To it. Entity" ofttewmytmut... .
Wtunaaaatc. l-‘eh. 24th.'1840.
- Whtlvt mplting titecircuit of my district for the
last four weeks. I met a publicalton in reference to
the causes of my late rejection by the Senate ofthe
United States. which impeached my personal and
professional character In a grave manner That
publication has been re published. and with the aid
of industrious verbal defamation from some men tn
htgh places is well calculated to accomplish the at»
ject to view—the total destruction of my reputa
tion. .
My reluctance to appear before the public in
«if-vindication. ll so great. that i believe i should
”“0 "13'9"“ the- lnjurteue elatemeuta- to which i
allude. to have passed unnoticed. notwithstanding
"I." Chum". if the desire of numerous _frtenda ‘
had not been expressed to see a public statement i
oflscte WhiCh they deemed quite quficient for my
“film.- It is urged that low. it to my lnmilt’
9'“! '0 ih. many friends who labored to austaln my
nomination, that I ehould correct statements which
taud‘to pmve me unworthy of the confidence and
”FPO" Which I have received from many ofthe
Wlualttnd pure“ men in the nation. both Demo
crats and Whigs; and it isaaid that the absence of
donlmdiction‘will al lengih he vouched ns I'Jllllle
fication of the gland". I yield to theee constdera~
tiem, and for m. a". timo in my “happen before
the public tn vindication of my motlvel and con
duct. But lahall confine mt'm” ‘0 ”"1""? that
have been urged aince lhe reiectlon. and whtch af
fect my character as a man and a Judge. it does
not become me to discuss the topics that were ur~
ged upon the Senate to procure my rejectoin. nor
to question in the slightest degree the purity ufmo
’ tlve which influenced the eppoacrs of the nomina~
lien. whether within or withoutthe Senate. Hov~
ing bowed my head in stlettco to the decree that
condemned me.l felt that i was secure lrotn further
assault. i thought the sentiment was universal
that the dead ehould be buried. Nothing but ec
tual experience could have convinced me that the
Preetdent and that great body of my countrymen
who had honored me with their aupport. were to
sndhr insult on my account. Other men have been
rejected by the same tribunal. but I recollect no
instance where the fact of rejection has been em
played to annihilate character. in thts reapect,my
one is anomalous. and I hope it will remain so.
The first matter to which i address myselfis the
insinuatlon that I went to Waehing'on to procure
the nonttnalion of Judge Jones, and supplanted him
and obtained it for myself. lfl must humbleimy~
self to a defence against so odious an imputation.
I] made ofdeience shall he a simple atatement of
theta; f'orl ii the truth fatl to shield me. i am wtth
ottt shelter. Some time after the death ofJudge
BaldwinJ united wtth the gentlemen ol the bar of
Centre county in recommending ChiefJuatice Gib
son t 6 the President as his aucccsaor. Entertain~ .
tag the profouadcst respect for the intellectual en- 2
dowments and legal attainments of our Chief Jus- .
. line. I declined to recommend any other man until ‘
lheard from various quarters that his nomination
waa out oftha question utterly. Some time last
epring. and simultaneously, I received from I com.
mittee o! the friends of Judge Grier. in Pittsburgh,
«and'from personal friends orJudgo Jonss. in Philaa
dolphin. requests that] would nddreu the President
to behalf at each of those gentlemen. , i had long
known hoth Judge Grier and Judge Jdnss. and be~
-aide the claima of personal friendship. they had my
higheat respect as men oflearning and as upright
and able Judges. 1 deemed them both worthy of
the President'a favor. but how was I to decide be~
tween them! it one not for me to decxde. and i
did not. I wrote a duplicate letter to the Presi
dent. in which i apeke at them both. and told him
he might choose either with safety—that betwixt
two such men he could not fall into error. 1 Cent
copies of the letter to the friends of each of these
gentlemen.
Abouttha fint of October last. I had occasion to
‘I to Philadelphia. with part of my family. for the
pnrpfla ofohtaining medical advice fora little boy.
