The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1859-02-03
MisGfllang.
Latter From Harrisburg.
[ Correspondence Of the Potter J0~Tadt.

HARRISBURG, January y, 1889.
FYIEKD CHAsE-I presume that you
and ths readers of your JOURNAL are
veil "posted" in regard to The doings 0.
me "wise ones" here at the Capital, a.
the daily papers give true. full and aeeu
cate report. uf the "ohanging acts that
nccupy each day the assembled Wisdom
attention. You have seen from these.
that as is usual in ali Legislative bodies,
there are some would be great men
whose importance is much greater IN the
ewes of .'l" than bat | must not cast
reflections, for men, or would be men.
there are ever here who have not the frai
IF "LerisIatiye dignity before them" that
do use canes and whips to bolster up THEN
consequence For proof Of this, see the
record of Judge Pearson's Court, of few
davs since. Well, then, speaking fairly
although the memhers of this Legislative
body are not all OF them as great men a
they think they are, yet as whole, 1t L.
iu Intelligence superior to that OF the tW"
past seSsions-so say those who should
be capable of judging-and as taken col
lectivcly It's inteligenoeis more ''mature,
its age is much less, than that OF the few
wears past. There must be twenty-five
members whose age is not yet thirty, and
Lut few whose lives have passed the me
riIiau; and az might be expected, there
- sou.e warm blood" that fires quick
" and with "hot haste" and cools but
with exhaustion. IT'S said that "agr
and wisdom" make dignity That
may be so-or was in days long past
but now, age and dignity make the ap
pearance of wisdom.
The Speaker Of the House, VIM. c. y.
Lawrence, is without doubt, the Youngest
man that has ever presided over the Penn
sylvania Legislature; yet young as he is
and as mucn dissatisfaction as was felt BY
a large number of the members, yet with
a little care on his part he will make d
popular presiding officer. lie has one OF
the neceSsry requisites ola good Speaker,
dsveIoped in all extraordinary degree
that Of promptness. He never hesitates.
aud although | believe him sometimes
wrong-whch can be remcdied by the
Hou.e-ye: it is better to decjde promt
lg and wrong, than to hesitate. He tan
ev in an officer who is presiding over
large body Of men, is falling that will
lead 10 confqaQp, at least.
The legislatjop thus far has been Of a
local and priva nature, and 1t Will con
sulute the principal part of the business
to be transacted One GeRerqi Act has
passed and received the signature Of the
iIovern0r, which WILL or rather mas, pn
doubtedy received the hearty approba
sion of your intelligent readers. Thai
abJlishlng the offices Of Canal CommiS-
sioner and State Engineer,
There was great pressure IN and
around about tho Capito! prior to the clec-
tion of State Treasurer. 1t might aston,
ish you and yG4r numerous readers to
know the amount Of patriotism that was
here assembled, for the good Of this great
Commonwealth, during the time that in
,erysned between the meeting OF the Leg
islature and the Convention which decid
ed who should be the keeper Of the keys
of the funds for the next twelve months
until you understand that while the
amount fixed by law as the compensation
of this office is seventeen hundred dollars,
that some how the idea is quite exten,
sively held that in fact, the office is worth
elk times as many thousands. | do not
saw that this belief accounts for the aux-
ious desire that so many men have to
serve their country, but think it may
give rise to a probable suspicion Did it
create any unpleasant sensations with the
voters OF your county that their late Sen
ator was not the successful and foItunate
candidate? 1--WE reply that the oppo-
site result would doubtless have operated
in the way suggested.-ED.
Mr. Park Benjamin delivered MS Lee
ture on Fashion" a week ago. The
Hall of the House was crowded, and the
fashion was present-heard his logic, wit,
humor, sarcasm, truth, as he dealt forth
his blows at this altar at which we all
more or less worship-but did it, will it
(the Lecture) lessen the yotaries who
worship at this shrine to the number of
one? Health, comfort, happinesS-all
will be sacrificed to this controlling Pow
or, let who will or may preach.
saw your Member this morning. He
is in good health and excellent spirits.
Yours, L.