Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1854-03-17
VOLUME X.--NO. so.
WHOLE NUMEER, 5le.

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New Berlin. There are now towns which
offer to pa: up new and better buildings,
in case Of Division, withou. taxation.
The county is naturally divided By Blue
Hill, Penns Creek, and Jacks Mountain,
into two equal parts-the north par. being
composed Of Bufalos and Dry Valleys,
and the south part Of Middlecreek, Klap-
perdale, and Musser's Valleys The nat.
ural vents Of those valleys, for commerce
and all kinds Of business, is the Susque-
hanna river, on the eastern border of the
county. New Berlin is situated on the
base of Sharnokin hill, entirely out Of the
way Of commerce, to which there is moth
ing to attract the citizen or business man,
except the process of the Court to attend
as Witnesses ard jurOn-.he attendance Of
many Of whom for year. past has to bs
compelled by attachments and fines, greatly
to the prejudice of the proceedings of the
court. This evil has been felt in many
parts of the State as we'll 4, in this county,
and has been remedied by divisions and
removals of county seats. Your superior
knowledge Of the Legislation of the State,
will necessitate US to refer you to but one
instance, that Of the removal from Orwigs-
burg to Pottsvi!le
The county is 80 miles North and South
and p miles East and West, and if divided
by the proposed line, would make two very
conveniently situated counties. We take
it that the smallness of the proposed
counties is no valid objection. The object
Of all legislation should be the convenience
Of the people, 80 that even if they should
be "two of the leas: counties in the State
except Delaware and Philadelphia" (Which
is not the fact, for there are other counties
less iu population and area) it would be
no reason that We should endure the griev-
ance when it can be so easily remedied, and
when those concerned think it would be to
their advantage. In population and wealth,
each county would be superior 70 any new
county heretofore established, and our
prospects for increasing importance and
strength, are brigh, as any There are
nov Of the Ga counties Of the State only
Il with a higher valuation than Union,
only 23 with more taxahles, and IS with
more population. Divided, each county
would contain Is, 900 souls
The next falsebood stated is, tha, ",hers
is nothing in this county to hinder or dis
any Of the people from coming
to the seat of justice" In addition to the
fact already stated, Chat the present sea.
Of justice is entirely Gu, of the circuit Of
and has nothing TO attract but
the process of the court, We viii merely
refer you to County Map, from which
you will perceive that New Berlin is sur
rounded with hills and mountains, which
must be passed BY all having legal busi-
ness to attend to, except by two small gaps
not accommodating one-ten,h of the people.
Should the division take place, the county
seats can be located at Middleburg, Free
burg, Mt. Pleasant, Chapman, Selinsgrovs
Winfield, Lewisburg, Miflinburg, Bufaloe,
or White Deer,as the majorities concerned
may select-all of which places are in the
midst of easily accessible vallies, and not
l crows nest in the mountains, as New
Berlin is.-Thcrs is "moun,ain barrier"
between the North aud South sides Of this
county as formidable, in these times Of
improved mediums Of travel, as was that
,etween "Juniata and Mif.iin," or those
between 20 other counties in the State.
The n,otires ascribei by the Seebold
ircular to the 5000 petitioners, an exam
nation of facts will prove to be false. We
ave already shown you that the question
, developm,n mt maturing from griev-
nee Of 80 or 40 years standing long
efore Railroad Improvements were tho's
1 ia this or any other county. -tt
x,r :" the County Railroad Subs
-,-"ht abo..' The
- Id
cry men who signed the circular aDu.--.
}, participated in meetings held il New
erlin, which passed resolutions recon-
'endipg subscription Of $500 000-;h,
IS, step taken towards thit move .Tls
wrote a comuairztion PUBLISHED
, the ..TrIncs." Recommending thi, sob
ripiioa. J5Aa Sei5'J 5ffered 4 re,olu-
% rYPrabrting the Coun:y Subscription
s2O0, 900 after the Contract vas ri1ic,
hich wIs unanimously siap;ei at largo
unty meeting preside. 0veT by ucu.Ner
iid.ssxar,h. .ssrlsiei X ey..7asc topk
IIein,bach TO I.seisburg to
set Commissioner Shectlsr jisi pri-
TO the signing of the Bonds. .S,eboH
ii Kiorkscr took the Commissioners TO
ON 10 KIeekner's hoase to sign the
.ais, and sfierx.r,is hal the bonds car
a to the oIfee to receive the impression
the Ccuuiy Seal. And nov these men
nouuce their own acts as "ia;q~iy"-
nd some that arc active in this matter,
vo been heari to declare that they were
listed with the Subscription, but would