Wisconsin herald, and Grant County advertiser. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1844-1845, 1844-12-28

Once quelled mob with tweedledee
Blu, our Blind Fiddler beat Apollo
And his old minstrel wights all hollow,
Since from this tale it plain appears
He ravished people without ears.
And, what was harder ye. you'll think.
Made many miser's money chink,
And dance along right merriy,
TO tweedledum and tweededee.
All you that doubt this wondrous deed.
Put on your spectaclss and read.
IN the gubcrnadorship-long live
that inimitable word!-of the worship
full Paulus Lubbersen, there happened
most remarkable dispensation in the
ancient and renowned city ofNew Am
sterdam, which, however old it may be-
come, is destined to be always new
Before proceeding with the account OF
this strange visitation, which, by some
culpable negligence in the compilers
ofour archives, has never been recorded,
it is but common justice to neglected
merit to say something toward rescuing
the memory of this illustrious magis-
trate from that profound oblivion into
which it has fallen, and which would be
unaccountable were we not fortuna
tcy able to occount for it in the most
satisfactory manner.
Governor I.ubberscn was in fact a
pattern to all chief magistrates that
went before or came after him, for he
united all the good qualities Of govern
ors in perspective, with all the bad
ones of governors de .facto. When
awake, it cannot be denied that he was
somewhat rascible; but inasmuch as he
slept at least threc-fourths of his time,
and preserved his equanimity all the
while, provided he was not disturbed,
this was not Of much consequence. His
mind was Of such amazing profoundly
that it took him all his life to get to the
bottom; it is somewhat remarkable that
he never dclibcratcd until after he had
come to a decision. He moreover pos
scssed Il most obstinate and indomitable
yalor, which, however, he generally re-
served until the danger was over.
His GROWING excellence was, how
ever, as a lawgiver; for being some
what inclined to roguery in the alb
stract-though we aver he never prac-
iically exemplificd it in his own con-
duct-hc possessed, as it were, an in
tuitive sagacity, approaching almost to
instinct, which enabled him to pene-
trate into the mysteries Of delinquency,
and weave cnactments, the meshcs OF
which were so small, and the materi-
ais so tough, that neither great norlit-
tie fishes could escape. And here we
would pause moment, to observe that
nothing can be more absurd than to set
honestmen tomake laws to catch rogues,
in utter defiance of the old proverb.-
We maintain that both the makers and
the executors of the laws should be
brought up in the school Of practical
roguery, whereby they will be much
better qualified to develop its most diff
cult mysteries, and enter into compe-
tition on equal terms with the most
cunning adopts of the science. Be
this, however, as it may, during the
happy administration Ex-Governor Lub-
bersen there were never such things
heard of as malefactors escaping Justice
through the innocent inexperience of
lawgivers,or thieftakers; the conscien-
dous scruples of juries principled a.
gainst capital punishments; the mawk-
ISL sensibility of the public, or the inn
pertinent interference of newspapers.
II man deserved hanging, he was
hanged to dead certainty in the times
Of this worthy governor, and we wish
we could say as much for the present
day. The only instance on record of
his exercising the pardoning power was
In respect to a sly rogue who became a
salnt,after being found guilty, and after
wards picked the governors pocket of
;agold snufbox given him by the stadt-
holder. Every body thought this an
example of retributive Justice, and the
governor solemnly declared he would
never Do 81 ac.;n