Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1858-12-22

author of the memorial I'm his estansio,
on heatt "pitics the persons gifted will
such nntrowncs ofnind rs to arouse por
sonal feeling against individuals In Clear
heldF | must confess, although am a.
PIC TO iind no other treason under "hlth
ly,' That this ono Is entirely above IN,
comprehension, and ! can only hope, I
the removal OF the county buildings /,
likely TO diminish the "pityn that swells
the palpitating breast of tho learned au.
thor Of the memorial that the peopl,
OF Curwensyille viii dosist in their efforts
lest the large vacuum left in his susceptible
bosom produce 4 collapse, and Clearfeld
county be left an orphan How terrible
calamity But | find another treason"
in hifhly' that escaped me-that "there
are six churches in Clearfcl1"-and
strange to say this treason" is accompa-
MED with the candid acknowledgements
that 'they were built alone 10y tl.is boro,
but by contributions from citizens of the
county" presume there was no "sharp
business tact exercised by these innocent,
honest, wealthy men, in getting other peo-
pie to build their churches? They were
acting then, doubtless, as they are acting
now, from principle, it being, for them, en-
tirely too ''Shup" a "SpccUiatio,," to build
either churches or court houses at their
own expense. But true it is that there
are six churches in Clearheld, and equally
true it is, doubtless, that, like the hotels,
they are grand and magnificent structures
And they are worthy, too, of boasting .
/ They cost, | presume, an enormous sum of
money. The whole six, perhaps, could not
] hn I,ttfl -.
! palatlal residences Of these 'wealthy mem"
| 1t would have been better, perhaps, for the
large hearted author of the "memorial," ="
/ ii he had left the "churches" out of the
argument, for he cannot disguise the fact
that there is not q church edifce in your
borough at all commensurate with the
"wealth" of your citizens, and instead Of
J0asttg over the cheap uncomfortable
structures used as churches, these "wealthy
men" ought to hide their heads in shame
lie winds up his "fifthly" in laudation of
the 'public spirit and "liberality" OF,
presume, these same opulent citizens who
pay so much tax, and own so much
property, and get other people to build
their churches. He might have quoted,
as case in point, the subscription raised
within few days past, to deiray the eX>
4 penses of printing his memorial" and
other documents. 1t was necessary to
raise some twenty or thirty dollars, and
these HJcral,' public SPIRITED rich men,
actually subscribed tco dollars each, and
then went round to the "poor laboring
men and mechanics" to RAISE the balance
in twenty-five cent subscriptions What
excruciating "liberality"
6. 1t is said removals of county seats
occasionally necessary" and, may add,
I this is especially the case when by remov-
ing them the taxpayers can save some for
ty thousand dollars of expenditure, with
out discommoding themselves, and in adj
> dition get better location. We come to
his Seventh" and last rea3on.
I. This consists Of a proposal 'that Il
committee of gentleman Of your "bor-
ouGh, of undoubted means will guarantee
that new Court House shall be built for
! Slj, OOO,-without any increase OF Taxa
ton ~ What "liberal" and "public
= spirited" proposition There is no evi-
! dencc of of'sharp business tact" in this offer
: But how does it contrast with the propo
sal of the people of Curwensville? They
offer to build not only as good a Court
IlDuSt ub tdll NC lOuHNl III any VI tllb
: boring counties, but new Jail, (needed aS
bad as the court house, and to erect u first
class Hotel, so that the people when they
attend Court can find comfortable and re-
: ectablc aceomodations. They intend
also, to erect Gas works, of which the pub
: lie buildings Will derive advantage, ano
, which will addd to the comfort and en-
!, ioymeht of the strangers who may sojourn
in their town during the courts. No one
can fail to observe that if new Couet
!, House is erected in Ciearfield borough, il
will be bat brief period until the tax
|. will be called upon to build a new Jail, fol
it cannet be denied that the present srruc
. ture is utterly unfit for the purpose. Sc
= many prisoners have escaped from it, that
it has really ceased longer to be a terror to
} evil doers How much this has had TO dc
F. with the recent alarming increase OF
crime in bur county, it is difficult to say,
but of one thing all are assured, that new
Jail, capable Of fholding prisoners, is badly
!; needed, and must, sooner or later, be erec.
= ted The single instance of the escape ano
= re-capture of Warden, about a year since,
: cost the county large sum Of money, ano
, since that a number ofpersons have sue
, ceeded in getting of altogether.
! 1t is high time that building shoulc
{ be provided ,hat would be n terror to Grim
: inais, and protection TO the lives anC
) property of the community. Let th'
, ''H6eral," public spirited" rich men o
: Clcarfeld agree to erect the public bull
dings without o1,y expense to the county
/ and 50 toitmproveit hat persons compelled
to yisiti can obtain comfortable accom-
t modations, and itmay be possible that tn
e people, in the submission Of the question
D will decide IN their favor. All that Cur
t wensville desires is that the taxpayers 0
a the county may have the opportunity o
g deciding for themselves where they will
q rect their buildings, and wherever the ma
}. iority fix it there let it be. The publ
b buildings are the property of the people
e over which they have a right to eXercis
t control, and if they see proper to erect, o
e have them erected at Curwensville, or any
!, ,yboro alse thev have the power TO do SO