COLUMBIY DEMOCRAT.
lllinliiisbitr;;, May IS. 1811.
TotlicPcojle of C'olumbiaCuiiMlj.
FELLuW OU'lZIiNa.
After having served von for four con
secutive viars, ns your Representative in
tho Gene'ral Assembly of this Ooininnn
wcillh, 1 return again lo lake my place
amonfjst you, ns one of iho private citizen
rind free pconlo of Columbia County
without nny intention of again being
candidate for re-election.
To say that 1 feel gratrful for the honon
noil distinctions you have conferred upon
mo hy your free HiifTrages, would bo bul a
feeble expression of my sense of the obli
gallons ihnl 1 am under to you, for your
triumphant support of me on the four dif
fptptu nresnlnns 1 'have been a candidate fur
iho Legislature thai obligation I now, and
nlwayti shall acknowledge, but I am afraid
ttevcr shall be able to repay.
I cannot, my fellow citizens, take leave
of you as vour Representative, without nm
tiering you a lute, nr.d somewhat detailed,
Account of my stewardships and 1 desire
that you should all read this my address to
yqu, and then form for yourselves, a free
and unbiased judgment of my acts.
On account of the ablation of a loral, but
very important question in our county, my!
situation as a representative, has been at
tended with rather uncommon trials and
difficulties ; through which, and in despite
of which, I have endeavored from first to
last, to discharge my duty to you with hon
esty and fidelity, and whether 1 have suc
ceeded in doing so or not, I most cheerfully
and with grea confidence, leave foi yon lo
determine.
1 was first elcclod by yon lo the Lepisla
lure in 1810, and was at that lime, as I al
wa)s have been since 1 became a citizen ol
Columbia county.a resident of Blontusbnrg.
My opinions and feelings were known then
as veil as ihcy arc now, lo bo in favor of a
removal of the Seat of Justice of our county
from Danville lo that place, yet, 1 confess
that at that election, 1 was not supported
ami voted for as a removal man particularly,
but as the regulaily nominated can-
.itnl.iiR nf mv nartv: hence. I did not feel it
incumbent on me' under such circumstances
to lake nart in bringing the question ol re
moval before the Legislature during ihnl
BPssiinn. fisnccinll v as .petitions were not
foiwa-deil to me asking me to do so, but
contented myself with discharging tho or
Iiiiary duties of a Representative lo the bes
of mv ability, and as I thought to the pro
motion of the best interest of my conslitn
cuts. On mv return home, however, and
before mv rc -election. 1 mado no secret of
mv determination that, in case I should be
io elected, I would at the next session, in
troduce. advocate and supporl a bill author
ifiinir a removal of onr seat of justice With
a knowledge of this fact iho people rcnomi
Hated and elected me. 1 accordingly intro
duced a removal bill into the House ol Ko
(irCEVIIIl "JO III UOCIJIOIIUO IU llltJ ICIJIIIIO
jnents of a largo number of petitions, and to
-what I knew to be tho interest and wishes
of a Urge majority of the people of the
.county. Tins bill laid on.file a considcra
bio length of time; it was known lo be there
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Dm u my inienuuii iu can u uj ,u uuu nine
also known, and yel 1 heard nothing from
you that was not calculated to strengthen
my conviction 'that in doing what I had
done,-1 had faiilyrcprescnted your wishes.
Volitions in favor of tho removal, from al
most all parts of the county, camo pouring
in upon the Legislatute.the signers to which
amounted to 278G, whilst the signatures to
the remonstrances against the Removal,
numbered but little over IflOO. Under
i these circumstances, my duty was plain,
and ..iy couise 9 clear one. 'I could not
choose hut urge the passago of the bill, even
had my feelings and disposition been averse
to it. As a'deniocral I was bound lo obey in
otructions, particularly such as these, com
ing as they did, directly and ur.quodtionably
from a lare majority of my constituents.
