Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1854-09-22
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Correspondence Of tire Lewisburs Chronicle

Tor sometime, for the simple reason, that
| have not been away from home, and as
almost every one else has, there was moth
| ing TO write about-and it has been so hot!
But "time which subdues all thing
has carried us on almost to the season Of
cool evenings, and pleasant fresides. One
Of the most pleasant reflections of my
quiet hours, is to turn back to the scenes
Of twenty years ago, and enjoy again as
far az the Imagination will serve, the beau
tiful Summer evenings, and their witching
twilights, of my native land. The cool
sea breeze, almost clothing one with wings,
and sending thrill of vigor through the
frame; the youth Of both sexes, assembled
for athletic and simple sports, common to
both Scotland and the north of Ireland !;
the national songs, which nearly all can
sipg-we know nothing in America Of
nationality-the ten o'clock suppers, the
Family prayers, and rest undisturbed BY
Mosquitoes, are very pleasant reveries, to
one who has enjoyed, and who can never
forget them.
"But, alas recollection at hand" We
are in the enjoyment, just now, Of the
most sweltering season possible; to which
add swarms Of idle men, and prospects Of
higher markets, aud still higher fuel
Merchants without customers, looking for
ward with fear and trembling to the fourth
of Novembcr-"BNs, unpaid--fearfnl to
tral', yet bold in dangerous speculation"
and you have slight sketch of cur city
at the present writing. Six months ago,
we were drunk with very caressing Of the
fckle Goddess; but such antics did We cut
in the clap of luxury" that We have brok-
en- her apron strings, and here We are
sprawling, helpless at her feet. Now and
then the "bulls" aud "bears" manage to
get up little panic on their own hook
but there is no sham about this, "times"
are literally "out Of point" and he were
skillful surgeon who would"reduce them"
But al will come right bye and bye, in
the regular course of things, and men will
acknowledge themselves the wiser for
having passed the ordeal. In the mean
while it affords Editors fine opportunity
Iof specializing, in an editorial way, on
the causes, and exercising their Philan-
thropic souls; in devising lessons for future
reference, ike sailing charts, pointing out
the rocks and shoals, to be avoided in steer
ing through life.
The political nest is in a stir again, but
as your humble correspondent takes no
"mix," he does not pretend to understand
what some Of the leaders do not seem to
know-how things are arranged, and where
party fences run. He hears of Tempe
rance ticket, and Native ticket, Wing
and Democratic but he confesses, that
in regard to what these want and this has
promised-as to "what' what" and who's
who, be is entirely in the dark. One thing
he docs know that the Nominations have
been made in the same old way, and as
usual, the regular number Of suckers are
fois.ed on the people.
The only exciting topic here at present,
is Mayor Conrad and the reorganization
of the City Government the former has
allowed some of his irons to cool, and the
Councils are hammcring away at the latter,
about as far from the end as when they
began, and good deal further from salts
flying the public. There seems to be a
settled determination, on the part of the
Democratic and the Sunday presto throw
as much dscredit as possible on the ad-
ministration of the Mayor, who has un-
doubtedly, so far: the sympathy Of every
good man a. heart; and in this crusade,
the Pennsylvania, with spirit as relcnt-
less a. its friends the Jcsuits, takes the
lead.
l told you in one of my letters some
time ago, that there was Geep and deadly
Anti Catholic feeling existing among us !:
that fire is being famed into flame, and
will cause our Atlantic cities some trouble |
vet, on account of the extravagant and ,
sinful lengths to which such things are
too often carried. "Know Nothingism," /
I "know nothing" about, but suppose it
to be second edition OF the men and
principles and means Of the first "Natiye'
organization, and which will exist as long
as the leaders are satisfied with the spoils-
q mere fever which a few "golden pill"
will cure. Blu: there is another organ.za-
ton, akin to il, THAT is likely to make more
noise, and do some mischief, although !
themselves engaged in holy
cause. refer to the "American Protes
tant Association and which is nothing
more or less than "Orangemen' trans
planted. Now far be it from me, "Of the
straitest sect Protestantto speak lightly
of any effort calculated to check the intel
Grant and anti-republican rretensions Of an
essentially foreign hierarchy ; but tins
do saw, that the means is neither adequate