The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1851-04-10

mere by oeing placed back with the peopl'
of Columbia, would then have open courts
a speedy administration Of justice, and eve
ry advantage which a county administration
of government can possibly afford. MI
Buckalew then said that the passage of thu
bill under consideration, would be an act o
pure straight forward legislation-an act o
justice 10 the people interested, and a propeI
rebuke TO any nan who would ever dare Il
betray the trust, and abuse the power conf
ded TO his hands, or break and disregard the
solemn promises he has made. That ,ht
bill was right, and if passed into a law
would be followed by the most beneficial
results. He then went into an argument tc
show that there was no constitutional diff
Guilty in the way of the bill, and did show
beyond a doubt, that such was the case.
This speech of Mr.. Buckalew is eulogiset
by all who heard it as a powerful effort, ane
a triumphant vindication of the measure up.
on which it was delivered. Mr.. Buckalew
if he shall live, and keep his health, ant
there is no one who knows him, who will
not pray that he may, is destined TO become
one of the best public speakers in PenLsyl
vania. He has a degree of intellect, ar
earnestness of manner, and a sweetness Of
voice which cannot fail to lift him far above
the most of mankind in any country-eveu
in America in this age Of the world.
Mr.. Frailey commenced an argument in
answer to Mr.. Buckalew, and spoke to the
hour of adjournment. We shall probably
have another on Montour tomorrow, provi.
ded we have a full Senate.
HARRISBURG, April 8.
The bill for the re annexation of Montour
10 Columbia came up in order this morning,
and Mr.. Frailey being entitled 10 the floor,
continued his speech in answer to Mr.. Buck.
alew. He said the bill enacting this county
was signed by The Governor on the third day
of March, 1850, and that a proposition 10
repeal the same was moved in the Senate on
the thirteenth of the same month, but was
negatived by ,hiee votes more than. the ma.
iority which passed the bill in the Senate.
He would ask them would it be judicious, or
just for a subsequen, Senate 10 act so directly
in opposition 10 the expressed will of those
who passed the bill and know all about the
circumstances attending the passage; espe-
cially when the principle reason given for
the passage of the present bill, was the per-
fidy and corruption in which the county Of
Montour was erecteda Mr.. Frailey then
examined the constitutional sbearing OF the
question, and concluded that the Legislature
could not blot a county from the face Of the
Commonwealth, after it had been once fair
ly erected. That it was a proposition to do
directly, 10 wit to hurl from the bench
associate judges, properly appointed BY the
Governor, and confirmed by the present Sem
ate. He said it would not do to instance a
township that had been stricken out-,ha, the
same objections did not exist in such a case as
were palpable in the present-thst no simllari-
ty existed between celebrating a township
and a county the officers were not the same
nor had they the same constitutional charac.
ter. Mr.. F. then went into a minute history
of the divisions of the rsople in the Vii
county of Columbia, and of the rival politi.
cal factions existing there, and said that the
proposition for this repeal arose from these
family quarrels and political divisions-that,
efn,ae ing the repeal would bring back 10 the
Legislature, all the difficulties end complaints
of this section which had so long been toll
ing in our Legislative Halls. He then made
au apology for Valentine Best, and said he
did nothing that the wishes of his c%onstitu-
ents did not require him to do.