The obedience ! yielded to thtm on this
occasion was not reluctantly dune, I aestiro
you, my fellow cinzcns;but with that pleas
ure every honest representative should feel
in discharging his duty with fidelity to those
whom he represents. On tho-l-lih ofMarch
1 cnlleu" up mv bill, hut notwithstanding the
exertion of myself and fiiends, its oppo
nents proved too strong for us, am) the bill
was lost on 2J reading, by a vole of Yea
311, Nnys 48. The friend of removal in
tho House, u-itt irue.weie a little disappoin
ted Kt this vote, (or knowing the fcoundnesf
and justifo of our cause, wchad a right, we
thought, to expect n different result, but
nothing disheartened, wo determined to
'cammeiiLe l-lie battle anew, and to take out
cneinies on another lack; and for ihe pui
pose loo of ifslingfif they would permit us
tho truth or falsity of the representation ol
those in the Danville intercut, that a mjm
ity of ihe people weie not in favor uf a re
moral of llifl seat uf justice, it wag agreed
that another hill tdiould he introduced simi.
lar in its provisions, and details lo the form
cr; except that the quesiion'by tliiebill,wflr
required to Lc eobMiuted to the people for
their decision, bi-lure the law could he cai
ried inio effect. An extra scsbion had by
this lime b'ien agreed upon, mid it va.
thought advisable in defer the introduction ol
the hill until the re assembling of the I.egis
lattice in ihe month of Juno following. Ac
cordingly on the 13th of that month, f guvr
notice ol iiiy tnter.tion on the next day, ic
auk lea.e to being in a bill entitled "An an
to autlioiize Ihe people of Columbia count)
to vote on the question of the removal o',
their seal of justice fiom Danville to Hloouit
burg," and in pursuance lo thw notice, i
committee was appointed to propare am
bring in the bill, which I after wards repoit
To this Jrx'''r "" rt'asonable.prqp
ostllon, almost every disinlf rcslcd man
would think that very lilllo if nny oppost-
ion would be made by those who had con-
ondrj, Troin first to last. Hint a majority ol importunate anu persevering tnaii iney were
he people of Columbia county wcreoppos- in their efforts to have tho bill defeated in
d til n removal of their seat el justice; but the Senate. Mombers of that body were
o fa( from those interested in Danvillo, 'importuned in iheit seatg.as well during the
vithholding their oppositions this bill, like session as the recess. They were visited
is predecessor, had lo encounter the whole in their chambers and setting rooms argu
force of that interest. Almost every means menls of every description, snd 1 rcgrel to
mil appliance that rould be made use of say, in many instances, misieprcsentalloiu
vvas lesortcd lo by our opponents to sttfle'of Ihe grossest character, parliculatly as to
he voice of the people of Columbia cntintf the feeling and wishes of the people of Co
irul lUfpat ilm nnsnmre thrnuiTh ihe Honso luinbin county were made use of by tht
if Representative!) of this bill but in Ibis
(Tort strong and great as it was our oppo
icnus fulled, for on the 21th of June the hill
vas finally passed by the House iu the
hape of tin amendment to another bill by a
vole of Yeas -10 Nays 37 rather close lo be
ure, but the vote in its favor wag quite as
ironir as its most sanguine friends could
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lure tea9onably expected under Ihe circum
stances of the case. I'ho bill was then of
nurse sent into the Senate. but the influence
f Iho Danville interest was so powerful
here that our friends in tint body deemed
t advisable not to proceed lo its considera
tion, and therefore the session tetminaied
without nny further action being taken on it.
Somo of you, my follow citizens; may ob
ject to ihe policy of this course, and say thai
oine effort should have bcru in rule to have
had Iho bill passed by the Senate as it was
hy tho House, a( that session. To those
.vim so object, 1 would say that unless you
had been al Harrisburg during tho pendency
of this question, you could form but a very
imperfect idea of the influence ihe exer
tions tho importunities and borings the
friends of removal were from the commence
nent to ihe end, obliged lo contend with,
whilst the bill was pending beloio tlic
House; and to have made an effort to pass
it through the 3cnate under these circum
stances, and with a gentleman representing
our county in that body, hostile to it, would
in tho unanimous opinion or its menus, Have
been entirely futile, and would have resulted
in nothing hut an unnecessary consumption
of time and in tho end our entire defeat.
