Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1851-10-08
James F. Linn, Esq, and the Judgship.

an apt illustration in an article on the first
page of this paper from the pen of our ven
eraeie friend James +. Linn, Esq.-may
his shadow never be ess.-which found
It's way into the Chronicle, in our absence,
through the bencvolcncc and fun loving
propensities Of the Publisher; who doubt
less thought we were suffering some +"
from the "blue mould for want of ba-
ting" and therefore concluded poke in
the ribs would do US no particular harm.
Perhaps he wanted to see, also, to wha,
extent We might relish a sugar-coated pill,
with the sugar off.
We always make great allowance for
the eccentricities of our elder brethren OF
the Bar; especially when they have been
in practice almost as long as We have been
in this breathing world. But the article
referred to is very like whale and
when it is attempted to make us the Jo-
nah of the political storm, and throw us
overheard, neck and heels-without bene.
tit Of clergy-to appease the violence Of
the waves, and relieve the sea-sickness Of
some folks, We suppose it is incumbent on
us to pitch into the whale at our earliest
convenience.
We are not disposed to cavil on the ninth
part of a hair but we are at loss to know
why our worthy friend should take advan-
tage of our absence, and appeal so "whin.
ing "-ly to the Publisher for hearing; un-
less because he thought so libe!lous an ar.
ticle would hardly pass editorial scrutiny,
and was not quite certain that the "right-
eousness of his course was fully up to
par. We have never refused him admis-
sion to our columns when applied to for
that purpose aud certainly have done no.
thing to prevent Judge Wilson and his
friends from having fair play. Our oppo-
sition to Judge VS. election has been open
and honorable, and we believe perfectly
consistent with our previously declared
opinions with regard to an elective judicia-
ry. We took the liberty as Editor of an
independent journal to define our own po-
sition and give our reasons for supporting
Mr.. Casey. We did so in courteous and
respectful terms. The communications we
admitted were also temperate and becom.
, ing in their tone. Whatever We have said
elsewhere than in our columns, has been
in keeping with the spirit of our written
opinions And so far from attempting or
wishing Ito make an unjust and false i'm
preston with regard 20 Judge W's judi
rinl. "agaaEsy4. .hara tSanaatoa4.!!r defended
truth of these assertions We appeal to ev-
cry candid and unprejudiced reader, and
every individual with whom we have con-
versed upon the subject. If we did not
sooner publish articles in his favor, and
advocating his claims, it was simply be-
cause nobody took the trouble to hand
them in to US. The question is one of
great public concern, and in comparison
with the public interests, the individual
fate of the respective candidates is matter
of small moment; and-tiough we have
taken sides ourseif, yet our columns have
been, and are now, as freely and fully open
to the friends of Judge W. as to those of
Mr.. Casey. If they have not embraced
the opportunity it has not been our fault.
And if our good friend Mr.. Linn cannot
appreciate the fairness of our course it must
be on account of his senile and jaundiced
vision, or because he is intolerant of the
opinions of others when they happen to
run counter to his own.
But if our course in this matter has been
"unjust" and " FALSE what must be
thought of the fierce blunderbuss which
Mr. Linn has carefully held in reserve un-
I'll the eleventh hour, and then suddenly
fired off, in hopes, no doubt, that Mr. Ca
sey's supporters would be so frightened by
the explosion, as to be unable to recover
their scattered senses in time to vote straight
on election day. Loaded, too, as it is, to
the muzzle, with charges and references to
cases, the merits of which could no more
be fairly examined into at this late hour
(even if they were worth the trouble, which
is not at all probable) than you could pri-
vately collect testimony in advance, then
suddenly prefer charge against any by
stander in the court house, and straightway
proceed to jury trial, while the witness
es of the accused were absent or inaceessi-
bic, and no opportunity afforded him to
get them. An honest and impartial jury
would not hesitate lorg as to the kind of
verdict they would render in such case.
Mixed in with all this, is summary Of
the stale noisome trash about Mr.. Casey,
which has been SO industriousH circulated
throughout the county by such hireling
emissaries as John NJ. Baum, Fl. T., and
Mai. Jack Cummings--whose moral per-