Indauticipattng aomo delay with the physicians. l
determined. if leisure should occur. to viatt Wash
ington, lor the purpose of paying my respects to
the than when i had assisted to elevate. and whose i
administration was giving me perfect satisfaction. I
~ More McClellan and Chase were called tn and ‘
cohattited. and finding a week would be occupied 1
in preparing to treat the case.l resolved to execute i
any purpose of visiting Washington. A distinguiah- .
ed member oftho Philadelphta Ber hearing of my ‘
dealgn. called on me to request that i would take ‘
charge ofand deliver to the President some docu-
Inenta in his posseasion. favorable to the appoint
ment ofJudga Jones. tastanted readily to hi! :9.
gloat. hut urged him to accompany me. which a
mfeesienal engagement in court prevented his do
. I took the documents. and went to Washington.
‘Mr. Buchanan was absent. and an entirely war I a
~etrangerthere. that] could find nobody to intro
duee me to the Prestdent. l resolved to call on
' him without an introduction. On my way to his
residence for thia purpose. I met three gentlemen
of In! acquaintance from Pennsylvania. whoml
Chad to accompany me. They said they dtd not
[new the President. and hire myself. wanted an in
troduction. I agreed to introduce them if they
would go with me. Very fortunately for my prea
e'nt pnrpoaea. they went. The President received
null in the moat obliging manner. We were sea
ted. and after a few minutee of general conversa
aiotnl handed him the documents that had been
enjrttate'd to me, and mentioned the name at the
gentleman to 'whom they related. This led uato
epeah of Judge Jonea. and! assured the Presi
dent that his appointment to the vacant Judgeship.
would gtve great satisfaction in Pennsylvania. and
in my opinion prove a bleutng to the country.—
Ilueh more to the same effect was said. which I
need not repeat. The President listened in the
ltoat respectful manner to all] said in regard to
Judge Jones. but gave no intimation whatever as
to when he meant to appoint. Conversation soon
ran late other channels-another gentleman from
Pennsylvania entered the room. and alter sitting
a few mlnutaa longer. the three gentlemen and my
self who had entered at the same time. rose and
tool our'te‘ave. Such was my interview with Free
idem Polk. There one not an allusion the moat
delicate or indirect. to myself in connection with
the Judgeeh‘ip'or any other subject. it. in the Prea
tdent'a mind. my name was associated with the of~
flee. attch association manifested itself by no out-
V'lrd stgn. And to exclude all misconception.l
will add there was no allusion mode to the Sena
tonal elsetioa last winter in our Legislature.
, - Ihava never had a syllable of intercourse with
_. the freatdent on the subject of the Judge-hip since
that interview love in one instance. Which. to pre
"M “It"?! aurmising.-l must explain. Some time
~ alter my name was sent to the Senate. I saw in
. aoras paper. not now racoileotod.n statement tothe
elect that the President had been deceived in re
gard to me. and regretted the nomination. and was
'd'eslroua to withdraw it. lwrote a note to hurt to
ll] III“ If the withdrawal of my mung would to.
.liava him from any embarrassment. or promut. the
ptoaperity of his administration. he would confer a
«favor on me by withdrawing it. What he said to
the friend who placed that, note in his hands. it i.
not t‘neetjor me to state- , 4 '
,v “The truth then is. thatidid not go to wnlhinga
ten for the purpose of promoting Judge Jonee’ in
. term; but being there. _did earnestly recommend
hts' appointment. And new I will add. that the
' man does not We who can say with truth that]
‘ eypr spoke or wrote a word. or did an act. to ob- .
. _t‘stn the ’appointment.' On this point t defy keem
eyed maltoe. i never had any taste for intriguee.
and never waa engaged in one. But had! been
.eltllled in such sfihin. my reverence for that elites
and my difiidence oft»? nbiiitie: were to profound
Io ruling tonal it indirection. 0" indndan
urn-nun. Why ihfl’ruidam honorod mo Wllh
tho nomination I have hour onqml‘d- "'6 l“ h"
never informed rue. Two of m. gonllomon wh'z
accampnnicd In. In Iho Pro-Edam. and who heard
‘ ovary word Ihal was Ipokon buwun‘ ul. have au
‘ lhorlud mo lo Introduce Iholr mama. and if any
man will do run Iho injustice oldoubiing Iho accu
racy of whnl [have aloud. lothim away] to them,
They are Major Bailey. of Jarny Shorol Lycoming
counly. and Milan While. Enquof Luck Haven.
