The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1861-04-03
The ReueaI Of the TOnuage Tax &c.

uDpOuI VI buO lUuuasD IA 0Us
Gov. Curtin has signed the bill commu-
ting the Tonnage tax on the Penn sylvania
Railroad, and the bill changing the title of
the Snnbury & Erie, and both of these
measures have become laws. II was given
out few days previous 10 Curtiu's signing
the former bill that ii would not receive his
official sanction. But this was mere ruse,
piece of political coquetry, acted out TO
deceive green one" into the belief that his
Excelency had some qualms OF conscience
on the subject. Not bit OF it. Gov. Cur
tin was S clearly committed 10 the support
OF this odious measure months since as he
was al the moment it received his signature.
1t was the quid P'o quo in return for the sup
port given 10 him at the October election
by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company,
when they threw all their influence in his
favor. This may appear strange to some
of the unnitated, but 10 those who watched
the manGuverng of the Republican parry
TO secure the influence of that mammoth
corporation for their Gubernatoral candi-
date, there is nothing surprising about it,
Every one who paid attention to the subject
al the time, knew that the Republicans had
actually given up the State until within a
few days previous to The election, when all
at once marked change was percepuble
Ii was soon bruited arc und that some ar
rangemenl had been made by the Repubi-
cans 10 secure the influence of The Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company, which was equiv
| alent 10 20, 900 votes in favor of Curtin, and
on the heels OF this rumor came the news
that Cameron was urging his friends 10 bet
largely now, as the Slate was certain for
Curtin. Curtin did receive that support and
was elected, and subsequent events have
shown that there must have been some
such arrangement made to secure the inau-
ence OF the friends of the Sunbury and Erie
Railroad, as we find these twin monopoies
working and log rolling in the Legislature
| together, 10 secure the passage of their
I different bills. Grouping ali these circum-
stances together who can help being i'm
pressed with the fact that the repeal of the
Tonnage Tax and passage of the Sunbury
& EIie bill, was concocled last October, TO
be carried into execution in the event oi
the election of Curtin and Republican
| Legislature. The Republicans have carried
out their contract in good faith, and have
fairly represented the Pennsylvania and The
/ Sunbury and Erie Railroads. They nave
given them all they asked. They have
combined with these bloated corporations
to PROSTATE and plunder the old Keystone
and rob the taxpayers of this Common.
wealth, and demoralizeG Executive hal
given his official sanction 10 their shameless!
/ doings.
! 1t is a qualification 10 know that lhes,
bold schemes of vlllainy were perpeuatet
by the enemies of the Democratic party
assisted, ii is true. by few, very few
recreants, who have been warmed into lift
by the generous confidence of the Democ-
racy. But the day of reckoning is at hand
when they. together with their copartner
in guilt, the Republicans, will be consigned
10 that obscurity which benefit those who's,
characters won't bear the light.-DanUiR
Intelbsencer.