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CQLUMUM JjKMOCHAT.
Bloonifcburx, ?3uj 18. 1941.
TotltcPcojilo of CoWtmUinCoimlj.
FALLOW CtTIZBNS.
After having aerved ynu for folir ron
uruiitlvo v.t, as your Representative in
rift. General Assembly of this Unminnn
WBtlili. I return nunin lo lake my place
moist you. hs one of the pilvale citizens
tod fnur 'jifopln of Columbia
County
wuftf'ifr n intention ol again
Mutfiilatu lor re-election.
being s
'I'o'say tlial I fed grateful for lite honors
aod;urstinctions you bave conierreu upon
mo 1$ your free HtiiTraget), would be but n
feeble expression of my sense of the obli
gations that 1 am under lo ynu, for your
triumphant support of me on the four ilif
fetenl occasions I have been a candidate for
the Legislature that obligation I now, and
nlwoyH shall acknowledge, bill I am afrsid
never shall be able lo repay.
I cannot, my fellow citizen, take leave
of you as your Representative, without r,en.
dcrhg you a tiue, and somewhat detailed,
nccounl of my atewurdship; and I desire
that you should all read this my address lo
you, and then form for yourselves, a free
und unbiased judgment of my acts.
On account of the agitation of a local, 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 lo you with lion-
csty ant! fidelity, and whether 1 ha.e sue.
cce'ded in doing so or not, I most cheerfully
and with grea confidence, leave foi you to
determine.
I was first elected by ynu to the Lepisla
lure tn 1840, and was at that time, as I al
wa3 have been since 1 becamp a citizen ol
Columbia county, a resident of Bloomsbnrg.
My opinions and feelings were known then
ns -well as ihey are now, lo be in favor of a
removal of the Seat of Justice of our county
'from Danville to that place, yet, 1 confess,
that at that election, 1 was not supported
nnd voted ibr as a removal man particularly,
but as tho regularly nominated can
Uidate of my party; hence, I did not feel it
'incumbent on me under such circumstances
to take nan in bringing the question of re
tnovat before tho Legislature during that
session, especially as petitions were not
fut warded to me asking me to do so, but
contented myself with discharging ihe or
dinary dutica of a Representative in tho bes
of my ubil.ty, and as I thought to the pro
'motion of the best interest of my constitu
nts. "On my roiurn home, however, nrct
'before my re -election, 1 made tin secret, ol
iriv determination that, in case 1 should be
le elected, I would nt the next session, in
irotluce, advocate and support a bill author
-ising a removal of our seat of justice Will
a knowledge of this fact the people renomi
nated and elected me. I accordingly inlro
duced a removal bill into the House of lie
uresenlaiivs in obedience to the require
inents of o large number of petitions, and to
"what I knew lo be Iho interest and wishes
ofalirffc maieriiy of the people of Ihe
county. This bill laid on file a considera
Mile lenfftli of time; it was known lo bo there
(and mv intention to call ii up in due time
jal&o known, and yet I heard nothing from
( you that was not calculated lo strengthen
tiiv conviction that in doing what I had
done. I had fairly represented your wishes
Petitions in favor of the removal, from al
most all paimof Ihe county, came pouring
in upon the Legislaluie, tho signers to which
amounted lo 2786, whilst tho signatures to
the remonstrances against the Removal,
numbered but little over 1500. Under
-these ctrcuf.ftanees, my duly was plain,
and my nuise clear one. I could not
elii).i rm urge Hie passage of the bill, even
Imd mv Ifcmigs and disposition been averse
in it As a democrat 1 was bound to obey in
striicijons, particularly such as these, com
ine as ihey did, directly and unquestionably
frum a large majority of my constituents.
