Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1858-05-01
b. REMARKS or Mu. c. M. srsAup, OF
sCsYyYIkIII

~ and Erie RaSlrood Company.
MIR. Spesker.--It was my intention until a
few minutes ago, TO have given my reasons
moro fully, why | favor the sale Of the jn
proyements to the Sunbury and Eric railroad
company, being admonished that the time is
precious, the friends Of tho measure desiring
vote to he taken to day, in consequence Of
this, | ahull be brief; what will say, shan
contain no statistical statement, nor will re-
peat much, if any, Of what the Senate has oil.
ready so eioqucntly heard, from Senators on
both sides Of the question. ! agree in the
main with those Senators who have taken the
affirmative side OF this question, simply, be.
cause am convinced that large majority
Of the people favor the sale or the remainder
ot our State Improvements the principle
points to arrange being, how much ought
they to brng2 and who ought to be the pur.
chaser? AS to the price named the bill, can
ace no serious objections, shaped as it now is,
by an amendment, which in the event Of pur-
chasers from the Sunbuiy aud Erie company
the State is to receive seyenty-fy per cent
on the sum realized; when the same amounts
70 more than three and half millions, prey.
Gus 20 the insertion Of this amendment, and
Que exempting the State from all liability as
rndorscr, | would not have voted for the bill
# the sale be fair, and the conditions carried
out ln good faith, on the part Of the purchas.
er or purchasers, can see no substantial rea-
son, why any one in favor OF the sale. ought
10 object TO the bill under consideration, or
20 the price or terms therein indicated
The people | have the honor to represent
10 this body have, to my mind, direct pecu.
mary interest, in preFerrng the Surbury aud
Erie company, TO any other rs purchaser,
shou,d the bill pass, receive tho signature Of
the Governor, aud the party just named be-
come the purchaser IL WILL in my opinion,
result in immense value to the miners Of
!chuylkiil county. Most devoati7 do be.
love, that the completion Of TIN! Sunbury and
I,cie road, will benefit that interest," more tLOu
my improvement now contemplated. - any
part Of this glorious Union. 4 single l.nE.
,sa few miles only, Of the chain Of railroads
Ietwecn Pottsvi!le and Sunbury. will com
,lato the connection. We have passed this
esson, two bills authorizing the building Of
his link, to wit from the western terminus
f the Shamokin road, Northumberland conn
:, to point at or near Ashland, SchuyllNll
.ounty.
Mr. Speaker-I prelic! that in less than
N years from 10 day unless al avenue be
3enel to the western forests, the coal mines
) . great measure, in SchG! kill county, must
Oandoned. This, to many, may appear Ggu-
ltive, but previous to closing these few re-
iarks, will furnish my reasons for saying
}. \ great deal has been said about the
lrthlessness Of the barren wilGs of Western
eunSyIYonia; mat no goou conid Po5aio!y
derived to the public by the completion oS
Is EIe"' "Iu W1S"'HeC". tn'etrI'Sv: 10
. oP'NoH ! 'I''I IL! b'o'es'; ne i'''O'!
t'tt3 WIZ sPo, ~ e""SS 49, "a ~!
'er H'",'' %.'eF OG'"s r."chtu oy the IN
oIe"tn1 " eHHH1s Ut l""'ThuS, o' pV"''
"'tHu1Vts 'n' orIn'I" sp lH'pAoi!1 nn"'
.tradiCt lion. Great uS hQs been tho I'M
o'elnenI !" 1ue - :" i"r rs S'ms'1
"~'! - - ue"; Hl"u 'N'.' "Es t4IWI.tu
Ho' oAeeeueu III Improvements IHe tS,'
'I' as s!IS'e c1unt! Is C"uSeI':co. 1C"-!'-
'"o 'H"",'O"" :" ''0' 'AN''"N" =" '''i.'
n'S az! othtI ~ t"e eo'''lon"'"'t"' u Ho'
'uo o"''ou VI ~ "i'""'"'os.
"GSPeV'iNt we" 'ct 'oE d IL" year" ".!i
'No SutT' III - - "'n - ~ 'u,'!, 'ne
ies'H"' N@"", ""' L'!'S.'H 1ou"s 80
w. '.u1 nav I" - ,I',H Il" H'" W
tIG, ""S 90 er"1" n"n "a , ."l'. 'DC"
t"'neu n .''oou tnoDe""H .nmAo'''"" !"
" oo''A"' II" increase q ~ per CENT 10
NEa''; 1"o"' c'' year 49-o, u" Pi'a',
II OF Inc C"nai, lot the Hrsl uEc u"l!ceu
COO! uHue III MS report, ID "A'c" ne s'H-
mat ccAi "ou'd prop&h'y become III tine
TEN a. cohS!uerapi' consequence to the
'y.nS trade on the canal, there having tnat
= been l'" hundred tons transported or
''"' ''S t''""t''S L'~ ! -! . ~ A"'i''|iI
ona.
Col. Peter Fraioy, Gcc'd, Of Scluythill
rgs the hCnor Of concciy.rg this great
stngen4oN5 pfo)'ct' lie vas what IS cal
"sei-''Suo man n P'2tticai ard !Af5ec-
''Ale3lnAh' ha"' 700 OF s'er!nB ln'eEri-
notw!lAStAndng this, he OF that time IT.
.aiCu'atea tAat n caua', buttt e&c'nsiFcT
transporting lumber and merchaud.Zc
i II a ie" years after completion, be used
mother aad a0 entire different purpose
cad O! lumber beng conveyed down, We
been compelled 10 carry mp tho Schlyi-
canal, lumber and timber toc the last iii
or twenty years in great quantities. Let
',Ta state that there remains no other
..ol than westward from whence Schuyl-
IN obtain 9 supply Of these precious aud
agusab,e articles, timber lands convc-
TO the mines eye7 at tLs Lay, are more
BE than coal lands.
r. SucaE,;--No man. unless practically con.
at with mining operations. can form arv
ptioa OF the iucXhaustlhlc quantity Of timber
,sf, -four, grain, pork and beef, consumed in
.gouta miDe uhcre tour 3r fya h,,lrcl