Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1852-08-06

d glad TO escape. on any terms, from popula
e condemnation. EE
:. Allow US here, gently TO insinuate, that, j
+ they hope for enduring success, they will fin.
e ii good policy to pattern after nobler exemplar
Y than Judas Iscarict and Benedict Arnold ant
l. will e apt TO rise higher and fare better, b,
e peaceful submission 10 the laws of the land
, by keeping within hailing distance Of th'
| truth; and by manifesting some slight regart
for the rights and substantial interests of the
, people upos whose confidence they may at
tempt to impose.
c9t"The following communication is from
one Of the most responsible Democrats
in Union county. 1t will be seen that he
speaks with straig gLt-forward dircctness and
truth:
For the Lcwisturg Chronicle.
Ma. EnIroR-The good people of Union Co
had a beautiful exhibition al the county seat on
Saturday last--tlIe hubtub Of ..Demetrus the
SlIyerSmlth' was re-enacied admirably, for i,
might be truly said thai the major part did not
| know wherefore they had come together. Some
| sad one thing, Some another, not only for the
| space of ., but Of many hours. A meeting was
! NiiiCu W Il HUuCc pUDIiSUtu Nv c1TlntT, john
Swineinrd. Baum a. Co, to repudiafe 4 debt
contracted by the County through their Com
| missioners, 10 construct the SusGuehanna Rail
road through Union county this called out not
only reckless repudiaiors, but it aroused the
law abiding part Of the community, who could
. not think OF having coed old Union di>graced
with the iinctnre of Reputation. Hence, per-
haps, the largest congregation of people that
ever took place in New Berlin. Fhe scene
was opened by some one mounting wagon in
The Public Square, and nominating Rob Barber
for President with all host of Vice Presidents,
who tried TO organize the meeting, and Charley
endeavored to read resolution that no politics
shouM be mroircd ia tie Meeting, but they reiu-
sing TO put the negaire ON their vote, were lite
rally sroaned from their high position, by the
law abiding part of the meeting, which caused
such quaking in their hearts that they fed
round the Court House with their coat tails !
streaming In The wind, when the Railroad men |
mounted The deserted rostrum, and called that
noble specimen of humanity, commonly called (
"Old Ner," to preside. While he was calling /
the meeting To order, some of the RepudiatorS /
who were not SO quailsh about the heart as
their leaders, htched themselves in the traces
and triumphantly gave the old man and his ,
armor bearers the first railroad ride in Union
county, around the Square to Old Market street.
After they got there, they discovered that in
stead OF being carried on the backs of the dear
people, they were prisoners Of war. But they
sooh return d. and mounted another wagon tha;
stood near where the first stood, and the Repu-
diators having followed their leaders around !
there was no more disturbance.
Before the meeting further proceeded, the /
President, IN his usual lucid style, gave short /
and correct statement Of the position of things, |
lch I,,,
heard him. Il might here state that previous
10 the organization of the meeting the Railroad !
men proposed 10 The Ants united organiza-
ton, and that Speakers, selected from both
sides, should speak alternately, that all might
have an opportunity Of hearing both sides and
Judge for themselves. tbs the Anfis declined.
well knowing that light did not suit them.)
The meeting was addressed by the President,
MesSrs. Casey, Hickok, S. G. Wilt, Miller, and
others, and the utmost propriey and decorum
prevailed during its continuance. | wish
could say as much for the Repudators' meet
ing but (as is always the case where light is
they disagreed among themselves;
and their speeches were interrupted frequently
o enjoy the beauties Of fight in the crowd.
And now, pray what is the cause of all this
iubbub! Simply this: railroad 10 connect
with the great central Railroad of PennSylva-
liza and give vent 10 market the coal, lumber,
md other products of the Snsquehanna valley,
5 desideratum long desired, and of transcen-
liant importance 10 not only the people of In
on county but Of the whole Susquehanna val
ey. A company was incorporated in 1897 to
fleet this object, by individual effort. For Is
ears, this has been but continued failure.
during the last session, the Legislature passed
IN act authorizing municipal interpretations 10
AXE stock in such companies. Under its pro-
'isionS, the City of Baltimore took S5O0,000,
jnion county 100000, Lewisburg $4,000,
md various corporations took more or less.
'or this sum of S20C, 900, the Commissioners ,
# Union county are to give bonds, payable in ,
% years, with interest 10 be paid semi annually
his interest will be pail by the Railroad Com ,
,any, and charged to the expenses of the road. ,
{ after the completion Of the road, the income
oes not yield per cent, the county will have
0 make ii up-which is the only iisk the !
county runs 10 secure the great benefits result
ng to her by the use and convenience Of such |
n Improvement, and the certain great enhance l
neni of the value of her real estate. If the ,
'ailroad yields more than per cent. (and all
he railroads that we are acquainted with yield
lore than per cent? then the surplus over 6
er cent. will go into the County Treasury,
lear gain. ;
The object of the Regulators was TO prevent ,
he subscription of the Commissioners TO be
arried into effect, OF repndiate the debt--a I
eautiful business, indeed, TO be engaged in by |
Senker, Shriner Swineford, Baum or even
Jack Cummings.!! the principles Of whose
oi,ical party are so purely law-abidng! Our c
Constitution authorizes the delegation of pow
r by the people of Pennsylvania TO make l
avs; Union county elected her Senator and
they participated in the ma
Il e.