Hcnco was pursued the course 1 have just
adverted to. It will be unnecessary fot mo,
fellow citizens, in this addicss.to dwell much
upon what followed ihe adjournment of thai
Legislature. You arc al as well aware as
myself, of the contrivances and moans of
various kinds, (amongst winch I am sorry
to be compelled to 'class misrepresentation
and falsehood) thai were made use of hy the
Danville interest to ueleat my election alter
I had been unanimously and unsolicited!
nominated for re election by tho friends of
removal. The means and instruments then
emplovcd bv my opponents, and the cue
inics nf removal, were as discreditable lo the
individuals who made use of thorn, as they
were conclusive to every one of the weak
ness and injustice of the cause they ndvoca
led, and the strength and justice of that they
opposed. Hut through your parliali'y and
kindness, and the great popularity of the
question uf removal, tho nets and devices o.l
mv oncmies, ,as directed acainst me ar.il my
principles, jnuvvii ui iiu avaii; ior you iri'
umphantly elected me lo serve as your rep
rescn tan vd for a third time, by tho proud
majority ol ncaily nine hundred votes.. On
mv return to the Legislature, after so flatter
ing a manifestation of lhe,rcnewcd confidence
of my constituents in me, my duty was a
gain a plain one. l hose who elected me had
instructed mo bv my election itself, to con
tinue and persevere in the course I had taken
with icgard to the question of removal, and
I should have been recreant lo everv princi
pie of honor and fidelity to those who had
reposed their confidence in. and chosen me
their representative, had I not done so. Ac
enrdingly during the first week of the seas
ion, namely, on the Qth of January, 1843, 1
?avo notice of my intention on the next day,
lo ask leave lo bring in a bill similar lo ihe
one I had introduced al tho last recular sesf
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ion, proviuing ior nie removal ol our seat
Of justice from Danville to Hloomshurg.
This leave was granted, and in four dayt
afterwards, on the Oth 1 reported the bill &
the House on motion, made it the order of
tho day for the following Wednesday. On
die 12th of the same month it was celled up
for consideration, and passed through coin
mittee of the whole, and when on second
rcauing, uie iuriuer consideration ol it was
postponed until the 2Gth inst.j On lha) day
it again came up and passed through second
reading. X)n Iho 28th it was ordered lo be
transcribed for a third reading, by a vote of
Yeas 40, Nays 27, and on the 1st of Febru
ruary it passed .finally through the House
w'uhout'lhe Yeas and Nays being dennnded
on it. '1 Ins was the second time tho bill
had passed tho House, and then ils friends
bought they had reason to believe thai it
would receive favorable consideration on the
part of the Senate. Hut the same order and
irrangemenl of business, that had been mat
Hid out and commenced at the proviout.
emion,was again resorted to and continued
ly our opponents. Notwiihstandinc the
question was so fairly in issue before the
people at their Inst olection nolwithstand
n" the lame majority tho removal chirr
received, and notwithstanding too the tuevi
'ins and repeated declaration and promise of
one of the most influential and active of
hose in the .Danville interest, that if I should
e lectrd again as the representative of
Uoluiubia county, thai as far as he was con
ternei! the contest should cease.nnd that we
ho'jil have the removal without further
ipposiiinn. I say, fellow citizens, (hit not
vithstandmg these clear and notorious facts
the gflntlpuiBn of Danvillo poured into liar
rishurg, in much gieater numbers than 1
iad ever had the pleatiure to see before, and
ommenced a system of boring, as it js fa
niliarly called, almost unparalleled iu tho
lUinry of legislation. If the prosperity and
isppinrss and I might almost say even the
ifo of eveiy nun, woman and child in Co
uinbia county, had depended upon iho do
foal of the removal bill, and they had fceen
the greatest philanthropists oi mo ago, inej
could not have been more active, untiling.
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opponents of the bill to effect its defeat, and
in this effort as you already know, they
were unfortunately loo successful, for on the
2fith of February," on thu question of the
passage of the fust section of the bill, the
vote stood Ycat 8, Nays 24, & consequent!
the bill fell by a majority of three to one.
1 wish, fellow citizens', for tho credit ol
soma gentlemen of our county, that no
more mischief and injustice had bren at
templed lo be inflicted upon you at thai
session of the Legislature; that the enemies
of your interests had contented thcinselvct.
with defeating a hill, fair and reasonable in
ils provisions, and ono that a large majority
of the people had pefttioned for, and had
elected a senator and representative with
the view of having passed into a law; hut
that 1 regret to say wag not the case, and 1
am therefore here constrained by a sense of
duty, in direct your attention to another
matter, disreputable I must be permuted to
say, to all concerned in it. 1 allude lo the
attempted division of Columbia county, foi
the purpose of forming a new county oui ol
part of it and a part ol Luzerne. You all
know, fellow citizens, that such an attempt
as 1 apeak of, was made, but perhaps you
do not know that this iniquitous scheme
was not only countenanced unit connived at,
but absolutely urged on and electioneered
lor, by the whole Danville interest.
