The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-09-29
Great Mass Meeting Of the
DEMOCRACY OF MONROE COUNTY.

he Court House IN the Borough OF
on the evening of the 2sth
If September, instant
Hon. WILLIAM OvERFIELD was called
% the chair, and R'm7OLplns S"'ith, Esp.
Johu Marsh, Esqr. John Bells, and Jesse
Veiss, were appointed V. Presidents, and
Ohs b. Gordon, ESqr., and Sanao" I'll.
Smith. Secretaries. After the meeting
was organized, on motion, the chair ap-
pointed committee to wait upon the Hon.
George r. Barret and the Hon. james
Madison Porter, and invite those gentle
men to address the meeting
Judge Barret made his appearance in
pursuance of the solicitation, and made
a very neat, and appropriate speech, in
which his Honor declared that the Of
fee of President Judge of the 22d Judi
cial District, had never been sought by
him. but that if an unsolicited nomina-
ton had been rendered to him he would
have felt under obligations to have ac-
cepted it; that in his opinion the Of
fee of President Judge should not be
sought after or electioneered for, but that
the Office should seek the man and not
the man the Office. The Honorable James
Madison Porter was then called on for
an address, he arose, and briefly declined
making a speech on the ground that it
was unbecoming any candidate for Ju-
dicial Office to electioneer for himself,
that the office of President Judge was
high and honorable one, that he had
never sought the Office, but when tender
ed the nomination, he had accepted it
and was willing to serve if elected; that
he had been informed it was reported
that if elected he would serve but for
short time, and then resign. He said the
best answer he could give to this allega-
ton, was a letter that he had written to
friend in Wayne County, to correct the
same misrepresentation made in that
County, and which he read as follows:
EAsToN, September 81, 1853.
Dear Sir Il had supposed that my late
letter to you, and my reply to the Committee
informing me of my nomination, in which l
stated that if elected by the people, would
serve is President of the 22d Judicial District,
would be sufficient to satisfy my friends that
meant what | saids and presume that they
are so satisfied. | learn, however, that GER
tain persons have been industrously circula-
ting the report that if elected | only meant to
hold the office short time, and then resign.
The whole course of my life, | think, mega
tives the idea of my acting with duplicity or
deliberately intending to cheat the people.
That there may be no mistake about the
matter, however say distinctly, that if elec-
ted mean to serve out the term, if my life
and health be spared The Constitution re-
uuires. in its late amendment, not very wise
ly think, that the President Judges during
their continuance in Office, shall reside within
the District for which they shall be elected
and if elected | shall certainly conform to this
provision.
lam very respectfully, yours.
J. NJ. PORTER.
JAMES DICKSON, Esq. Honesdale.
On motion of James H. Stroud, Esq
the following Resolutions were adopted
en- masse, to wit:
Resolred, That We do utterly and en-
tirely repudiate the nomination of NJ. NJ.
Dimmick for President Judge of the 22d
Judicial District, as the Conferees from
this County who voted for his nomina-
ton were not elected by a majority of the
votes cast at the Delegate elections: and
as the meager majority for his Conferees
in Pike county was procured by false and
fraudulent means.
ResOlred, That we will extend to the
Hon. Jas. NJ. Porter our warm, united, and
cordial support, as We know him to be in
every respect infinitely better qualified
than his opponent.
ResOlUed, That the man who will stoop
to solicit votes for himself for so high, ex-
alted and dignifed position as that of
President Judge, and who will descend
to ask persons to vote for him, stating to
them, that you know that | have always
been your friend, &c. &c. is not deserving
of the Office he seeks to attain, and we
cannot and will not therefore vote for NJ,
NJ. Dimmick.
ReS0lreR, That we have unbounned con-
fdence in the Hon. Geo. R. Barret, who
has proved himself to be learned, able,
and upright Judge, and We very much
regret to lose his services when we have
just learned to appreciate them.
ResOlred, That we request the Dele
gates to the next 4th of March Conven-
ton to support the denomination of our
most excellent and worty Governor, VIII
liam Bigler.
Res0lreI, That the proceedings of this
meeting be signed by the officers and pub
lished in the papers of this Judicial Dis
trict.
On motion Resolred, That this meeting
do now adjourn sine die.
VIM. OVERFIELD, Prest.
RUDoLPHUs SMITH, !
JOHN MARSH, Vice
JOHN BELLS, Presidents.
JESSE WEISS,
Oils b. Gordon, ! coouo,,.
Simon H. Smah, I 'e'i''afl'A
s9rThomas A. Budd, Esq, the Whig