‘ Cllnlon county. The other gentleman l have not
men .inco I was an Wnahinglonmr he would doubl.
in. have given me Iho lama Ileanaa. When I re~
lurnod to Philadelphia. having Ipenl lu- Ihan two
duva in Washington, I: vuy particular {rind of
Juilgo Jon" requellad mo to write to Mr. Buchan
on, whom I had nol mm, in raforence lo the alluin
mania and qualificalions of lhe Judgu. 'which I did.
and horn ended all‘l "or did in ralaronca lo lhe
llleCcl.
It I betrayed the interests of Judge
Jones. as has been published tothe world,
he and his intimate frisndsin Philadelphia
were guilty of great insensihility to the
outrage, for they have taken unwearicd
pains to express their acknowledgments
and their gratification mththe nominatio ‘
of myself. I may not introduce the warm
eloquent and aflectionate language with
which their letters abound throughout this
most painful trial. but I must say that how
ever editors may cause the world to judge
of me. that pure man and accomplished
scholar. who would bean ornament to any
bench. suspects me of no delinquency.
But the author of the publication to
which I refer. seems to speak against my
reputation as a Judge by authority from
some of the Judges of the Supreme Court,
and l have no reason to question his au
thority, for many witnesses have testified
to me of the Opprobrious language which
certain of those Judges habitually employ
in respect to me. I do not regret that
they have found an organ at length, for I
had rather meet Open. printed defamation,
than covert. insidious assaults. sometimes
only inainuated. and .sometimes using a
language too fugitive and vague for notice
and uplanatinn. From the time I voted
for the limited tenure in the Reform Con
‘ventiun to this day. l have heard nothing
but reproaches of myself from Chief Jus
tice Gibson; Judge Rogers and Judge
Burnside. It would not compott with the
temper of this letter to write .down the
hard speeches and abuslve epithets. adjec
tives being omitted, which I have been
compelled for years to hear from these
distinguished men. And since the Presi
dent honored me with the nomination
which they so much court. their wrath
seems to have burst all bounds. Self re
spect forbids me to notice in detail the
many unkind things they have said of me.
but it is time for them distinctly to under
stand, that if there be not voluntary and
total reform in that regard. such notice
Will he takes of the matter as may possi- 1
hly. in their cases. abhrevrata the tenure
already limited. i
My personal relations with these gentle
men. so far as l have had any intercourse.
have been of the happiest character; and i
this fact, in connection with the unvary
ing testimony of those who have reported
them to me, leave me ‘in no doubt that
their indignation was purchased by my
conscientious support of the limited ten
-1 ure. My defence in this unequal war must
i be found in the facts of the case. In 1836,
t l was chosen a Senatorial delegate to the
Convention to atnend our State Constitu‘
tion. by the people of Luzerne. Wayne.
Pike and Monroe counties. [knew the
sentiments of my constituents well in'ref
erence to the judicial tenute. and they
knew mine. I took tny seat in the Con
ventionin 1837. one of the youngest mem.
bers. and without request, was placed on
the Judiciary Committee ; and in Commit
tee and in the Convention. 1 advocated
the introduction of the limited tenure of
judges as a reform demanded by the peo
ple and sanctioned by the soundest con
siderations both of principle and policy.— ‘
Others maintained the same views with
an ability to which I could lay no claim.
The measure was carried. and the people
ratified it by a direct vote—my constitu
eats by a majority of five thousand. It
does not fall within the pur uses of this
letter to state the grounds orthat change
in our Constitution, but whoever wtshes
to know my views of the matter, will find
them displayed in the fourth volume of
the debates, commencing on page 315.
