Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1853-12-02
Your true Yankee farmers are noticea-

spelilnS ana Singing schools, debating aild
other societies, aud above all their books
and periodicals coming to every family,
make learning a thing universal. 1t would
astonish some of the Penn'a farmcrs--per-
haps not your readers, howcver-to sec the
loads of newspapers coming weekly to
every little post-offce where the Yankees
have the influence. \ N. Y. Tribune Of
the morning,i | saw the evening Of the same
day at L small storcy-and-a-half house, Ii
miles from the Eric Railway and 240 from
New York city. The poorest here are all
determined that hei, children "shall have
an equal chance with the richest" and
well-cultivated mind they are aware gives
them that chance. Hence they will not
be found Starving their heads for the sake
Of pleasing their stomachs;'' they prefer
plain food and rich reading.
stopped at town in Tompkins county
containing three or four villages and / or
5000 inhabitants, in which no Intoxicating
liquor is sold publicly, and where cases Of
intemperanco are almost unknown. The
authorities viii not grant license, and
all the thirsty can procure it is stated is
smuggled in by stage driver. (Yct at
the last election, which it was supposed
would decide the Maine Law for the State,
scores OF its rampant advocates remained
at home! One who had brother who is
a reformed man, and to re-instatc whom
in church, society, and secret associations,
lie had taken much pains, refused to 90 to
the polls, "because he must stay and make
a cow-pen. ~ Very similar to the "fricuds
Of the Maine Law" in Pittsburs, who
secured the denomination of DR.. Carothers
as the Wing candidate for Senate, and
supposiug him "all safe enough" refused
to exert themselves on election day, while
his opponents rallied and defeated him by
2 or BOG. )-There is an organization in
this State called the "Clrsoa League" by
which men Of property combine and pledge
money to pay the expenses Of seeing anti
liquor lows enforced. 1t is of little or no
consequence what laws are enacted on such
a subject, (the Small Note Law is an illus
iratinn y hnt if -asnnnsihla o~~.n:--
and devote time and money to ensure the
entorcemcm of those laws, there is some
virtue and illegal suasion" in them. am:
not familiar with the details of the League,
but should deem it an important plan.
The local question of the day just here,
is the Stage question. Under the Wing
administration, the Wing merchant had
the Post Office, but a Democrat happened
to get the contract for carrying the Mail.
Under Pierce, the Dem. merchant has the
p O., but the late Wing 2. NJ. underbid
and got the Mail contract. The old mail
carrier did not want to give up running
his stage (l6 miles, and put down the fare
to 81 cts and continued 1.-THE new con-
tractor run the same route for % cts-the
old one came down to 12s-the new one
carried for nothing-the old one ditto, and
dinner and CARS gratis This losing game
of course could not continue. The con-
tractor has money, and the legal right and
lis friends wax warm in his support. The
other pleads poverty and inErmity and that
he inhabiteth ga free country" and his
friends "will see him through" The con-
sequence is, great and wordy war in Cen
teryille-Hards, Softs, and Maine Law are
forgotten in the contest between the Old
and New Stage parties. Onc man would
Do good business, with fair charges; as
it is, each has to take il "dcad heads" or
at half prices, and thus Especially in bad
weather. good loads "keep up appearan-
ccs." The way the village and adjacent
country is canvasscd for passengers, would
" "bec~ne more important cause" And
then to see the ''proprietors" running in
debt everywhere they can, in order to COM
pet custom from reluctant patrons" Asa
stranger to the intestine war, it was very
amusing to Inc to hear the arguments pro
and con-to be persuaded at first to ride
with Tweedledum, and secondly with Tive
dledee. "Very foolish all this" you will
readily say, 'for it is running them both"
True, but the folly is not confined to the
runners of stages-printers, mechanics and
merchants often set the same example
for, in all cases, uncaHedtor competition
is the death instead Of the "lite of busin-
ess." One bubble must burst at last.
The more desperate the case, :he greater
will be the boasts and show Of prosperity.
rs it stands, the Stage question may be
nursed by some pettifosgins politician into
a lawsuit or two; or if "public feeling"
can be go. to ''bleod" enough to keep up
both Stages unit! next Election, the next
Governor may be chosen by some connec-
ton of his name with the Stage question
in Centerville. 1t has spread into the
church, and one pastors ''infuence Is
ovportcd'' in hnbalf of his parishioncr the