Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1855-05-18


State Treasurer and Secretary of the Com
monwealth, the faith of this Commonwealth IS
hereby pledged HAT the seat of Government
stall be removed to the city of Philadelphia,
ard provision be made by law for carrying
the purpose Of this resolution into efiec, with
out delay.
ResolUed, That the Governor is hereby d.
rected TO transmit to the Mayor and Councils
of the city of Philadelphia, duly authenticated
copies Of these resolutions, and TO receive and
transmit TO the Legislature such communica-
tions in relation thereto as may be received
BY him: Prorided, that this act shall not go
into effect unless approved by the next Leg
islalure.
The Senate postponed the Resolutions
indie fuitely, after giving Harrisburg, and
particularly the Landlords, few lectures.
Mr.. TAGGARr, in the course of the
debate, said, he had not the same objection
to Philadelphia as the Senator from Bed
ford. He had never "stopped o-er night
at place where they charged so high $50
for single lodging Ba. still he was
opposed to this bill. The removal Of the
Seat of Government Of great Common
wealth, is too grare subject to be acted
upon in the hot haste which has charac-
terised the action upon this bill. In this
instance it is emphaticaliy Craze subject,
for it involves the death of the greatness
of Ha:risburg
/ He had heard intimations in connection
with this subject, which, as a friend and
advocate Of Temperance, had alarmed him.
He had been told, that if the bill passed,
it was the intention Of those to whom the
property would revert, to turn this proud
structure, with its top Of zinc, and its
bottom of brass, with all its glorious asso-
Citations of the past, with all its memories
of consregated statesmen, orators ard
spotless patriots, into a 'aCern ; and worse
even than this, they intend to convert the
orderly and peaceful Hall, on the other
side Of the Rotunda, into Bear Garden.
Some will say, the change will not be very
great But small as that change may be,
be hoped the Speaker Of the House would
not consider him personal, when he said
it was Strong appeal to the hearts OF
philanthropists to oppose this bill. Re
member, sir, Kings have sat in council in
that Hall-aye, a Lott Of Kmgs, and
among the rest, the pettinacious King Of
Couemagh. Persons who desire to go to
Philadelphia, in order that they may live
in Ciouer (for that was the controlling
motive) may advocate this bill openly, and
others, more cowardlv, may skdlk behind
the Bash in its advocacy, but he would
warn them it was not Wright. Their short
Cummings and Gross derelictions will be
noted by Free and indignant people, in
all sections of the Commonwealth, and
especially in the North of Lancaster. 1t
will be written on the Page of history, and
prove Thorn in their sides while they
live. SO they will find, who now BaR
most loudly for the bill. When they
come to Muse over their conduct, deep
regret-a bitter rcmorse will Steel upon
them. But, sir, it is long Lane that
has no turn, and tho it is easy to talk
about removal, the friends of the bill are
not ye. out Of the Wood. But this is
merely preliminary.
In his opposition, he was not actuated
by hostility to Philadelphia far from it.
After the rugged hills and fowery wales of
his natiye home, she was dearer to him
than any other corner of the earth-dear
by every association of kind courtesy and
lifelong friendship. He loved her people.
He admired her grand institutions of
learning and benevOlence-her colleges
and her hospitals. He rejoiced at her
commercial greatness, and was proud of
the glorious memories that cluster around
her Past. He bowed down in willing rev.
erence to the old and consecra:ed Hall,
whose bell first tolpd of Freedom, but he
could not consent to desccrate that hall
with the filth aud corruption of modern
legislation The walls that once rung with
the burning words Of JOHN Adams, should
never echo, however family, he furtive
whispers of hireling borers and venal law
makers. He presumed he spoke fgura-
lively, but legislatively considered, Phila-
delphia ard Independence Hall are "ore
and inseparable."
On a lesser occasion than the PRESENT. he
was induced to say he was opposed to GEN.
tralization. He was so still. The centre
of government, and the centre Of wealth
and commerce, should be kept far apart.
The history of the world proves it. 1t is
dangerous to bring all that is important to
national existence into narrow compass.
Even its different governmental functions
should be separated when practicable.
Much less should these functions, leg;sla-
tive as we'll as judicial, be exercised at
great commercial metropolis for the reason
sir, that lawless mob, led by an audaei-
Gus adeenturer, may control thein-may
seize them all, and with single iron
grasp, wrest from the people their dearest
rghts-even their liberties. Three French
Revolutions attest the truth of this-revo
.utions at once bloody and fruitless-rev-
olutions, which, instead of giving liberty
to the people; more firmly riveted their
chains. Why has the government of that
mighty Empire been so easily over
thrown Because her gay and fckle Cap
ital is not only the heart which it should
be, but the muscle and brain, which it
should not be. They are fools who re-
fuse to learn wisdom from the past. A
government, to be strong and safe, should
possess, like the tnythic Hydra, d humber
Of heads, So that i single BLOW could not
decapi:ate and DESTROY it.