The obedience I yielded lo ihsm on this
occasion wne not reluctantly done, I assure
yon, my fellow citizen;but with that pleas
-ure everv honest representative should feel
in discharging his duty with. fidelity to those
whom he represents. On Ihe Mill of March
1 called up mv bill, but notwithstanding the
rxerlion of myself and friends, its .oppo
nents proved too strong for us, and the bill
hjs Insl on 2d reading, by a vote of Yea
-lij, iSnye 40, i lie menus oi removal in
the Ilutibe.it s lnie,weie a little disappnin
Med t this vntp, (or knowing Ihe soundne8
tilul justice ol our cause, we had a right, wc
thought, tn expect u different result, but
nothing disheartened, we detcrmiiied to
commcnie the battle anew, nnd to lake our
enemies on aiiiilhe r tadkj and for the pur
tpase too of tostinsfif they would permit usj
mo mini or Ulsity o Hie representation 0l
those in the Danville interest, that a majoi
uiy oi we people weie noi tn lavor oi a re-
moral of ihe seat nf justice," il -vaj agreed
tcihat another bill should be intioduced simi
flar-in .ite.piovhions.and dciuils to the form
crh'i'Xropl tliat the quesiiun by this bill, was
required to be ttubniitted to the people fur
their decision, before the law could be cat
ried Into ciTect. An extra session had In
1 - -. 1 ... '
Willis time noon asrcen upun, mm it was
thought advisable lo defer the introduction ol
the bill until the re assembling of ilie.iVgie
. lalure in the month of June following. Ac
-rordingly on ihe I3h of that raonlh, ( gavi
notice of my inter.tion on the next day, i.
ask eae tu bring in a bill entitled "An an
do. authorize Ihe people of Columbia count),
to vote on the question ol tho removal o
their seat of justice from Danville to I)luon
burg," and in pursuance to litis notice, i
committee was appointed to prepare ant
bring lit Ihe hill, which I afterwards rcpoti
ed. To this very fair and reasonable prop
osiilon, almost ewy disinterested man
would think that very little it any ppposi-
lion would be made by those who hstl con-
tended, from first to last, that a majority of
the people of Columbia county wnreoppos
ed to a removal of their seat of justice; but
so far from those interested in Danville,
withholding their opposition; (his bill, like
us predecessor, had lo encounter the whole
fnrco of thai Interest. Almost every means
and appliance that could be made use of
was resorted lo by our opponents lo stiilc
the voice of the people of Columbia county
and defeat iho passage through tho House
of Representatives of ibis bill but in this
effort strong and great as it was our oppo
nents failed, for on the 21th of June tho bill
was finally passed by Ihe House in the
shape of an amendment to another bill by a
vote of Yeas -10 Nays 37 rather close to be
sure, but tho vote in its favor was quite as
lrong as its most sanguine friends cuiild
hare leaennably expected under the circum
stances of the case. The bill was then of
course sent into the Senate, but the influence
cif the Danville interest was so powerful
there that our friends in that body deemed
it advisable not to proceed to its considera
tion, and therefore the session terminated
without any further action being taken on it.
Somoiif you, my fellow citizens; may ob
ject to the policy of this course. and say thai
some effort should have been nipilo to nave
had the bill pasjed by the Senate as il was
by the House, at that session. To those
svho so obiect, I would say that unless you
had been al Harrisburg during the pendeucy
of this question, you could form but a very
imperfect idea of the influence Hi's exer
tions the importunities and borings the
friends of removal were from the commence
nent to the end, obliged to contend with,
whilst the bill was pending before the
House; and to have made an effort to paBS
it through the Senate under these circum
stances, and with a gentleman representing
our county in that body, hostile to it, would
in the unanimous opinion of its friends, have
been entirely futile, and would have resulted
in nothing but an unnecessary consumption
of time and in the end our entire defeat
Hence was pursued the course I have just
advened to. It will be unnecessary foi me,
fellow citizens, in this adiiress.lo dwell much
upon what followed the adjournment of thai
Legislature You arc al? as well aware as
myself, of the contrivances and means of
various kinds, (amongst which l am sorry
to be compelled to class misrepresentation
and falsehood) that were made use of by the
Danville interest to defeat my election alter
t had been unanimously and unsolicited!
nominated for re election by the friends of
removal. The means and instruments then
einplovrd by my opponents, and the ene
iiies of reinojl.were as discreditable to the
uidividiiHt who made use of them, as they
were rohclueive to every one of the weal;-
iese and injustice of the cause they advoca-
cd.anu the strength anu justice ol that ihe v
opposed. 51 tit through your pariiali'y and
kindness, and (he great popularity of the
quesiiun of removal, the acts and devices ol
my enemies, as directed against me and my
principles, proved ol no avail; for yon tn
umphantly elected me to serve as your rep
reseimtive for a third tune, by the proud
majority of nearly nine hundred voles.. On
my return to the Legislature, after so flatter
in" a manifestation of the renewed confidence
of :ny constituents in me, my duty was a
gain a plain one. Those who elected mo had
instructed me bv my clsction itself, to con
linite and persevere in the course 1 had taken
with tegard to the question of removal, and
I should luve been recreant to everv princi
pie of honor and fidelity to thoso who had
reposed their confidence in, and chosen ine
their representative, had I not done so. Ac
cordingly during ihe first wcok of iho sess
ion, namely, on the 5th of January, 1813, 1
?ave notice of my intention on the nextday,
to asK leave to nring in a bill similar lo the
one I had iutroduced at the last regular sess
ion, providing lor the removal ol our seal
of justice from Danville to Uloomsburg.
