Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-12-25

Franklin Pierce. (The worlds histor.
presents undeserved reverses that our tinit
wisdom can not account for
"Hope Tor a bade the world farewell.
And Fieeci,m sirirled-whcu koscIusko FILL
"Shricking for Freedom" it seems, was no
commenced in Kansas, the wosld has beei
full of it)
The principal labor of the Administra
ton of Pierce (aside from the lombard
ment Of Greytowu) was his falsehoOd tt
all former professions in rc,opcning th'
Slave agitation, by repeating the Missour
Compromise, and thus inviting contes
for Slavery on the plaius of Kansas. The
outragcs thcre-the re.combinations o
parties-the Sumner semi-tragedy-tht
new political doctrines enunciated-anC
the whole effect of the startling and rcvo
lutionary measures thus inaugurated, ar,
veied in future too dark for the eye oI
mortalS to penetrate.
We have added the new States of Wis
consin, iowa, and California to the National
GALAXY; Minnesota, Oregon and Kansas
on the way while Nebraska, Washington,
Descret, Dacotah, New Mexico and Orizo.
MIA are names of real or projected Terrific,
ries, soon perhaps to be represented at
Washington as soyreign States.
Jennie Lind and Kossuth-Barnum and
Tom Thumb-havc chad their day in
America, with various other celebrities,
less and lesser.
But time would fail to tell of Wilmot
Proviso and Sauatter Sovregnty-Of Com
promises of 1850 and the U:ah settlement
of the complcfton Of the NY& Erie Il.
r. and the commencement Of the New Cap
ital at Westinghouse the election of
Speaker Banks aud the valor Of Bully
Brooks-and various other matters re-
corded in the Tribune and elsewhere.
The Supreme Court of this State has
been entirely changed, from the eminent
Chief Justice Gibson to its Clerks. Julg
Wilson still presides in this Judicial dis
trict, but his associates in this county,
S,ilwell aud Wittenmyer, are no more.
Coming nearer home, our own cherish
cd town-Lewisburg-has yearly exhibit
ed true aud substantial progress. Her
population has probably doubled, and her
influence largely increased. Previously,
We are told, none of her citizens were ev.
er awarded a County Office. Since 1917,
she has received her full share of honors
from the highest to the lowest. Instead
of being reported as Clown near Milton,"
one prominent writer says, "at little town
called Milton, we left the cars for-Lcwis-
burg" Let US bear our honor meekly.
In 1917, handful Of students, called
a High School, were taught in the base
men, of house Of worship. A "day Of
small things" its utter failure was often
predicted. Since then, the Lcwisburg
University has been organized in its Col
legiatc, Academic, and Theological De-
partmcnts, and Female Seminary, with
suitable teachers, good apparatus, build
ings unsurpassed in the State for adapted
ness, an endowment fund of over $780,
900, ard creditable number of gradu-
ates in full or in part, who are taking po-
sitions Of honor and of influence in the
world
Within about ten years, the Baptist,
Christian, German Reformed, Lutheran,
Methodist, aud Presbyterian churches in
Lcwisburg, have each dedicated new, well
planned, and commodious houses to the
worship of Almighty God.
A township Association has been en-
larged into County Society with Aunu-
al Fairs Of increasing moment, and has
become incorporated with design to
make a permanent Institution for various
of material progress, with
suitable grounds and buildings under way.
The Magnetic Tclegraph-a wonder we
had read of, but hardly credited or expec-
ted to see in our day and locality-has
been established, and that little dull wire
now pulsates to US its joys and woes from
every direction. In few years, it will
penetrate all civilized lands, and news
from all parts of the world may be re-
ceived daily, in Buffaloe Valley.
Ten years ago, we had no Railroad Con-
Dections. Now, daily trains pass just on
the other side of the river, correcting US
with Williamsport and Elmira Westward,
and Philapelphia Sand elsewhere" East
ward. Last Friday, cars were run from
Rupert (Cattawisssa) to Scranton-thus
opening direct communication to the n.
Y. & Eric at Great Bend. A short link
between Sunbury and Port Trovorton will
soon be finished, making an iron union
with Harrisburg, &c, Southwark, and
Pittsburg, Westward. A large part of
the railway to Erie is under contract, and
most of the "windwork" has been done
for onpninr n direct route thrnurh Rnfr,lo