Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1855-06-22
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The 5000 New Berlin Tax upon
the County:
Let the .S-ouHdrcio pay #!

And now, to wit, the New Bcrlincrs
who sworc illegal voting against the eiec-
tion boafds ola dozen Of our boXe>, and s2-C
Of our people, succeeded, 10y the error 10.
= Of - parte judges, in saddliug the costs
Of their rascality, temporarily at least,
upon the county. Now the spirit Of the
Law plainly is, that all such prosecutions
when instiratcd by reckless men, or in a
spirit of impotent malice, should be raii
by the guilty parties, and hot by the il
nocent.
Aud now, is it to be endured, that the
defamers Of Old and respectable citizars
shall not only escape punishment, but
shall shuttle Off their own costs upon the
unofIuniing people at large Shall those
.20 men pay a portion cf the expense Of
their own public deflmation2
In all sincerity let Us ask ourselves if
our characters, our property, OK even our
lives are safe, when men can be found
who Will svc i crime against honest and
reputable men, get their names published
70 the world as gully Of crimes which
would consisn to the Pcnitou,i4ry, aud
then saddle the costs of their proceedings
upon the county
Those honest ipca whocrpo.ed Division,
would ask, Is this right! Suri0,g
.he New Berliners should next get dis
pleased with You, aud get their hard
twearing troop to accuse you Of crime
would you, even if you could prove their
charges false, like to be compelled to pay
share Of the costs?
We're l County Commissioner l could
not, upon my oath, allow such thing to
be done and the order Of Julga Witten-
mycr, who has been party to all The New
Bcrliners' Infamous manocuyrcs, would
not influence me.
Were d County Auditor, | would not
pass such unjust and believe illegal pay
ments, as paying men guilty Of this pros
c'ution out Of the pockets Of those innocent
persons they had wrongfully prosecuted.
Ii neither Of these Boards (who are
chosen to guard well the peoples rights,
against AL infringcmcnis whethcc Of
Judges or others feel courage to refuse
this last most wrongful New Berlin robbie
~, let us next fall elect a REPRESENTA-
TIVE pledged to a special law compelling
the parties to that Infamous and futile
prosecution, to pay their cwn costs, in
proportion to their taxable property, They
may appeal to the Supreme Court against
the Commissioners, against the Auditors,
Or against the Law
This certainly should be done, or here
after, any man, or any party, defeated,
may swear illegal voting against a score
or a hundred Of men they may feel hostile
to-may brand them before the world
and then throw the costs of the monstr5us
Proceeding upon the County They will
thus feel perfect impuni'y iu hard-swear-
ms-in iibc!rng- and in draining the
County Treasury, year after year.
Fellow Tlx-Paycrs for our own safety,
au4 as a warning to evil doors, let US act
IN this matter. Let us agree upon man
ioF Assembly who will pass the Law l
have proposed, and then New Berlin rob
pefies OF our common treasury and rcck-
i.Ss swearing to crafty the passions Of
defeated parties, would be effectually
stopped, "a word to the wise is sufici
ent.' ONE or ,,,Ey
The above communication contains
sound doctrine, and should be crammed
down the outlets of those pseudo rulers at
the Metropolis. 1t is adding "insult to
INJURY for them to charge honest men of
Perpe'rating the blackcst crimes, and til
Tr 1A'h tt en- pay for their own prosecution
: MINK that any one whose conscience