LEWISBURG CHEONICLE & WEST BRANCH FARMER.
Ti now.
H. C. HIBKOK, Editor. OW. WOEDEH, Printer.
At 1 .Ml ossh in 1n. W '7h''1"5,ntti;ir,1,l
w.thin the year. W iV the l'J'-r'
Jjcwishurfg, Pa.
feliDnceban -fltorning, Gcpt. 24,1351.
ADVERTIZE ! Eaeetatnm, Administrators. Pnl.lic
ftnVers. "itv sad Country Merchants. Jlaniiracttircrs.
M.-ch:Uii-a. Unsinees Mew all who wish to procure or to
dtcprxM- ..t anything wonld do wll to eive notice of the
same tlimmrli the -Lncitlmiyi Ckronide." This poller has
m rood and increasing circulation in community eontai
Biu . M iM-en proportion of active, solvent protlaccre,
consuiaera. and dealer, as any other in the State.
Democratic Slate Xominationt.
Fir Omv-WILLIAM BIOLKR. of CemrteM fo.
fitr Gnat OnTOir SrTU CLOVKR, of Clarion.
jnilX B. Gl RSOS. of Cumberland Co.
lerty.
Simersrl.
hiladelpMa.
Whig State Xominationt.
Tar Governor WM. F. JOHNSTON, of Armstrong Co.
For Canal Cnmtni-rioner JOHN FTRoflM.of Lancaster
for -v l!ldIAr!riCOt:l.Trn.of WenttnorelandCo.
Jndres I l
JEOIlOr" Cll tMltKliS. of Franklin Co.
of the
Supret
I M M MKIIEIMTII. of Philadelphia.
Supreme t JOSHI7A W. COM I.Y. of Montour.
Court
J WM. JESSLP.ol r-usquetianna.
Whig District Xominatinnit.
For State Senator Col. ELI FI.1FF.K, of In ion county
F lr,Teent.itivc WM. Ml ARON. Esq.- of Juniata
For IW:nnt Joilce Hon. JOSKPII CASEY, of Cnion
lor Aswiriate Judre SOIIMON KSC.I.E Esq.ef Bearer
in JAMK "4AIIr-IIAIX.ufW.Deer
For Tee. Ree CHRISTIAN IIItEYMAS.of X Berlin
Far CommifKoner SI MON K. II ERHOI.D. of Chapman
KorTi-asur r JACOB M.U'CK.of New B.rlin
For Aud;tor EKEriKIilK RtlLKNItER, off N.Berlin
do JOHN bM!TII,of Hartley.
Independent Candidates.
Fnr T.'s-1 Ret. M. II. TAGO ART. of East Buffalo
F.r ron;m:sskncr JOHN TRONEL. of Beer.
T-v Treasurer-IlESRY D. MAIZE, of Now Berlin.
T the ludcjtendcnt Vote rt of Union County.
Mb. JOHN TROXEL, of M asset's Valley.
Urititi Township, has consented to run an
In.lciiendent Candidate for CauntyCimimitsioncr
of county. Sept 5-1 e
To ihe Voters of Union County.
Fnu-ovr Citizens I iffer myself to ynur
consideration as an IndeiennVnt r-inilttlatr
for the ffTtce of COVXTY TREASVRER at
the next elrrtiun. Should I he o fottunaie as
In errute a niajmity of ynur ntr, I j'lnlce
tnynelf to iliwhatce the ilutir of the said office
faithfully and to the best of mtr nhtlitv.
HE.NKV D. MAIZE.
X.w Dertln. Pepl. 1. 1951 tepd
Resistor K Recorder. V' Tr u
th.wiT.e.l lo announce Mr. M. II. T AM J AIM", of
Ea-t lliifTaKte Township, a an Independent
Candidate for Rreiatrr & (reorder of Union
county at the coming election. N-pt 21 e
&aj The Editor is absent.
taTThe Annual Examination, at the
close of the Summer Session of the Lcw
isburg Academy, will be held on Thursday
next (to-morrow"). Exercises to commence
at 10 o'clock A. M. Parents, and the
public generally, aro cordially invited to
attend.
EFive Town Houses and four good
Farms are advertised in the Chronicle this
week.
SsSP'Sec First Page for a narrative of
the nefarious design and lamentable termi
ration of the late expedition against Cuba.
Truly, " they that take tho sword unjust
ly, shall rorish by the sword."
a? Gov. Johnston spoke last night
in Xorthuml'crland to a large gathering
(considering the darkness and rain,) and j
though troubled somewhat with hoarseness
made a happy impression upon his hear
ers. feS" To-morrow is the day for the Sun
br.ry & Erie Hail-Road Convention in
Philadelphia. We fear Court week has
kept sonic back from Union county, but
rust there will be some to represent her
there.
i -
Seri We are glad to see that Dr. Goei.i.
is cWted President of the Wilkes-Barrc
and Philadelphia Telegraph Company, as
well as of the Susquehanna Line. The
conduct of both companies by one earnest
and competent man. can not fail to benefit
both them and the public.
