The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1880-01-08
An laslras!ite Contrast.

i'la p.SAi " 'ilslss " W Ni,.T. tA-.ss Akti
latiods We're exc'nngei b5tSoen
tlioso who were about u. retire fDm
jai,J a-d those who were about t.
assume its bugdeas aud responsible
ties, the people loudly applauiel ahi
partisan rducur was forgotten in the
Demonstrations OF respect 1anleool |
will which came up from every sids.
Governor Robinson aud 40 yetn0r
Cornell enteroi tho Senats Oh ,mbor
arm in~arui, aud passed up to tho
rJst,um. whore Governor Cornell
took ibo oath of oifiso. The out,
going anl the in ooming State oili
GERS occupied sfrunt scst5 and OK.
cbaIgai frion lly courtelies "a tho
now administration assdnsl control
aud the oil ceased TO exist s,
la accordance with tho usual cns
tom, Governor Robinson made a
brief farewell speech, which was
characterized by strong souss aud
good taste, Io is u man OF sterling
Integrity, and his failure to secure a
ro,elcction cannot 30 attributed tb
auy glagiug mistake or dofoct in his
administration. .Gpvornor Cornell
made brief inaugural address, in
which lac paid In yh tribute g. the
retiring Govsrnor, aud cpugratnlst-
el him upon tho honorable record
which he has made for h'usslf iu the
aupals OF the state Then the twJ
Governors shook hands, and. retitn
ing to tue executive chamber togeth'
or thoy hcli 'int reception ia
which the frieuis Of both Mingled in
friendly intercourse, aud tho rcmtin-
der Of tho day was given up to social
festivitias, in whicd all dIlGrences
IA political opinion wore pat out Of
sight,
4 new Govornor Of Kline Is 10 DO
inluguntol next week, but the
pleasant sceno witnessed ut Albany
on New Years day will not b. roy
peatel at Augusta Throughout tho
borders OF Name there is feeling
Of apprehension that the election
and installation OF q chief executive
may bs attended with strife nul
bloodshed. AIMS are being brought
to tho Capitol, soldiers are quirtered
IN the State House, military organi-
zatious have beon Instructed to hold
themselves ready to mIrcd on a mo.
ment's notice, aud circulars have
been sent out ipyitiag tho partisans
Of the Governor whose term il about
to expire, to como 10 Augusta pre-
par-d for any emergency. Why
these warlike dem)nstratiousl Why
this resort to the military arm Of tho
Government , Why tlis appeal to
tho ruCiInisn OF reckless past,sans ,
Why i5 the recurrence ot L puc ,iul
and II isbly-interes,ing event made
the OCCASION Jf an allrmiag oXhibi-
ton OF political rancor, with threats
OF actual violence
Lot Governor GTcelon AMI his
corrupt advisers answer. They hiyo
stirred up II storm Of popular inlig.
nation, which they ara vIinly trying
TO ward Oft W tn bayonets anl blud-
geons. The people of VI ino arc ~
intelligent, rs law abi lihg AMI ~
patriotic as those of New York I.
Augusta, although Il smaller city
than Albany, is not loss di3tilsuish
ed for culture aud hospitality. And
yet while tho forina: is celebrating
tho Inauguration Of . new Governor
with round Of social festivities AMI .
visitors from othor citios arc walcom,
ed to the homes OF its prosperous
people, tho httar is liilpl with app /
prehension OF coming trolblo, aul |
the adyepL of stranger oXotes sus
picion aud proyoke3 comment, and
the movements OF its best-laOwn
and most hiyhly-respct'cl citizens
are watched with suspicion.
\ great crime bGs beou committed |
in Maine, aud its authors are in NOR .
tai terror lest tho p1ople shall proc
vent them from onioying ia iruit5 ,
There is no animosi.y or i'll feeling /
in Now York over the election, be.
cause the count was fair, aud there
was no attempt to count olt QUO sot
Of candidates or count in another sct
The Canvassing B1,rl obeyed tho
aud laws anl gayo of
feet 10 the ballots cast by the legally
qualified voters. There was perfect
acquiesconce in tho result, skecluso
everybody ADMITTED that tho election
was flir, npl that tho canvass Of the
votes bal boon honestly made. II
the Democratic otnljlates hl re-
ceived majority OF votes the Re-.
publlclns would have assisted ia the
Inauguration Of the new officers, ani
would have accorded them all the
honor aud respect duo to their oil
cial station Aftor u most exciting
political contest there il peace in
Now York because Justice has been
done aud the will Of the people has
been respected and enforced
In Mtlua tho poprlar saase Of
justice has been outraged by the per.
petration of an inflm ans onmo un-
der the pretense of enforcing The let
ter of the law, There is hot temper
everywhere because n great wrong
has been committed for which the
ordinary processes of the law saom
to afford no adequate remedy. Tho
public conscience is protesting
against the triumphs Of cAicinery
and fraud While there is perfect
I l1lnrnlinn for oil ahn La Of nnIiiinnI