Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1853-09-09

costly in proportion than our large coun
ties are.
The large back townships Of Hartley
Center, and Beaver, have not increased
faster in proportion than the smaller dist
, tricts, New Berlin and its vicinity. And
Mifilinburg-although deprived of the
County Seat, which was once hers, ard
may he again-still takes the lead of her
rival, (New Berlin,) although the County
has contributed thousands annually to the
latter town, for nearly forty years.
The construction of the Lewisburg, Cen
ter & Spruce Greek Railroad, seems quite
as probable as any undetermined work of
that nature. Its tendency would be to
benefit all of Union and Center counties,
but more particularly Hartley, Mifliinburg,
the Bufaloes, and Lewisburg. Its result
would be to throw the center of population
and business still further to the north and
east of New Berlin
Every portion of Union county-New
Berlin perhaps exceptcd-is more or less
iiourishing. But the points of notable
progress are, undoubtedly, Chapman where
the Trevorton Coal Company are throwing
a Bridge over the Susquchanna, to reach
the Canal-.Selinsgrore, which now puts on
the dignity of Borough, and was never
more prospcrous-H Winfield, at the mouth
Of Dry Valley, which iniparts to New Bcr-
lin all the life it has apart from the bust
ness forced there as our county scat
LeptsLary, which advances with the sure
pace it has for ten years past, and yearly
develops new and more strong resources
and Fhite Deer llNs with its superior
watcr-power, at the northeast corner Of
the county.
1t is evident to every Observing mind,
that the Public Buildings at New Berlin
will not long answer for county purposes.
New buildings, somerhere, must be erected.
The pccuniary benefits of the seat of JUS
ticc to such place as New Berlin, are not
sufficiently great to justify her people in
proper edlfces at their private
She has not the public spirit,
the inclination, nor the ability, SO to do.
They mpst be erected by TAXATION, or by
the People in other Towns.
Ii is true, as we are tod, that there are
citizens of New Rariin circulating through
Ihe county and trying to soothe the people
with the prctcnce, d" We 60 mt want any
new buildings-ali mistake-one of old
lsraers tricks" &c. 1t is true that while
a citizen Of NewBcrlin Mr.. .Gutclius worked
for New Berlin interests, and offered SO
as his share of contribution toward that
object; but Mr. c. did not write the edit
orial for the STR copied in the inside of
this paper, nor forge the names of citizens
there referred to; nor was he one Of the ,
Caucus which nominated the New Berlin
for Commissioner. Let not the !
people be lulled into sleep; the Star told
the truth; and nsa-if their Commissioner
is elected, they hope soon t2 have Grand
Jurors who viii direct, and Commissioners
who will construct, at the public cost, new .
County Buildings, equal to those of our
z sister counties" (And we know of no
q sister county" which, with the peoples
purse-strings open, stop short of $4,000 /
,r 100000 for county buildings) First
the amount of taxes levied for
Jails and Court Houses in Dauphin, \ ork,
Lancaster, Berks, Chester, Montgomery,
&C., and run that hazard if you choose. /
We have spoken plainly in this arti-
lie, as we are wont to do; and we trust
We have readers who in their moments of
,alm and unbiased reflection will appreciate
he force of the facts presented