Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1855-01-12

, ceived BY this, anu tia; Le provisions has
ever been made, on our part, to TeeiFro-
cate this courtesy and gcueTosi'!. l re-
specially suggest the proIrie'y Of author
iting some officers Of the Goverumcrt to
procure the necessary c7P.es of the Penn
slyania reports, to surg,y those States wLo
have 50 generously aided to oar library.
Tie Regi.;r4:i. L ao., respectfully sug-
ges;, has esseu:ilily failed to accomplish
the end designed, and should te repealed
or amended. ! record s. incomplete aad
inTe-feet can % no god, ba; may really
10 L..n. I, has already cost the Safe
ajau: s3j, 1000, to which there mus; be
annua. additions. Tie ctiec; Is I dcsir4ble
o1o, but I am c5rsieut !: can never Be
attained By tie mode contemplated II this
law. Il Is suljee. Of coFs'2u; complaint
by registers aal Thys;,iaas, aui org such
registration ! made IS : compulsory. in
ori.r to les2,;zo letters = administrator.
b tie 9Th SCI. z Z ;Ls ?-i-.ii Z
law Of las: session. tie Secretary of Tie
Commonwealth WIS authorized to co1t;a1e
the publication Of the Aryhive7, = The
year 1870. Under this authority the Sc
lection If documents from 17S3 to 17eo,
LIS bcau made, aal lie tenth volume, con-
tainin. this matter, vii be ready fgr dis
tribu:iou before the close Of tie session.
Two additional volumes viii complete tie
wosk, :. Originally designed
Tie Copacils Of Philadelphia, BY N or-
diaa2ee passed II Oc:ober, l~2, d-d:el;ed
TIE necessary ground, in IaIepeuieuee
SIq2re, 70 the erection Of monument,
commemorative Of the Deela,atiou Of In
dependence; and rendered the Iesssssicn
Of tLe premises 70 tie representatives. Of
nine or more Of the original States
Since ,ha: time, the States Of New York,
New jersey. New Hampshire, Rhode
Island, Connec;:su-, Georgia aud P-nasJi-
v4uia have si:uii-l tLo:r willingness 70
accept tie proposition On the terms illica-
ted b the Councils, AMI 70 participate in
this patriotic wolk. D-laF-re, Mary!-ai,
Virgins, and ths Two CaT5.ia-s, have Ia
ken 10 action on the subject
In c!osiug ny last e,nmuuicaeion TO
the General Assembly, and terminating
my Official relations with the people of ny
native Commonwealth, I NAY be ial1,.ei
in brief and general reference = Ler
present proud position = ! member { lie
grea; flmily Of States, and TO the patriot
isI, int gritty, =Id ProzV --;'y q Ler iii
z7ns, Tie aiyau'assoa> EeoGr-FLie-i p
si;ion of Pennsylvania, with 4 fle Lar55r
cpon to tie Atlantic, and ano:,er coanec-
ting be, eeu,tsNy with the magnificent
chain Of western l=ka nayica.ioa-ier
lon. br-acLiug rivers, Speeding their arms
aal arteries tLrouGa every portion q Ler
;esr.;0.y-an z3I-l 20 her fertile sJi. and
exhaus;.ess deposits Of valuable minerals
present combination Q: Tie Natural e.
ements o: greatness scarcely eql-..ei IL
our owa OF auy other quarter i tie globe
These have made her III attr.e;.ve h-iI
f5E the science, Industry au5 ea-c-Ptise u
man; and al Aer natural al.aa,asas have
been cherished ani cui:Iv-:, 4: until she LIS
reached condition of var.al wealth .13
prosperity, Hex system Of internal IN
IrovemeutS VI. s-tciy e5L?-.e with those
I any s.Stor state, whether IL regard to
completeness n Construction, or the ex-
:eat oi clca;ry Ea.ch they traverse. Nyr
have the higher hopes Of humanity been
aisragar-..i " our statesmen AID the rc5-
PIE - larg-; = The i.5er4! ps).si5ls f1r
common schools, acal-mies aul colleges,
AMI or numerous crowded churches a.
test; While, =: the same time, tie various
A>yiums t5r tue Insane, AMI for the uutar-
igua;e of -! ela>s-s AMI e5nlitiocs, I'D
Houses q: Refuge, for the reformation Of
tie ~aysarl AM yrTing. silently, yet sure
Is, bear vi're=s that the cause Of bc1.yo
-olee has always found Elective a5y0c1;cs
within Oh, borders.
In physical Improvements aul popula-
ion, b. progress Ass been steady and "a
l.i- In tl- days of Governor Snyier, the
.TlcIioa Of I triise oyer tie Susa1eb4uaa
River, and the Construction Of ! turuv.se
road, VS. the suljeci Of executive exu.,a-
ion, aul 1 matter Vf c1ayya;a.aiioa an,a.
he people. NV her whole sgrt-ce il
,heckerei over with railroads, canals and
'the- higiTaTs Theu tie vho'e revenues
II the State amounted to but Stj0, 900.
Now they exceed FIVE millions. OF the
LUZ large States her per centage Of in-
'rease in population, since 1910, Is the
greatest aud she has besides excellei the
,est Of her sisters in the prolu;tioa Of
'hea', iror aui co-l. Her Population
.umbcrs not less than two and 4 / If mil.
ions-neaIly as large As all tie Safes at
he time Of the Revolution. The presen;
-alue Of her real and personal estates ex-
ceds $3.50 UC1 Con a,r,,,i r-7rl.-