And at page 326, they will find a state
ment of my reasons why the more perma
nent tenure is proper in the constitution
of the federal judiciary. Amongst other
things it has been objected to me that I
sought ajudicial appointment under the
constitution of the United States. after ‘
having rrpudiated the good behavior ten- ‘
ur_e which is known to prevail in that cunv }
atttution. That lnever sought such an
appointment 1 have already said. and that i
[justified and applauded the good behav
tor tenure in the federal constitution for
reasons peculiar to itself. and not applica~
ble to our state judiciary. may be seen by
reference to the speech. I was influen
ced in my support of thalinttted tenure
by no prejudice against the judges. but
only by a sacred regard to duty. 1 find
at the conclusion of the speech to which I
have referred. the following : "M r. Chair
tnan. justice to myself requires me to say.
in conclusion. that“! have been influenced ‘
in my support of this measure solely by a 1
conviction that-it is right, and that the
public interest demand it. I have no pre-
Judice or pique against judges to gratify—-
no wrongs to redress—no secret grtefs to
assuage. l have in that department many
friends-I‘do‘not ‘kuow that l have a sin»
file..enemy.” But that was the last day ‘I
could say, I had no enemy in that depart
meatpl government. The most painful
CIJNI’IODLB- has taught me how hazardous
‘ e “l! I was called to perform. and how an
‘ 3‘9“"! "Dre-amnion of an honest constit
‘r‘tfn'i‘l my be visited with indignant tea
preach. How eflectuslly I havo'gttarded
myse’ll againnt a loss§uf the respect and
deterence which was ldue Immune to the
age, the learnin and the station ofthese ‘
honorable memlis evidenced not only by
the hutnilit with which I have burn. my
sell towards them at‘ the bar and on the
bench. but by the fact that I encouraged
the re-appointmeot of Judge Rogers—rem
ommended Chief .Justice Gibson tothe
President for the vacantseat on the bench
ofthe Supreme Court of the United States
and put no obstacles in the way of the con
firmation ol Judge Burnside. Nor do]
now complain that they advised the Sea
ate to re'ect my late nomination, for they
do'not deem more humbly of my qualiii
cations tor that exaltedofiice. than I do
myself. My highly respectabl correspon
dents and my editorial friends who have
referred the opposition of these gentlemen
to the deep prejudices they were known
to entertain against me on account ”(oi/he
limited tenure, have in my opinion done
their Honors injustice. l preler to rt'gard
their opposition as the result oi conscien
tious conviction. and as the exercise of
their undoubted right. But whilst I con
cede to them purity of motive in the very
article of condemnation, l have a right to
protest against the vituperative language
with which they are in the habit ot visiting
me.‘ They did not Oppose my confirma
tion any more honestly than I supported
the limited tenure. and asl have no re
proaches for their act, they should have
none for mine. They should consider
that I am not alone responsible for this ha
ted relorm. The people of Pennsylvania
incorporated the limited tenure into their
fundamental law. and they had a right to
do so—a perfect right. And in my own
ion. the enthusiastic sdmirersof life offices
1 are not likely to convince the people that
they erred in the exercise oi this right by
heaping reproaches on the heads of their
faithful representatives.
But the Editor who echoes the reproach
es ot these honorable men. laments the nu
merous reversals of my decisions in the Su
preme Court, in regard to most of which
the Court “d'eclarcd that they were too
plain to admit of any argument." This
is certainly very lamentable. but the state
ment of a few tacts will alleviate in some
‘ degree the distress occasioned by this cs
lamity. Every lawyer knows that when
a case is reversed, it needs to be reported
to guide the Court in the luture trial. but
tfit he afiirmed, no such necessity eststs,
and the Supreme Conrt report or suppress
it according to no rule that I ever heard at
or have been able to imagine. The con
sequence is that the books of reports gen
erally exhibit more reversals than affirm
ances, though in respect to my judicial la
bors. the number at reversals and afiirm
ances reported. happen to be very nearly
equal. During the time i have been lip
on the bench. every case that has been re
versed has been reported. save one. Which
will doubtless appear in the next book.
but many cases have been aliirmed which
are not repartcd. l have no means tor
consultinz- .e records at this distance from
my disiltri; and no taste for it it I had
the means. but I can recall to my memory
numerous cases that have been afiirmed.
insomuch that if they were added to the
affirmances that are reported. the prepon
derance would be very great, and would
shew that a state oi things exists to my
district not more lamentable than did ex
ist under my illustrious predecessor. i
remember one unreported case well, for it
turned upon a constitutional question which
Ihad ruled in an opinion tiled. \Vhilst
it was under'review in the Supreme Court,
Judge Rogers is said to have ejaculated
that my constitutional opinions were ‘mon-i
alroua.’ I think, however, the obiterdic- ‘
tum of his Honor must have relerred to
the limited tenure. for they affirmed the
opinion lhsd filed. Those who cast up
the number at reported cases for the pur
pose ol destroying my judicial character, ‘
should know that the case oi Adams v.