SofThc canvass for 1S51 is fairly
opened, and we take the liberty to use our
own columns to express our opinions, and
to keep our readers advised of all impor
tant movements.
The communication relative to our next
President Judge, is written in the proper
Fpirit. It is gratifying to know there arc
tw3 candidates, each so heartily sustained
I y strong friends, and that abuse and vir
ljieot opposition to cither can avail nothing
vhcre they arc both so well known. It is
an important office, and the claims and
,ualificationsof each for the station, should
Le stated in a calm aud courteous manner.
t3? We have been asked by a " regular
nominee " Democrat, if J udge Wilcon is
the Democratic nominee of any Convention
or Conference ? He " goes the ticket," but
wants to tee. it first Can the Lewistown
papers satisfy him ? we can not.
Sr3u Court adjourned at an early day
last week, and it was supposed would ad
journ yesterday for the Term. It is the
busy season among farmcrs,and consequent
ly many suits were postponed. Others
were not ready, because they supposed
judging from the usually slow motions of
our Courts -that their cause was so far
down the List that it could not be reach
ed." Moreover, J udges, Lawyers and Cli
ents were all Killing, and each blaming
the other for the "waste of time "they
adjourned, to prcpire for the 2d Tuesday
ia October," d of cm from the
Judge to the Client caring more for the
Eltc-.k tUu fi Law at pi-wcnt.
For -N
Judge I WAITER II. LOV. RIF-or Allerh
ft the V JKItKMl All S. BLACK, of Simel
Bnnnms I EI.I.IS LEWIS, of Unntn.
Court J JAMKS CAMPBKLUof lJ
A citixen has sent us (he follovinz
official statement for publication :
"The folio-ring ia an extract from the
Records of the Commissioners' Office, in cratio Nominee, and that chance for Sena
and for the County of Union, shewing the ! torial honors still goes a begging. The
Fa, uu iu.,eagc oi jurors, iuc expense
of summoning Jurors, the attendance of
Constables ou the Court, and the pay of
Court Cryer, in each year from 1833 to
lboO, both tuclusive.
Under J udge Lewis. Under Judge Yilson.
For 1S33, S159.r).50
" 1834, 1854.00
For 1843,52827.58
" 1844, 985.50
" 1S45, 3064.90
" 1846, 3093.24
" 1847, 2782.25
" 135,
188G,
" 1837,
" 1830,
1899.72
1317.78
13-24.73
1837.58
1758.35
1792.41
1840,
1841,
" 1849 3000.45
u
" 1850, 2631.48
For 1842, 82036.5G
Union County SS.
t
e do certify that the above
L. S. V arc true and correct extracts from
1 ' ' the Records of the Commission
ers' Office, showing the Court expenses for
the respective years above set forth.
In testimony whereof, we have hereunto
set our hands and caused to be affixed the
seal of said office, this 22d day of Sep
tember, 1S51.
JAMES HARBIN, )
JOHN WILT, fCommr's.
C.KO. IIEIMBACII.)
Attest C. Urf.tmax, Clerk.
The expenses for 1838 could not be ob-1
tained, but averaging it between that of
1837 and '39, tho amount of expenses
under Judge Lewis' administration of eight
years, was 13,392 72
Averaging per year
(1842, was partly under Lewis,
and partly under Wilson,
and we therefore omit it en
tirely.) The expenses of eight years
Sl,674 09
under Judjic Wilson have
been
S23.038 02
Avcr'g per year under Wilson 82,879 75
Under Lewis 1,74 09
Difference per year against
Wilson
$1,205 66
Difference in eight years
$9,645 30
Some of the Governor's opponents
censure him for leaving the seat of govern
ment, to " give an account of his steward
ship " past, to those over whose interests
he has presided. We do not learn that
anything which requires his attention, is
neglected, and ho frequently returns to
Ilarrisburrr. The onlv sinmilaritv in his
course is, that while other Governors and
Presidents have been or are " traveling " I
in different parts of the Union, or reposing j
in ca-o and indolence at some fashionable !
"Springs,'' Gov.
Johnston is cultivating
an enlarged acquaintance with the people
of every county in his own State, meeting
his constituents face to face, making him
self personally familiar with their local
wants aud all their varied interests, and by !
temnerate but severe out-of-door exercise
is strengthening his physical powers, and
iu all prcpariug for the discharge of the
duties whic h may hereafter be arain coufi-'
ded to him. Wc think this cour.-c as hon
orable to him, and as "satisfactory to the
people, as that of any " propriety " Gov
ernor who kceps-himsclf as distant as pos
sible from the people, and spends his spare
time in playing chess or doing laborious
nothings at the " Springs " or " Falls."
Gov. Juhnston is remarkable for his close
and timely attention to his duties. (And
as an illustration of the strength and puri
ty of his social feelings, wc will here men
tion the fact, that when last winter our Le
gislators and State Officers were invited to
the splendid entertainments provided for
them by the cities of Baltimore and Wash
ington, and had suspended business, Wm.
F. Johnston dccliued the proffered gratifi
cation and honor, aud seized the opportuni
ty to turn bis steps away to his old home
iu Westmoreland county to rest one more
night under its hallowed roof and receive
again the blessings of a venerable father,
proud of such a son.)
