Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1842-10-15

Lancaster, Judge Chlmpncys has been elected. In
Chester. which was a doubtful district, we have also
succeeded in cleting a Democratic Senator. In
the district Of Union, Huntington, Mitflin, Juniata
and Perry, Henry e. Eyer has been elected. in the
place of II. p. McCley, Whig. In Dauphn we
have elected one Of the me mbcrs, and the Sheriff
In Cumberland the Wings have succeeded, in con
sequence Of a DIV ison in lLc D,mocraic party.
o. In Philadelphia city and county, the demo-
c,as have succeeded by about 1000 msjoriiy
Scott, the whig mayor of the city is elected by a.
bout 1000. In Schuykl we are glad 10 hear that
Hcetncr the democratic Tariff candidate. HIS heat.
Straub who voted against the Tariff las, session
by 200 votes. Thaldcus Stevens county, Adams,
has elected the d, mocrac tckei. Ellwcll has
been re- lccted in Bradford county. Mifln and
Juniata counties have given Ever mai Iity Of a.
bout 500, and Perry 600. Uni"n, is reported TO
have given Judge Elliott (Wlig) at out 100, and
Huntington, we uresumr, about 500 THIS will
leave Eyer majority of about SEQ in the district.
/ o. Tie ,l ctions in this county were closely
contested. The volunteer candidates by a com.
hlnalion of circumstances, reduced very considera-
/ bly,, the vote of the regular ticket. Mr. Oyster as
Rcgi.ter * T. coidcr, and MIR. Young as comrnis-
sioner, it will he seen have been elected against
The ticket, hy several bundled ofa majority Mr.
Young placed his election SOLELY upon the ground
that a commissioner should reside at the county
seat, aud the result, we think has fully shown TINT
. d. In 6
, UJ In Columbia county the removal party have
elected their candidate. Dluil Snydrr, by a ma.
rily of 900 votes. So lrgc majoriry WIS en-.
rirely unexpected aud unlocked for 10y either party
a few weeks since. We do not think the result a
fair test. In the upper 'ud, ihcy have long been
wanting division, and have presume, tanned
tale to our Danve friends, more fI the purpose
of frightening them into their mea,ure', than with
any serious view Of removing the seat of Justice.
UJr The Baptist Record of last week. contains
review Of the opinion Of Judge Lewis, in the case
of the Commonwealth against VIM. Armstrong.
In order that our readers may have an opportunity
of hearing both sides we have lr.usferred the re-
view to our columns, which, the editor of the Re
cord says 'is from the pen of one of the most emi.
nenl lawyers in this city, (Phi'adephin,) in com
parison with whose opinion, that Of Judge Lewis
is light as air with all sersihle met" The di.
tor fIher remarks that "lhc reasons fur this dccs.
ion have been given at ltrglh 10y Judge Lewis, al
the request of his admiring friends, in the Lycom-
ing Gazette. We know not what led TO this re-
quest but to i, probable that these friends
wished to hoax The Judge-und that he has suffer
cd himself to he most eererIously duped."
This estimation of the Judges opinion, is GER
ninly very Philadelphan in It's character, where
they can hardly conceive lhl, amy good can come
out of Nazareth or that any Judge in the country
can give an opinion that would compare with that
ola Philadelphia lawyer. Now. without Intending
to express any opinion in regard 10 the correctness
or inooucciness Of the opinion in question, it is
hut Justice to say, that there hut few aber Jus
ri,s in the state, than Judge Lewis, and with the
exception of Judge King, Phlladelpha, can boast
Of no Judge that is his equal in pop, of talents
aud legal learning. There is no doubt an honest
difference Of opinion upon this suhscL We have
heard some able and intelligent divincs contend for
! the correctness of the Judges decision. Others
no doubt, condemn it, The gis, of the Judge.
opinion as understand IT,, is, that every paren
has a iCgai right to control he moral and religious
conduct of his child during its minority, and W.
confess, no,hinl in the review, that goes {,
controvers that position, bu, the opinion OF the re
viewer himself