This leave was granted, and in four da
afterwards, on the Oth I reported the bill &
the House on motion, made it tho order of
the day for the following Wednesday. On
the Itiiti of the same month it was cr.lled up
lor consideration, an. passed through com
rnitlce of tho whole, and when on second
reading, ihe further consideration of it was
postponed until the '20th inst.j On thai dav
it again came up and passed through second
reading. On the 28th it was ordered tu be
transcribed for a third reading, by a vote ol
Yeas 40. Nays 27, and on Ihe IstofFebru
ruary it passed finally through the House
without the Yeas and Nays being denunded
on II. 1 (Us was the second timo tho bill
had passed ihe House, and (hen il? friends
diought they had reason to believe thai it
would receive favorable consideration on the
pari of the Senate. Hut the same order and
irrangemenl of business, that had been mat
4c ! out anu conimenceu at the previous
icsiion.waa again resorled to and continued
iy our opponents. Notwithstanding the
question was so fairly in issue before the
ueople at their last oleclion nolwitlmtaiid
'iic ine large majority the removal .cause
received, and noiwithstandint? too the previ
mis anu repealed declaration and promisoof
me of the moat influential am! active of
hose in tin Danville interest, that if I should
io elected again as the representative of
'Joltimbia county, lhat as far as he was con
'crncd the contest bhould cease, and that we
ilio-.ilil have the removal without further
ipposition. I say, fellow citizens, that not
vithstariuing these clear and notorious facU
tie conllemen of Danvil e poured into Her
'isburg, in much greater numbers than I
ind ever had the pinasure to see before, and
ummeuced a systejx) ol boring, as it is fa
ii thinly called, almost unparalleled in the
ilstnry of legislation. If ihe prosperity and
lappiness and I nijght almost auy even the
ife of eveiy nun, woman and child in Co
iimbia county, had depended upun the de
feat of the removal bill, and ihey had been
the greatest philanthropists of ihe ago, the
could not have been more nclive, untiling,
importunate and pertovering than Ihey wen
in their efforts to have the bill defeated in
the Senate. Members of that butlv weri
importuned in their scale, as well during (lit
session at the receas. Thoy were visited
in tlieir chambers and soiling rooms -argu
menu of every uoseripiion, nnd I regret u
say, in many instances, uiistcprcsentalioiu
jof tlic grossest chaiaclcr, particularly as tu
Ihe feeling and wishes of the people of Co
lumbia county were made use of by (In
opponents of ihe bill to effect its defeat, nijil
in this effort as you already know, thoy
were unfortunately too successful, for on tin
25lh of February,' on the quesiiun of tin
passage of tho first section of the bill, the
vole stood Yens 8, Nays 21, fc consequently
the bill, fell by a majority of three to one.
I wish, fellow citizens, for iho credit oi
some gentlemen of our county, that n
more mischief and injustice had been al
templed lo be inflicted upon you at that
session bf the Legislature; that Iho enemies
of your interests had contented thcmselvrJ
with delisting a bill, fair and reasonable in
Us provision:), ami one that a large majority
of iho people had petitioned for, and had
elected a senator and representative with
tho view of having passed Into a law; but
that 1 regret to my was not the case, and I
am therefore here constrained by a sense ol
duty, to direct your attention lu utiotlici
matter, disreputable I must bo permuted to
say, tu all concerned in it. 1 allude lo the
attempted division of Columbia county, fn.
the purpose of forming a new couuly out ol
part of it and a part ol ljuzeriie. xou all
know, follow citizens, that such an attempt
us 1 speak of, was made, but perhaps you
do not know that this iniquitous scheme
was not only counitnanced and connived at,
but absolutely urged on and electioneered
lor, by iho whole Danvillo interest.
