Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1856-04-12
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Removal of the Supreme Court.

SENATE-Mr. Wilkins called up Senate
hiil No. lO4. to abolish the Northern District
Of the Supreme Court.
Mr.. wilkins briefly supported the bill and
urged its passage aS measure desired 10y the
judges and altogether right and proper.
Mr. HaEgart offered an amendment. pro-
viling that it shall not take effect until after
tie next session OF the Court, iu October
next
MIR. wilkins hoped the amendment would
not prevail The measure was one Of great
proprety, aud he hoped it would pass with
out the amendment.
MIR. Tagcart said if the bill was TO pass at
al! il ought to have the amendment attached.
They had three Intervening courts in the dis.
trict, the causes of which. if the amendment
was not adopted, would necessarily be post
poned for II year and half at least.
A Senator inquired whether, if the amend
ment was adopted. he Mr.. TaggaTt,) would
vote for the bill
Mr.. TaGgart, certainly not-undor no cir
cumstances.
The amendment was then adopted.
The bill as amended, being now before the
| Senate,
| MIR. Price said he was at first disposed to
vote for the hill, but was now inclined to 20
/ against it, for the reason that he thought
! they could better accommodate the judges
! hy taking care of their salaries. If this bill
was passed it might operate against an in
! crease of their salaries.
Mr.. Tuggort said he had certainly spoken
! enough on former occasions to convince SEN
ators. who are disposed to act generously,
that there is no public good in this bill-thnt
it involved no principle hat that OfConsolida.
tion, which will meet but little favor here
I IL Id 4 nd
with some feeling. both in public and private
his views upon it. If his course here on ques.
tinns that more particularly concerned other
Senators, had been such that he had no claims
upon them for cooperation, or even forbear.
ancP, in matter ,hut concerned them but
little ANa himself d,epiy--if he had been
meddieSome in things that did not interest
him-Cautious and unaccOmmodatlnG. ht
must now reap his reward. aud find friend;
wanting when most he needed them.
lie had an excuse for evincng some little
earneStneSs in this matter. This town o
Sunbury is in close proximity with the place
where he was born From his earliest child
hood upwards. he had ha,hed in its waters
and its mountains had thrown their majestic
shadows around him. lie would be untruG
TO the strongest instincts Of Nature, if he al
lowed this wrong to be perpetrated without
struggle. IL TN pubi'C EHnu N'HauHt" u
he would yield Nay il the public good de
manded it, he had patriotism enough to strh'
> the blow himself But for the sake Of th,
imaginary ease of these eXacling judges, he
would not yield, The blow must be struct
by other hands, over him or through him.
lie replied to the points made by the Scna
tor from Allegheny, (Mr. Wikins) Tha
Senator had asserted there were but few
books in Sunhury. He (Mr. w, was no
booked up on that point. Years ago, there
f, were books enough in that town TO enable
the predecessors OF these judges to MAKE
some of the ablest decisions, and deliver som,
of the grandest opinions, that were ever mad'
or delivered in any Court or in any country
r Ii these men desire more, they must nee'
{ more. IL they cannot carry law enough II
their heads, to dispose Of the "three wri,s o
error" TO which the Senator limits us,) h'
: would have to exclaim in language worry iami
I liar TO all God save the Commopweslu
and the Honorable Court r