But. if the Governor is wrons in his I
course, he has plenty of good company. !
The President, and half the Governors of:
the States, were at Rochester, or at Bos
ton, last week. The three Democratic Ca
nal Commissioners, and other State Offi
cers, " talk politics " if thcy choose, and
arc in motion most of the time. Judge
Campbell was at Danville, Sunbury, &c,
last week, " seeing his friends." Judge
Wilson, also, was here last Saturday Mon
day, busy as possible reviving all old and
" pleasant associations." And last of all,
Maj. Cummings, instead of the daily labor
which the State pny him for doing in Lan
caster county, is up here in Union, trying
"to put things to rights." Here's plenty
of company for the Governor good, bad
and indifferent of ail creeds and parties.
UaF C D. Eldred, Esq., has retired from
the Lycoming Gazette," after a very able j
.... . , , '
publ.cat.on of that journal for seven years. I
Mr. Eldred has many friends, and some of.
them regret that bad looking certificate
from the State Treasury that ho owed as
Collector $2,000 on the 1st of January
last, and hits not paid it yet. No doubt
he has thrice that sum due him from sub
scribers and no wonder five hundred de
linquent patrons make ono defaulting
printer!
KTThc Lycoming Democrat announces
the names of T. P. Simmons, of Lycoming
couuty, and C. M. Smith, of rotter, for
Assembly for Lycoming, Clinton and Pot
ter counties, in opposition to the regular
rip-rap Democratic nomine
Sesatoo. The "call" alluded to
in our last, was no "effectual" in trans
forming the Whig Patriarch into a Demo
gallant .Major, we learn, goes from town to
f . r ' ,, ' ? 1,u wwa ,
:t0Wn' offcnnS to scl1' SlTe awa or ee
'. tomebodS take the load of anxiety from
his shoulders thus
"My very dear Sir: You will greatly
oblige the great Democratic party, and
the equally worthy Whigs, as well as my
self, by accepting the nomination of Sena
tor to which you can readily be elected.
All that is required of you, is unceasing
hostility to Mr. Casey, and your fortune
''3 ,nae- 'ou maJ be a Whig or Dcrno-
1 ' -imerol"al' or inflexible, librarian
u ui mini, ji juu it uuiy go lor xur. tt ii-
son." But he meets with a decided No .'
"Dear, dear Sir not seen you this
long, long time. How is the good lady
and those beautiful children 1 Well,
Esquire, they all say you must come out
for Senator. The fact is, Slifer is a very
weak man, and I am authorised to say,
the way shall be made clear for you. Say
the word, and Democracy's triumphant."
Vetoed again.
" Ah ! good morning, my fine follow
why, positively, you look younger than
you did ten twenty years ago."
" Well, Major, what's the news?"
" O, nothing stirring. But the people,
! Colonel, have became tired of these po;
litieal manccuvers and caucusing, and
have determined to take matters into their
own hands By-thc-by you're just the
man, now I happen to thiuk of it, to take
the nomination of Senator, which is as
good as vacant. Between you and me,
the nominee is very weak and unpopular,
and all the Democrats and the respectable
portion of the Whigs ask for a man fresh
from the people's ranks, with no taint of
partisan feeling about him. Just say the
word, and the post is yonrs only go
against Cascv, and help us a little for
( iovernor, and you're nex t Scnatof ." Bath
er declines.
Thus has the county been canvassed for
a fuw days past ; and from the Major's
pluck, and his known admiration of Messrs.
C-tscy and Slifer, he will undoubtedly (if he
finds no one easy enough in Union) hunt all
over MiUlm and Juniata, but he'll have
out a candidate before election ! Mean
while his protege's chances grow " beau
tifully less." The friends of Mr. Fries,
(who was the expressed, official choice of i
the Democracy of Union,) ask if Maj. C.
supposes he can get their votes, after pro
curing Mr. Fries' defeat? Who conferred
uPon JIaJ- C the Puerto offer men a
mmou ? And by what authority does
be assu,ne to Plc,,S tLe Democratic vote
of the thrco nj corrupt or
weak-minded H big he may persuade into
a " bargain and sale ?"
The game is a bold and amusing one,
but we opine when the Major has caught a
canJiJate,lic will call in vain for the tcotcs
to elect him. We have heard of many
Democrats men who are proud to be
callcd Democrats from principle, and are
w,llinS t0 stanl c- f" h le openly chosen
ncn 01 "ciriaitn who will be bount by
no such plottings, but who will give their
votes to an honorable, straight-forward op
ponent, in preference to the progeny of
any invisible coalition.
la" In connection with a Senator, a
" mountain is in labor" to get out a candi
date for Representative also, from Union
county. Tl c people of Juniata and Mifflin
! may rest assured that Col. Slifer's friends
will stand honorably by Juniata in her
right to the station of Representative.