Connected with tins attempt to divide &
cut up our county, I could, if I was dispus
ed to introduce the acts and names of panic
ula r iadividuals in this address, relate some
ciieumsiances of falsehood: inisrepreseiila
lion; imposition and fraud, connected with
the progress of this bill through the Legisl
turc; WHICH COUIU IIOl UO Ulliernns man
itartle and astonish you. But I forbear my
purpose is not to denounce or expose lo
your indignation any one; but to give you a
fair and true account of what iranspired in
relation to our bed question during my ca
reer as your representative. 1 his tainou;
or ralher infamous, .Madison county bill, ol
which I have spoken, was introduced into
the senate by Mr. Ilcadley, on the Jth ol
Jar.uarv. On the 13th of ihe same mur.lii,
the senato proceeded to the consideration of
it, and on seconu reauing tno iiiriuer con
sidcration vi it was postponed until the ful
lowing Monday. It was then called up
again, and again postponed lor the present.
On the lOih it was called up for the third
tune, and passed a second reading; uy a vote
of Yeas 15. Nays 11. On the 13th of Feb
ruarv following it was ordered lo be trans
cribed for a third reading by a vole of Yeas
10. Nays 12. On the 2lM of March u
came up on third reading. A motion was
made by .Mr. Ividder and ftir. orauo, lo
amend Ihe bill in such a manner as lo Bub
mil the question of division to ihe peop'e
living within the bounds uf the conlempU
led new county. On this question, the vote
.tood Yeas 12, Nays 13. The question on
the final passage of the bill then coming up
it was carried bv a vole of Yeas 15, Nays
13.
You will observe fellow citizens, that on
ill tho voles connected with the progress
ind passage of this bill, the number of them
was small Ainu lime could a majority ol
a full senate be obtained to support the bill
but by boiing of the most incessant charac
ter, the enemies of removal always succee
ded in procuring a sufficient number of
dodgers to give their, friends a majority;and
conscouenllv lo pass the bill. 1 will not
pretend, in the limited space I have allotted
to myself in this address, to recapitulate the
various and almost uinutiierauie;icis, uevices
arguments and Hicks; resorled to by the en
emies of tumoral and friends of Danvilh
and division, lo succeed in their imquiiout
purpose. 1 will, however, remark that tin
most cogent and effective one was, lhat tlu
passage of this bill would lorever pur tores
the question of lemoval in ihokcounty, aim
hence aave the Legislature in future much
trouble and the state a considerable cxpoitie
boih of which would necessarily accompany
a further agitation of tho mailer. So that,
follow citizens, for Ihu purpose of coulinu
ine tho seat of jusiice al Danville, and sav
ing the gentlemen of that place the trouble
anil expense or annually repairing to turns
burg, to tppbse and defeat ihq wishes, in
lercsiB and voice of iho peoplo, the oounliee
of Luzerne and Columbia were lo bo divid
ed, and a new county formed against tin
interests and wishes of almost the whole ol
the people of both, and against the almox
unanimous voice uf those living within the
proposed bounds. Here was disinterested
iiatiioiitm disphved with a vengeance; ano
I submit to you whether the evidence of ai
tachrnent (o your interests manifested by tin
opponents of removal upon this occtsion,
not in enure Keeping wiiii ine wnuiu noursi
of their conduct upon this subject. Frou
the very commencement of the agiialion oi
tho question has not their principle alway
been, every thing for Danville, no matter a
what sacrifice, cost or expense! Yes, foi
low citizens, ihey would at any lime if ii
ihcir power gladly divide your couuly, ever
against your almost unanimous remonslrann
to pteveol the removal of the seat of justice
I will now, by your peimission, follow
this bill into the House of Representative..
