Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1853-06-17

I uiattcI upon "E.ci, u"uSi 'nS hSs" W. -
Party press, of the Whig sehool-hazar
alt will be rccollccted ,hat on the assemb-
! Ing Of the Maryland Legislature this year,
Gov. Lowe in his message recommended
subscription of several hundred thousand
dollars, GA the par, of Maryland, TO the
.Sasgnehanna Raiirood, nor un'ler CONTRACT
j.pm BriGyep"H (Yp"S'fe Ha'Tistury) Il
/ .SmLnry. The Legislature Of Maryland
has been diatory upon the matter, and tC
facilitate the subscription this banquet was
-iven. This IS the hrue reason why the H.
yitation was made, and We can adduce the
eyidence to prove it whenever and where.
ever il by be denied.
"Govornor Bicle. is also deeply inter
c,.ed in The construction ct this road, as il
forms = connecting link with the Sunbury
and Erie Road, and crcns up an immense
body Of llrd owned by him, and by th'
construction Of these roads it is rcndcrel
valuable. lie WAS, doabtless aware oftLc
tue meaning and purpose Of the invita-
ton. and rs ~ meals were devised by The
! Legislature FOR the payment Of the seven
or eight thousand dollars Incurred in feast
/ ing the Maryland Legislature, he agrees
TO pay Sl50o to the ho;cl-kcepers and run
the isk of the next Legislature iciundlnG
il back to him"
! We hoped that with this friendly
Wholesale defamation Of men exalted IN CHI
issue- instead of producing the "Er1pENc
ro.asscrlcd the charge in different words, a
"Col. Sliftr did in conversation upon
the resolution of invitation, in language
Of this import, that " he felt u deep inter
est i'll the welfare of the Susquchanna
Railroad that he thought he should do
something for it, and, for this reason, de-
sired to cultivate friendly relation TO-
wards the citizens Of Maryland"
Several other members also viewed it in
dis light
Members would not have talked SO, Col.
Sliier would not have left intimations it
was 50, othcls could not have sucked it
OF: Of their thumbs" had there NO: been
u frst great cause
II is no compliment to man, that hc
might concedc to them good motives mt
in jealous conjecture, dull misapprehensior
reading the following broad, positive ASS
Ly Col. SLIFGR:
From the Iuniats s-ntine June o
"a communication defending the late
Legislature appeared in the Lewisburg
Chr, ni-ie, week ago, from which We take
the following extract:
There was no $4,000 spent, nor half ,ha,
sum-"
The Chronicle cditorially uses similar
language, and the Lrristorn G0zefc cop
les il. Auditor General BANKS says he
passed bills to over the amount of nine
Aousand dotldrs! growing out of this le-
gislativc feast. Here i, a question of We
racity; but the ecraci,y is all on the side
of the Auditor General. When these pa
pers and Justice" cndeavors to mislcad
the public relative to the cost of the feast,
We are not surprised at their attempts to
disguise its real object.
1.-The veraciiy is all on the side of the
on the side of the Sentinel Instead of o
las ordered a>tItiny. Instead Of advancil
advanced nothing. All the clain,s made {
the Committee are less than s3, 400; and
bills to come in VIC understand to he for t
Our readers will form their own est
making such assaults. Mr.. Greer, the Sc
His connection with the Star was unhapr
carried with him to Juniata his neighbour
ned to eight every body from Lcwisburg,
continues it, we shall feel regret for the p;
! 4 ccInt ", IN GES Sca1.r W. rnrrct