JST Pleading povcrt3, appears to be a
very "available '' recommendation for of
fice, just now. Let us sec there is Judge
G ibsoo, after 30 or 40 years' service at S3
to 55,000 per ycar,pleads poverty and "asks
a continuance." Judge Wilson, after ser
ving the people (with good pay) 10 or 15
years, thinks " one good turn deserves an
other," and says the office would conic
right handy in case of his re-election. And
j the last Sinr is " making a poor mouth "
j f .r Mr. B:
"r lr JJrcJman als- c arc tempted
to voto oT tIlera a,, for if thcy succeed,
Pri,',c,s wil1 bereafter stand a first chance
for preferment, inasmuch as they have all
a superabundance of that qualification.
The Whigs of Luzerne have nomi
nated the following ticket :
Assembly, Davis Alton, Pittston, John
T. Davis, Nesopeck ; Associate Judges,
Chas. Lane, Wilkesbarre borough ; Lewis
S. Waters, Blakely Township; Treasurer,
S. D. Lewis, Wilkesbarre Borough ; Regis
ter and Recorder, John B. Mills, Wilkes
barre Borough ; County Commissioner,
John Rice, Kingston; Auditor, II. N. Hall,
Exeter.
Tho Democrats have made the follow
ing nominations :
Judge, J. N. Conyngham ; Associates,
D. W. Bristol, of Providence, Win. Han
cock, of Kingston ; Reaistcrand Recorder,
Joseph W. Potter, of Providence ; Repre-
-tives, Benedict, of Carbondah .Rhoads
of Conyngham ; Treasurer, Thomas Irwin,
of DalIas. Commissioner, Pet- Winter, of
Pittston; Auditor, Curtis of Jackson.
tgi. In the Susquehanna, Wyoming and
Sullivan Representative District, Isaac
Reckhow of Susq. and Michael Meylert of
Sullivan arc the Democratic nominees.
Gen. Winchester, of the Democrat, was
nominated on the part of Wyoming, and is
still in the Geld, against both the others.
The Whigs have not nominated.
JaaTFowler, who was shof, ic Muncy,
(referred to last week,) is slowly recovering
but bag not yet regained his speech. The
person who was in custody for committing
tbt itcJ hat bwCk Ml at Ubcrtj-,
JaafThe Bloomsburg Democrat chroni
cles the killing of a good-sized Catamount
by a party of hunters near Long Pond,
Sullivan county, Pa., and the chasing of
another np a tree. Tbcy watched the lat
ter all night long, but in the morning thcy
" found him, missing."
trV.On motion of Geo. F. Miller, Esq.,
John Blair. Lisn, Esq., of Lcwisburg,
was admitted to practice in the several
courts of this county.
iguThe BiglcrClub stands adjourned
wc understand, to Friday evening of this
week.
The Johnston Club, to Saturday evening.
The author of the follovinc eAmmunieatloa ia a Demo
crat, anil a member of a pedohaptist churrh, ami therefor
not an interested witnew againn Jude Lewis. We add,
tliat we are informed Dr. Armstrong was a Roman Catho
lic if anything in his reliirioa views that his daughter
riiKtaiurd hernelf tr her own labors and that she is now
(having married, aod removed from the hounds of any
Baptist churrh) a consistent memb.T of the Metbuditoon
nexion. The reiuon amtifrni-d hv the Judge for puni'liing
Mr. Hall fi-.r Annitronps breach of the peace, was, that
Miss A. being a minor. Mr. 11. had no rfht to receive her
into his church aeainst her parents eoment an art. how.
ever, which is practiced, bj rery sect in our land, every
yar.J
Tor the Lewisburg Chronic!.
Judge Lewis, vs. Liberty of Conscience.
One of the most striking illustrations of
Judge Lewis's judicial vagaries, ia fur
nished by a case that came before him
in Lycoming county, in 1842; aud created
much surprise at the time, and, wc know,
met the strong disapproval of many lead
ins professional minds in the State. A
more direct and palpable infringement up
on tho civil aud religious liberties of the
citizen, wc venture to say can not be found
upon tho judicial records of the Common
wealth. The case, as reported in the
" United States Criminal Law," and pre
sented to President Wayland to elicit his
approval, does not present the real point
involved, as it came before the court. The
facts were as follows: W.S.!IaIl,a Baptist
minister in White Deer, Lycom. Co., had
baptized a daughter, aged about 17 years,
of Dr. William Armstrong, an intemper
ate and profane man. Her admission had
been postponed by the Church to obtain
the father's consent; but he still persisted
in refusing to allow her to become a mem
ber. The clergyman and officers of the
church at length deemed it their duty to
receive her, and she was baptized after re
peated aud earnest applications on her
part. For this, Armstrong threatened the
pastor's life, with a gun and club forcing
him to seek shelter in a neighboring house.
.Mr. Hall was obliged, in self defence, to
have Armstrong arrested and bound over
to keep the peace ; but Judge Lewis, before
whom the case was heard, sentenced Mr.
