Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1860-03-16
A S3,5OO,OOO Grab!
MORE PLUNDER. AND MERE TAXES PgoFOsED!

While the people OF PennSylvani
are congratulating themselves on tn
prospect Of a gradual reduction q
their State Debt, we are assured b
wellinformcd gentlemen that thcr
is cunningly devised plan, engineer
ed by several skilful and bold men
to SADDLE MORE THAN THREE MILLIo!
DOLLARS OF ADDITIONAL DEET UP0.
THE TAX-PAYERs for the benefit of tn,
managers of the Sunbury d Eric
Railway corporation The MEN i
is said have been at work at Harris
burg all tie winter, and that tht
MONEY TO buy up majority Of the
Legislature is all ready, and the Bill
is maturcd.
The PLAy-divested of all the blind
ing words with which it is envelopcI
is briefly this: There is bill be
fore the Legislature, designated a
Supplement to the Act Incorporating
the Sunbury q Erie Railroad Compa-
nv" This bill is designed to dchar
the State from the FIRST mortgage on
the road-in other words. to give the
Company an additional 81. 500 eco, to
be paid by the people by taxation.
This, VIC are assured Is the effect, tho
not so stated in TIE Bill.
When it is remembered how many
men Oh the West Branch and else
where have grown immensely rich
upon this Road, and its kindred
works, it will not he wondered at
that they desire more, and hope by
this means to gain il.
When it is remembered that the
Sunbury and Erie Railway Managers
cheated the State in every instance,
by selling each section Of the Public
Works to the LOWEST instead OF the
HIGHEST bidder, 10 one will doubt
that they feel bold enough still furth-
er to dcp!ete the State with perfect
impunity and without a blush of
shame or of contrition. They have
no patriotism above that Of filling
their own pockets.
A WARNING!
In 1855, the Opposition Legislature
of Pcnn'a. were led by the subtle
Buckalew and other Democratic lead
ers to pass the jug Law" which
caused the overthrow of our party
for the three years following. 1t
was a rare instance Of q majority
party being used by its adycrsaries
to kill itself!
In 1860, there is in Harrisburg a
throng of Democrats and their satel-
lites forwarding a scheme TO make
our party more odious to the people
than was the Legislature Of 1875.
Packer, Jackman, and the long line
of Democratic leaders and contract
ors, in Philadelphia and elsewhere,
who are encouraging the new scheme
to aid the Sunbury & Erie Railway
out Of the public treasury, not only
naturally desire to swell their alrea-
dy enormous gains from public works,
but they wish also to destroy the
party that is asked to grant them this
princely favor. Packers alleged
completely with the Sale of the Pub
lie Works to the 5. & Z. Company,
was as efficient means of his down
fall with his party as was his Doug
lasism. Packer was with many ruin.
ed by his alleged participation in the
profits of that sale. lie, and the
whole cunning and unprinciplcd par
ty-leaders of the Democracy, will not
fail to make party capital Of the Act
Should it pass TO give that Compa-
nv three and a half millions more, to
enrich themselves and help the party,
more than to aid the Road. The
Road itself is desired by everybody
but the State has already helped it
sufiiciently-more money has already
gone into the pockets Of spectators,
than was necessary to have made the
Road. Now, let them help themselves,
or turn the work over into honest
hands. If this bonus were granted
they would soon demand more
Col. CURTIN's friends, then, will do
we'll to exert their influence against the
success of this nefarious scheme to plum
der the people to enrich few Democratic
managers and their adherents. II might,
gain him few votes in the immediate
neighborbood of the Road, bu, elsewhere
It's effects would be adverse, for the people