Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1854-09-09
DAVID n. nosroomrnv Avn ~. VOTE

We stated IN our paper OF last week that
We would show lhn, the statement Of the
last sunbury GasateN eNhOt Gen. Packer pro-
posed aa amcndmcn,Nto The susquchanna
Railroad, taxing our coal, and that John D.
Packer voted for II, was not true. This we
shall prove 10 the entire satisfaction Of
every one possessing ordinary Intelligence
When the acl incorporating The company
was before the legislature, II was violently
opposed by the Philadelphia members and
all whom they could influence, and such
waS their opposition that The bill W" passed
by a majority Of only ono vote. Ono Of
the means rcsoHed TO, was 10 kill the bill |
with oncrous taxes, and II waS TO prevent
these efforts, and 10 secure The passage Of
the bill, that Gen. Packer and Judge Ives
(anolhcr friend oI the road) proposed, ma
matter Of compromise, that O provision
should bc inserted which would prevent o
discrimination IN favor oI Baltimore and
ngainN philadelphia, md agreed that the
same restrictions should be imposed, as are
imposed on tho Pennsylvania Railroad.
With this amendment the bill passed the
senate, but II " not true os Tho editor OF
the Gazette states, that when II went into
tho House ol Representatives J. D. Packer,
ESQ, voted for H.
That bin ntpr cane bs)orc Mr Home al
al 10 be poiod upon, os iiS opponents did
not cease their opposition, and by calling
the orders of the day successfully prevented
II from being called up. Thistle Journals
will show, and if our readers will consult
them, they will SEQ with what rccklemne's
The Gazcltc makes charges without the
least evidence 10 support them.
The bill which finally passed was ono'her
bill Of h different character, introduced into
the Senate M un amendment, Ito friends
finding lha, TO be The only means by when
they could succeed having tho bill called
on al 80 late period 10 tho session, with
on, two third vote.
But mpposing this chorso wers true,
would II be n justification 10 Mr.. Mont
gomery I Now our readers will observe
lha, the amendment offered by Gen. Packer
as compromise, only imposes such Tax
rs IL imposed or may be- imposed on articles
PASSING ovcr,hc Pennsylvania Railroad, and
as there is no Anthracite Coal 10 come down
+, over tho Pennsylvania Railroad, Ills d'il-
: Quito imagine how II could bc asrdon the
Susquehanna Rairoad. '... r."
u lomuN have optics slnlp, wasD, ..H..
I 10 sge, what mover Gun he tgel'
/. Al The la,c session, however, o supple
i mcn TO the Susquchonna railroad charter,
d granting lbe company the right 10 put into
}, operation PORTIONS Of the road, os fast a'
,. ." 90, Urf,ra Il. ivusv aud the
Q committee Of wh'eh Alr. Montgomery was
. member, and Il was pending the pas.,-
OF his supplement, thu - ''''"'8o"''y
took occn,,o, ;. NV hn regard for the
49,, ,ulcrcNs Of ,hia county Tor, no We
have charged upon him before, and can
show by tho most conclusive evidence, he
/. did then, both as member OF the committee
TO which this bill wO6 referred, and adpl-
wards IN tho House, vote that tho act ol
incorporation "should be so construed as 10
impose tax on mineral coal" &c. See
Pamphlet Laws Of 1854, page 3S3.
Fortunately for our rrglon, the good
sense Of Tho House prevailed over the ob.
',inaney ol our own member, and major
iiy Of both houseS voted that the law should
no, be construed 10 impose tax on min
eral coal. '... ......
~ We learn from our exchanges, and
from other sources, that sickness is prevail
ing at present, 10 considerable extent IN
alt the towns on the Susquehanna, or in
deed, throughout The state. Tho Lock
Haven papers atiribale the great amount Of
sickness al that place, 10 the want Of dram
age Of some marshy or low places near the
town. The unusual amount OF sickness
here, the past aud prescn, summer, may be
lairly attributed 10 a similar cause.-the un-
finished state OF The Sunbury Canal Compa-
nyh works, above town. With these
6nlAbsd, there are but lew towns, that can
present local advantages, more favorable TO
health than our own. Even as II is, We
have been much more favored than some
others, who are more fortunate 10 being
exempt from the Systematic array Of pfeju-
tiers, brought 10 bear against this place.
Until Jas, year there was mol much sek-
ness The present season, though there
are a number Of case Of ley,r, there |, less
Than the last Malignant eases Of dI'ya'e,
or epldvnies, 1re rate amongst ", and the
bills Of mortality will show that Sunbury
will compare hyorably, with Tho heahhieA
towns 10 the slate, Dut the lsyers, this
'sa'on, afe not confined only 10 the river
towns, but have extended 10 higher suI.
lndrl, aud rNrn ouf towns Ia tho coal re-
g'oo', bavs not been exempt,
w. Union county politics 10 lsuihly
| mixed am This eaniuaign Party unes an.