Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-05-08

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: The practices Of our officials are so oftel
, commented on in public papers, at leas
those which are not under the control o
, grogocracy, that they are well known t,
the whole State, but the men theuIselve.
/ -blots on the face of humanity-are only
known to u.s.
, Since the advent Of the present admin
istration, the city government has present
ed the best illustration Of sham dem ocratiC
rule the country has ever seen.
With the strictest kind of grog laws,
never was as much liquor sold illegally.
Brothels of the very worst kind are KEEP,
in every square, and just under the nose
of the Mayor flourish at least half dozen,
where policemen Of every grade may be
found in dozens at any hour of the day,
where they eat and drink and smoke and
gamble and have good time generally, at
the poor law-brcakers' expense.
With good wholesome enactments for
the enforcement of decent observance of
the Sabbath, the newsboys are permitted
to shout in your ears, and thrust in your
face the denominations under the names Of
Sunday Mercurys, ,""Despa.ches, ""Tran-
sripts,' &c, which under the moral plea
of being "set up" and printed on peeh
duys, disseminate the vilcst scandal and
the trashiest tales ever issued this side of
Boston, (and it is miracle the quantity
of this pabulum the community devoars.)
Taverns on the outskirts, and even in
the heart of the city; and multitudes of
segar shops; the miserable loafng places
Of lazy men, and aimless, INBRED boys,
which during the term of Judge Conrads
mayorality, dared not show their venomous
heads during the sacred hours of the Sab
bath, are permitted to remain open all day,
and deal out moral and physical death
with the most barefaced impunity and
any interference with this demoralizing
traffic would be met at once by the afore-
mentioned Sunday press, and the Demo-
cratic organs, as an interference With the
rights of men, who are ''only doing what
preachers do-edrniny their Huiny on he
Sabbath"
Itremirds one of the Member of Parlia-
ment, who was addicted to sleeping in his
seat, but having an interest in some bill
before the House requested his colleague
to wake him when it came up for discus
sion. Unfortunately some one happened
to tread on his toes JUS, as the Speaker
was about putting resolution which had
been offered for the suppression Of adulte-
ry. The somnolent Member jumping to
his feet interrupted him with, "Mr. Spea-
ker. word before you put the question
it is Of the utmost Importance to me, as
cne haLf Of my constituents lice dy It,"
The south of Ireland holds the balance
of power here, and to them belongs almost
exclusively the low rum trade, and as long
as pot.house politicians are sure Of their
potent help to elevate them to place and
power, Ireland must not be suppressed and
citizens rights must not be interfered with,
and Democratic Mayors must appoint off
GERS recommended by Democratic grogsel-
lers, and Sunday laws are null.
We have a commission, also: for grant
ing licenses, composed of good men and
true, but it is all farce. OF what use
are laws, without men to enforce them?
The American clement do not speak
of the American party-seems to have no
voice in our affairs. Our Custom officers
are Irish, our Post Officers are Irish, our
police officers are Of the very latest impor-
tations our gas, water, highways, and
other business Of the county, are all ad
minstered on the true Tipperary system,
and the very basis of our municipal morals
is-"whuskey
A friend of mine who practieed medicine
in Ireland, once told me of an old woman,
a servant in his family, who followed her
son to Botany Bay. On her return, be asked
if she had met any one there she knew?
"Be me conscience p replied Betsey, "the
uhole county Of TiPpsrory is out there" If
Bets had ever visited Philadelphia and her
official corps, she would have modified her
answer somewhat.
was going to say word on the Nor
mon question: lived in colony Of them
once, for year-but as my letter is al
ready long enough l must defer it till ano'
ther time. Very truly yours, S.H.F.
PAssIoN.-A passionate person is al
ways in troublc-always doing that which
be regrets, and is ashamed of, in bis calm,
rejecting moments-always an annoyance
to his best friends, and confesscdly his own
worst enemy. The indulgence of passion
by parents especially, has far reaching