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THE MEM JUsTGCEs.

MEezns Epiroas: | askipermission 70 occupy
asPace n your colnnlas win SOME remarks upon
the pdosi remarkable of Ihe doings ofthe las.
County Court Of Jeffersdn. 1.-THE appoinsment q
new batch Of magistrate. or perhaps more proper
~ speaking The appniugkaent Of batch Of new ma
gistraief. ! an knows 20 you, gentlemen and Y
tne Spirit Ct Jefferson Liberal " hig never pro
scFigipg for paftys sake bui on khe contrary ire-
quently supporting by NY vote those " diiersrt
political faith for reasons which are good and SUN
cient with myself and which 4 suffer- neiihet Wing
nor Democfatto question, Et5 NJ tlG
The procednre Of Ebe Court on fhe last court day.
was m obedience 70 law done time ailsr time since
Virginia. became Slase and IN This instance. de-
manded By the people ID order toI have The public
business attended TO without The iIconvenieuce and
delay 50 much complained " for i long time past
But the greag vexation with ths Spirit and lis wise
oFacles IS hat there were nine Wings and three
democrats choa.n and Recommended for commits,
sicn Such IS the fact; and the fact ihetlhere
p striking inequality Id The comparative number
% ~ higs and DemocTatsi in the mag no one
could desire more equal division than /; ret that
there Is a difference between fact and tbs proce
gare by which il hecomcsa fact is very ceFtain.--
his enlargement of the comm isson Of the Peace
was made fairly. Justly and without any political
lnaaence br bias. No alfusion was made by any
gentleman on the bench fdthe political sentiment oil
any one 81 the indis idual$ namedtor appointment,
the only question raised being 70 location and the
pubic convenience, except il single instance, in
which recent citizenship waspressnied by a Wing
a. an objection against Whig! can leliihe Spi-
rit that all the Democrats nominated except one
we're nominated by' Ways; that Wings voted fof
the Democratic nominees, and thas the Democrats
onthg bench, for feaspns best known 10 themselves
and which no one bas fisht . inquire mao did
not vote Tor all the Demlcraks nominated. Ii The
Court, as body Of Wings. were inclined and deter
mined as is charged TO appoint solely on political
/ preference, why did they not appoint all Wings
which having largely tls majority they could have
done; and il party feeling the vote. WHY da
the Democrats vote for the Wings ii ala The Spil
ritd0es NOT speak the truth wing that PETITION
from Smith6slds precinct nunerousy signed and
recommending three Wings and two Denbcra :,
1 az presented NO such petition was exhibited ID
the Cont The name Of Mr. ppie was not Suggest
Cd as alleged, BY any member of lhe Court. The
Democrat at Harpef$ Ferry alluded to ky The Spi-
nit, was voted Tor By several Wings and preferred
BY them while with respect 10 the rejected Demo
graf named tof Chsrlestown il willbe seen that he.
was nominated By sWhig and voted for by several
Wings, The only Suggestion made with regard 70
him, being that which was also made with respect
70 certain Wing, namelY, that magistrates were
wanted only IN NE talca. Just al the. County seat
whose services could be commanded at a moments
Hotice, there having been for a ons, time al COM
piaint that the commissio6 was llo small for the
large amount 0f business daily done al that point
h The rejection, Edo positively assert was not made
upon political grounds and ii he had been voted for
BY all the Democrats hi would havebcen chosen
been 50, severely saockedi Examine the vote given
and then say that the Court of londay week made
z mans political SEM imenis disqualification for
Office" think not. Two Democrats, who saw
proper inthe exercise Of personal right oivote for
Wings in preference 10 Democrats, EhaYe heard
denounced as recreant foItheif partly unworthy the
name OF DeindeTat, Then, gentleman Democrats
we presume yoa consider The Wings, who nofnira-
ted and votcdltpr Den1oeral as reereant To- their
party, unworthy tie mans Of Whig The WI ter
=
mus have been disappointed aspiFants ana-e3-
pectants of the Office, 6rperhaps they would not
have been CASH disturbed Any one Of these
gentlemen can have mF place on th@ bench al any
moment win Al the Aeaer ard gldgg, and p7eA det
rived from The post otatendlns 70 iotheF peoples
business, while you had better he sttendibg 10 yol
own with the pleasing prospect Of reaching The
Shcritlssily afleryon have gone 10 fh$ tomb That
the Spirit has becp grossly piislnf9rmel, or has
most siitully flashed prparty siiss may 3 sss
Y seen ifoln 4hs yals bs seen hat he rciected
ro stoesa KIN ca a. SIT soFt Of ~ Wing
the rejected Democrat Ii Harptfs- Ferry VIII
and Democratic rnte. ONE Of ms Core,
n s. PlebeiaI atsemptsto explain awaythe false.
hood charged hrespeSt ID the petidn from Snith
aeld q supPosipg The one pr tnre OUT VI i've justices
nom that PRECINCT served ii as Gen jackson did 4
certain bill once on time Wen lthis NAV ~ u
or may not. Let those who know saw. nm MI
Plebeian and The Spirit should ascertain facts
closely and certainly betofe they chaf-e tbe naSs
@nn ~ g.. q oR Neil Give and q being one
something or ofhet done some time or other no.
body knows exactly when I'M I'LL '.H
4 ! cannoe make out the genealsgy and connekio
raced out ;ln the vetecast By No.2. Who $40
ephneKfDn |! No 2 IS not aware that he has any
male connexion in the world except hts own son IL
Years old and hrolhersin7law, Rhn zls,- b. ~
Tate almost before No. 9ss1 caD;f mi
sous1n - Nh nace the connexien SO ceaTtr