Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-03-14
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The Democratic State Ticket.

n says the PenasylUaatan, Of Wednesday, t,
), the fact that the Democratic State Conven
b. tion had nominated Hon. William +
f Packer, of Lycoming County, for Governor
b. He has been the architect of his own for
G tunes, and has risen to his present position
b. from the starting point of printers ap-
S prentice. Previous to his appointment as
0 Auditor General by Gov. Porter, he had
been for short time one of the Canal
Commissioners Of the State. He was
Speaker of the Pennsylvania Legislature
during the session of 154s and ls49, and
was soon after elected member of q State
Senate, where he bore conspicuous part
in all its deliberations 1t will thus be
seen that the training Of Gen. Packer has
been admirably calculated to qualify him
for the Office of Governor, Endowed with
an active and penetrating mind, by his ripe
experience he has become fully conversant
with all the varied interests of the State,
and when he is elected, we shall once more
have Governor of our noble old Com
monwealth who knows something about
her interest and of the duties devolving
upon the Executive, and who will thus pre-
sent refreshing contrast to the present in
efficient incumbent. Gen. Packer is one of
the finest speakers in the State. During
the last campaign be rendered very effec
tive service to the Democratic cause, and
his speeches always commanded the deep
and earnest attention of his auditors.
For Canal Commissioner, Hon. Nimrod
Strickland, of Chester County, was nomi.
mated upon the second ballot. We have
known him long and well, and VIC do not
believe that any party in this State ever
made better nomination for State Office
There is no man in the Commonwealth
who has, through life, maintained higher
and more honorable personal character
than Judge Strickland. Ardently attach.
ed to the Democratic party, he has given
the best energies of his life to its service,
and few men have labored more zealously
and efficiently for its success. Connected
with that staunch old Democratic paper,
the West Chester Rtpubhcan, as its editor,
for near fifteen years, his vigorous and in
dustrious pen was ever busy in sustaining
great principles, and his political services
as an able and con vincing writer, were of
a very important and useful nature. Not
withstanding his straightforward political
course, however, his high moral character
and answering Integrity have always Sc
cured to him the respect and esteem of the
members Of all parties, wherever he is
known. As an evidence Of this, he was
last year elected Associate Judge in Ches-
ter County by a handsome majority, al
though the Democratic State ticket was in
a minority of several hundred. No stain
or blcmish mars the purity of his life. He
will go into the Office, if elected, with clean
hands, and no one who knows him will
doubt that he will come out of it equally
pure, and free from all taint of corruption,
or tanpering with the public interests
Diligent, faithful, upright and intelligent,
he would do honor to the station, and the
people of the State cannot do themselves
better service than by electng him.
For Judge of the Supreme Court, the
present able Chief Justice, Hon. Ellis Lew
is, has been re-nominated. In early life,
he, like Gen. Packer, learned the myste-
ries of the "art preservative of all arts"
and for some time edited newspaper in
Lycoming county. In 1882 and 1888, he
was prominent member in the State Leg
islature. In the latter year he was ap-
pointed Attorney-General by Gov. Wolf,
and shortly after he was appointed Presi-
dent Judge of the Lycoming district, which
position he occupied for twelve years, until
in 1s45, he was appointed Judge Of the
District composed of the county of Ian.
caster, In 1851 he was elected Judge of
the supreme Conrt OF fennsylVania, ana
since the expiration of Judge Black S
term as Justice in 1855, he has occupied
that position, For twenty-four years
Judge Lewis has now occupied high Judi,
cial positions, and during all that period he
has most ardently devoted himself to his
profession. At this day he stands in the
front rank of the Jurist of the age. There
can be but one opinion as TO his abilities
and devotion to his duties. Notwithstand
ing the eminence he has attained, he dis
plays the same unfagging industry tina
has distinguished him through life, and hi
opinions give ample evidence of the pos
session of an amount of legal learning rare
iiy attained even by the most skilful anc
DISTINGUISHED judges"