m Hare its progress in that body. On tin
2 1 st of March, the bill was brought in In
iha clerk of I he senale when 1 moved in
refer it to a select committeejbul on motion
uf Mr. Barrel this roolion was amended,and
ihe bill was referred In the cotnmitloe on tho
judiciary system, that being ono of the stand
ing committees of the body. Before that
i'ommittee, Col. Wright, of Luzerne, mydel)
ind several opponents of the bill, appeared
with your remoiutrancea against its pass
ige.und endeavored by a true representation
if facts, to Induce tho comtnttee to report
unfavorably to it. Wo wore met by Mr
Ilcadley, and others favorable to the bill,
who, by their representation (I will not al
though I might with proprictyand truth use
t harsher term) endeavored to counteract
our exertions and disprove.nur statements
On the 20th of the same month, Mr. Daireti
reported tho bill to the House as committed
ind il was laid on the table for tho present
I'd lel you, fellow citizens, of all the dis
lonorable means that were made use nf lo
arry this iniquitous bill through the House
ould occupy a laiger space of this address
'ban the limits I have confined myself tn
would admit of. Sufiico II tu say lhat n oth
nig in the shape nf misrepresentation and
imposition was left untried to effect the ob
jecl. Old memorials prajing for the erec
ion uf new counties out of parts of Lycom
ing, Luzerne,Schnylkill anil Columbia, wore
distracted from V'c pulgeon holes and
shelves w'icro some of them had been lay
ing for years, and presented (o tho House
4S petitions from citizens ol 1'islung creol
ind other township in Uolumbia county,
graying fur the erection of the new county
if Madison. Yes, fellow citizens, dlsgaoeful
u this act was, yet it was done, and done
io by men chiming to be honest and re
mcctablp citizens. I delected most fortu
iiately the fraud myself, and of course
promptly exposed it 11 ihe truth ol this
illegalton should be denied, I pledge my
self to verify it at any time by my oath, and
prove it bv the testimony of a number of
members of both branches of theLegislaiurc
who were eye witnesses to this foul trans
iclion. So much fur the means employed
hy our enemies lo.efTect their .lbject. Whit
was the result? Why iho House refused
even to consider the bill. On tho 14ih of
rVpril, a motion was made in proceed lo ihe
consideration of it, which failed bv a vote of
Yeas 20, Nays 40 Another, and the last
motion nf the same kind, wa? made on the
17th. and on the qMestion of its adoption
the vole Mood Yeas 20. Nays 51. so that with
all the boring, misrepresentation, falsehood
nnd fraud that was made use of by ihn
Inemb ol Danville and division, not more
than i-vcntv six, out of the hundred mem
ber of the House of Rupresenlutives, could
he found lo countenance and support their
nefarious scheme of dividing the county ol
Columbia. I have now fellow citizens tra
ccd up this question to the conclusion of the
session of the Legislature of lo4J.
It is of course unnecessary for me to re
capitulate what occurred from that lime to
ihe commencement of the late session, that
or 1814.
As you all know, I had the honor to be
again nominated and elected as your repre
senlilive and the friend of Removal. In
obedience then, to the pledges I made those
who placed me in nomination, and llirnug
them to von my cousliiuenta, 1 again, on
the 4lh of Jannaiy, introduced into tin1
House of Representatives a bill authorising
a Removal of tho Seat of Justice of
our couniv. On the 1 lib of that month
I moved to postpone the orders of the day
for tho purpose of proceeding lo ihe consid
eralton of it. A division ol the quesiiun
was called by an opponent of the bill, when
the House by a vote of 71 yeas lo 25 nayt
adopted my motion and proceeded lo the
consideration ol it. 11 passed through coin
mitlec of the whole, and came immediately
before the House on second reading. A
motion was mado by anothor opponent to
postpone the further consideration of the
bill for the present; which was defeated by
a role of veas 33, nays oo. Another was
then made by the same gentleman to com
mil the bill in the committee on the Judi
ciary evidently with tho view to put off ac
lion until the borers could get to work ai
the members; but this motion, like it pre
decessor,failed by a most decided majority
the yeas being 30, whilst the nays were 01
Nothing daunted however, by these repeal
ed laige voles and decided expressions ol
iho House in favor ol tho bill and againsi
nv postponement of action upon it, a
nother opponent moved to postpone the
further consideration of it until the 2fth
nisi.; when il becoming evident lhat it was
the disposition of our enemies to tire out our
patience il poasililo bv thee vexatious mo
lions so repeatedly made; the friends of tin-
lull Uni ml it necessaay to call Ihe proviouf
question, which was suMained by the house
bv a vote of yeas 01, nays 34, and ihe lull
was then per untied to pass through second
reading without a division, and on Ihe ques
Hon of suspending iho ruin In read il the
third time, the vole stood yeas 01, nays 32;
there not being quite two thirds in its favor
ihe motion failed; but on the 1 2th the bill
came up regularly brtore ine Mouse on
third reading. and passed finally through that
body the same day by the unprecedented
and triumphant voto oi yeas oo, nays zo
Thus a miorilv of 15 againfcl ua was, b
your pemeverance, and ihe force and power
ill truth ano jubiicu, ciiuii-uij in uiu epace in
two years lo a majority of 37, or more than
two lo one in out lavor.