Hall to PAY the costs ! Mr. Hall re
fusal ever to do so, but we believe they were
finally paid by some third person. The
following is an extract from the record :
Lit 'ivg Coiutt 93. August Session, A. IJ. Is 'i
Commonwealth Anil now. to wit, Auc-
va. .10.1ttlieConrt rcnti-nevil
Dr. William Armstrong. V pmsnulnr. Kev. William
Atlvlient S1..M) llali.topay theeostc of proe-
SltlT Don. n. D. pl . .110; erution. and stand e-immtl-
DEFfS KILL S.tiited until the a-ntence of the
KoeoTiiuanc 1.01,1 ourt tKT.iuii.li. il with. And
Clerk l,ar the Court further opler that
Cerlif. 37 1 Deft, and John rorestuan be
each hound in the sum of
five hundred dollars, enndt
'ioncd to be liiid of thrir
mods and rhattri, Innils and
tenements. r.-ve!iti-ly up
on condition. tll;it if the snitl
Reel ef ShtT Donler these
cuts, in fill. IW. S. 14J.
II. M'CLI KK. I'roih.
prr II. C. IIatt
Dolendfint i-hall keep the neane and b of pood brhat iour
to all the ?iwm1 pi-onle of this Commonwealth and rarteii
Urly to the Rev. William Hall. for theDare4.rix months,
iui- nxa;aizauces u oe vow ouirrwi.o valiil.
1-KR CUR.
It is perfectly immaterial whether the
clergyman was a Baptist, or a Presbyterian,
or Lutheran, or Methodist, or Catholic, or
of any other persuasion. The principle.
if carried out in practice, would strike with
equal potency at all denominations, and
tend directly to subvert the civil and
religious liberties that arc the "lorv aud
the safety of our republican institutions.
As Judge Lewis is now a candidate for a
seat in the Supreme Court, from w hose de
eisions there is no appeal, it might be well
for the people to say for themselves at the
ballot box, how far they arc willing to en
dorse such judicial decisions as these.
A Member of the W. B. Bar.
Correspondence of the Lewishurg Chronicle.
Washington. D. C, )
Sept. 18, 1851. f
Cliange. of W'cnthcrTlit Capitol Exten
tion The Smithsonian Institute I'utcnt
Office Want of Jloom Museum
Culectiont of Exploring Expedition
Washington Monument.
I arrived in this city on Saturday last,
with the thermometer at roasting heat.
During the night, however, it fell about
twenty-four degrees, and since that wc
have found no difficulty in keeping cool.
Of course the first place to which the
stranger turns his attention after his arri
val will be the Capitol that which makes
Washington a place of note. The proposed
extension is going on as rapidly as possible
undet the energetic direction of Thos. U.
Walter, Esq., the Architect The present
building is 352 feet front. The additions
by wings will correspond admirably with
the existing edifice so us to present a mag
nificent and imposing front of 725 feet, j
The foundations of themselves are a massy
work well worthy of the examination of
those who feel any interest in the subject
of Architecture. , .
I examined the plana of Mr. Walter,
and was not surprised that the work was
awarded with so much unanimity to him.
His plans are characterized by all that
chastcness and elegance for which he is so
peculiarly distinguished. When the work
is completed our National Capitol will be
an ornament and an honor to our country.
The Smithsonian Institute ia advancing
lowly to comjplction. Tjia building will
be beautiful, but I doubt the utility of such the business of Courts. A. judge, ac
a disposition of the noble bequest of 'cording to my notions and what I have
Smithson. An edifice might have been have seen elsewhere, ought be so well read
erected that would not cost one-third a. in the Law, as in all ordinary matters to
much, and would perhaps better subserve be ready to make up his op.u.on without
the objects in view. The entire cost of the aid of a cart-load of books ju each
tho present edifice will be about $300,000. ! case. And I repeat that he that bx not
An edifice might have been erected for j the acquirements to do so, ought no o
8100,000, that would have been neat and ; aspire to a place winch he is unqualified to
tasteful, and would have given ample room j fill, for I regard the delays of just.ee as
for .11 the purposes of the Institution, well as its denial, one of the greatest
Thus $200,000 would have been saved to grievances a people can suffer,
devote to the great object that Smithson With the highest regard for the personal
had in view, "the increase and diffusion of character and social qualities of Judge
knowledge among men." j Wilson, I cannot suppress my honest con-
ThePaicnt Office is now so much crowded victions, as well as my unfortunate expe
that it is difficult to speak of the models ' ricnee iu regard to his qualifications as a
whichitcontains. The space is too small for ; Judge.
the constantly increasing number that ask j f.,TLUE ()F IU Pamteuo. A letter
for "a local habitation and a name" therein.
I understand that there has been tor the
has been for the j
addition of two!
extension of this
. ,, , ,
last four years an average
ttinu.inil nnnuallv. The extcn
-. ... , ,
building also is going rapiuij "
uer tue. Bujjt-iiuu.-uji-m.-t.- u. ""
The Patent Office will also, it is thought,
be relieved by the transfer of the Museum,
which occupies the second storey of the
edifice, to the Smithsonian Institute, lhis
museum contains a good collection of per
sonal curiosities, among which are various
relics of Gen. Washington. In addition
to these it embraces the collections made
by the U. S. Exploring Expedition im
plements, armor and manufactures of va
rious tribes of Islanders in the Pacific and
dwcllere on the Pacific coast ; collections in
natural history, animals, birds, shells and
minerals. It is an interesting collection.