Connected with ibis attempt to divide Sl
en l up our county, I could, if I was dispos
ed to introduce the acts and names of panic
ular individuals in this address, relate some
oiicutnslauces of falsehood; misrepresents
tion; imposition and fraud, connected with
the piogtess of this bill through the Legisla
tute; which could nol do otherwise than
startle and astonish you. Hul I forbear, my
purpose is not to denounce or expose to
your indignation any one; but to givo you a
fair and true accoant of whal transpired in
relation to our local question during my ca
rcer as your representative 1 his t.nnous;
or rather infamous, .Madison county bill, of
which I have spoken, was introduced into
the senate'by Mr. lleadley, on tho Dili ol
Januarv. On the 13th of the same month,
the senate proceeded to tho consideration of
it, and on second reading tho iuriuer con
sideration ol it was postponed until the foi
lowing Monday, n was then called up
airnin. and again postponed lor the present.
On the 1 Gill it was called up for the third
lime.and passed a second reading; by a vole
of Yeas 15. Nays 11. On the 13th of Feb
ruarv fo lowing it was ordered to ue trans
cribed for a third reading, bv a vote of Yeas
10, Nays 12." Un the 2lsl ol march ii
camo up on third reading. A motion was
made by .Mr. Kidder and Mr. Crabb, to
amend the bill iu such a manner as to sub
mil the question ol division to Ihe peop'e
living within the bounds ol the coriternplu
ted new county. On this question, the vote
stood Yeas 12, Nays 13. 1 he question on
the final passage of the bill then coming up
it was carried by a vole of Yeas 15, Nays
13.
You will observe fellow citizens, thai on
all the voles connected with the progress
and passage of this bill, the number of them
was small- At no time could a majority of
a full senate be obtained lo support the bill
but by boring of tho must incessant charac
ter, ihe enemies of removal always succce
ded in procuring a sufficient number ol
dodgers to give their friends, a majorityjand
consequently lo pass the bill. 1 will not
pretend, in the limited space 1 have allotted
io myself in this address, to recapitulate the
various and almost innumerable acts, devices,
arguments and nicks; rosorted lo by the en
emies of tumoral and friends of Danville
and division, to succeed in their iniquitous
purpose. I will, however remark that the
most cogent and effective ono was, that the
passane of this bill would forever pur lo resi
the question of removal in ihcjcoiinty, and
hence save the Legislature in ailuro much
trouble and the stale a considerable exponit
both of which would necessarily accompany
a further agitation of the matter. So that,
fellow citizens, for tho purpose of continu
ing tho seat of jusiice at Danville, and sav
ing the gentlemen of thai place the trouble
apd expense of annually repairing to Harris
bure, to oppose and defeat tho wishes, in
tcrests and voice of iho people, iho counties
of Luzerne anil Columbia svern to be divid
cd, and a new county formed against tin
interests and wishes of almost ihe whole ol
the people of both, and airainst the almost
unanimous voice of thojo iiving within the
proposed bounds. Here was disinterested
paliioiisrn displayed with a vengeance; and
I submit to you whether Ihe evidence oi at
tachinenl to youi interests manifested by tin
opponents ol removal upon this occasion, it
nol in entire keepine with tho whole courst
of their conduct upon this subject. From
tho very commencement of the agitation ol
tho question has nol their principle alwayt
been, every thine for Danville, no matter a-
what sacrifice, cost or expense? Yes, fel
low citizens, they would at any time it in
their nowei olnulv divide your county, even
againBl your almost unanimous remonstrant-!
to pieveot the removal of the seat of jiiblico
I will now, by your peimission, follow
this hill into the House of Representative
and trace its progress In that body, un nit
21st of March, ihe bill was brought iu b)
iho clerk of the senate when 1 moved to
refer it lo a select committeetbut on motion
of Mr. Barrel this motion was aineiided,and
the bill was referred lo llto commille e on Ihe
judiciary system, that being one of the stand
tug committees of the body. He fore that
i-ommiltee, Col. Wright, of Luzerne, mysell
ind several opponents of the bill, appeared
with your remonstrances against its pais
ige.antl endenvored by n' true representation
if facts, to induce the eommllee to report
unfavorably lo it. We were met by Mr.
