Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1856-03-29
Communicate.


NEAR MirToy, Pa, March 90, 1856.
Mn. EDITOR There is SO much lowness,
meanness and absolute ralsehood in s. a. BIS
uncalled for attack on me that any farther
attention to him. is like casting pearls before
swine Seeing that he cannot answer the
proof of my reply. which showed that he had
charged me with what was notorously false
he makes other insinuations equally false. !
have proved 50 fully in several communca
tons that an increase OF my salary would not
have increased our tax or diminished our APP
preparations, from the declaration OF the state
superintendent and the facts in the case, that
no one but a stupid ignOramus, or an individ-
ual fond of lalsehood can any longer, in the
face of such testimony. harp on that.
/ am glad TO know that the public general
" understand the matter and that = \. B's
false charges can only expose his hollow, rot
ten and degrading intentions. lie commen-
ces his last article by thinking that as many
mistakes might be detected in my letter as
are found in his. Now ;. \. B. if You can
think such a notorious falSehood in regard to
my letter, it is no wonder that you can think
and write falsehoods on other matters CON
, cerning me. defy you to show errors in my
letter. On this subject all who know me and
see your article, know that you think on that
point. wh0t. if you knew anything, you would
know TO he false.
:. \ B. says: who ever heard Of such
wild statements? Lancaster, Berks, Chester
&c, paying no more tax than Northumher-
| land Well, who did? | never made such Il
! statement and your insinnaticu therefore is
untrue said we had TO help these counties
| pay high salaries for their superinteuGents
which is true; and that our county ought to
! have a larger sum ont Of the S30,000 which is
also true, and to show my honesty in this
matter said from the beginning II the bal
ance of cur share would be given to the
schools Of our county, would not ask a del
lar more than ! was receiving As the mat
ter now stands every sensible man knows il
to he unfair.
The Hon. c. 4. Black, Secretary of the
Commonwealth under Governor Biglcr. Il
most distinguished man, and certainly in favor
Of what lie thought fair and honorable says
in his Report to tie Legislature in January
$50, some Of the counties as already init.
mated, having put down the salaries at an un
Just, if not absurdly low standard. This fea
ture Of the law should ! think be remcdied
There should be some power given TO tbs
school Department to increase snch salaries
1t least to a sum eyuai 10 tchGt q p0iTtcUld,
county wOuld be eutiticd to reccire out Of III,
thirty thousand dollars, Sc"
1t was doubtless in view Of this very recon-
mendation that a law was passed authorizing
directors TO increase the salaries Of superin
teEdentS before the expiration Of their term
Now for acting under law which doubtless
had its origin in the recommendation of 81
distinguished man as Hon. c. \. Black thu
convention, which met at Sudbury, and whlcl
had it not happened to Oe on Saturday, ant
besides very rainy day, would have beer
, numerous, is meanly called by ;. A. b.
Rmnp Contention, and am slandored. w
never intended TO ask for more than what w
thought our county would be entitled to, on
Of the thirty thousand dollars. which was hon
orable and Just, and regard il low and meal
in S. A. Il. to assert any thing else ] con
| cude in remarkng that in all have said o
+ written on this subject ] meant no reflection
; on the wings or the Know Nothings as
: party, but intended my remarks only for sue
individuals of those parties, who manifest IA
regard for deeency, honor or truth, and VIII
! would if they could crush every one who doe
a not belong to their party. Without replyin
! to all the silly mean and little insnuations {
: S. A. b., now bid him adeu, and whethe
: as he says, he is still whig; natural or
! manufactured Know Nothing, AM satisiie
4 that all the articles he writes, or trouble
. others TO write for him, will be Of little or n
E service to him. compared with good spellin
I school, and that be will suit such schoI
0 much better than the Senate or the House ,
/ Representatives.
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