I have spent several hours already in the
room that contains it, aud shall examine it
still further before I leave. I suppose that
all printers will be interested in one relic
that pertains to the collection the identi
cal old printing press which Basjamin
Franklin worked.
The Washington Monument is rising
upward by slow advances. It is a square
structure, probably forty feet on tho outside,
with walls eight or ten feet thick. It has
already attained the height of 100 feet,
and is to be carried ur 400 feet higher if
no misfortune stops the work before it
reaches that altitude. It will be a very
prominent object if completed. Even now
it is visible twelve or fourteen miles off, to
those coming up the Potomac by steamboat.
I noticed it yesterday as a square white
mass soon after I left Mount Vernon.
Yours, truly, A.
For the Lewitburg Chronicle.
THE JUDSESHI?.
Mr. Editor : It appears to me, that
there arc two classes of our eitizc-ns who
arc deeply interested in having a change
effected in the despatch of the business of
our Courts. These are, the Suitors and
the Tax-paters. It can not be denied
that since Judge Wilson has been upon
the bench, the delay of justice has bcerf a
great grievance. Many who have had
causes have been compelled to abandon
them, or compromise upon any terms ; and
others have preferred to suffer injustice
rather than be dragged for three or four
years through our Courts. And indeed,
where causes go over from term to term,
a poor man, is utterly unable to bear the
experse, and lose the time necessary to
prosecute a law-suit, and consequeutly
must suffer any injury and injustice that
may be practised upon him.
Wc have had Court after Court for the
last ten years two weeks each term, and
adjourncdCourts between and,though the
law business of the county for four years
past, as I am informed by the Attorneys,
has been less than for twenty years before, j
yet nothing appears to be done, and the
business is still back as far as ever. We
all remember that before Judge Wilson
was appointed, wc mostly got through with
our Court in one, iccel; and business was
kept up; now ice h'tve alicays tico vet.-,
and some adjourned Courts in addition,
and still flic business is far back.
Each weeks Court costs our county some
8200 so that by this slow mode of pro
ceeding wc are paying at least 1000 a
year more county tax, than would be ne- j
ccssary if our Court proceeded with the
same industry and despatch, as in other
counties and districts. Let the Tax-payers
of Union county remember this, and
apply the proper remedy.
That this grievance exists, is beyond
doubt, and the question is, whose fault is
it I Some of Judge Wilson s friends arc
now endeavoring to put all the blame on
the Lawyers. Members of the bar are just j
as zealous and ascaptious in other Counties j
as thcy are here, and if other Judges
would suffer themselves to be confused
and delayed, their business would fall back
too. But if I understand the matter
right, it is part of the proper business of
a Judge to prevent the Lawyers from de
laying and keeping back the business of
the Courts, and to push it forward him
self, and a man who cannot or will not do
this, is in my humble judgment unquali
fied for the place.
The truth is, the Judge 13 timid and
vascillating. He has evidently no confi
dence in himself or in his own legal opin
ions, and hence he is afraid to go forward
for fear of making a n.istcp. He appears
to bo but poorly booked up in the law,
and ninst at every step have books brought
into Conrt and read and rc-rcad to assure
him of his footing before he will proceed.
Tbjf i the great hindrance aid delays to
froU j.jjjnvillo, Florida, to the Sican
j)aA v. urs gives the particulars of the cap -
of ,he stcamer paIupcriJ aIl,l the
brinTin of her int0 that ' rt. ghe was
urlnginb oi uer mi. j ""t"
I "'ob - " . . . , .
first ct.I mto .St. Johns river by me
I cutter Jackson, iuc capiaiu ot wuitu oia
tioned guns on the shore and blockaded
the mouth of tho river. The Collector
j jtonvillo then sent an officer with an
: armi,j fri.e Up the river, who overhauled
the Pampero, aud demanded her delivery,
wlucn was promptly eomj.ne.i ......
. . , .i- t:...i :.l.
was, however, found that she had lanueu mil(e(j at ,.or, (-IOS,)llt by one Geo
and concealed all her armament aud am-; . Hriscoe; his victim was the well known
munition Some disagreements having oc-! and. highly esteemed Jeremiah Uhamber
curred between the parties on the Pan.pe- i lain; ( "'"'.v of Uet.ysburg, Pa.,) Presi
, , v i -u e n I "rnt of Oakland Co.lfgn. It is said that
ro after she left Jacksonville for tuba, and , iq (.
before she left tho coast, a number of the j the 1;V Mf fjhainbelain, who came out,
men and officers forsook her, and her num- j when he was as-aulted by Briscoe with ihe
hers were still more thinned by the receipt . sword from a cane and killed. The mur.
of the late intelligence of the death of; d--rer immediatcy fled, but was so holly
. j pursued that he robbed the gallows ol its
'r ' . ( just dues by cutting his throat from car to
Pllir.AItEI.PUlA, ftept. : iar . jn ilns condition he was found on the
The steamera "Empire City" and" Cher , morning ol the 6:hon the public road, and
,' okce," from New Oilcans, arrived at New
York this in u uing. By these arrivals we
have Il.iv.uin.i news to the 17th iust., and
San Francisco dates August 15. They
bring very little specie or freight, but con
siderable in the hands of passengers.
