenances were
now exhibited, and curses loud and deep
arose, when the curtain dropped, and hid
the actors from my view. How many
more parts there are in the play have
not learned, but shall keep an eye upon
it As taxpayer, l favc right to do
20, for in the end the people pay the tid-
dlers, and too often the Members of the
Legislature join the scramble as partners
or bat-holders, aud thus is Legislative bu-
siness three weeks behind its proper time.
In the Legislature, the Democracy bids
fair to get down SO meekly and humbly to
the Slave power, that ;.ae National
Wings" doubt whether they can fall so
low, even with the weight Of the " god-like
Danier' upon them may the poor " Ma
tionals" soon retrsce their steps, and repent
in sackcloth and ashes for their now un-
thanked for treachery in the late campaign
1t is evident from the action of the Senate
aud in the House-coupled with the recent
pardon Of the notorious kidnapper, Albert,
by Gov. Bigler-that our County Jails
are to be opened wide to any iend in human
shape who for "thirty pieces of silver"
will incarcerate men and women whose
only crime is that they love Liberty! We
have strained our throats land given our
dollars) in shouting =" Liberty and Free
dom" for Hungary-in the overfowing
of the milk of human kindness, we demand |
Of Great Britain the release Of the exiIed
Irish patriots; Gin both which cases, we 90 |
for the "higher law" of Liberty against
Legalized Power -and in the same
breath, when men or women in our oun
country, smarting under the iron rod Of
Oppression, with hearts large enough TO
throb for that freedom which is "the
inalieesble right Of all men" everywhere,
are fleeing from bondage, we stop them in
their flight, gratuitously build prisons in
which to thrust them, and turn upon them
bars and bolts which should close upon
fslons and tsloss only! Away with your
inconsistent lauding Of .he Infxael Turk
for protecting fugitives from legal servi.
tude from the bloody clutches of Haynau.
while you professed Christians volunteer
10 lay your free and holy hands upon your
brother church-membcrs and drag them
back into bondage worse than Hungary
ever knew. From what have heard from