Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1855-05-18
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Court Week.

OUult "CVhs
The pressing nature of Spring work,
seems to have caused a very slim attend
apce a. Court this week, and the "gift Of
continuance" was very manifes. among
the clients.
John Gardner Of Selinsgrove was chosen
Foreman Of the Grand Jury, which how
ever had but very few ordinary bills before
them, most of which were ignored, and
the Jury was discharged on Tuesday.
On the 18th inst, on motion of Geo. F.
Miller, Esq, JAMES B. HAMLIN, of Lewis
burg, was admitted to the Bar Of Union
County.
CoNTEsTING DIVISION.
Ga Inday, Mr.Weirick offered a petition,
signed bv several, and fortified by the oath
before "John Swineford Esq. Justice of the
Peace" of John VI. Baum and others, for con-
testing the late Division contest, wherein they
thnk-such is the infatuation Of mortas =
,hey were no, defeated. (The first petition,
sworn TO by ID. II. Roush and Charley Cawley,
was got up within ten days Of the election,
but being radically defective. and that fact be-
coming known through some "leaky" medium,
neu petition was made out last week. It
IS very lengthy; alleging that some 100 Illegal
votes were polled in Lewisburg for Division.
and as many more in White Deer, Kelly, West
Buffaloe, Hartley, ,EaS, Buffaloe, Union, Penns,
Selnsgrove, Chapman and Washington
tha, the White Deer officers were not sworn
that the Chapman election was not held IN the
right house-that Lewisburg and SelinSsrOve
improperly influenced elections in some Of
tbs Townships-that their offer 10 pay the
$500 enrolment tax and the iranScribns of the
necessary records without taxation, was bri-
bery-ihat the act was un-con-stI-tu-tlon-al-
and intma,eS various cher weIghty reasons
yet 10 be hatched.
Messrs. Weirck and Slenker claimed to
present these papers, under the general rules
for coutestIns elections and 10 ask an overhaul
ing Of the .'remains' of the contest.
Messrs. Miller and Casey contended that
by the act of ID March last the Electi on must
be contested as elections "for any County
Office are contested under existing laws,
which is to be By filing petition within ten
days after the election.
Mr.. Casey argued that this petition not ha-
wing been flied within the ten DAYS, was clear
ly excluded-that the Ac, was passed, and by
its terms had become a Law. He read the
receipt Of he late State Treasurer, Joseph
Bailey, of $500 from Eli S!ifer, in full for
the Enrolment Tax. When that Tax was
paid, no legal protest appearing, the Law
was enrolled upon the Statute Book since
then, valid Subscriptions had been made, and
legal Bonds taken, in sums amounting TO
$l25,00O, for County Seats; unde. the same
Law, our Hon. Judges have convened On
effect sanctioning its entorcemen) and desig-
hated localities as candidates for the Seat Of
Justice Of the two counties; (and the Com
missoners TO run the line are entering upon
the performance of their duty.) This effort
70 prevent Division was therefore too late
the funeral was past! il was dead and buried.
Judge Wilson ordered the fling of the fact
of the presentation Of the petition, but took no
further action upon it al that time. On We'd
nesday he announced that he would give the
contestants a chance to prove their charges.
The allegation that there we're 100 un.
lawful votes polled in this Borough, is infa-
mously false, and if there is law to punish
men for rash swearing, it should be invoked
In this case. The crime with which our fei-
low citizens are charged, if proved, subjects
them to punishment, and degradcs them as
men and as voters. Knowing that the returns
would be closely serutinized, every pains was
taken TO avoid even questionable votes being
cast IN Lewisburg. New Berliners allowed
US 800 majority, yet We fell I6 shor, of il, and
now they put upon record that we returned
near 100 fraudulent votes! This charge is not
made under excitement or haste, but cody
and deliberately. The following are the
names. of all we now recall, of the alleged
unqualified voters,
William Moore, (Burgess) Rev George NJ Spratt
Jacob ser Thomas Room
Mm Z. Moore DR.. j. l.. Lewis
Beniamin Angtaht Juror ieor,e Rohland (Con.tabe)
mniiam Carothers tobert Dunlap
s," 1ishet James u. Hamiin Esq.
stee John Wallace
a. r "rer Prof J. X. Looms
r,.Ai William Seares
~, rI. Jackson Lenhart
llocl {. Kelly.
ns were The Judges and Inspectors OF the
kicc'i1n in the two Leyisbur, W,r,. g,,.. -.
knowledge and consent a hpna-.d Ill, -,
not possibly have been pol,ea y
NORTH WARD.
Jonathan Wolfe w;,; sy..h I'm "'h''
David Reb~r ia ni "Ison
A. Stoughtou IIoLP P ",..n
' o' TINS list are too we know as citizens Of from
"i'y years standing to be degraded to the rank
oy the best Of the knowledge and belief oath
H., na ~ Baum and hi. couf.dcrste.. OF the entire
rr,. oy them, ~e did not hear one whore right to
In h,h.. ntna' Of Division disposed to art se- B.r-
my ~uh tne as many error. Ia rcturn.