Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-01-09
CORRESPONDENCE.
Our iladeIphia Letter.
PHILADELPHIA, january Z, 1871.


I,
Friend Wilrert
'Tis said this is the season for forming good
resolutions, and whether IL be one OF not, have
resolved that my long silence must be brokon,
and once more ''take my pen In hand to write
you few lines" Before proceeding further al
low me to wish yourself and your readers hap
py New Year; and that the improvements You
are about to make upon the A,nerican may make
IL more than ever a public good, and a source OF
pecuniary profit TO its proprietor.
Tnc year just passed will long be remembered
as n time that "tried mems souls, and tits to be
hoped we will not soon experience such another
and that by wise legislation, the possibility OF
such an occurrence may he for ever done away
with. believe that very generally this one has
been regarded rs "panic' re lily ; that it was
purely such, without any real cause, as always
preceded other similar times, as failures of crops
the worthlcssness of ''wiId cat" money, &c., but
-'"in,rlv o lack of confidence, a mistrust one OF
another. ana when one great firm succumbcd, al
were panic.stricl.,'. Since the advent OF the
new year "A more com" "rtable feeling seemed 10
prevail, and money TO t~sInos more peery ~ ~
Its usual channels. What the L, y" w. domn, ,vn VI
our city and of New York would b., Ne uo ,od
II not been for the wise iberality of our hanks
ca the crisis was alone stayed, and well was it
Ior us that the counsel of some such ariseacr,s
conld name, was not acted upon but WAS "a
ceNeH WIN the slight attention due their anti.
quated and contracted ideas of the subject
Inc remarkable mildness of the winter so for
mas been blessing TO our DOOR SO MANY or
whom are out OF employment Some of ouT .s
adjustments have since the first of the year. re-
sumcd 10 some extent, but still very very many
are still out of employment. Baldwip's iocomn.
i've works, which have been for two months on
nan tilhe, now run thieeq quarter, but only about
half their original number of men emploved
Aoout Manayunk and the Falls, n number idle
iui n'.Ls are resuming, and upon all sides the ont
io1h On see:he h'lghter.
"a
In the most remarkable we have ey,I . w @ ale
thls Is certainly very remarkable ore Eor
some days past the mercury has remained ste,-
diiy among the sixties, and in the country. In
projected places especially, show green grass.
Vlolets aud dande!oin, and the trees show their
buds quite plainly, justly causing us TO fear a
Tult famine II IL continues long, and the frost
and cold succeed, as they must With considers.
Bile certainty. For over "A hours we have had nm
n'i,hos. ~ steady ram, mid and warm as summer
sno"ers, ana as write my windows are omen
The rain has been heavy enough. in portions of
he city To cause the cavng in of culyerts.
tot over year past a very fine equestrian |
statue oi Gen. Scott has been upon eyhibition NJ
I-lu ana spring Garden, aud has BEEN very |,
greatly admired for its perfect workmanship and |
Is correctness of likeness to the old hero 7, |
WAS east In the famous establishment of Roh;t
" ood " Co., and was placed there by them lem.
'orarily while IA solid block of granite was heinz
'otaIneu 10 pace IL upon at Washington. Ii
avng recently been received and placed into M.
tion there, noticed few days ago that /, was
oeing removed, and 1t Is now no doubt In its
lace among the many beautiful improvem, nts of
ur nations capitol, "
, since my last We have passed from under the
Ia TO that OF the new Constitution. Altbonph
belonged 90 that majority that opposed II. bay.
X done so entirely upon the ground of being
n"iling 10 accept the gag placed upon us
the convention In requiring one to swallow
1e good with the bad, ami belieyint, its dcca,, !
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