Jackson, 4th \Vstts and Sergeant. Was
tried belore me at a special Court in Cam
bria county. though throughout the thirty
pages which it occupies in the book, there
is no intimation oi the fact, and that the
case of Brewer v. Osterhout, in 7th Watts
and Sergeant. was also tried before me
notwithstanding the silence at the report
on this head. Both these cases were al
firmed. The should have noticed also
the case of KicCulloch v. Cowher. sth
Watts and Sergeant. in which the Su
preme Court published my opinion inex
tenao, and append the following decision : i
"Pan Census. The law of the case is so
well stated by the Judge who tried the
cause. as to render any further examina- }
tion of Its principles unnecessary. Judg- ‘
tuent affirmed.” ‘Another tact should not i
be forgotten. During the year that ended
in May last, the time when my causes]
came before the Supreme Court atlliarris
burg, various writs oi error had been ta
ken tojuzlgments in each county 0! my
district—the records were removed—the
judgments attacked by able counsel. and
every one q/l/tem aflirmedby the Supreme
Court. Counsel inlnrtn me that? not one
was reversed, though several of them in
volved important principles. And yet
not one. of these cases is reprrted. A case
that stood over forte-argument from the
year before. was reversed on a point at
minor importance. but as to the labors ot
““3 lit" ”If. nothing had to be undone or
done over. A case that went to Sunbury
lrotn a special Court in Bradtotd county.
did not coastitu to an exception. tar that
:ao‘was aflirmed as one of the Judges tn
formed tne. ' And then. to arrive at aju'st
estimate of official competency. it would
bl “9098!": to-enalider that a very small
proportion-of the judgments entered in my
district. are remand into the Supreme
Court. Perhapslthere is not a district in
the State where counsel take fewer writs
.nl' "m in proportion to the causes tried,
Now. these facts. which it is extremely
mortifying for me to be compelled to state.
do not prove that some of the Judges ofthe
Supreme Court did wrong in killing my
nomination in the Senate, but they tend
to mitigate the editorial pains occasioned
by thispos! morlem examination. I know
as well as the whole profession, that It is
most unjust to try the reputation ofa
Common Pieas Judge by the books of re
ports. but the world does not understand
this. What would become of the pre
tensions of some of out very best judges,
if the last book of reports. Bth Watts and
Sergeant. should be made the standard of
judgment in respect _to them? And what
sort of an estimate could be formed of the
learning and abilities ol the gentlemen oi
the bar, particularly in the interior. lrom
the ghostly skeletons of their arguments.
as exhibited in our books? Neither the
lawyers nor the inferior judges have any
control over the reports. and it is of itself
unimportant that their best perlormances
do not appear in them; but'when the re
ports come to be used as a means 0! defa
mation. as has been done against me, they
acquire a new importance. and it becomes
judges and lawyers to look out lor their
reputations. Such use of the reports is
unfair in the extreme. What judge in
Pennsylvania could not be impeached by
such means? Even their honors on the
Supreme Bench, to whose reasonings these
volumes are dedicated. could be prejudic
ed by facts gleaned from the reports.—
Two or three of them are understood to
be applicants to the President for the va
cantjudgeship. and alter they should have
been nominated and rejected. aerialim.
would the editors who have assailed me.
deem it fair war on the characters ofthose
judges, to point to their reversals of their
own opinions, or to the numerous Acts of
Assembly which have been enacted to
remedy their mistakes? [think not.—
Mure Iksly it would be considered as due
to their feelings and their future useful
ness to leave unsaid many things which
might with truth be urged. And as to
things that were not true. the common in
stincts of humanity would forbid their ut
terance on such an occasion. A rejection
by so enlightened a body as the Senate of
the United States. is sufficiently destruc
tive to character, without the aid of a mis
chievous press, and yet more mischievous
tongues.
