The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-10-28
The fate OF those aemsefs who voscd,for
the..saie of the Main Line.


ithe..sale OF the Main Line.
Not tire least gratifying feature in the 70.
l'suil of the eleciioH is the rsbuke received
by the party aid the individual Insmhsn
that passed the iniquit0us bill for the sala
of the Main Line. The Opposition with
scarcely an exception espoused the bin al
good card that would tell upon the else-
ton. This bill we strenuously opposed
while distinctly declaring that opposition TO
an unconstitutional bill, did not mean oppo.
sition 10 sale upon fair terms !; and we
cheerfully acquiesced in the decision of tho
Supreme Court, which gave the Pennsylva-
ma Railroad possession, expressing an
earnest desire that it would rebound 10 the
benefit of all concerned. But how the Re-
publicans bartered away the sovereignty Of
the State for trivial consideration, how the
Supreme Court was compelled 10 interpose
its authority between venai Legislature
and the offended law, is fresh in the recol-
lection of everybody. Il seems that the
voters of the State kept the matter fresh in
their memories when they came to cast
their auffrages at the late election. Not only
has the party that boastfully took the credit
and The responsibility of this bill, been de.
ieated most signally, but the instances of
individual retribution are too marked and
decided to escape notice.
In looking over the vote on the final pas.
sage of the bill for the sale of the Main Line.
we see that the following named Democrats
voted with the Opposition, and by their
votes secured the passage of the bill, viz:
Messrs. Backus, Campbell, Handbook, john
son, Lebo, Manear, Maugle, Tolan, Vail and.
WagonseIler. None of these members hayo
been reelected.
OF the Democrats who voted against the
measure very fair proportion have been
returned 10 the next House of Representa-
tives. Messrs. Arthur, Calhoun, Longaker,
Nunnemacher, Ramsey, Philadelphia, Geo.
N. Smith, Westbrouk and Wharton, all vo-
ted against the bill from first to last, and
have been reelected by largely increased
maJorities, and there are probably several
others whose names we are unable to 70.
call. We are not aware of the defeat Of q
single man who opposed the bill, and who
was candidate for reelection.
When We look at the ranks of the oppo.
sition we see very different record. The
popular verdict of condemnation has strick-
en- down some of those who were foremost
in engineering that measure through the
House-the leaders who did the deed with
a swagger, as if they held the destinies of
the State in their hands, and were sure of
an approving constituency TO back ,hem.-
Messrs. Bishop, Dock and Thorne of Phila.
delphia, Dickey, Penrose and Vickers of
Chester, and Cleaver Of Delaware were all
candidates for re election-all resided in
district were the opposition have hereto
fore had majority, and have all been large
ly defeated. OF all the members who voted
for the passage of the bill for the sale of the
Main Line but or three have been return.
ed to the next house.
There ia someihing retributive in this
II is lesson that these recreant members
can read to 'heir own profit. 1t is an exam.
pie to warn others against incurritg their
fate. Whatever opinion the people may
hold on the abstract question of a sale of
the public works, ii is very clear ,ha, they
are not in favor Of selling the power of the
State 10 levy taxes for price, nor 10 barter
State sovereignty for paluy consideration.
We have now done with this subject aud
the past.-Harrisburg Patriot.