Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1855-01-26
Stata Treasurer.

Col. SLIFER, is received throughout the
State. live or six years ago, We labored
SOLITARY aud alone" in complimentary
notices Of Col s, which are now 80 Mt
merous as to require nothing additional
. from our pen
/ Hon. ELI SLrFrn, Of Union county, was on
! Monday elected State Treasurer for the ensu-
/ ing year, by the largest vote ever given TO any
candidate for that Office, having received eigh-
4, nine votes cut Of one hundred and twenty
/ -hl We congratulate the people on the
! election Of so competent and worthy a man.
/ NJ :. represented Union county two years in
the popular branch Of the Legislature, and
/ three years in the Senate, with great credit TO
: himself and usefulness TO his constituency,
/ and his election 10 lie Treasuryship is com
Yiiment wcrtAilv bestowed, because w.ll mer-
tied. He IS well known as a gentleman Of
undoubied honesty and integrity and p 1ssess-
I iu- superior business qualifications. We are
( glad that the financial interests of the Com
/ munVcaI,h have been committed to the guar
/ dIanshIp OF a gentleman So well qualified for
/ the position, and in whose integrity and sound
/ Judgment the people can implicitly contde.--
. t4yTisburg HsrGLL.
A1l. Dll4tl Sd4Atu man lItCIIUS hhiIC III INT
Legislature, and was universally respected for
I his integrity Of character and excellent busI-
Ee>, habits. These are no empty praises in
these degenerate tIIatS.-Suibury american.
I Col S'jfer's election will no doubt be well
/ received by the people at large, as his integ-
rIv as a public servant is well known. and his
! character IN ali respects wholly unmpescha
/ BIZ. His business capacity is excellent, and
! h. Will no doubt make a faithful and efficient
public cof.ceT.--HJeersJWg Journal.
/ MrSliler has always been favorite Of ours,
1 from the day he was first spoken of for Senator
10 the present His his,oryis strong evidence
OF what a man can do when uniting pcrsever-
auce to indoMi.ab.e energy. \ few years ago
! he was poor boy-aS poor as hundreds who
are now mISSpending their tme-but he was
willing 10 work, and to work lie went. What
| he made he saved. not misery nor penuIiouS-
I ly, but prujent'y; IL Is almost needless 70 adj.
he pros Spered. Gradually he was enabled 10
enter INTO business, and finally became known
as an excessive 5oat-buI!der.
Seven or eight years S!nce,we were standing
in Market street, IN this place. when a pretty
good looking man came riding along and nod
drl tami !ally 10 the gentleman al our side,
tulllluoded Democrat. When the stranger
had passed, our friend asked US whether we
knew the man who had spoken TO him! We
answered in he negative. Well said he,
"that is William Bigler, Of Cleariield county,
and should not be surprised some day TO see
him Governor OF Pennsylvania And acting
under the same imDulsewe will only add that,
viewing the pas, hfe of Col. Slifer, We should
lpt lie surprised some day 10 see him Governor
of Pennsylvania. But,whether he viii or not,
he stands forth as an example 10 young men
Rr- Of ~ Lon. (.y-gfgs
Eli S.ifcr, Esq, of Union county, is elected
STATE Treasurer. lie Will make good and
efficient oaicer.-Icmcqua Ga-s'ts.
Gel. SLIrEa served with honorable dis,inc-
tlon for several years IN both houses Of the
Stat Legislature, where he gained a high
reputation for ability and answering probity,
and xhiblted knowledge Of public affairs
which rendered him popular, useful, and
!eadng member. The choice IS most judicious, /
and we do not hesitate 10 say that among the |
numerous excellent gentlemen who were pre- /
sented as candidates for the station, there was
not one who more thoroughly understands the |
financial affairs Of the Commonwealth, or who |
cxccls him in competency, unbendng integrity |
and devotion to The Interests Of the people. If
the dominant party continue TO make the wise
selections Of pubic officers they haze Tins far
done, it vii he NJ small task 10 compass lis
downfall.-Buf'sr Uhig.
Tho only discordant note We have yet
heard, Is thai Of the Psnnsy'ranian, which,
however, admits that Mr.. SLIFER is him
self wei enough, but tLen-Gen. CAME
RON is bis strong personal friend and
Cameron is the pet bug-bear of the Penn
sylvaniap. 1t happens, however, that
Gov. Bigler and other prominent Demo
Gratis, are also personally friendly with the
Treasurer elect; and in view of that fact,
even the Pennsylvania might be ashamed
Of its triding, carring objection.
The Dri,y Nrs, in highly hattering
notice, states that Col SLIFER served with
distinction in the Mexican war 1t is true
that Mr. S. was an ardent friend of TAY-
LoR and ScoTT, the thunderbolts of that
war, but he did not think much of Polk
and Pierce, its applauders. His military
commission is breret, bestowed by Gov.
Johnston for his services in the Guberna-
iorial campaign Of '48-the Buena VISTA
of the Presidential election following; and
his "maiden speech" was stout" on the
9th August of that year, on the plains of
Kelly Up, when he received the most cor
dial communication from Capt Ner Mid
dleswarth. Since then, his upward course
has not been surpassed; but don't make
him blush more than he does, friend Ncws,
by ascribiDg to him any hand in the con-
guest or annexation of " foreign" "Cath-
olics"-he is an AMERICAN WHO, all
over.
rGa-Capt Jacob N M.Eyster Of Harrisburg
and John 7. Johnston Of BellefOntc are
appointed Clerks, and A. W. Barr from
near Harrisburg Messenger, in the State
Doctors Dock and Porter and Hamilton
Alricks Of Harrisburg, and James Zones
of Philadelphia, Trustees Of the State
Luna!ic Asylum.
Re-. Among the applicants for the q. S.
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