Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1858-08-27
Snyder County, and ThitherWard.

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found large number Of both parties from
all sections, and apparently all getting to
be settled down as quietly and as com.or-
tably as they were at Youngstown or at
Suubury in days of yorc. We regretted to
learn, however, that their wheat crop Gas
most Of them persisted in sowing the old
white blue stem) has been a great failure;
and the existing severe drought (greater
there than with u.s. makes their Corn look
small and withered, compared with the
crop in general. The Beaver Furnace Is
still able to make iron, but not to sell 1t.
Altogether, Middlecreek Valley was never
10 a more miserable financial condition
than at present.
Court was in session--Judge Wilson
apparently in good health, but perhaps a
triflc thinner in flesh than usual.
All the Snyder county printers were
there-poor fellows looking as tho they
hain't twenty dollars among them
The Opposition County Meeting was
organized before we reached the Court
House, Samuel Weiriek Esq. in the CHAIR,
and large array of other officers, com,
mittce men and interested spectators. AT
the invitation Of "Old Ner," "Old Israel
made forcible and conciliatory speech, in
which he asserted his desire and determl-
nation to unite the opposition to misrule
in one un0roken and victorious phalaGx ;
that they at the east end of the county
had made a strong effort for two objects,
one of which (Division) they had gained,
aud the other County Seat) they had lost.
He sincerely desired peace and harmony.
In 1885, he confessed, he did not believe
ali the statements of the wrongs against
Kansas, but subsequent events and proofs
lad demonstrated the bloody and pcrtidi-
Gus acts Of the Administration IN trying
to force Slavery Upon an unwilling people.
we must yield the palm TO Mr.. Guseilus
in strength of denunciation of the whole
Kansas iniquity) He alluded also more
briefly to the Tariff question.
George F. Miller Esq, was next called
and expressed the qualification of all the
friends Of prosperity and good government
with the prospect before them. He hoped the
old Chief ON the East OR. Gutelius) and the
old Cncf on the West mir. MIddleswarth)
would bury the hatchet SO deep tha, they
could never find the handle again-and spoke
at some length on The Kansas and Free Trade
issues, reminding all rha, the present state Of
things was exactly what was prophesied when
The Tariff Of 1916 was enacted, and that the
influx Of California gold only had prevented
the coming Of the present evils, years before
now.
Mr.. MiddIeswarth next addressed the audi
ence, exhorlins all the opponents of the pre-
sent dynasry-no matter by what name called
TO unite as band of brothers in Inaugural
ting the Party Ct Protection 10 Free Labor.
II -IirIoI --,I, -,.,eh foei;or the sutiaring q
and even death, He exhcr.ct 10 union and
graiihed with the prospect
in their own county-and would so for the
choice Of the majority, whether that fell upon
his first choice or not he had been named,
himself, for small office, but would as cheer
fully support the other gentleman named, and
the whole ticket, a. # he were himself upon it.
The hungty-look.ng lawyers were by this
time pretty numerous, and as the Court Bell
had also rung, the meeting adjourned, after
adopting series Of strong and judiciouS res
olutions.-Our friends in Snyder county think,
if the present harmony continues, they can
roll up 400 to Geo majority this fall. There
are a large number of excellent candidates
from which the people can select at their
Delegate Elections, tomorrow.
Mr.. King has opened new public house.
next door west of the Jail, and there are few
other improvements in Midileburg, Gncluding
a fine new Kitchen to Mrs. Smiths hotel,) but
the spirit Of progress is by no means rampant.
Returning through New Berlin, we no.
iced the new house Of worship of the United
Brethren-the neatest looking building in
town; two new brick dwellings,, and some
wooden structures, which, if not new, have
been made to look as well as new ones. In
the vicinity of New Berlin, also are several
fine new houses and barns.
Corn looks remarkably well in Buffaloe Val
ley. We saw several places where Wheat
had been ihrashed, we know not with what
results. (Some new -four from Mr.. Wagner,
at Vanvalzahs mill, we have found to be very
,weet.) Several farmers have their grounds
ready for seeding, and are only waiting for
rain 10 sow their wheat in August. Strange
now times have altered few years ago the
pest farmers thought if wheat was in before
he General Election cd Tue esday in Oct.,) it
would do-,hey then began to sow in Sept,
ind now some would sow even in August!
E-y-A friend Of the CHRONICLE writing
% US from Northern Illinois, 18th inst,
ays that Corn seems their only good crop
his year, that farmers look sad, and that
arms, horses, and cattle have deprecated |
n value. During long tour northward,