Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1856-04-12
OLD SERIES, VOL. rs. NO 90

District favor the change. So they do. that
they may charge the grenter fees. He had
no idea that his brethren at the bar should
make still larger profits at the expense Of
heir unfortunate clients. All clients nre un-
ne wonrd hhfsw habarsoi8jtt that should not.
the trifing additional per diem Of five judges,
than that his constituents should pay the ex.
orbtant charges and travelling expenses Of
fifty lawyers. The State pays them for going
to the Senator's door, more than three hun
dred niles. Surely it can afford to pay for
fiftv miles in coming to his.
The Senator j. short sighted in this matter
When he finds that the abolition Of this dis
trict is TO be followed by the destructi n OF
his own, he will regret that the Senator from
Northumberland had not friends enough to
kill this bill. IF they succeed in knocking
ont the first stone, the rest of the wall will
soon crumhle to pieces
The predecessors Of these Judges Travelled
more than one hundred miles in stage coaches
to hold this court-some Of them old ana Tee
BILE men. They never complained, but looked
forward to it with pleasure. They were glad
to mingle with their fellow citizens in all Soc
tions of the Commonwealth. They were glad
to breathe the untained and free air ol the
mountains. and to gaze upon Nature where
she is grandest and most beautiful. If these
thought and incapacty Of intellect than the
corruption of Capitals or the bloated luxury
| of crowded cities. he had vet to learn it,
1t is alleged that these Learned Pundits"
labor day and night-thpy have not time to
go to Sunhury. Next Court they can go
and come in four hours, and yet they have
not time to go TO Sunburv, but they have
time 10 spend weeks at Bedford and other
pleasant places in discussing and controlling
the politics Of the State-they have time to
bore the Legislature with all sorts Of april
cations for their ease and emolnment lie
had heard Of some of them spending more
! time in catching a single trout, than it would
| take them next court to go to Sunhurv. II
is said that this is a very little district. If 1t
he. it is all they had and the more reason for
letting them keep it. He alluded to the story
Of David and Uriah. and supposed the Spea-
ker (Mr. Cresswell pro tempore) did not
know much about it. nasmuch Gs il was con-
tanned in hook he seldom heard. He asser-
ted that the atrocitv of the old lpcchcr's
offence consisted in the fact that while be
had a whole flock Of sheep Uriah had only
one little eve. and that was taken from him.
| He appealed to the generosity Of Senators to
save for him and his constituents this little
| shppp-of Court.
! The Senator from Allegheny has spoken
| Ia,;s;,,ol,, ,f ,ho rreo, stroa,s ,of = Spuhurv -
Surely one who enjoys the green old age
vouchsaTed to that Senator. shonld not con-
tenn tie color If is the hne Of nature, and
Tho onIr coIo- t,o o,.o c,n rast m vri,hont f, p.
,icre II is henn,irnl in rho fp,d-;, is heou-
tiful in tho co,oet and NOT loss Le,ptirnl in the
merry heart and snr;obtlv intellect oC nm oh
man. md HE oniy raora; woe .hot tho ccn,.
Tor should ba 60 yorv rrpen os 70 olIor the
indoos or tho snnroma conr. IN nislrod him
on this lin
| Tn tbn co,r,o as +bo dohoto Nv N'C,in-
tocl; roso to evuIo;r To ssiL rrom - side
remorl, Of Senator, rcsrcctnr tho charge
that tho sunrama cont ;uicas Ind bean noid
tLis ner diem for sahhaths he tbonrN !, his
dutv to renrl the ch,rne and assure the
! Senate tbot n gross mistake Ind h,en made
bv thn nerson Who snnnlied the frures
Mr.. Piott (SreoEcrl remarked that the
change proposrI in the hill could make hnt