Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1856-01-04

To aid the great, the public good,
(Meaning their own, bet understood.)
The Buffaloes, Dcrrstown, reply,
And plaudits ring out to the sky;
The contract made, all satisfied,
"Soon thro' our land in cars we'll ride
But, as of old, black Lucifer
A rookery in heaven did stir,
A mischief-making clan combine
Against the Wings to countermine,
And with alarms as false as mean
In dismal clouds obscure the scene
Reputation, dragon red,
Then reared aloft its forked head,
Proclaimed the Road a tyrant curse,
A hand on every farmers purse,
And cried aloud, "Arise, ye braves.
Or be for ever Camcron's slaves
Repudiate your contract just,
Or lose your homes you surely must;
To grease Railway Directors gullets
Shall 60 your eggs and all your pullcts." "
Now urging on this base crusade
Charles the Dis,iller plies his trade,
Wire-pulling aids work suL rosa,
And on their Sharp-keyed "organ" pay ;
Then Keller, Barber, John the Squire,
The fraud all aid, aud fan tho Gro,
Aud lesser men, with cchoing throatS,
Began to turn their Railroad coats,
While easy souls who never did i'll
Contented played the second fiddle,
And scores yet more Of daft and young
Sworc any tune New Berlin sung:
Though discordant and with Gas ecsta:ic,
Was orthodox and democratic.
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At length, to prove themselves supreme,
(Aud have their platters all licked clean, }
John Baum x Co. post up call:
$40 New Berlin, o hasten all,
To save the land from Sheriff paw
(And leave your cash in landlords draw }
Responsive, large a crowd arose as
On Pharaoh was called out by Moses,
But what they wanted they'd confess
Tn Ephesian town-clerk could n't guess
Long time, disorder reignel around,
But tn Old Fox was cunning found;
From blank confusion, order sprung,
And Railroad cheers spontaneous rung
From out the crowd of true men there,
While Repudiators in despair
Rush wildly towards the water, then,
They yoke themselves like aught but men,
And drag their idol, Charles the bold,
And Isaac, lawyer, sage and old
Dispersed at length, they quit the game
Not half as wise as when they came
$50 when t agree no longer able,
Their fathers left the tower of BabelD
Three months roll 'round-thc voters meet,
And make the contract quite complete,
Two thirds of Longstown had complied
With what the County ratified
Reputation hid lis head,
And CHARLES to Philadelphia sped.
Peace reigued within our bounds supreme
And Hopes bright sun shed down Its beam.
The Railway safc-ncw (quoth the wise)
A tine new Court House shall arise,
Its spire high point in upward space,
And pillars grand its front shall grace,
Like ''sister countless" We must frame
Structures more worthy of our name.
Tn Emporium, all will confess,
The suburb towns shall quite surpass;
Then Lewsburg and llartle,on
Shall fall and worship US the sun.
While Mitfiinburg and Stroups,own too
With Selinsgrove shall sink from view,
And Middlcburg and Werckstown
Fade in the glare Of our renown;
The coal, the iron, water powers,
And Seminary, all shall be ours,
Complete in every branch of power,
Sure 'now's the day and now's the hour
Prepare TO pay, ye sturdy farmers,
And heed not Dcrrstown's false alarmcrs
Put on the "screws," ply well your tasks,
Traduce each man the cause that asks
And if Jac. Gundy, Harry Snyder,
Shall dare to whisper, "Best DIVIDE her.
Let the Times thunder, Star decry,
The Ioikstieund Dutch and English cry,
Denounce them all, in one grand chorus,
As coffee hunters" "praters," Tories
Such was the secret Court House plot,
The peoples wishes mattered not,
Longstown had ruled, by smiles or rod,
And Beavers bowed to every nod;
Surely they this scheme could carry
With Court, Commissioners, and Jury.
VI.
But not, alas for tow'ring pride }!
Could this bright prospect long abide.
The slumb'ring people rubbed their eyes,
And asked if all this plan were wise?
If one Court House, in such a place
Would not suffice its day and race?
And gan to vow, in earnest way,
That not dollar there they'd pay.
Gutehus, late rung out with bell,
The taunts of Youngstown did repcl,
And Chronicle, with right good will,
Fired its hot shot DER Sh' mokin hill.
To Harrisburg, petitions rolled,
Couchcd in language firm and bold:
"Union comprises vallics two,
Filled with farmers, laborers true,
Each broad, rich vale, has common cares,
Nor with the other interferes,
Aud thriving towns within onoh hnrna
Supply the trade Of all around;
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