The ncw3 from Havaniri is not very in
teresting. Forty-fire of the prisoner- T2
main in confinement at Ilavanna. The
Americans at that place have raised a sub
scription to purchase clothing an I other
necessaries f jt the comfort of the prisoners.
The ririsocer had published a curd of;
e
thanls to the officers of the United States
sloop of war Albany, the officers of the
prison at Ilavanua, the British consul, and
the American resident, thanking thorn in
warm terms for their kindness and sympa
thy they had expressed in their behalf
and measures they had taken fur their re
lief Failure. We regret to learn that J.
B. Trevor, Emj., recently Ca--hier of the
Philadelphia Bank, has failed to a large
amount, caused by advancing money to a
house in New York, with which his son:
was connected, and to a heavy specie bro-1
ker in Philadelphia. The failure is said j
to be to t!io amount ot elMUW". .Hr.
Trevor was connected with tiic improve
ments now
g,nng on in Trevorton, in the
s ot North d county, but such
coal reirion
, , i . .
arrangements have been ina-ie asuoiioi
I
.nienerc Willi iue j'rogre.ss oi uiai j'tate.
. e - -.1. .1 - r .!... - 1
GISG Home. Official information is
received at Washington, that tho two.
thousand filiibustcrs lately in New Oi lcan:
...;.!. ..f tl. . .. t ..,,.,,. in .1..,:- !,,.. .
ii.iuju. iliu untiii--. i uiaiu v. ii-.i uuiiiv.,
and from whom violence was at ono
time
anticipated, havo iinallv left the citv or
have finally left.
- , - " , . , . .
a majority of them for their hones in the
West the necessary
raised for them.
funds having been
Gov. Johnston will address his fellow -
j c;ti!eeM at Haven on the oOth inst.,
at illiauisport on tue 1st of October, at
larbonUalc ami erauton ou the th, and
at Pittston and Wilksbarrc on the 8th.
St3f Jefferson Paris has consented to
run as Secessionist candidate for Governor
of Mississippi, iu place of Gen. Quitman.
Njjv Yor.K, Sej.t. ao.
The PiesidcnlTaceotiipiin cd by secreta
ries Stewart and Conrad, tirrived this morn
ing and look breakfast at ihe Irving. They
le;t nl 9 o'clock lor Washington. The
President' family remain here.
The Franklin suiled lor Havre, and took
out flt passengers and 0UV,0U( in sjjecie.
The ship Tagus, Irom New York wiih
a valuable cargu of Dry Goods was lost
nenr San Francisco. The vessel and car
go were insured in Wad street.
IJociikstkr. Sept- 19. It is stated that
there was a difficulty between Colonel
Webb and General Wool, just before the
review of the military. Gen. Wool is said
! to have given ihe lie to Col. Webb, in a
,; . ,he ,a threatened to
publish a letter from the late Gen. Tavlor,
stating ihe decisive battle of ihe Mexican
war would have been lost had Gen. Wool
be(,- allowed his way. There was also a
P"'- "hciher Gen W ool or Gov.
num snouid review uiij iini.tary
Uocilr STER, Sept. 19.
The Hon. Frederick Whittlesey died
this morning, of typhus fever, after an ill
ness of two weeks. He was fifty-four
years of age, and was formerly member
of Com-rcss from this district. Vice Chan
cellor of ihe Ninth district, and Judge of
the Supreme Court. He was also Vice
President of the University at Rochester,
and Proleasor of Law in Genesee College
at Linri.1
The frame building in Montoursville, oc
cupied by Mr. Bubb, aod formerly owned
by Gen. Burrows, was destroyed by fire
on Saturday last. There Was no insurance
on the property.
Louisville was visited with a most de
structive fire on the 16th. The Gait House
was Among the building octroyed.
American Superiority. The Lonjori
Times for a wonder, awards the palm to
American skill, in the most important ar
ticles of husbandry in the Crystal Palj.
and to our superiority in naval architec
ture our steamers aud the yacht and y
willing now to shake hands with us as
being ou equal platform.
-Tun Outrages at Kcr West The
following frum iho Charleston Courier, da
ted Key West, Fla., Sept. 7ih, is all 'ihat
we Imd in the Southern paper in reference,
lo the Ue outrages agiinit the Spauwda
at the latter place, as mentioned by tele
graph lately :
"On Ihe evening ol the 31st ultimo,
about thirty jiersona, principally M5arner,i
attacked ihe stoics of M ssrs. Rumoa
Preeno, 1'aJra Aherii. Jos Vehill, Uitr.olo
Sintes and Albert arnow, Spanish resident
of Key West, and destroyed the whole
contents ol the stores. One of the rurtv
1 Kamou Preeno, who was charged wn'h
! corspondce with the official,
! of C" ,Ied fro,n T. W ef ' ai
smack for Havana previous to tt.e not t,
smacn lor Havana nre-ttous to tt.ertoi:
olher9 were cha red wlth ,omiedn
- . ine iuuan expedition."
