New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-06-16
PENNSYLVANIA.
Opposition Judicial Nominations-W Weakness of
the Ticket-An Incident.
Correspondence Of The Tribune

Correspondence OF The Tribune.
HARRIsBUR0, Thursday, June 70.
The farce Of the first LOcO-Foco Judicial
Convention is over, and the ticket IS probably the
weakest that could have been presented # the sole
desire Of the delegates had been to defeat their own
It's composed Of james Campbell Of Philadelphia
Judge Louvre Of Allegheny Judge Black Of Somerset
Judge Gibson Of Cumberland, and Judge Lewis OF
Lancaster. We must accord TO Lowrie, Lewis, Black
and Gibson the possession of qualifications calculated
to adorn and dignity the Bench. or Campbell We can
repeat the charges Of corruption incapacy and utter
jnnbechy, which have been truthfully preferred by
men OF ms own political complexion.
The first element of weakness IN this ticket Is the
unequiYoca neglect which had marked the treatment
OF the Convention of the northern portion of the
State, which really possesses much talent any
other section. The murmurs Of discomfort have al
ready arisen from the Northern delegation and the
result may prove disastrous 20 the whole ticket. The
nominations are confined to a small belt Of the Ets
tern, Western and Southern Counties the center and
North beng entirely sighted. Another element OF
dscOTd IS the nomination OF Judge Campbell. a mere
pothOuSe political Jesuit. who, by dexterOus OF
the appliances Of that class Of demagOgues, has ma
naged TO attain position which he has dlsgraced and
degraded but unfortunately made auxiliary OF the at
TANNER OF ms present position Low As lSour est-
mate of LOcOFOco honesty, as general matter, We
grallhed 10 hear all SIDES fixed determination
TO oppose and defeat him. This exhibits pleasing
return Of political prOby to long corrupt and cor
Tuptng faction.
It is somewhat strange that all the nominations
should hinge upon the strength OF such man as
Campbell. Yet II Is true. Campbell had by intrigue
and corruption obtained the delegations OF the City
and County of Philadelphia which, If united IN our
Conventions. is the nucleus Of numerous natural and
what might be called forced, acceSsIons. Judge
Campbell's appeal to other delegations was simply
Here are seventeen votes pledged for mc-a good
start-yOu have but SI, eight or dozen, as the
might be, and 1t will be much better for Us 10 JON
forces for our mutual advantage By such cOmbIn-
atoms and others still more fagltiOuS, the whole TIC
kct framed and II has gone forth to the people
with this baSeneSs and tant lnSeparaby affixed 1t
Is doomed TO defeat
We are inclined to believe from this first demon
StrauOn that the scheme of an Elective Judiciary
Will prove a failure IN this State And yet we have
hopes that 1t may prevail over the iniqultieS AMI
schcmlngs Of desperate politicians, and finally as
sumo that purity which It's projectors contemplated.
But it will not survive many shocks like this.
BY the way, must give you an incident, which
will serve TO prove that all sense OF manneSS AMI
decency is not yet DC ad IN the hearts of Penn
sylvania Loco Ocolsm. A debate Sprang up on
some incidental question, IN which Hon. David Will
mot participated, and In the course Of bis remarks,
happened TO trample on the toes Of a conceted
STRIPPING, who had come up from the interior, big
with pro-slavery and Antl-WllmOt prOylSO notlOns,
and resolved TO explode them upon the Bradford
Hereto on the first prOyOcatlOn. lie threw himself
into a formal oratoTical attitude, and commenced
diatribe the intent of which was at first concealed
in multitude Of sonorouS words but as soon as 1t
became obvious that he lndulgng IN PERSONAL
ties against Mr. Wilmot then arose the heaviest
shower Of hsses boots and catcaIls, from all sides
Of the Convention, which drove the adventurous
youth to ms seat IN wiltered confusion. But we
have said enough for once and Will follow TINS up AZ
some future occasion. DAUfHiN'