Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1855-01-19
Chr Gfuisbura Gbronifle.
c.IDAY. JANUARY 10, 1855.
Interesting Correspondence.
SHANoKis DAM, Jan. 8, 1888.


r5r,nicle, Lewisburg, Pa.
ur Editor: Dear Sir-It is my wish that
,on disconlinue the paper you send to me : IN
-, me what owe you, and In what way you
- ,,s N forward 10 YOU the money.
The principles you intend carrying ou' IN
nolItically, according to piece IN
,onr I,St paper headed The Junior 5 inroouc
;s derocatary to the course when nave
80 nrsued am a Democrat, and Tor Dem
oc,,,ic principles, which know no shau"" u'
oL.,n;rc" Freedom OF conscience 10 an
and liberty. equality and fraternity Geh'eu 10
nnre" This IS the platform upon Whi'h
,,,pd and from which snail never SUI .
NJ ancestors were foreigners. Many OF
,bos. VINO fought, and bled, and achieved our
Iodanspdence were foreigners; anl m'ie 'ld',
,n., we're Catholics. When they emlsfd'eu
., America they we're compelled 10 take up
~. suord and strike for the blessings we now
sn;nv long before they resided here t"en'E-one
years: and nv desire Is that the irleh0S ara
,elatrons of the soldiers nt the Revolution wh"
awel in another land and come /" th'> Land
rf the free" knowing liId' their >lre> fought
Eor II shall have a voice IN our councllS, and
,be uriyilege of voting. after they have been
hors IN. same length Of time that Lafayette and
his brave soldiers were on our soil before they
struck for liberty.
Lam sorry to inform YOU thai ] no longer
desire your paper, but can never support any
raper or person who carries out the principles
Of Know NothinsIsm.
Respectfully yourS. &C.
CAPT. JACOB HUMMELL.
PS.-If you SO wish, you may publish the
above.
There-thcre. we did The business then !,
Who would have thought that the very
first whose ire would be stirred by our in
PRODUCTION would be the celebrated States
man and venerable Captain, Jacob Hum
mel, whose deeds, military and Legislative,
We have heard, sung an read of, ever since
We we're knee high to an acorn? lie hav-
ing drawn US over the political Goals, We
must take the defensive and enlighten him,
if possible, in regard to our platform.
He speaks of the principles We intend
carrying out (mcaning the Chronicle col
lec,ively, of course, and not US individual
ly). We would inform the Captain that
he is greatly mistaken if he thinks the
character of the paper is to be changed
Our course has been, and is, entire inde
pendence; We do MT pretend to neutrality
we poke our quill into every subject that
may seem to US fit; whereas, neutral means,
to say nothing for or against anything or
anybody. He must not think that the
whole editorial control will be given over to
the Junior; but we will be cheekmatcd by
more experienced writers of both the old
political parties, and consequently We can
not expect or hope to "carry OUT our
principles, until We make converts Of our
seniors-whicb, we fear, will be rather
tough undertaking. We can assure him
that the Chronicle will, as heretofore, give
"fair play"-wiIl publish the nominations,
resolutions, and platforms of the Demo-
cratic, Wing, American, or any other par
ty that We may think important ugh
National, State, or Couuty-without fear,
favor or affection and will exhort all men
to vote independent of party trammels Or
electioneering dictation.
The Captain is in favor Of " the Consti-
tuition as our fathers made it; L" Freedom
of conscience" and other similar quota
tions. We agree with him, and are willing
to extend the catalogue and embrace
Hail Columbia" Fourth Of july"
Yankee Doodle etc. Bat, We are at a
loss to know why he tries to saddle Us upon
other opinions. Give US far play, Captain !
believe what We tell you, as well as expect
US to credit your assertions. Your party,
and the party which has opposed you for
so many years, are in the habit Of build
ing imaginary platforms, any thing but
creditable in their materials, and then
pointing them out as the American party's
code of principles, These platforms are
numerous, but no two correspond, except
in anticipation-the hope Of annihilatiug
the American party, and catching Its ad-
herents.
The Captain says he is of foreign de-
scent, and his forefathers had hand in
America struggle for freedom. We be-
iieve you, dear Captain; now hear our
story. Our great-grand father, we were
told, took an active part IN the battle at
Brandywine, and we mad other relatives at
Bunker Hill, and also at other struggles
during the Revolution, which We can not
at present par'icularize. They, too, were
OF foreign origin. But did their love Of
fatheriand and the people thereof cause
them to turn traitor and shoot native
Americans! No, sir; they blazed away
at the rascally Joretyn red coats, and the
result was-you know what it was, without
our rehearsing old stories. The foreigners
We st'ii have to contend with and they
are innocent, IN some degree, of the misde-
meanors they practice; were it not for the
p.o'esSl0oai politicians, who dupe them,
,"nuia'e mem with bad liquor, and buy M
"el' 'o'es al any cost of principle, wi,hou,
regard to the welfare of the country. or ,h,, Of
'neH deiuded imported mlnions either. They
'ake Inc greenest emlgrant the meanest nan.
per, or bIackeSf rr,p,n,I ,L