The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-03-29
For The Bloomfield Times.
HOUSE OF KEPRESEN TATIRES,
HdrriSburg, March "a, 1870.

Mr.. Editor Feeling confident that you
would not knowingly do any man iniusuce
none especially gentleman who have been
honored by your people in being selected to
represent them in the Legislature of the
State; l trust you will permit me to brief
ly reply to an article which appeared i'll
your excellent paper, of the 22nd inst, in
reference to the railroad bill, recently pass
ed here, signed " "Rusticus." ="
Vituperous and billngsgate-the free
will Of such words as infamous" fraud"
"glaring," " indecent" outrageous"
"damn,' wrong" &c, &c, this man
who dubs himself " Rusticus," should re-
member, is not argument.
He commences his article with false
hood, in giving the title of the bill, as the
" Jersey shore, Pine Creek and Buffalo
Railroad" | merely state this fact to show
how much " Rusticus' knows about what
he writes, or if he knows how much
he lies. The title of the bill is much
longer, and perhaps more high-sound-
ing and far-reaching," as it defines
the aims and objects of the bill fully. In
short it provides for the transfer or cX-
change of railroad bonds now in the Sink
ing Fund. The bonds which take the place
of those now in the Sinking Fund are TO be
amply guaranteed and three hundred thou
sand dollars interest to the State per annum,
provided for, while your correspondent
would have your intelligent readers believe
that millions of dollars were to be literally
stolen from the treasury, and that your rep
resentatives, Messrs. Skinner and Nlilliken,
and Senator Mclntire, had corruptly, or for
a consideration, assisted i'll the theft. In
proof that the new bonds are to be guaran-
teed, permit me to insert the following pro
vision in the bill
ProgideG hOWeoer, That no delivery or
exchange of bonds shall be made under the
provisions or authority of this act by the
commissioners of the sinking fund until a
contract for the construction and equipment
Of the Jersey Shore, Pine Creek and Buffa-
10 Railway with responsible parties duly eX-
ecuted shall be delivered to said commits
sioners, and an absolute guarantee for the
fultillment there of within the time and
conditions of this act by the Catawissa and
| Philadelphia and Reading railroad com
panies, or the Catawissa and Lehigh Val
ley railroad companies or the Catawissa
and Lehigh and Susquehanna railroad com
pany, or by the Philadelphia and Erie,
Northern Central and Pennsylvania rail
road companies, and also q guarantee il
like manner of the payment by the Jersey
Shore, Pine Greek and Buffalo railway com.
| paDy OF unfee nuIufeu thousand uOllalS III
! terest per annum as it accTues to the State
on the said bonds OF the Jersey Shore, Pine
Greek and Buffalo railway company during
the construction of said line of railway
and until it is opened for traffic as required
by this act.
1t will thus be seen that the new bonds
are to be amply guaranteed, until the roads
they represent are in running order, and il
this condition they are required to be with
in three years.
Now a word in reference to your Senate
and Representatives, as also their course
on this bill, and | am through. Although
disagreeing with them in politics, truth ant
justice compel me to pronounce most EN-
phatically, any base insinuation agains
their honesty, integrity and intelligence, a
"false as the smooth, deceitful sea, ant
empty as the whistling wind. That an.
mercenaly or corrupt motive would intlu
ence either your Senator or Representa-
tives, in their votes, OF that they could b
controlled by any "ring," is hooted a
here by gentlemen with whom they have as
sociated all winter. They, like Saul, annie
the hosts of Israel, stand head and shOul
ders above any creature, in all that consti
tute right toned, honorable gentlemen, VIII
would insinuate aught against them.