The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1843-02-25

pied the floor before, that mus, have spo.
ken then without due reAeclion. ,haI'I must
have permisled my feeiog 70 be excised.
No. s.. said what Ithodght, and although
s;oae with feeling and some excitement,
We, was then as cool as ever was in my
:. life. i did mol stand up aud make charges
that could not be proved; but Stood here
as representative of the people, and spoke
whs,-I knew TO be true; and should have
been dereici in my duly, il had not point
ed 10 corruption and turned its bloaiedsidesi
30 the public gaze. know, cir, il is an un-
pleasant thing TO attack men in office, and
my heart 5ea, loudly, when vo,ed TO turn
out the Judges OF the cours OF General Ses-
.sions, because knew il would be consider.
ed disgrace upor them by the world. And.
sir, oily voted for lhe bill because the
people Of the city and couEty of Phiade'-
phia were aimos, unanimous on the subject.
NY heart bled, almost to remove Judge
Anthony, highly honorable and respectable
gentleman. Although was opposed TO
his removal, as throwing stigma upon him.
yet / was compelled 10 vote for the repeal
of the Nicholson court. Now, sir, | would
ask, what does your Constitution say! II
The constitutional provision required that
you should wait ill charges were preferred,
why you would never &c! men out Of office.
Sir, the Constitution of the State, the palla-
dium ofour civil and religious liberty has
said that lwo.lhirds Of this House, and Of
the Senate, may remove Judges from the
bench. though they had never soiled The
purity o: The ermine. The may be remev-
ed either with charges or without Two.
thirds can remove the meet distinguished
Judge in Pennsylvania, without, charge or
specification; and yet, when we come to
talk of submitting this gu eslion Of The Canal
Commissioners 10 the people, or Of taking
the power into our own hands to elect .hem.
listen TO the human cry that is raised
against us that we are aciuated by feelings
or disappointment and vindic,iyeness' Task,
sir, whether these Canal Commissioners
are better her menf whether they are more
sacred than other .officersl Sir, shall say
nothing with regard 10 their private charac
ter, their public character is public proper
~, and .hs laws Of the land protect me in
nv place in the freedom of speech--of their
actsI can speak--and this shall do with
cut stint or limitation No person can re-
strain me II is my Constitutional right. Sir,
!. since so much has been said, will say
why alluded 10 Mr.. Oyerfield the other
day in debate. When the gentleman from
Northampton was making some remarks
a. the representative OF his csnsll.ueLcy--
s when he supposed that he was only dis.
charging his duty a. freeman in ,he free
hall Of free people. Il will no, say the man
was making mouths At him. but he was a..
tempting 10 turn the subject into derision.
Why arc We to be inlimida,cdl The re-
representatives. oflwo millions Of people TO be
in,imidaled in the half of Legislaiionl II
this be so, we had better burn up the char
ssr by which we hold office, and return to
our constituents. That, sit, is the reason
why referred 10 him, coupled with the
remarks tlIa, were men now IA this Hall 10
insimidase TIE representatives. OF the people
s--to lerow ridcue Upon the gentleman Of
Northampton, Sir. TRUST know enough
of ihe ordinary rules Of politeness, moi TO
refer 10 a gentleman who comes into
this hall, unless he gives me cause and
provoca.ion. hope my feelings OF sensi
bility are not so much blunled ss to single
out, as the gentleman from Lycoming (Mr
Boal) the other day said, Cicero die
Cs.aline who obtruled his obnoxious pre-
sence into the Roman Senate: the moving
image Of accumulated crime. Sir, trust
know my duty better asa man legislator
That is NE reason referred TO him. Wa
] no, right in doing il! will yen,ute I,
say that there are gentleman in this hal
who would vese 10 keep these men in o.fic,
il plan and palpable fraud were prove'
against them. Suppose you were going /,
remove sjudge from Office. ? man wilhou
political patronage, who here would rise an,
be his advocated Who here would seae
the bonds OF a long and intimate acquain
sance in the contest about the question o
removal! Who would predict that III
member Of this House 'wou!d repent J.
rack cloth and ashes for daring TO vote a
the impulse Of reason and honesty poinle
ousf Who would interpose any obstacle I
delay juslicei Strip those men of thei
9Etai patronage, and none would be S
poor as do them reve 0 zee.
Suppose that the question OF eleciing III
Canal Commissioners were submitted to
vote OF the people, do you believe that ,hes
men could be elected 10 that Office! NJ
sir, these men could not be elected. Th