Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1855-08-24
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FRIDAY, AUGUST II, 1853.
BA-In an article referred to BY the
.Sanbury american, few weeks since, We
stated, that

BA-ln an article referred to BY the
!Smbury american, few weeks since, we
stated, that
.Cirizens of Milton have themselves comp
lalned 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 PotsvlIle must be
erected-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 "lower end
is gaining power SO fast, that that source Of
filiation, and cause of attachment, is broken :;
and connection over the river would enable
them best 10 protect their local IntereStS.-
These are special and urgent motives for the
emancipation of the Forks rat this tune" 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 10 escape probable higher
taxation from the remainder of North'd.
.Ir is true that the lower end is increasing
in wealth aud 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 dimnuiion of taxes. The nature of
the increase in the Coal and Iron regions, is
net calculated 10 take of farmers burdens, as
population and voters, pauperism and crime,
gain faster in proportion than taxable proper
iy. Coal counties are much more expensive
organizations than Agricultural counles For
the upper end to cut loose from the prospect
i've Coal county of North'd, and join in with
the Durpiv F. tv nf I M IA 10
most likely 10 reduce rather than increase the
annual per centage of taxation and at the
same time. their Market al Danville, Shamok-
in, POtisville, Trevorton. &c, would be quite
az good as If they were all in one county"
The american retorts in this wise:
Now as to orr Court House we have only
70 say, that 1t has always been deemed com
Portable one though plain in It's appearance.
As regards the Jail, it has been sufficient for
the quiet and peaceable citizens of Northum-
bertrand. If the character of the population of
Union is such. as to require heavier prison
walls, our friends of the upper end had bet
Ter be rid of their company" =.
1t will be seen by reading our article I
q-0ted above, that the comment is an un-
just perversion Of our argument. We ask
the American to copy mhat ice said on that
point, and will then submit it.
The american gives truly most of our
comparison of the "fair proportions" of
Northumberland county, and carries on
the joke as follows:
"Our friend Of the Chronicle, NAV think an
object shaped like barrel ofpork more beau
tIfu than one like an honr glass or fashion
able lady with a taper waist, to which, refin- /
ed and more cultivated taste, would naturally .
have compared 1t. but as he resides west of .
the Susquehanna, we are willing 10 make al |
lowances."
Well, hour-glass or wasp-waisted lady
be it, thep,-the head up this way, the
ssaist at Sunbury, and the feet at Shame
kin and Mahonoy. If that head don't
choose, ultimately, to effect UNION with |
a very good looking wooer west Of the Otz-
enachson, We much mistake its desires aud
good judgment, to say nothing about the
matter of taste. There may be some inte-
rested Editors and Lawyers who would like
to forbid the bauns, but as the lady is of
sufficient age to choose for herself, the Le-
gislature will perform the ceremony, and
the observation-disclosures he may be-give
i. his blessing. We do not wonder that
our Sunbury neighbors would dislike to
part with Chillisquaque, Turbut, Milton,
Lewis, and Delaware, but, this is world
of change, and their loss would be our
gain!
We propose, some day, to get map of
the two counties, showing the present "fair
proportions" of Northumberland, ,and what |
that county and Union would be when ad-
justed as proposed.