Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1854-02-17
From Wisconsin.
Correspondence of the Lewisburg Chroniele.l

ing the results of their profound delibera
tions. Among the most important ques
tions now before them, is a bill to repea
the act passed last winter, abolishins
capital punishment, and making the crim'
of murder baiabls offence. The propriety
Of this measure is very questionable, givin:
those who are able to pay the bail, libert!
to kill when they please, pay the ransom
and be free An Incident of this kind hap
pened few months ago in small town il
Illinois. A travelling circus was exhibiting
in the town, when one of the company hav
ing an alteration with a by-stander, drew
pistol and shot him dead on the spot. Th'
Snowman was arrested, held to bail in ;
very insignificant amount, Compared Will
the value of human life,) which he pait
Immediately and went on his way rejoicing
to amuse the public by feats of "grand and
lofty ,umbling" The bill is very ably con
tested, but is thought will eventually be
repealed.
A prohibitory liquor law bill has beer
introduced in the Senate, which is very
stringent in its requirements but already
the process of excoriation has commenced,
and it will soon be reduced to a noncntity
The general impression is that there will
be no proLibitory law passed, or if there
is, it will be so specific that it will not pro-
duce the desired effect. They also-with-
out the fear Of the Dell or Charley Shriuer
before their eyes-passed an act, authoriz-
ing certain county to issue bonds, to aid
in the construction of a Railroad.
The debut of The new Executive, VIM
\. Barstow, has been very creditable to
himself, as politician, and satisfactory to
bis constituents. His first message was
received with every demonstration of appro-
baton, and unanimously pronounced the
best Executive document ever read in the
capitol of Wisconsin. Upon the subject of
the liquor law, he is very compromising ;
having great and reverent regard for the
wishes of the people, but stronger reli-
ance in the wisdom Of their legislators, aud
handled the subject very much as the dog
did the hot potato.
The following classification of the men,
bers of the Assembly may be of some in
:erest:
OF the 50 members, IL are farmers 13
lawyers; 6 merchants notary publics !;
8 physicians; clerks, brewers, and carpen.
ters, each miner, raftsman, shoemaker,
gunsmith, lumber merchant, merchant
tailor, editor, mason, real estate dealer, and
agriculturer, l each
Thirty were born in New York, 9 in
Vermont, 6 in Pennsylvania, 4 in Massa-
chusetts, 2 in Connecticut, l each in
Michigan, Kentucky, Illinois, Louisiana,
North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, New
Jersey, Maine, Indiana, and New Hamp-
shire, in Ireland, 4 in Prussia, 5 in Ger
many, in Scotland, ] each in Wales,
Nassau, Saxony, and Great Britain, and 2
in England. Native born, 62; foreign
born, 90. Not one born in the State and
but one has been in the State over twenty
years, and one but two years.
The decided predominance of farmers
speaks well for the intelligence of that
class in this State, and the wise discretion
of its voters. Editors seem to be under
par.
The weather, for the past two or three
weeks, was much better to talk about by
a warm stove, than to experience. During
this period, the thermometer has ranged
from s. to so below zero, and for several
lays in succession, was not above lao be-
ow zero, and down to 30'. There was
good sleighing here from the LIST of Jan.
until a few days ago, when the weather
changed suddenly, and it became as warm
md balmy as a May day, and flooding the
streets with melting snow. The next day
he mercury stood several degrees below
ero, leaving the streets in Sentiment
lily icy" condition. Near Green Bay, on
be 2lst ult., two men were frozen to death
Ehilc riding in sleigh; and in the same
icinity, cattle were frozen to death in their
tails. This has been the coolest weather
nown in this State for a number of years.
Madison, as yet, has no Railroad connec-
ion with the outsiders;" but they will
ave Railroad opened by the 1st of April
lext, which will greatly enhance the al
eady prosperous condition of the place. (
treat enthusiasm prevails in regard to the
obstruction Of Railroads in this State, and ,
pplications are almost daily made to the
legislature for charters. These works are
,dispensable to the prosperity of the State,
nd for the transmitting TO maket its vast
roduce. Wisconsin is becoming State