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of corruption and electioneering, is it not
strongly probable that he will be borne
off by the torrent, and at last fall sacri-
fee TO his own ambition Now here
friendships that appeared the most lasting
and the most solid are cancelled, and
enmity and violence that thirsts for and
often sheds blood are frequently genera
ted in eleclioneerlng contests. They
embroil families, neighbors and neigh
borhoods. Say that the Judge is more
than mortal when he is on the bench,
(though for my part | never could be-
lieve this YET where his conduct is I'M
/ sparingly scanned, and his errors for if
am not mistaken .tezv judges are igfaih-
ble) are presented FIJI in his face and
written in brood and calling cahitats on
"his honor's" forehead, by some honest
| voter, and warm and honest preference
given to some man whom " lis honor"
would not think worthy of carrying his
hoaoa's boots into the courthouse |
| would ask il las honor is then as COM
posed as ifhe were trying an appeal for a
| few greats, or would he not be incensed
to the highest pitch of resentment and
madness Just like others. | said just
like others; he certainly would be in
censed to much higher degree than
others, from the piercing contrast Of ind-
ing himself placed naked of his official
pomp, and lis pices staring him in his
face before the heohie, with justly harsh
epithets numbering in his very delicate
ear, instead of the harmonious melody of
your honor hailing him wherever he is
seen A Judge really may be called
your honor so long that he may at last
believe the people think him made up Of
the quintessence OF HONOR, when really
he knows himself that all the honor he
ever had in his life his Office gave him,
(y,this herhafs hereeftes') especially
in this state where the judicial offices
went begging. ! say this in some in
stances may be the case. Now where is
the open and strong opposer of Judges
election that would be willing for the
Infatuated Judge to try cause OF his be-
fore the election. But what would the
judge do to those prostrating opposcrs OF
his, where slight of hand and judicial
magic could bury them in the ruins Of
their cause and raise his friends to IN
merited independence? From the de-
stroymg power Of such Judge :" G9od
lord deiiper u.s. -s.
Now if judge will place himself be-
fore the public candidate for their favor
while he retains his judgesbip, where all
the abdurate malignity and memorable
rancor Of his heart will be furiously
reused, and boil over in mad disappointr
ment, viii ii not probably, where il can
with safety, empty itself to the dregs up
on his enemies and raise his friends p
Does he not then put himself in the
reach and under the action of tcmpla-
ten, fro n which the constitution intend
ed to exempt bin F.? And does it not
shew tha. he is tired OF his present oilice
when he is 10 distress hunting another !;
and that If nc do not resign Before he
offers, that he probably will use his Office
for electioneering purposes, and that if
he be not elected he will retain his Of
fee; where, hy the subtilely Of his judi
cial magic, he may reward his friends and
pounce upon his enemies II have moi
sufficiently proved the danger and cor
ruption that electioneering by Judge
for himselfleads to, appeal to +" Moses"
the lawgiver TO render my doctrine IN
|disputable. In laying down rules Tor the
government of judges be says in the
xviii chapter OF Exodus, and asa verse,
Sand thou shalt take no glt,-tor the
gift blindeth the wise and pcrverteth the