It has afforded me unspeakable anti-fac
tion in the midet‘of abounding minrepre:
tentationl. to wilneu the firmnei with
which the whole community among whom
I exercise 'my office, have withstood the
injurious assaults upoh the personal and
prolenionnl reputation ol their judge.—
Tho gentlemen of the bar. the press. and
the people. without distinction of party.
have spoken lately. in the most emphatic
manner. What unlovorable impressions
may be produced hereatter. by the means
which are in active employment,l know
not. bet I have mistaken the intelligence
and virtue of that community. it a tailhlul
and conscientious discharge of the duties
oft: responsible office. do not retain for
me the confidence and oflection which
they have given me In many proolo tn the
past.
And now my unwelcome task is done.
”I were not afraid of appearing obtru
sive. I would notice other matterain the
publication which has called forth these
explanations. but they relate to public
questions, and not to private or official
character, and I must be content to let
them run their course. lhave confined
myself to a defence of my reputation as a
man and a judge. and have restrained my
self from saying anything merely to wound
the feelings of my assailant. lam before
the public for no office. lam no aspirant
for places that others may desire. Per
haps I err. but it seems to me that in such
circumstances, I might be spared from
further insult and defamation.
This communication would have been
made some days sooner, if my duties while
in my district would have permitted me
to prepare it. But 1 was compelled to
delay it till my return home.
Yours. respectfully,
GEO. W. WOODVVARD.
Union Canal Oflicc.
Len/mom. Feb. 20, 1846. 2
ROPOSALS will he uceived at this
office until the 201:: of March. 1846.
for sewing and delivering on the landing
In the mouth of Swatarn creek, at Portl
mouth. on the Susquehanna. by the first
day of June next. the following hill 0!
lumber. viz: ‘
697,000 feet good common white
pine plank, 2 inches thick and
16 feet long.
63,500 feet white oak scantling, 3
' by 6 inches, 16 or 20 feet long.
90,500 feet white oak acantling,‘4
by 6 inches, 16 or 20 feet long.
W. LEHMAN. Real. Eng.
of tho Union Canal Company.
NOTICE.
LL persons are hereby notified not to
A sell or buy. remove or middle wilh
a blacksmith Illop, or other buildings. or
timber belonging lo the place 'now occu
pied by Juhu F. Williams. in Bradfqrd lp.
Cle‘nrfield county. at I am determined to
deal with all persons "upswing on said
premises al.lhe law direcll, without re-
Ipect to peuom. ' ~
GEORGE GLENN.. ;
Mechanicuillc, Centre co. Feb. 2, 1846.
Sheriff’s Salés.
Y virtue of sundry write of uendt'h'.
B om' exponas.:‘iuued out o! the court
oi Common Pleae ol Clearfleld county,
end to me directed. will be expand to
public salt-t. at 1 o’clock, I’. M. on Mon.
day the 4th day oi May next. It the court
house in Clearfieldm tract of land llluflo
in Houston townehip. Olearfield county,
heginning It I post standing on the bank
at Bennette branch ’0! Btunemahuning
creek end in the loutherly part of a tract
of 317 acres and 152 perchee lrotn the
southeaeterly corner oi said tract of 3|?
and lrom said poet eouth 161 no to e poet.
N 70 degrees E 6| pI toe Slpantsh oak,
N 20 deg W to the place a beginning,
containing 28 acre». JILSO-—One other
piece of land, eituete in'eeid‘townshi‘p Ind
county. beginning at I poet on the center
tv line of the whole tract 0! 317 ecree
conveyed to Jonathan Nichole by Edward
Burd,nnd from the aforesaid poet N 20
degNV 154 pit to u poet. 870 deg W 186
pI to u poet, 8 govilcg E 169 pe to a po‘t
Itandiug by the-"road. N 55 deg E at p.
to a poet, N 63 pa to u post. E 145 pg to
the place oi beginning containing 15,! ..
ores—Seized and taken in execution Ind
to be sold n the prnperty of John Mac
umber. jr.