Was not this, my fellow citizens, a most
glorious consumatiou I was it not some
thing like a reward as far as our branch ol
tho Legislature was concerned, for your lu
bor of ihiriy ycais in lie cause of equity
and justice? I wish as much could be said
nf Ihe action of the other branch; but there
it was thai we always had to meet and con
lend with the mosl formidible opposition
fur it win on lhat body ihe friends of Dan
ville always brought their heaviest artillery
to bear it was on thai body lhat they l
uHvs thought to make the grealrst and
dee'pest impression; by that system of lae
lici which to always resorted to in derpe
rate or weak discs, viz: personal and impnr
tunato boring at playing, this game tho
gentlemen ol Danville, J am willing to ad
mil, arc without superiors and theteforo in
justice to them, 1 willingly and without
hesitation yhld thcrn iho palm. What llicj
have failed lo convince ynu nf aficr laboring
lo do il fur Ihiriy years, namely, dial the
.icat of insiice in Columbia Gruinlv wa-
originally fairly located in lhnvillu, and
thai it is to your interest that it should re
main there, they have calculated upon and
heretofore have but too well succeeded in
boring the Senate of Pennsylvania to be
lie ve. Hut, fellow citizens, thanks to your
spirit and determination, as well as lo youi
righteous cause, this powci is now and for
ever al an and, and if the friends of removal
should only henceforth bo truo to them
selves, my word for it, thoy have nothing
to fear from either branch of the Legislature
or any other quarter.
1 will now in ihe last place; follow thit
uiu into the senate and trace its progress-
there.
On tho 2d of February, a motion rac
made by Mr. Kidder and Mr. Crabb to
proceed to its consideration, which was
agreed to, and the bill passed through com
iniiteo of tho whole and came up immediate
ly on second reading, when a moiicn Wa
made lo recommit it to the committee on
the Judiciary, which vv:s agreed to, and on
the nextday Mr. Kidder, chairman, report
ed tho bill again to the Senate in the shape
in which you will find it appended lo this ad
ureas.
I ask you, my fellow citizens, to favor
mo by an examination of lite provisions of
this bill. You will all recollect thai in the
canvass between Mr. Fruit and myself, Ihe
opponents of removal charged its friends
with endeavoring through me, to have a bill
passed for the removal which would lax the
people of the muniv to erect Iho publi
buildings at lilooin, and by lhat means nihl
to their ulreuly ton heavy pucuniury burden
I say to ynu, on my honor, that thai never
was my intention or wish; nor was it tin
wish of any man who is a friend of remo
val in !he county, as far ns mv acquaintance
or knowledge extends It is true iho bill
which passed iho House, provided lhat am
change in the style or t intentions of ihe
buildings should be made at ihu expense ol
an meroaso of couuly rates and levies if ne
cessary, but that lasted aliugethcr with tht
Cumruissioiiertf, who would doubtless have
been governed by what they found to be the
general feeling on the subject. Hut even
this argument and objection was taken from
our opponents by the bill winch was inlro
duced into the senate, and supported by tin
friends of removal, as one which they wen
perfectly willing to lake. Uy reading ii
fellow citizens, you will find that its passage
in far from falsing money out of the Treas
ury, would have absolutely put money in;
for by its provisions the new public build
ings were to be erected exclusively by pri
vate subscription, the old buildings sold, and
lliis pir. ccds of the salo placed in the Irean
ury for tho benrfitof the county. Yel thii
ch-tuge in the features of the bill, produced
no change in the pertinacity and virulence
by which its passage was opposed. The
same system of ladies that I have before
noticed, was resorted to and practised by
i hose in the Danville interest, only to ni.
increased extent. I will not attempt to de
scribe to you, Iho various means resorted to
by our oppni.r nls lo efl'ect their piupose
for any description 1 could give would af
ford you bul a very imperfect idea of (hi
tealiij. 1 will however, repent lhat thii
lime, as before, no meariB were left uure
sorted to, no stone was left unturned b
them; to accomplish their end, tho defeat ol
ifie bill, and this as yon are aware, they a
izain bul for the LAST TIME sucuMilei'
in.
On tho Oth of February ihe second read
ing of the bill was resumed, but after niak
ing some trifling amendments to the fitsi
section, the senato adjourned without takiue
'he question on its passage. On the Oth
ihe consideration of tho bill was again re
siimed, and the merits of it debaied. A
motion was mado to postpone il to the Kill
which failed by a vote of Yeas 12, Nayh
18, tho friends" of the bill generally voting
lor, the enemies againsi iho motion, a tno
lion was then mado by two friends of lit
bill, to postpone tho further consideration ol
it for the presenl, which aficr considerable
debate was agreed lo by a voto of Yeas 18.
