Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-01-31
LETTER FROM TIE EDITOR DATED
HARRIsBuRG, January 2G, 1857.

HARRISBURG, January 70, loJI.
The recent snow storm. which is sand TO
be one of the seYere,t Of the present century,
though it has not exactly stopped the wheels
Of government, has certainly retarded the
business Of legislation. On Saturday pre-
vious 10 the storm a humber of the members
Of both houses, Including the speakers, had
gone to Philadelphia, expecting TO return on
Monday morning, trip they frequently make,
for, be it remembered each member Of the
House and Senate is generally provided with
free pass by the Railroad Company from
the most disinierPsted motives OF cOurse). The
storm, however, prevented their return, ard
but few Of them came back unl!l the Monday
following. The legislature in the meantime
did but little else thar read the Journals and
adjourn. Severe as the snow storm had been
with us, the amount Of snow is not more
than half as great as in this place aud further
South and East. Monday last was the day
fixed 10y law for he election OF Il State Trru-
surer, but no quorum was present, and there
fore no election could be held. Th" present
Treasurer holds his office until NJ ay, and the
law Says, until another is elected. But us the
Constitution says the Treasurer shall be
elected ANNUALLY, II new law, EAiEg a time
for the election, must Uc passed. The non-
nee OF the democratic party is Mr.. Magraw,
the present Incumbent, whu has made an eX.
crIent Jiiicer, and is justly entitled to Il re-
election The opposition have nominated
Gideon j Ball. member from Erie us their
Candidate. Mr.. Ball is u self made man. Of
nnqnestoned abilities. What the result will
be is question that time alone can rcveul.
with democratic majorty on joint ballot
there would not, perhaps, he any doubt, if
certain prominent leaders had not undcrta-
Ken ia dictate to men, the performance of
duties which they deemed revolving to their
sense Of right and justice, and then lavishing
upon them, without stint yituleration anS
indiscrimlnute abuse for their manly iMdepeu.
Gence in resisting executive interference and
dcation. TO say that Mr.. Buchanans letter,
TO Mr.. Mott, was most i'll advised, is, perhaps
as mild term as could lie USED. in refer,
ence TO that unfortunate epistIe. The letter
itself has not yet been published, but have
seen copy of it. 1t rejects indirectly upon
Gov. Bigler, by sa-ing that "a Penusy ylvania
| President should have Pennsylvania Sena-
tor, with whom he could have confidential re.
latons,' and concludes by adding also, that
no such relationship could exist between Mr.,
Broadhead and himself Mr.. Buchunan's
best friends here acknowledge that he has
somewhat compromised himself in this matter
especially as in his letter in 1913, in relation
to Gen. Camerous election under similar cir,
eumstances, he declared that us one of the
cabinet Of President Polk, it was improper
Tor him to interfere, Ills opponents think il
there was improperly then, when he wa,
merely cabinet officer. the inpropriet,
ought TO be greater when he was President
These things in connection with the fact
that MIR. Forney had but little strength o
bis own, were well calculated to create dissat
isfsction among the friends of the other dem