Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1865-02-02
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HARRISBURG, Jan. 27, 1865.
| Mr. EDITOR There is but little business before
the Legislature indeed they hardly know what to
do. The Senate is pressing what business is before
it with commendable industry, and wishes to ad-
journ finally on the 2Sth of February. The House
does not appear to be in so much of a hurry. 1t
has but one session day, from eleven till one and
adjourns from Friday till Tuesday. The matter yet
! brought before either house have been almost ex-
clusively of local nature. A proposition is be-
fore the Senate to have general State bounty law,
that is, to have the State pay the bounty instead
| of the counties or townships. There many
strong arguments in favor of such a law still it is
rather doubtful, suppose, whether not it pas
ses.
1t is understood that Yice-President JOHNSON is
to pass through this city his way to Washington
to commence his official duties Wonder if the
members of the Legislature wilrefuse to allow him
to speak in the Hall, they did, a majority of
| them, two years ago. Things have changed since
then, in Pennsylvania well as III Tennessee. 1t
will be gratifying to him to address the citizens of
Harrisburg, as well as the members, under the pc
cular circumstances in which he will be placed,
but it will be annoying to those who voted him out
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back Vice-President, and receive, from majority
of both houses such welcome.as he will receive
Maj H. WHITE gave a very interesting and in
some respects affecting account of his imprison-
ment in Richmond, and his sufferings while at
tempting to escape. The Hall was crowdedso that
there was not even a standing place on the floor
still all listened with intense interest. l believe
the Major has gone back to his regiment.
About three weeks since Senator NJ. b. Lowry
from Erie, while in Philadelphia and riding in one
the street railroad cars of the city, saw a negro
with but leg elected from the cars, because he
was negro This man had lost his limb in the
defence Of his country while keeping back from
this very city of Philadelphia, perhaps the rebel
armies that would have destroyed it. This pro-
cedure the part of the railroad official of course
aroused the indignation of Mr.. LOWRY he felt and
justly, that it was burning shame that man who
had fought the battles of the country and had lost
his limb in thus fighting should not be allowed
to ride through the streets of the city on the rail
roads chartered by the Legislature for the accom-
modation of the public, merely because God had
given him black skin instead of a white one A
resolution consequently introduced in the Sen
ate prohibiting the street railroad companies of
Philadelphia from passing or making regulations
that shall exclude Africans from their cars On
this resolution Mr. Lowry who introduced it made
speech in his peculiar style, speech though of
power The democraticpress throughout the State
has for his, action in the matter and his speech
opened their batteries of billingsgate upon him
The party organ Of this city has poured out its
walls of wrath upon his head and yet he lives and
battles for the inalienable right of the African to
fight for the country if he desires to do that and to
ride in the cars with other men, provided he be-
haves himself as other men ought to. Lowry is
regular old-school abolitonist and is the last man
to be put down by the abuse of the democratic pa
pers. His bill may not pass, but it will call public
attention to the subject and the people will think
and consequently be prepared to act in the matter
at some future time. X