Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1855-08-03


the old fashioned sngine.,legs and horse 6esh'
must remain in rcquisition with nine out oi
ten who attend Court, or who wish 10 do other
county business. Lewisburg would moi be
| very hard walk and those who could get up
| teams to be taken to Milton to reach the cars
TO 60 TO or come from Sunbury, could just as
easily come little further TO Lewisburg,com
plete the trip a, once. and keep out Of danger
| of railway collisions, delays, and expenses.
We are confident that in this practical view
| Of the case, neither convenience nor economy
would be promoted by adherins to sunbury.
The lMAonian conveys the impression tina,
the people Of that vicinity would be taxed
heavier than at present, for the erection OF
county buildings for the accommodation Of
Lewisburg &C., &c. The Editor should know
tina, the division asked for is solely upon the
| grounds, first that Lewisburg becomes the
| county seat, and secondly that the necessary
public buildings are erected without taxation.
| And he should know that for the security OF
this last condition, $4,000 are pledged by
the best men in this county, and that their
pledge, legally secured, is pronouced good and
/ binding BY such lawyers as John W.Maynard
Joseph Casey, Joshua w. Comfy, and others
who nigh, be named. That pledge, the Editor
treats as a sham, and thus deceives his own
readers in the matter. This is not the frs,
time similar game has been attempted to be
played on this point, and failed and this is
not the first Editor who will in the long run
find that honesty is the best policy"
The proposed change would not be division
in one sense of the term, but simply trans
fer of say one fourth of The county 10 its nat
ural position. There are now three bridges
from that side of the river TO this in those five
districts, and two more contemplated, which
would illustrate bridge every four miles
how completely identified the two sides are in
interest and in business.
1t is true that the "lower end" is increasing
in wealth and population, and would not miss
their ancient rivals if they should join their
cousins on this side the water. Bat the far
mers have yet to ascertain that there is any
sensible diminution of taxes. The nature of
the increase in the Coal and Iron regions, is
net calculated TO take of farmers burdens, as
population and voters, pauperism and crime,
gain faster in proportion than taxable proper
~. Coal counties are much more expensive
organizations than Agricultural counties. For
the upper end to cut loose from the prospect
i've Coal county of North'd, and Join in with
the purely Farming county Of Union would be
most likely to reduce rather than increase the
annual per cen,age Of taxation: and at the
same time, their Market at Danville, Shamok-
in, Poitsville, Trevorton. &c, would be quite
as good as if they were all in one county.
Citizens of Milton have themselves comp
lained of the old Court House in Sunbury-
and the Jail is VIGOROUSLY unsafe. With the
development of the Coal region, massive
Prison similar 10 that at Pottsvlle must be
erecied-and the increasing business will ask
new and modern County Buildings through.
out-There are required in those new Coal
Townships, such Improvements as Roads and
Bridges, costing more money year after year.
Heretofore, the Forks" have done well in
securing county Offices: but the slower end"
is gaining power SO fast, that that source OF
fi!iation, and cause of attachment, is broken
and connection over the river would enable
them best to protect their local interests
These are special and urgent motives for the
emancipation Of the Forks "0t this time" for
if Lewisburg is successful, the people Of the
five remote Districts would have new County
Buildings, nearer home, without cost to them,
and Just in time to escape probable higher
taxation from the remainder Of North'd.
We have thus endeavored to give "a sim
gle reason" or SO for the proposed chang ge that
the MAonian may not continue to think too
hard of its fellow citizens fer circulating and
signing those petitions. Be assured thcy are
not mad, nor demented; they have studied or
will study the matter quite as closely as the
editors. Calling them, or the citizens of Lew
isburg, by harsh names, can not bring Sudbury
any nearer, nor cause The .smoke wagon" TO
traverse all the roads in Delaware, Lewis,
Turbut and Chillisquaque, to pick up passen.
gers for Sunbury every morning, and return
them every evening. Denounce Lewisburg as
you will,it is in sight from the four townships,
and Sunbury is away down yonder, ten miles
further,over bridge in which those townships
have little if any stock!
Were Gen. HESnr FnIcK, who gave the
Mkonia,i its name and influence, alive, he
would frown Indignantly upon such canseiess
and impoient abuse of Lewisburg as is con-
tanned in the article in question. He had life
long friends and supporters here, and 10 them
and to the town he ever expressed his utmost
gratitude. Were Hon. JAMES POLLocK to
counsel the present Editor, he would speak
from memory Of many contests, that such as
-persions were undeserved and unbecoming.
Were RoBERr NJ. FnI,k, late Senator, TO fill
its columns, such an article could not have
appeared at the price of all Mifilinburg would
offer. And We trust the good feeling which
has generally if not always prevailed between
the two towns, will not be destroyed by this
ill-advised diatribe of a new-hedSed writer.
And, SO the Editor Of the .MKOnian is for
erer down on the proposition for annexation
on such conditions! And he threatens that
he will-jus; to punish That audacious Lewis
burg-advocate the interests Of Miillinburg!!
Really, there is danger ahead Well, let il,
come. And when the Mhonian has done its
best, let it tell the world how many converts