Naya 12. On the 23d a notion was.madr
by two opponents of the bill, to rcsumo itr
consideration, but soveral of our friends be
ing absent, il was resisted by thoso presenl.
and voted down. A motion of the same
kind was made by the same gentlemen oi.
the next duy, and again voled down; A
nurd motion oft he same description wat.
made by the same gentlemen on the S8ih.
which was agreed to; but before a vote
could be taken on the bill, the senate ad
iourned. On the scvcnlh of March two
enemies of Ihu bill, taking advantage of be
absence of (wo of is friends, moved again
fo ake it up, which was agreed o,anil fer
being discussed for a length ol fime.fhe lull
was Insf by a voe of Yeas 13, Nays 17.
Those senators who voed for he passage
uf tho bill were,
Messrs. Crabb, Craig, Dimock, Fybaugh
Eyer, Fegelv, Foulkrod, Hughes, Kidder,
I crnimun, Quay, Sherwood and Sullivan
13.
Thoso who voed agains i were,
Messrs Babbj, Black. Champneye,
Chapman, Darsie, Ennue, Farrelly.Gorga'
Hi'l, Horon, Kluio. M'Lanahan, Mullin
Spaekman, Srewar, Wilcox and Bigler.
speaker 17
Thus, for tho ()w and LAST TIME,
fell the removal bill; and bus fur he bird
and LAS I' timo did he Danville ineress
riiunph over he ineres of Columbia
cuuny. Had he senae been lull when
the ote was taken: we should have had;
cerair.ly 15 vo:ej attd probably 16 for tht
bill; liree eenaots were obscn, wo of
whom, Messis, Baily and Hcckman were
known to be decided nnd arung frionds of
tho bill; whilsho bird Mr. Serigcrc; q
suy iiiu ii'uci hi k was uuuuiiui. i
Thus, fellow ciiizcn, terminated our
fTdt tBjo have justice done you on this
question of rcmovnL
I have said the Danvillo interest hut
riumphed for (he LAST time, this U
undoubtedly true if YOU only prove
true to imir ( tvn cause and interests
utly remain firm und unilud,and rc.o'vo
upon eleclinga reatanA honctl friend b
Mie Ilotlse, and another to represent yoj
in the senate both of which you know
its in your power easily lo do, and Un
contest will ho at an end the. hill will
pass, and t ho removal lake place as cer.w
lainly as I lie next Legislature will meet;
Wu ha vu increased in slronnlh in
iluee years from a minority of 15 in ihs
House of Representatives, to a mnjiriiy
of more than two thirds, and in the Sen
.i- C. . ...! r . ...
no ii win u in i im i oi some iweniy or
twenty five lo with ono or two of a ma.
jority, whilst for two years of that lime,
ihe county was represented in Inc Sen
ite by one who was opposed to the re.
moval, and who did everything in his
power to defeat the bill. Who then can
doubt of success. Another favorable
circumstance is, that the terms of eight
of the Senators who voled against the
passage of our bill expire With thin ses.
ion, whilst all but three who voted with
us hold over for one or I'wo years.
Is not the question theli bojond doubt
a sullied one ?
Carry the nexl election, and the re.
moval of your seal of jusifcc is fleeted,
ind the question of division forever put
io rest. Fail in doing; so, and the con
fequences will be most disastrous toyour
nieiots. 1 lliPielore, most respectfully
uiu iii!uimy,uiii ournuMiy aiimoiiisn ar'i
UCl! of VOtl. .18 VuU valllR vmtr nulita niut
tw II.UIIIUllJ IIIU L'HUK IJ1 l,IAll!f 1
io remain liuo and firm to the causo of
..vu
removal, ami thu candidates regularly
uninitiated by Us friends disregard ll a
designs and pre'ensiorip of men when
ihey come In conflict with Ihe interest
of til tf cause.
rO"ONE FIRE MORE MY FRIENDS
AfD THE DAY IS OURS.
I cannot close this add re?.", my fellow
citizens, without again reluming lo vou
my most sincere and liparlfelt thanks
for Ihu unmerited honor vou havo con
ferred on tun, by so icpealedly selecting
"iu as your representative believe me,
fellow cil.zens,! never bhall forget lo be
ralelill to y ou for it.
