Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1859-02-16
letter FROM HARRISBURG


it. What 1 said first L say last. Let US sup
pose case. If you were to go to the polls of
Clearfield, and cast a vote for me in good
faith, would you stop to inquire if the board
was legally organized. If it was afterwards
proven that the board was illegal, it does not
prove your vote so, neither would there be
| shadow of justice in disfranchising you, and
thereby holding you responsible for the acts of
others2 Let such precedent be established.
and it opens the door to endless sscontesting."
| 1 hold with Mr.. Proudfoot, that Porter receiv-
ed majority of the legal votes cast in Cam
I bria county, and that 156 votes poled for him
were thrown ont, because the election board
was not legally constructed.
| The formation of the new judicial district
came up in the House on Wednesday last, and
gave rise to very exciting debate. Mr. Rose
opposed it, because il would give the Cover
nor chance to appoint Democratic Judge.
Other Republican members, however, declar
ed themselves in favor of the measure, as it
was contended that the duties of Judge Nc
| Calmont were too onerous. The effort to make
| a party measure of it failed entirely, and the
motion to postpone indefinitely was lost. 1t
was laid over, however, and will most likely
| be called up again some time during the en-
suing week.
The tonnage tax question will soon come up
in some shape or other. The petitions and
memorials, which are always looked upon as
araat couriers, are crowding in, and we may
look for lively time when the wise heads
| handle the subject. The Railroad Company
viii not test the constitutionality of the tax.
until they shall have tried this legislature. 1
see some of the papers state that the Governor,
| in his message, spoke against the repeal of the
| tax. If so, l confess that 1 can not find any
passage in that document liable to such con-
strnction. think if the tax was repealed, the
Governor would not hesitate to sign the bill.
A little bill in relation to the Courts in your
county went through the Senate day or two
| ago, but as 1 was paying no particular atten-
tion at the time, cannot say what its proyi
sions are. Most probably bill to change the
time of holding our Courts.-ED.l
By the death of James Allison, Esq, the
Office of Grain Measurer in Philadelphia, was
made vacant this week, but has already been
filled by the appointment of James W. Clark,
the editorial fraternity, and it is really re-
| freshing to of them occasionally get
| his reward in this world.
ssPine" county is not so much spoken of
just at present, but its frierds are at work, and
petitions continue to come in. 1t is utterly
| impossible to predict the fate of the bill, on
that mmUtable principle that ssdoubtful things
are mighty uncertain Mr.. Proudfoot who
lives in one of the townships proposed to be
taken into Pine, am told, is opposed to the
project.
Col. Ben. Hartshorn, Gen. Patton, and 9TH
er removal men ara here with view to knock
ing down the pins on the Cleareld alley, and
''setting 'em up' on the Curwensville alley.
l can not learn what progress they have made,
if any. :. thought the measure coBficted
with the new county movement but as l am
not geographically acquainted with your sec
ton, am at loss to know whether would
interfere with the other or not.
Did tell you that the Senate voted down
the bill to pay the witnesses in the Cambria
county contested election case? The joke is
on our tall military friend of the Tyrone Star
He played Sergeant-at-Arms in the matter
waited here some days for bill of $4,000,
and then went home without the s.mou!''
Donovan has been pardoned, uncondition-
ally. The cause of Executive clemency was
a petition signed by 81 members of the House
and 30 Senators, all of whom no doubt tho't
the sentence disproportioned to the crime, or
they would not have signed it. There is
limit to all things. Often a gun,
-''aimed at duck or plover
Shoots wide the mark and kicks the holder over
Since many Republicans and Americans
signed the petition as Democrats, the Cover
not justly be charged with being
moved alone by political prejudices.
Have you heard up in your pine timber coun-
try OF the Fry divorce case {! Well, it prom |
lses to be exceedingly racy, and will shortly |
be brought before the House. 1t will deyel- |
ope one of the many phazes of life among the |
upper crust which we, who swim and sail about |
in the undertow, never dream of. ssOars |
all i''-fun ahead-but of a kind hardly suited I
for the ireside of virtuous family.
The Fourth and Eighth Street Passenger
Railway interests have drawn hundreds of
Philadelphians here during the past week, and |
the whole thing has got into such an inextri-
cable sDarl that the ingenuity of Philadel-
phia lawyer could hardly unrave it, 1 may
state, however, that the contention has mar
rowed down to two rivals, aud whoever wins is
a matter of no Importance to
Yours, SPECIAL.
|
WAR PAsIC.-A Paris correspondent of
the Boston Courier says 1.-THE notion of war
is swallowing up every other pre-occupation