Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1854-04-07
VOLUME XII NO. l.
Whole NUxBER, 52I.

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received 9 votes (some Of them by mis,ake)
cu. Of $50 cast 10 Lewisburg last fall.
that New Berlin increased IS souls from
1910 to 1850, while Lewisburg gained 792
during the same period. that "Buffaloe
Valley" and "Musser's Valley Railroadl
have not even charter that New Berlin
had 9 out Of leo retailers, &c, last year,
and Lswisburg 23.. .that-bus we can't
begin to keep up! We itulicize some Of
the biggest facts, and let the 'memorialis.s'
proceed, ss follows:
fEssracfs from he .Star" Nemorsail
The trade Of Beaver, West Beaver, Lime
stone, Ccnterville, Jackson, and mos, Of
Hartley and West Bufaloe pqsses trough
New Berlin, which is eas,l.y greater and Of
more importance than ANY OF OUR county
trade that goes to LeNisburg, from the fact
that the trade of Lewisburg is now conf,.-
ct to u comparatively small eompass, the
mos. Of the trade Of Kelly and White Deer
being now diverted to Milton, and hencs
her efforts to obtain the county seat to
retrieve her fallen fortaae. New Berlin
is but miles from Lewisburg and 10 from
Selinsgrove, and is accessible by the best
of roads, containing not hull over one
quarter Of q mile in length, with the ex-
cepsion Of one road leading to Lewisburg,
known as the Ridge road, which Is always
kept in good repair, and can be passed
rinsout much mconrenience We would
advise some citizens Of Lewisburc, when
they come to New Berlin to take this road,
FROM the fact that the HIGHEST THEY EVER
HAVE BEEN, or will be in this world, is
when they are ON the top Of the SLamokin
ridge. apt we also think it quite coIiac-
i've to their health, occasionally to c1me
to New Berlin to breathe las saiubrious
atmosphere, and escape tine aiasnaic ana
sicA!y Joys Of the Susquehanna-
In regard to the public travelling we can
safely say there is Us much if not more
passing thro' New Berlin than Lewisburg,
there being d.ree different lines of public
stages passing thro' it, on different routes,
which afford US dailymail, whenLewisburg
has but taco. Lewisburs is not on the line
OF any public Improvement, the Canals on
which all the travel is confined, for at least
9 months in year, passes, in Northum-
berland county, most ts0o miles distance
There is no probability of her ever becom-
ing place Of much importance, from the
fact that every Rsil Road, now eontempla-
ted in Union county, must connect at some
other point than Lewisburg. The great
Spruce Greek Rail Road, is destined TO ruu
thro' Bu6aioe Tul2ey to Hilton, where it viii
have direct connection with the Catta-
wi.sa Road, and the Mussers Valley road
riH run from, Le,-istorn to Ne,o Berlin.
through Dry Valley to Northumberland,
where it will connect with the Sunbu-v &
Erie road. In this view of the case, the
day is not far distant rhsa Leri.bury With
all her vaunted pride is destined to
become deserted rIiage, aud Ut II b.
itations the abode of the bat and tle owl.
What iute trade she aop has will titus bs
goue, and she will be one Of THE LOST
OBSCURE and INSIGNIFICANT tswus in the
whole county, and if she should get tho
county seat, the people in ten years would
be more clamorous to have it removed from
there, than they are now to lave it re-
moved from New Berlin.
Lewisburg is b.; brood of ,ultures,
who seek to prey and fatten upon the hard
earnings Of the honest yeomanry Of our
county. Their ,rAole history jar tie las.
ten yeurs has been marked BY tie GRossEsr
ouTRAGEs upon the rights and nteress cJ'
our Peqpie, and so adroirly and cunningly
have they managed it, and 50 lost to ectry
sense of honor and justice have they been
US to impose upon, and deceive our Com
missioners in drawing money from our
County Treasury to 10y o1t, inlproue, aud
poy for the pubic streets Of their borough.
Not content With this-not content N 5ri-
bing one Of our Commi.s oaess to sign
bonds to the amount Of 100000 to the
Susquehauaa Railroad, fer tie Yurposs of
enhancing their property and enrienipg
themselves at the expenses OF others, but
they Eow seek TO have the seat Of Justice
through the same motives and the same
spirit. (Sigued)
Wm. Van Gczer, Isaac Slenker,
John Seebold, John Swineforj,
S.mue! Mertz, Abraham Sehoch,
WIN. RosLong, joseph Kleckner,
Jacob Mauck, r. Swineford,
Edward Wilson, NJ. Kleekner,
Geo. Merrill
New Berlin, March %, 1854.
The gsntlemen- f.om ValG,zer down
to Geo. Merriil-who have signed tue
above terrible onslaught upon Lcwisburg,
doub,!sss owe lis amiable spiri, and truth
funess to the '.salubrous atmosphere
and celebrated morality Of .she grea,
commercial metropolis r whose extensive
mail facilities are not tie lcast Of i,s
glories and blessings Long may they
there live to enjoy them and a3yer ris.s
their precious lives, or contamiaats their
spo,le,s purity, by descending from ,teis
heavenly nest OH Shanlokin Ridge 10 min
gle with the sinners or inhale the pestiier
ccs that infest the plains of Butfaiee, OF
Susoueha una, and Miidlecrcek. lieaveu
preserve Vaa Gezer, George, john Swine
ford, L. Co., from i'll of all kinds, aud espe-
cially from contact with i.ewisturg.