I i" ilio fiit iiJn of romornl in tlid Rennlo flii
ousc, wlinbavoso manfully supported us in our
jll'oil lo nbtuin justice at Ilio IkiiiiU of tho I.cjuli
tixtc, l aUo return my warmest acknowledgement!
fur their great and ditintercstcd kindncii.
DANIEL SNYDER.
AN ACT
'P.. n..ii ii.. n.. ,...... it., c i
Justice in the County of Columbia, and
fur o' e r purposes.
WHEKKAS, a large majority of tho taxable In-
habitants of the Couuly of Columbia have, by tlic'r
memorial?, set form to the Uener.il Assembly el
thin Commonwealth, the great hardships and hunaf
venieneo the fuller in conwipience of tho neat i,7
JuMico for said county being loejted nt Danvill-,
which they Mate to l e situoicd on tho verge of t ii
couuly, nml prj)ini! dm samo may lie itnioicJ to
die town of UloDinsburg. For remedy whereof,
Section 1. tie it cuaeted by (ho Semite and
Ihu&e of Representatives nf the Commonwealth of
t'enmykania in General Afisemhly net, and Uii
hereby enacted by the authority of jhc, some, Tint
.it any time williui three years front tho passage f
this atl.it fchall lie lawful for tho citizens of llloa.ri:.
liuur. in the county of Columbin, to erert, or runs!)'
to bo erected, at TIU3IU OU'V lHOl 1'lt
in tlto town of Hloomsburfi fcuitaW
buildings, nf brick or slor.e, of not less size end di.
niPiiiioiiH llinu tho couuly buildings now nt Dw
villu, for a Court IIoue, pilsim, and different off,.
i'cj) for tho keeping of the public records, under th
direction of tho rounty Commissioners, who ar
juthorised to rcccWo a conveyance for 6uch lot or
lots of grounds, for tho uso of such rounty build
mgs, not exceeding ono acre, in fee simple, cleurofl
ill incumbrances), for tho uso of tho county of .'r
iir.dila. The said buildings to bo, erected on su-1
ol or loH of ground thus conveyed. And the sju 1
county Coinmisoioners aro hereby authorised ts
,cll nt public auction, or otherwUo, nil, the rigbji ts
llo nml intercbt uliich Iho said rounty may fiaifl
in the real estate situate in tho town of DsnvjuV
ind to execute u'onveyonco to the purchase; fit
purchasers, ami Iho AONDY AIUSIISG VllQll
VI1F. SAME TO UK PAID INTO TIM.
COUNTY TBBABUIty KOK COUNTY J'lfr
'OSES.
Sec. ?. That as eoon as tho public building" wj
completed according to the provisions of the furl
section of this act, the Commissioners oforMlii
ntnn Dln'.a nf tinlil -i.ntilv sml tKnrfll.nnn tn nm. '
missioned and eiJtcxitToi said county, shall caui
the prisoners, if any theio confined in iho old prlai
to be safely remoTed to the new, and Ihe public pit
pers end records there remaining in tilo public olri
cos at Danvillo, lo bo safely deposited jn tm ncy
buildtiiiis so ns aforesaid built and prepared for tb
reception theieof, and fr.onj theiicffoilfi jho scat jcf
jiMico in nnd for tho county of Columbj eWi
cease lo bo at Danvillo, and tho saino sUilAs
removed nnd fixed at the town of Hloorruliwc;, m
tho said county, and tho public offices hcrctJfor
I l I iL - ri. .!..- I i- !.-.
Kepi, anu ino eunria in jusucfi iicreuuuru utiy m
Danville, in and for said county nf Columbii, fbp f
ho kept nnd held ot Dlnomcburg, in the building
erected for thoir accommodation an aforesiid,
&'cc. U. Itshullbo lawful for Iho cltiztf'f
Flloomsburg to obtain aubscripfjons from pny jrr
ion or pcrsoiis willing to sulucribo any jnofipy 01
materials for the erect on. fif such public LuildW,
as are uruvided for In the first section pf ihf
and in default of tho payment of tho amo,lliacoDrr
ly commifioiiera aro hereby empowered to cauv
mils to be brought In the namo of the county
onforco tho cpllcctloti of die same, and when mile
d to be applied towards defrayinrt tho ejpense
such buildings.
Sic. 4. So much of tho existing laws of,
Commonwealth as aro altered by tbh act W
tho same are Ucrcbj repraled
I