Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1851-10-08

by the resignation of Tic Hon. Seth Chap
man Gov. Wolf appointed Lewis President
Judge of the district composed Of the
counties of Northumberland, Lycoming
Columbia and Union (thc counties of Mon
tour, Sullivan. the greater part of Clinton,
then forming part Of the district.) The
business in the district was very much
behind when Judge Lewis took his seat on
the bench His mode of doing business,
soon changed the aspect Of things. He
despatched business rapidly. About that
time, vast number of disputes arose in
Northumberland county in regard to coal
lands, and some of the most important
ejectmcnts ever tried in the State, incu-
ding intricate questions of law, were tried
before him, and he proved himself well
qualified for the task
Judge Lewis is undoubtedly one of the
best lanl lawyers in Pennsy yIvania and
it is all important to the legal profession
and suitors to have such a man on the Su-
preme Bench. The attacks made by some
persons on his character are base ISLANDERS,
and instead of injuring him viii have the
contrary effect, for could name many who
did not intend to vote for him before those
publications, that will now vote for him.
The public will not suffer the character of
a man to be traduced. If Judge Lewis had
been son of some nobleman, or a very
rich man, he would not have been so much
abused, for some minds can't bear too see
poor boy raised to high and honorable
station. But thank God in our repul Lean
country, wealth and high birth are no rec
ommendation to responsible stations The
poor who are honest and industrious, are
the persons that the great mass of our cit
liens have the most confidence in con-
cur with you, Mr.. Editor, that in clccting
Judges for the Supreme Court, we ought
not to l Iok to politics, but to the best men.
| believe Judge Lewis is a man who ought
to be elected without distinction Of party,
and that the county knows and appreciates
his worth A WIG.
sE The writer of the above is a true
whig, and personal friend of Judge Lewis,
and We give him full scope for eulogy. But
We must be permitted to say, that we know
Of no one who opposes Judge Lewis be-
cause he was poor boy and as to his
present position, he is well known to be one
Of the wealthiest men and most princoly
livers in Central Pennsylvania. Nor is
there any contest as to his legal abilities,
'asfSH tfst ffsshas b. too fond of iii in
sane passion for no., 2e'a'' ~ ) NC
feel inclined to give h::sSiiy h:si; inasnuch as we
can not conscientiously give him our vote.
The great objection entertained towards
Judge Lewis-ar objection the people of
Lycoming, &c, have yet to en-
dorsc, or refute-is, that he lack,s honest
This is the charge. And the
act referred too by GA Wing" is one out
of several specifications made against him.
It was made in our paper by a lawyer,
Democrat, and member of a pcdobaptist |
church, as real objection to one candidate,
and not gull-trap to catch votes for anoth- |
or. And we have yet to find the first man,
Democrat or Wing, Pedobabtist or Baptist,
who, with full knowledge of all the cir
,umstances of the case of Hall VS. Arm
strong. endorses the sentence of the Court !
in furnishing Hall for the outrage of Arm
strong.
The Cease stated by Judge Lewis to DR..
Wavland and others was not the real issue. |
The decision Of the Judge is, that
"a men and women who have parents
have no religious liberty until they are
twenty-one full years of age-(a decision
which strikes at the root of liberty of con-
science in the case of large proportion
of our population J and that persons teach
ing such persons against the wishes Of their
parents, arc liable to fine in the shape of
costs, and imprisonment in the event of
refusal to pay. { Mr.. Hall would not pay
the costs, but they were paid by some one
else, nearly half a year afterward.)
We confess the duty, nnder the Higher
Law, of "honoring and obeying our pa
rents" and that duty never ceases on ac-
,onnt of age, except that legal direction of
&c, is conferred upon all at the
,ge of u. Honor to parents is as obliga-
tory in the man of 80, so, or 20, as in the
boy of 10 or 20. But honor TO God is cv-
erywhere in His Word required as supreme
over all other requirements. A PERSONS
in law commences in our
at 81, and at other ages in
countries; but his moral res
accountability to an Al
mighty Father-his duty to think and act
for himself in all matters between himself
md his God-commences long before that
time. We contend that person capable
If being uitness in law, is also entitled
to religious liberty. a.
But, admit Judge Lewis law, that no
man has freedom of conscience until he is
is the authority for granting
him that right after he is 21? If pa
rent can compel a child to be a Mormon