Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1857-05-20
Sale of the Main Lima.

The bill for the giving away of the Main
Line of the public Improvements of the State,
to that mammoth monopoly, the Pennsylvania
Rail Road Company, having passed both
branches of the Legislature, and been signed
by his Ekcellercy Governor Pollock, is now
law. We explained to our readers a few
weeks ago, the provisions of this bill. 1t may
be truly termed a stupendous fraud on the tax
payers of Pennsylvania for the purpose of
building up the prosperity of soulless cor
poration. and enabling it to rule the people of
the Commonwealth with q rod of iron. I
On examining The vote on the final passage
of the bill in both branches of the Legislature,
it is gratifying to find that. the Democratic
members with fewedi glacefu exceptions,
voted against it. The opposition members,
with few honorable exceptions, were the
constant advocates and supporters of the bill
from the time of it's introduction up to the
moment when it became law. Why, even
the Republican members from the adjoining
counties of Blair and Indiana, regardless Of
the interests and rights of their constituents.
supported the bill and labored zealously to
procure its passage and the Know Nothing
Republican Governor made it a law. The
traitors, Mencar, Lebo and Wagonseller, on
this occasion were true to their first love-
Throughout, we find them where we would
naturally expect, among the minions of the
Pennsylvania Rail Road Company.
These are facts which should not be forgot
ten by the honest taxpayers of the State, and
especially by those who belong to the Repub
lican party. They prove conclusively. that
however loud the Black Republican leaders
may be in their professions of honesty and
opposition to fraud and corruption in the ad-
ministration of the affairs of the State when
soliciting the votes of the people, when in
power they are the first to contaminate their
fingers with base bribes and betray the trust
reposed in them by their constituents, when
by SO doing they can accomplish their selfish
gchemes for personal aggrandizement
The Republican members of the Legisla-
ture and Gov. Pollock, Know Nothing and
Republican, are responsible for the consum-
nation of this stupendous fraud on the rights
and interests of the people of Pennsylvania
Verify, they shall have their reward on the
second Tuesday of next October. -
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-SUIcIDx.-We have been informed that
Mr., William Delany, highly respectable
citizen of Allegheny township, committed su-
jcide or SUNDAY, 10th i@-. 5y 5 cutting lis lis
throat. He was missed by his family but a
short time, when one of his sons went to
the barn for the purpose of feeding the stock,
found him in the hay NOW with an awful cash
across his throat. He survived till the next
morning. 1t Is not known what induced im
TO commit the rash act
Our COUNTY CoURT Our Court promi-
Ses to be a very throng one, which will bring
q number of citizens of this and adjoining
counties together, many of whom are indebt-
ed to this Office for subscription, advertising
and job work. 1t Will be a favorable oppor-
tunity for all persons knowing themselves in
deb.ed to call aad square off their accounts
GeDEY's LADY's Book.-The june num-
Der of Cooley came to us in advance of time,
with its pages well freighted with interesting
reading matter. The engravings, fashion
plates and embroidery patterns are beautiful.
Graham, Cooley and Harper's Magazines can
be had by calling at the Post Office .'w
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GRAHAM's MAGAZINE We are in receipt
of the june number of Grahan's Magazine
1t is beautiful number; the reading matter
is excellent, and fully compares with any of
its cotemporarics ssf-. .-r-l-
EJ It is stated that the British Ministry
have sgni6ed their satisfaction with the posi-
tiou assumed by our Government in respect to
the policy to be pursued in China
EE A letter from Washington says that
Judge Drunimond will be appointed Governor
Of Utah. should Msjor MCuIloch decline. u
EV A request for recall has been received
by the State Department from Mr.. Cass, our
minis.er ut Romo s.sss Gsa sss .s