Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1852-08-06
0-jTOur neighbor around the corner says

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I'VE regret that the voice of the county is
not for the subscription. but il must be ac
knowedsed that majority Of the people o.
the county are against II"
This speclous paragraph certainly caps the
climax Of mendacious efirOatery; and proves
to demonstration, that the source whence il
emenates is hostile to the Railroad, no matter
what verbal disclaimers TO the contrary are
put upon the record. 1t also illustrates the
example Of the viper warmed into life only TO
strike at the best interests of the community
which sustains 1t.
The alleged acknowledgment can not
be fairly deduced from Saturdays proceedings /;
for any dspassionate observer who would can
dldly estimate the numerical force Of the two
parties, could not, al the very worst, irnthfully
reduce the friends of the road to a minority /;
and taking into consideration the difference in
the material, the preponderanee in favor of the
latter, in regard to character and influence,
was as five 10 one at least; and it was evident
to all that the repudiators keenly felt the weight
of this difference. The heavy tax payers were
most of them in attendance, and nearly all
friends of the road; SO that out Of 5000 tax
payers of the county comparatively few were
found willing to coun;enance the infany of re-
pudiation. So far from being 1000 in their
procession, the highest number given by any
responsible person WHO counted them, was
1912 not one-third Of the whole number in
town Many Of them lodged around corners
and fell into line again, SD as 10 be counted
proportion were boys, brought TO town as " dead
heads" 10 help swell the unmeaning force of
mere numbers; and the appearance of many
others in the ranks plainly indicated their utter
ignorance of the purpose for which they were
there. This was generally remarked at the
time. And from what we know Of the public
sentiment Of the county, il is morally certain
that if the friends of the road, instead Of as
sembing on the spur Of the moment, had
made tithc of the effort put forth by their
opponents, they would have over-shadowed
them five to one AS it was, they held their
own triump phantly; and large proportion OF
the crowd at Herr's corner were Railroad men,
who went down to see the fun.
We do not pretend to deny that majority
of the people of the county are opposed to
this kind of legislation as general rule; but
for any one TO assert that majority. or any
controlling proportion of the people, are In
favor of ndllifying the law, and repudiating the
solemn and binding contract Of the Commis-
sioners, is to proclaim what aPproximates very
nearly to a point blank falsehocd.
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ORA contemporary ventures the following
profound observation
awe will not, however, join with those who
impu,e all sorts Of ill motives to such persons
as do not think just as they do upon this sub
iect, believing that there is room for an honest
difference Of opinion, in regard 10 county sub
scriptions."
Well, who ever doubted or denied this pro-
position Nobody that we have heard of; {;
and no honest mans motives have yet been
impugned, so far as we know, on this account.
But when a brace of political desperadoes,
for corrupt purposes, and with the wages of
hirelings in their pockets, deliberately unfurl
the black banner Of reputation, and skulk
with s,ealhy tread around the county, from
door to door, TO impose upon the ignorant and
unwary, and rally the people to its support
by a series of deliberate falsehoods that OUT
Herod the Father of lies himself, they justly
bring down upon themselves the indignation
and contempt Of all honest and honorable
men Of all parties. And now, when they
cover and quail like wh,pt spaniels, before
the force of the storm they raised. but could
not direct, their imploring peeeari comes too
late to save them from the odium Of their
guilty crusade-it will cling to them like the
poisoned shirt Of Ncssus, until they will be