Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1859-01-21

President, ANDREW GREGG from Centre /;
Secretaries. C. p. Ransdell, from Venan-
90, and J. H. Foster, from Allegheny.
The caucus then proceeded to make a
nomination, with the following result:
IstBallot. 2d. Sd
Slfer Of Union - 81 a9
- nf Warren l6 IS II
henderson Of Lancaster II 10 I
Taggart of N"rtnuu.e,.,--I q Withdrawn
Souther of Elk 6 |
Walters of Chester with
2~t.~L of Schuvikill 4 with
Mr.. SLlFEa was declared TO be tue
nominee, when the nomination was made
uuanimous, and the caucus adjourned.
On the first ballot, Col. Slifer had the
votes Of Messrs. Gregg and BarIow OF
Centre, Fearon of Clinton, MehaHcy OF
Lycoming, Wagonselier OF Snyder, Pat'er-
son of Juniata, Witherow of- MItiiin, Ru-
therford and Wi;man of Dauphln, Eck-
men Of Lebanon, Mcclure of Frankiin;and
others from various parts of the State.
This unanimous vote of all the Opposl-
ton Members from our adjacent counties,
was most flttering to the nominees stan
ding At hume. The final vote included all
except tho PERSONAL friends of candidates
not Withdrawn; and of tue whole Mem
bcrsbip, perbap, there were none who did
hot regard Col. Slifer as their second
choice, most heartily-their first choice,
were there no district or personal rela-
tions to iDterposc.
We learn that the unsuccessful candl-
dates Wed with each other in their con-
gratulations to the nominee; and the long
exciting contest ended without bitter
feeling being eneendercd against the for
tunate contestant in the breast Of any OF
his opponent.
Col Gregg nominated Col. Slifer in the
srna,e, and Col u asouseiier IN Assembly.
On Monday Of this week the election
came IF, and the vote stood
Shfcr, Opposition 50
Magraw, Administration 43
81
There were ten abroutees. The vote
was a regular party vote.
As far a. We have seen, all the jour
nails of the Statc-lndependent, Neutral,
Opposition, and Administration, concur
heartily in the wisdom Of the choice
made, and express unlimited confidence
that the Treasury will be in safe, prudent,
reliable hands.
The retiring Treasurer has held the
Office three years, and will probably yield
up the treasures, and not made "independ-
eutly rich," as some seem to suppose can
be done by the holder of that Office.
4 bill to lay out State road from
Shroyer's Gap in Clinton county, past
M'Calps Mills in Union, to the Rengler
road iu Buffaloe Tp., passed the Senate
and is now pcnding in the Assembly.
Gov. Packer has vetoed nearly a dozen
bills that we're passed by his Democratic
Legislature of last year.
A resolution of inquiry into the man.
ncr of sale of the Delaware Division, was
passed in the Senate.
The Assembly Committee adopted
strong expression of opinion in favor of
Protective Tariff, which was passed by
that body-ouy two Democrats against it.
Considerable excitement was raised IN
Harrisburg, one day last week, by the
brutal aud cowardly attack of an Irish
Catholic, named Donovan, last year
Member Of the Legislature, who made an
Intellectual attempt to contest the seat of
Joseph NJ. Church, an American Member
from Philadelphia. Church denounced
him in bis place, in severe but fitting Ian
suace. Donavan waylaid Church near
his boarding house, armed with deadly
weapons, which be used with some effect
before be could be restrained. As scon
as the news got about, Drnavan hid HIM
self, or be would probably have been
ynched The Assembly passed resolu-
non excluding him from the privilege OF
their foor, aud he was also turned over to
The civil authorities.
Gov. Morgan, of New York, is the first
State Executive TO come out publicly
against the lobby influence in the legisla-
tive halls. He threatens that be will veto
every bill tba, be suspects has been passed
through lobby opportunities. This is right
If the representative of the people should
hetray their trust, the Governor should
feel bound to defend the people against the
cts Of such dishonest representatives., and
n exposure of the facts would soon cure
he mischief.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. II, 1S59.-A dispatch
rom Independence, TO the RepablicIH, says
IA, Just as the New Mexican mail was
lving Santa Fe, an express arrived, an-
...ps!ng tie s.f, arrival uf tie missing
;oosLo asI paE:! - Albuquerque.