Hoadlcy, and others favorable lo the bill,
vl:o, by their representation (I will nol al
though I might with propriety and truth use
i harsher term) endeavored to counteract
nil exertions and disprove our statements
On the 20;h of the same month, Mr, Hatreli
repnr'tcd ihe bill lo the Hotue as committed
mil it was laid on Ihe table for the present
To tell you, fellow citizens, of all the die
honorable means that were mado use nf to
larry this iniquitous hill through Iho House
would occupy n laigcr space of this address
than the limits 1 have confined myself to
would admit of. Suffice it to say lha.l noth
ing in the slir.po of misrepresentation and
imposition was left untried to effect tho ob
ject. Old memorials praying for the erec
tion of new countlos out of parts of Lycom
ing, Iitizerne, Schuylkill and Columbia, were
ibstractcd from tlo ptdgoon holes and
shelves where somo of them had boon lay
ing for years, and presented to the House
as petitions from citizens ol l-ishing creek
and other townships in Columbia county,
praying for the crcclton or tho new county
of Madison. Yes, fellow citizens, disgaceful
as this act was, yet it was done, and done
too by men claiming to be honest and re
spectable citizens. I detected most fortu
nately the fraud myself, and of course
promptly oxposed it. If the '.ruth of this
allegation should ho denied, 1 pledge my
self to verify it at any timo by my oath, and
prove it by the testimony of a number of
members of bolh branches of theljegislature
who were eye witnesses lo this foul trans
iclion. So much for the means employed
hy our enemies to effect their object. What
was the result? Why the House refused
even to consider tho bill. On tho 14th of
April, a motion was made to proceed lo Ihe
consideration of it, which failed by a vote ol
Yeas 2G, Nays 41). Another, and the Inst
motion of the same kind, was made on the
17ih, and on the question of its adoption
the vole stood Yeas 20,Nays 51, so that with
ull tho boring, misrepresentation, hlwchood
and fraud that was made use of by Ihe
friends of Danville and division, not more
than twenty six, oul of the hundred mem
hers of thu Honsoof Representatives, could
be found to countenance and supporl their
nefarious scheme of dividing the county of
Columbia. 1 have now fellow citizens tra
ced up this question to tho conclusion of the
session of the liegtslatuio ol lH-l.i.
It is of course unnecessary lor mo to re
capitulate what occurred from that time to
the commencement ol the lato session, that
of 1844.
As vouall know, I had the honor to be
asain nominated and elected as your reprc
sentilivo and the friend of Removal. In
obedience then, to the pledges I made those
who placed me in nomination, and through
them to you my constituents, I again, on
ihe 4th of Jannaiy, introduced into, the
House of Representatives a bill authorising
a Removal of the Seal of Justice of
our countv. On the 1 lth of that month
I moved lo postpone the. orders of ihe day
for thu purpose ol proceeding to tho consul
oration of il. A division of the question
was called by an opponent of the bill, when
the House by a vote of 71 yeas to 25 nays
adopted my motion and proceeded to Ihe
consideration of it. It passed through com
mittee of the whole, and camo immediately
before the House on second reading. A
motion was mado by another opponent to
postnono the further consideration of the
bill for the present; which was defeated by
a vole of yeas 33, nays ou. Another was-
then made by the same gentleman to com
mil iho bill lo tho committee on the Judi
ciary evidently with the view to put off ac
lion until ihe borers could cet to work ai
tho members; but this motion, like its pre
docessor,failed by a most decided majority
the yeas being 30, whilst the nays were 01
Nothintr daunted however, by these, repeat
cd laige voles and decided expressions of
Ihe Houso in favor ol the bill and against
anv postponement of action uponjj it,
noiher opponent moved to postpone the
fuiiher consideration' of it until the 25th
insl.; when it becoming evident that it was
the disposition of our enemies to tiro oul out
patience if possiblo bv iheo vexatious mo
lions so repeatedly made; the friends of the
hill found it neccssaay lo call the previous
iiucstton, which was sustained by the housi
by a voto uf yeas Gl, nays 34, and ihe bill
was then permitted to pass through second
readme without a uiviston.and on the ques
lion of suspondinc tho ruin lo read it the
third time, the vole slood yeas 01, nays 32
there not being quite two thirds in ils favoi
the motion failed; but on the 12th the bill
came un recularly before thu House on
third reading, and passed finally through tha
body iho same day by tho unprecedented
and triumphal)! vote ol yeas uu, nays
Thus a maiorilv of 15 against us was, b
your perseverance, and the force and powci
of truth and justice, changed in Iho space ol
iwo years to a majority of 37, or mora than
Iwo to one in oui lavor.
