Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1853-01-28
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C,rre,,,adence of the Chronicle.
HARRISBURG, Jan. Is, 1853.

HARRISBURG, Jan. is, 1858.
Last evening, the Harrisburg Typo
graphical Association held their annual
meeting at Covcrly's Hotel, in honor Of
the birthday of FRANKLIN.
His Excellency, Gov. BlGLER, presided
and addressed the assembly in neat and
appropriate manner, referring TO the scene.
of youthful days in the printing office,
"the College of the p'or and fricndless
boy" He said, whether in the occupa.
ton of Susquehanna r.t,smau, as Il cili-
zen among the hardy yeomaury of north
ern Pennsylvania, IA The ball, of !"gi>la
ton, or Il. the Lcim Of State, he looked
back with pleasure, with pride, ou the pro.
fess;on of which b. had the honor Of being,
at Que period, a member. The Governor
paid beautiful tributc to the memory of
FRANKLIN, referred to the progress Of the
Arts, Literature, Science, aud even Agri-
culture, through the Influence Of the cart
preservative of all Arts"
Several letters were read from invited
guests, Toasts given, and the following
patriotic Ode read by WM. II. EGLE:
THE pEISTEgBoY OF OLD.
". have come her. tonight, NV ti.uds
To c.i-brate his birth
Who bottled up the lightning and
Did chain it fast on earth
OF him sho erst a typo was,
In after years
Oh. the nsnr of hat young printer boy
Will live in every age!
lie rolled the for,n. he covEed them Of
Eut his s rasi,d and ;r,:.s3,
A. upon fair his;or,'s pdy.
Doth not thai h s At rc.t-
The pref. of all his deeds read,
The very few;
Corrected and rerissd . the rorS-
A yssie for ali We do!
And ~e should learn to follow we'll
The OF his great mind
The ,t.ct and riie to yiide on,
wLioh ne hath kf; t-hal;
So whrn dcath puts a IeTsoc to
This mortal ot1se of ours,
Of our lifs's page may
BE to'cisred round with jsosssrs
lie a noble printer-b.y,
That patriot and sage;
An h ~ the AcTs"
In every cline ard age.
Anon; the frs; in history,
And in the hals If lame.
Stands out that ol1eu pr;ntcrboy-
BEk FRANKLIN VAS hIs name
The guests were considerably numerous,
and all in good humor with their enter
,ainment. Sorry it is to say, however,
that majority Of them sough, inspiration
"by putting to their mouth an enemy
which steals away the brains" Time was,
when nearly every Jour. printer was
drunken sot, ofteuer than semi-occasional
ly. Within our day, We have known men
refused boarding in respectable houses BE-
caue they were printers. That day is
passed, aad printers are fast assuming the
station of rsspectability to which their tai
euts, their experience, and their generous
hearts entitlc them. Let them quit, en-
tirely, that worst enemy-intoxication-
and their happiness, their influence and
their property would all be found to in-
crease Let them follow the example Of
their most illustrious prototype, Benjamin
franklin, the "American Aquatic" and
become cold. water men like him. While
FRANKLIN "tamed the lightning" that
other Yankee Printer, MORSE, taught it
to print-and Morse also is a coll-water
man. These two most eminent professors
Of the typographical art, arc worthy Of all
commentator for their bright examples
as temperance men-priutcrs everywhere
should initiate them.
Several Of the unsuccessful contestants
for seats in the Senate have gone home
and uttered some very foolish and some
very false. statements iu reference to their
defeat. Only Of the 20 competitors for
Transcribing Clerk could Le chosen; and
some who are in the lnsjori,y" whine
most pitcou.ly about it. Their conduct is
unmaniy aud ungratcfui, aud thus prosokcs
contempt, not auger; and lowers them IN
public estimation, instead of Strengthening
them.-The Board of Canal C Commissioners
also, are sending away scores of hungry,
disappointed ofhce-huntcrs, who threaten
to overturn "the party" Instead of de-
stroying the party, many Of these growlers
will 6ad they have only destroyed them
selves.
l recently attended a meeting Of the
Harrisburg Literary Institute" and lis
tened to avery we'll written and philosoph-
lcai essay on "Life," delivered by Dr. GEO.
Dock. The Institute occupies Hall on
Market street, between Second street and
the river, three sides of which are covered
with geological specimens, loaned to the