; TnE M.-orjEtt T Oakland tWrcr
of; The N. O. Bulletin, of the 1 1th, gives the
. following account of an alla;r, which has
j W-n brielly telegraphed :
' iron. .nr. . . u.un
arles. clerk
. oi iiiu ..itraint-r cm"rror, unit on :ne o:n
,f 1 1. I . I . . I r i
; ,4t. , fl)U anddart-rdIr murJef WMC01
d e l in a lew minutes alter the pursuing
party reached him. It is said that Ihe
difficulty originated from political maiters,
by which that Stale is at present so much
excited.
Evansviixe, !sr ,Sept. 12 The s'enm.
er J i rues Jackson exploded yesterday, jj
as she wns h aving Shiwntrtown. in l.li.
nois. A dreadful and heart rending scer.e
ensued. Thirty five persons were k:ll d
and wnundeJ.
Loos out for Bp.eakrr ! M jre fig
ures are reported in New York hulf a
niilhon at every crash.
fp No alteration to report ia
the Lewisburg Market.
E2AT35.
In I.ewU'.iu'f;, lS:h in-t., Jon Jicoa, son of
Samuel and Khubtih Wjl lrti:n. aged 8 tiny.
In M.filtiiburg, 221 ult., Joai Boom, in hut
"lilll year.
In Chapmin Tp. t tth int.. in her 37ih teir,
Bitaio, wile of i'hitip Hiltmti.
SJEW GOODS !
A X I) TI I E F I KST I N TO W.V
DS. KRE.1IF.K & CO. rcpecuailv
antiouiico til their ol.l trien.U anj tile
j tradin; worl.l, llul they are now opeiiing a large
; anil general asortinent of
p & yjtcr (i00(s
1 cinSr.ii-inir everything in irir line winch IhfV
. , , ' ' V
o:::'r lor a e at reaa .nahle nr.rs
I r
CALL
I.ewisliorg, S.'t. !
A XI) SEiv
2, IS.'it
s MKDICAI, PliAlTICi:.
n '' II mlalf I, a rrtnai ura :tint
. aljf l.u KUi I hi r
n iuc j uiiau. .'itr.iiiii! t i
Ilcee. re-iiecliiliy
announce- to the citizens ol I.f wi-tu-ir and vici-
nilv, tht he has locale.! in Ihe hnue lormerly
' occupted ly Jotin Imon.on M.irket atreet. three
j w, uf uhri9, v f-(jl k. fl t-)un,lrv.
: and olf.-n hi irn:e.-?ioiiI setvices t) ail
i iii.iv iioire them.
I Duriii.: the iiast fit" vn Tears Dr. Harris his
' iKe" '"E'S'J h I'd.-rmeJ or Tiwm-oman
i ';ra,',cri ,!,ra",i Me. f ' 1 "7,
,h va, im ttc tcrneJie, sarti n act in
Iia mony with the laws of life. He aUo keep
on hand for wile a general assoiunenl of xl
Thom?oni.in Medicine.
.Numerous testimonial might he ci'tn, il
deemed tequi.-iic, but let the anneird sulfic.
Leiburg. Sc,t. 54, IS51 3sl)
" The bearer, II. B. K isms. M P., I regard as a prat
ticner, tuily emitlrit to the connditn- pf the community.
I hava hadaa opportunity of knowing- Dr. Harris' quauft
catains as a mi-tlical man. ana ln-lievc him on of th aJ
practitioners in the circle cf mv anowtcdre.
J. W. COMPORT, M.B.
AuOor t'i Tl-ornxniom Medical Yllnlm
" Philadelphia, Aug. 15. 1-1"
rpHE Firm of SPOTTS St MYERS has that
iisy been dissolved, hv mutual consent.
hell A Koads, Sept. 2i. 1851.
N. D. Ail those indebted la the said Firot,
will settle their accounts with me, as I have pur
chased the Copartnership Books.
DAVID MYERS.
TAKE NOTICE.
4 I.I. persons that are indebted to Ihe subscrr
11. ber, ate requested to come forward and
make settlement
V&Jxfore the 1st if Xoremlxr next.
Those of them that nee,trct this notice, may
expect ihcit accounts placed in the haotla of a
Justice lor collodion.
II. P. SI1F.LLER.
I.enisnure;. Sept. 54, 1851
Hew Goods.
191RTO.V it CII iLF trr have jost
- received a fresh supply of GOODS
which they offer at lower prices than caa bo
purchased in town for ready pay.
Good Coffee at 10 cts per pound
Suear SI
Delaines 12 eta per jarj
Piime prints 10 do
Best heavy sheetings 9 eta by piece.
Also a Let of Ready Dade Clothlnft
Sack Overcoats, Dress Sack Coats, Pants. Vast
and Shirts, which will be sold at reduced prices.
"C7CalI and See before purchasing else
where Store, opposite Kline' Hotel.Cl
iwubnr, Sept. SI, 1851