Was not this, my fellow citizens, a most
eloriona consumalion ? was it not some
thine like a reward as far as our branch ol
the Legislature was concerned, for your la
bor of thirty yeais in the cause ol equity
and justice? 1 wish as much could be said
nf iho action uf the other brunch; but there
it was that we always had to meet and eon
lend with the most formidi.blo opposition
for it wes on that body the mends of Dan
villo always brought their heaviest artillery
to bear it was on that uouy mat iney M
avs ihoueht to inuUc the creates! ami
dco'pest impression; by thai system of tac
tics which is always resorlcd to in desno
rate or weak cases, viz- perionol tnd impnr
lunate boring al playing this game the
gentlemen of Danville, 1 am willing to ad
mil, ate without superiors andthercforo in
luslice to them, 1 willingly and without
hesitation yield them the palm. What the)
have failed lo convince you of sulor laboring
to do il for thirty years, namely, that the
iea of insitco in Uolttmbia Ooiinty wa-
originally fairly located in Dinvillc, and
that it Is to your interest that it should rc
main there, they have calculated upon and
herotoforo have but loo well succeeded in
boring the Senate of Pennsylvania to be
lievo. Hut, fello-v citizens, thanks to youi
spirit and determination, as well as to your
righteous cause, this powei is now and for
ever alun and, and if tho friends of removal
should only hcncoforlh he true to them
selves, my word for it, they have nothing
to fear from either branch of the Legislature
or any other quarter.
I will now iu the Inst place; follow tins
hill into the Senate and trace ils progress
there.
On the 2d of February, a motion was
made by Mr. Kidder anil Mr. Crabb to
proceed to its consideration, which "'as
agreed to, anil the bill passed through coin
uiiltco or the whole and camo up immediate
ly on second reading, when n motion was
mado to recommit it to the committee on
the Judiciary, which wis agreed to, and on
the next day Mr. Kidder, chairman, report
the lull again to tho Senate in the shape
in which you will find it appended to this ad
dress.
1 ask you, my fellow citizens, lo favor
mo by an examination of the provisions of
this hill. You will all recollect that in the
:anvass between Mr. Fruit and myself, the
opponenls of removal charged ils friends
with endeavoring through me, to have a bill
passed for the lemoval which would tax Un
people of the county to erect iho public
buildings al Hlonm, and hy thai means mid
to their already loo heavy pecuniary burden
I say to you, on my honor, that thai never
was my intention or wish; nor was it the
wish of any man who is a mend of icmo
val in !he county, as far as my acquaintance
or knowledge extends It is true the hill
which passed the House, provided that any
change in Ihe style or umensions of ihe
buildings should be mado at Iho expense ol
an increase of county rates and levies il ne
ccssary, but that rested altogether with the
Commissioners, who would doubtless have
been governed by what they found to be Ihe
general feeling on the subject. Hut even
this argument and objection was taken fiom
our oppoocnis by the bill which was intro
ducca' into the senate, and supported by Un
friends of removal, as one which they were
perfectly willing to lake. Hy leading it.
fellow citizens. you will find thai its passage
so far from lafting money out of Ino 1 rcas
ury, would have absolotely pul money in
for by Us provisions the new public build
ings were lo be erected exclusively by pri
vale subscription, the old liuildings sold, and
the pmceciH ol the sale placed in tho trcas
urv for iho bcnrfilof tho county. Yet iVif
change in the features of the bill, produced
no change in the pertinacity and virulence
by which its passage was opposed. The
same system of tactics that I have before
noticed, was resorted to and practised by
those iu the Danvillo interest, only to ni
increased extent. I will not attempt lode
scribe to you, the various means resorted to
by our oppoi.enls lo effect their puiposr.
for any description I could givo would af
ford you bul a very imperfect idea of the
teulilj. 1 will however, tepeat that tli it.
time, as before, no means wore left uiire
sorted lo, no stone was left unturned b
them; to accomplish their end, the defeat ol
the bill, anil (his as vou arc aware, they
aain but for the LAST TIME succeeded
in.
