Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1851-10-08
THE CHRONICLE.
SATURDAY, OCT. 4, ISL.

s6In publishing the two followin
political communications, it will not be ur
derstood that We endorse them. We hav
not, during our connection with the "Chror
cle," wilfully deprived any man or party
"fair play" While, therefore, we admI
the attacks of James +. Linn, Esq, upo
Hon. JOSEPH Casey and Henry c. Hlckoi
ESD the former Of whom IS candldat
for office, and therefore proper subject 10
public discussion, and the latter of WHOM
is not candidate, and therefore not sub
ject for discussion we take the liberty Q
reminding our readers, that Mr.. Linn's ar
dent spirit in the matter may be readily &C
counted for by the fact that he is personal
political, and professional opponent of Mr.
Casey, and is to be regarded as "spccla
pleader" and not as "judge' in the matter
The "Ed. Chron" is now absent, and viii
perhaps think it proper to reply on the next
page But We hope our readers-most OF
whom, happily, know the con'batants well
will not feel alarmed at what rampant
Lawyers may say of each other, ''pretes-
,ionaHy' They are all accustomed to hard
knocks, but seldom go beyond words. 1t
may do the candidates good, to be told Of
their in6rmities, and errors; and We feel
confident when call is over," they will
"kiss, and be friends" again.
One word more, and we dismiss the
matter. 1t has been currently reported in
Lewistown, that but one lawyer in Union
county supported Mr.. Casey As near as
we can learn the facts, seren Of the t'cetre
practitioners at the bar of Union county, sup
port Mr. Casey; three Messrs. Slenker,
Van Gezer and Linn oppose him; one
(Mr. Swineford's) opinion is not known !;
and the twelfth is Mr. c. himself-fab-
fisher ChrOn.
For the Lewisburg Chronicle.
Mr.. Worden Being indebted to your
candor and sense of justice heretofore
in publishing articles in order that truth
and righteousness may have free course L
ask privilege through your columns to state
some facts to obviate what | think very
unrichteous attempt on the part Of the
County Commissioners-"A A Suitor and
Tax-payer," and the Editor of the Chroni
Gle, to make an unjust, and in fact, false
impression on the public mind, with respect
To the judicial career of the President
Judge Of this Judicial District
When Judge Lewis left the bench at
February Term 1912, the issue list of
Union County numbered forty-two causes,
At September Term, 1851, the same issue
list numbered fifty-eight. After disposing
of a number of criminal cases in four days
of that Term, Judge Wilson tried and
disposed Of sixteen causes of the issue list,
and for want of more causes to try, dis
missed the Jury on Thuysday of the first
week leaving upon the issue list just the
same number of causes that it had at Feb
ruary Term, 1912, when Judge Lewls's
Judicial term expired. Contrast these
facts with the state of things in Northum-
berland county. When Judge Lewis left
the Bench there in 1912, the issue list
numbered thirty. Through the admins
trations of Jud ges Donnel and Anthony
the list rapidly increased, and under the
present acknowledged efficient President
Judge, the list at April Term, 1851, num-
bered one hundred and three, and at the
last term was about one hundred and
twenty-three, at which term there was not
a single civil suit tried. But this still does
not present fair view of the progress of
litigation in the two counties. 1t is true
that some fifteen years ago there was a
considerable increase of business in Nor
thumberland county, owing to disputes
arising out Of the coal interests but it is
well known that Judge Lewis (who is now
a candidate for, and after the first of De-
.cember next, will without doubt, as the
interest of Pennsylvania demands, be a
Judge Of the Supreme Court before he
left the Bench disposed Of nearly all the
questions arising out of that species of lit
igation; since which there has been no ex-
traordinary source of litigation in that
county Far otherwise has it been with
Union county. About the time of Judge
Wilson's appointment, by special act of
Assembly, the whole batch of law suits
arising out of the Cewden and Shultz
estates was transferred from Northumber-
land and Lycoming counties to Union
county, which occupied the Lower and
Supreme Courts for years and though it
may not be known to the Ed. Ch.," by
experience, as he is a newcomer among
us, it is well known to most of the
members Of the bar, that the business in
Union county increased at least two-fold
from lS40-lS4S, in proportion TO what