Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1856-01-11
Compulsory Marriages


ued-a Divorce generally terminates
union where both parties are not cordia
In 1t. So, Dissolution of PARTNERSHIP
may be mutual, when all parties are agreed
where one Or more desires a separation, b
can In proper way effect it but who eve
heard OF Compulsory Partnership? /
is sometimes difficult to separate Town
ships, or Counties but when once serara
ted, who ever knew them to be reunited
'hevoiutions never 90 backward"
And yet, there are some discontented O,
facetlous or ambitious spirits in " old In
ion," who have undertaken to re-marrv
the divorced twain, whether or no. and We
have heard from dozen different quarters
of petitions to that effect. We received
from friend there, copy of those for
snyder county, (printed, as We are told, at
the Times Office, New Berlin) which gives
as their reason that they thought sepa,
rate county not to Meir interest, and as
they had given a majority of over Goo
against the division law, they asked for its
repeal.-Now it is plain, that even if these
claims be correct, the fact that Union gave
7OO maj for division, and thinks it an
advantage to her, outwcighs the other ar
gument about 40 lbs. !! Legislation may
dirorce us, but can hardly rc-marry US
without the mutual consent of both parties.
1t refu'res- two 60 mako O rar.noraLip
How the petitions in this county read,
we are not Informed, but learn Of one man
who signed under the belief that re. an.
nexation might give Mifiiinburg a chance
for the county seat-a result not antcipa-
ted in any manner in Snyder county,
where they have no notion of going over
to Mifilinburg, but expect to get back to
New Berlin Of course, if any change is
made. A variety of motives is appealed
to-sometimes contradictory, it seems.
One who ssigned the petition without
reading, said he wanted ' son,ethiuy up,"
and this perhaps might make some excite
ment. Others are doubtless earnest in the
work.
1t will be remembered that before the
Division election, the New Bcrlincrs
claimed that d.at vote should decide the
question for ever. As the tree falls, SO
it must lie" The opponents of Division
at Harrisburg also, expressed their entire
willingness to abide by the vote on the
bill as modified to suit them. With wha,
grace and influence, then, can they now
approach the Legislature? The deed is
done, and the faith of the State is involved /.
IN Its perpetuity. The vote carried each
county selected its County Seat by over
-UO majority and contracts for County
buildings are entered into, and lots pur-
chased for the same Does any one sup
pose that public faith aud private contracts
are to be trampled upon to CRAFTY those
who promised to abide by the decision of
the ballot box?
1t will be remembered that when the
county seat was first located at New Bcr-
lin, lis opponents elected to the Lcgisla-
tare, Dr..Willets Of Selinsgrove. A Leg
islativc report from his pen, asserted the
fact that majority of the people of the
county had demonstrated against the loca-
tion-aud yet when once fixed By Lesisla
tion, and individual rights based upon that
law, they could not remove it.
So, when little Montour cut loose from
old Columbia, and the county was ga
fixed fact" although Columbia (much the
largesD elected Legislators for the purpose
of repeating the division act, they could
not effect it; and both counties now acqui-
esce in the wisdom Of this separation
With these views, We do Not think the
General Assembly will go far stultfy
Legislation, and cucumber themselves with
useless business, as to seriously entertain
this attempt at compulsory rc-marriage of
parties now legally and advantageously
separated.
Suppose Juniata should petition the
Legislature TO admit Dr. CRAWFORD as
Member, for the reason that they preferred
him, and had given majority for him ?
Would the Legislature grant the modest
request or would they say that as Union
and Snyder counties gave Mr.. STRousE
a larger majority, therefore lie was entitled L
10 the seat THE will of the people, on g
The specific question, at the ballot box, |
will be decisive with the Legislature.
One more word, and we dismiss the o
subject. The State has received from in a
liriduals consideration for the grant Of '
last session, in the sum of $500, which
has been paid as seal to the bond /; and Ii
The Act has no reservation of porer in the Y
Legislature for its repeal, after the elec- tt
lion. These efforts, therefore, attempt an to
mpossibility if there be any legislative S
honor or stability, and arc TOO LATE. G