On the Gib of February Ihe second read
ing of the bill was resumed, bill after mak
inn sonic trifling amendments to iho fiisi
section, the senate adjourned without taking
'tic question on Us passage. Un the Hit
the consideration of the bill was again rc
sumed, and the merits of it debated. A
motion was made to postpone it to tho 13tl
which failed by a vole of Yeas 12, Nayt
18, the friends of (ho bill generally voting
lor, the enemies against the motion, a inn
lion was then made by two friends of tin
bill.lo postpone the further consideration ol
il lor the present, which alter cnnsiueraim
debate was agreed lo by a vote of Yeas 18
Na-3 12. On lite 23d a motion was.madt
hy Iwo opponents of ihe bill, to rosunio ill-
consideration, but several of our friends bo
ing absent, il was resisted by those present
and voted down. A motion ol tho sanf
kind was made by tho same gentlemen on
the nexl day, and again voted down. A
nurd motion of the same description wa
mado by the same gentlemen on iho 2!hh.
which was acrced lo; but before a vote
could be token on Iho bi'l, ihe senate ad
iourned. On the seventh of March two
enemies of the bill, laking advantage of ht-
absence of two ofis friends, morcd agair
fn fake it up, which was agreed fo.and afor
being discussed lor a lengfh ol interne out
was los by a voe ol Yeas ia, pjiiys 17.
Thnicsetiaorp who voed for ho passage
of he bill were,
Messrs. Crabb, Craig, Dimock, Fbangh
Rycr, Fegelv. Foulkrod, Hughes, Kidder,
renniman, Quay, Sherwood and Sullivan
13.
Those who voed agamc" l were,
Messrs. Habbi, Black, Champnoys
Chapman, Darsie, Finnic, Farrelly.CJorga
Hill, Hoion, Kline. M'Lanahan, Mollin
Spnckman, Sewar, Wilcox and Biglcr,
sneaker 17.
Thus, for he bird and LAST TIME,
fell he removal bills and litis for tho bird
and LAST time did ho Danville ineress
riii in tilt over he inercss of Columbia
counv. Had ho senae been full when
tho ''oui was taken; wo should havo had
ccrainly 15 vocsj and probably 10. for tho
WW, three senaoie wera. tbsen, iyo of
whom, Messrs. Daily and Heekmnii were
known to be decided and srong friends of
tho bill; whits tho hlrd Mr. Serigere lo
say the leas of i was tloubful.
I luif, lillow citizotis, Iciminaietl oilr
'flurts lo have justice done you on Una
question of removal.
1 have saul the Danvillo inlctcM tins
litimptieil for ihe LAST timo, tlila is
intloubtcdly Irtie if YOU only prove
true to your t tun came nud interests
tily ic main firm and united .and refio! Vn
upon electing a real anil honest fiieml to
the lloU'c, and anollio r to icpicsenl yo.i
inllie senate -both ol winch vou know
its in your power easily (o do, and thu
contest will ho al an entl tho bill will
pact), and Iho removal lake place a cer
tainly as tins next Legislature will meet.
Wo have incicasod in slrengllt in
three years from a minor i ty of 15 in tho
House ol Representatives, to a imj.iiny
of more than Iwo (hints, and in the Sen
ite from a rninoiity of sotne twenty or
twenty five lo with pno or two of a ma
jority, whilst for two years of that time,
he county was represented In tnc ben
to hy ono who w,ih opposed to the ic-
inoval, un (I who did eveiylhmg in Inn
power lo dofeal ihe hill. Who then can
louht of success. Another favorable
oiicumalaiico is, that iho terms of eiht
uf the Senator? who voted ngniusl the
passage of our hill expire with this sess
ion, whilst all bul three who voted with
us hold over for one or Iwo years.
Is not the question then bctond doubt
a S'-llled one ?
Carry the nexl election, anil the re
moval of your seal nf justice is i Heeled.
mil lite question ol division forevirput
io lest. I'jiI in (luintr so, and tho con-
jcquanccB-will bo most disastrous to your
imereHsr i iiieielore, most respcclltilly
mil humbly. lull earnestly admonish ami
org of you, asybu value your rights anil
wish to promote tho ends ol justice,
io icmain title and firm In the cau.e of
removal, and the candidates regularly
nominated by its friends disrt-gaid thu
designs and pre'ensions of men when
they conic in cotillict with the interests
of the cause.
tC7ONE FIRE MORE MY FRIENDS
AND THE DAY IS OURS.