LSD—e tract of land sitato in Pike
A township. Cleurfield county. enrvey.
ed on variant to Wheelend Howell, boun
ded on the well by Joseph Govett'e lur
vey. on the cut by Guetavue Rieburg’.
survey and lande In poeeeseion of Richard
Curry. containing -——- Icres, on which
there iI Ibout 45 acres cleared—Seized
Ind “km in execution. and to be sold. an
the property 0! Robert Glenn, dec’d. with
notice to “Ho. Glenn. terre tenant, and
to Richard Curry, guardian ol the minor
children. an.
LSD—the undivided half of a tract
A oflend situate in Bradford township,
Cleaafieltl county. bounded by the Sun
quehanna river Ind lenda ol John Gre
hem. containing 404 acres and 50 perch
es. duly patented to Robert Graham, de
ceased, and being tlienme premises cou
veyed by George Leech. Earp. late‘Sher
ill of Clearfield county, by deed poll ec
knowledged in open court of Common
Plus on the 2d September. 1841,t0 Hen
ry llegarty—Seized Ind taken in execu
tion. and to be sold. an the property 0!
Archibald Campbell.
LSO—the delendanta interest in a
A tract of land litunte in Boggl town
ship. Clearfield county, beginning at I port
on line of Peter Dolan. thence N 88;} W
124 pa to a sassatree. thence N I} E 47%
pa to a peat, thence N 20 \V {4 & 7-10
p: to a chesnut, thence N 88; W 140 6!
5-10 ps to a pine corner. and lromthenco
to the place of beginning. containing 47
acres and's3 pa, eurveyed for —— Fern
sidel on the Eliza Hootman tract, with c
house. stable and about 14 urea cleared
thereon. flLSO—one other tract in slid
township. beginning at a post on line of
another tract owned by said defend-ht.
thence N 88$ W ”‘2 p: to a hemlock.
thence S l& W 159 pl to 3 post, thence
N 87 E 105 pl to a post. thence to place‘
at beginning containing 100 acre: and 130
pl, mth home. etnble and ebnut 15 acre
cleared. being on the Richard \Vhito tract
—Seized and taken in execution, and to
be sold, an the property of Patrick Nolan.
by ELLIS IRWIN, Sli’fl'.
Sherifi'a oflice‘ Clea:-
field.Febi 20.1846. g
NCD‘ERQNB
IS hereby given that Letter: of Admin.
istration have been granted to the Inb~
scriber on the estate of Joseph Hull, late
of Lawrence township, dec’d. and that all
persons indebted to said estate are reques
ted to make payment Immediately. and
those having claims against the same, will
present them duly authenticated for set
tlement. WM. TATE.
Feb. 10. 1846
FNiNN¢NlJ¢J¢¢Jwrr<
2 JOHN F. HOUSTON, 2
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2 Attorney at Law: Q
E COLUMBIA, LANCASTER Counn'.PA. 2
REFEn’s 'ro ‘
2 Hon. WM.BxaLI:n. Hon J. LGluJa. 2
s Feb. 28.—pd.
flautlon.
LL persons are hereby caulioned :-
A gains! buying or selling or ‘in any
way meddling with the following proper
ly. now in lhl possession of \Vm. Tents.
vim-30m Dark Bay Horse'& one Brawn
Horse. 3‘! we have only loaned them to
him during our pleasure. ‘
WATSON &. BRENNER.
Kulhaun, Jan. 12, 1846.
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2 Law Partnership. 'g
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g BURNSIDE & WEAVER, 2
2 WILL practice in Clearficld. S
I, and adjoining counties. z
8 Oflice one door north of the ”Ban- S
g ner" office. _ 2
sum nunuarnz. a. run. wnvn. :
if ‘ Jan. “.1846. 2
‘_ CASH FOR FURS, R. k
. Mink. c -
S‘icoi‘. itfi‘fiirgfiffiihu. Wild'Cst.
a! the now of
3,;9. HURXTHAL,
Dec. 18,
fldministrator.