I cannot close this addiess, my fellow
citizens, without aain returning to you
my most sinccrs ami heartfelt thjfiiks
for Ihe unmerited honor vou have con
ferred on mc,by so repeatedly selecting
ic as your representative believe mo,
fellow citizens,,! never shall forget lo bu
grateful to you for il.
To the friends of removal in the Pen.ilc and
uuse, who liavuvo manfully Biiiiporlcil us in our
ulliirlfl lo obtain jusiice at tho lianila of tin) Legisla
ture, I ulso return my w.irmcNi acknowledgement
for their great and disintereiitnl kindness. "
DANIEL, SXYDEK.
A IV ACT
To Authorise the lemoval of the Scat of
Justice in the County of Columbia, and
for ol er purpose.
WIinilUAS, a largo majority of tho taxaMi in
habitants of the County of Columbia have, hy their
memorials, set forth to the General ASsPinlily of
this Comtnunwealth, the great hardships nntl ineou
vruienco they miller in conseijuenct; of the sent nf
Justice fur faid enmity huiug located at Daniille,
which they state to be situated on tho verge of thu
county, uml praying thu 6amo moy ho removed la
the town of llloomsliurg. For remedy whereof,
Si.ction 1. lie il tititclitl by the Senate arid
House of Heprcscntutivcit nf ltc Commonwealth f
Ptmuylctmia in Gihtrul AsssciiiLly nut, unit it is
hereby enacted bi the authority of the mine, That
at tiny lirnu within three yearn from tho pussngc of
thin actit shall to lawful for tho citizens of Ulooms
liurg, in the county nf Columbia, to erect, or eauso
to ho erected, at Til 131 It OWN PltOI'IiK
EXPENSE, in tho town of Hloomahurg Buitablo
l)uildiiigs,of brick or stone, of not less mo and di
nientions than the county liuildings now at Jun
ville, for n Court Uouec, pu3un, uml different ofli
ees for tho keeping of tho public records, under tho
direction of the county Commissioners, who aro
uilhoriccil to receive u conveyance fur such lot or
lots of grounds, for tho use of such coupty build
ings, not exceeding ono acre, in feo simple, clear of
all incumbrances, for tho uso of tho county of Co
lumbia. The said buildings to lo erected on such
lot or lots of ground thus conveyed. And the said
county Couimisbioncrs nro hereby authorised to
sell at public auction, orolhcrwifc, all tho right, ti
tl nntl inlcriFt which the eoid county may havo
in tho real estate sltuato in the town of Danville,
and to executo a 'onvcynnco to the purchaser or
purchasers, and tho ilONUY AlilSINO TltO.M
171': 8AM U TO UK I'AII) INTO THU
COUNTY TKCASUHY I'OK COUNTY 1'L'K
1'OSES. Skc. 2. Thatns soon ns tho public buildings aro
completed according to tho pmWsious of Iho flrvt
ection of this net, tha Commissioners aforesaid
hall file a icport of tho same iu tho Court of Com
mon l'leasof said county, and thereupon tho com
missioners am! Sheriff of said county, shall cauoo
tho prisoners, if any thoic confined fn tho old prison
lo lo safely removed to tho new, and ihe public pa
pcrs and records there remaining in tho public offi
ces at Danville, to he eafoly deposited in the ww
buildings to as aforesaid built and prepared fur Iho
reception thejeof, nnil from thencefoilli the teal of
jutico in nud fur tho county of Columbia shall
eeaso to ho at Danville, and the samo shall bu
removed imd fixed at the town of llloomibuig, in
tho said county, and tho public ollicca heretofore,
kept, nnd the courts of justice hcrelofoio held .at
Danvillo, Iu and for said county of ('nlumtiij, shall
hi kept and held ot llloomsburg, In Ihe building
erected for their accommodation as aforesaid,
.Vi.c. :). It shnfl bp lawful for tho citizens of
Illoomsburg to obtain subscriptions from any per
.ton or persons willing In subscribn nny money or
materials for tho erection offueh public buildings,
as nro provided for In tho first feetion nfthis act,
and in default of iho payment of tho snmo.tho coun
ly commisvioncrs nro hereby empowered lo camo
suits to be brought iu tho namo of ihe county to
enforeo dio collection of (he baino,nm1 when collect
ed lo bo applied towards defraying tho expense orj
such buildings.
Hrcl, So much of tho existing laws of lids
Commonwealth as nre altered ly thU ait be and
the eumo uru hereby ref rated.