Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-01-14

court as aforesaid for and during nearly four
years, fraudulently and corruptly concealed
MS interest In the subject matter of litigation
o After the detection Of the interest Of said
| Watrous in said suits, he caused an order to
De entered, OF record therein, changing the
| venue.
| That after the removal of said suits, the
title of the plaintiffs to the said eleven league
grant, was attempted to be sustained among
other documents, by virtue Of an instrument
In writing purporting to be Q power Of sttor'
known as such to the parties Offering the same,
all Of which was done with the previous
knowledge, advice and assent Of the said John
z. Watrous as aforesaid.
We cannot conclude this subject for to-day
without remarking that, assuming the accused
from his great unpopularity alone to be unfit
for the seat which he occupies, on the princi.
pie "that to be impartial and to be univer.
sally thought SO are both necessary to the
giving justice free, open and uninterrupted
current" it has been said that, in extreme
cases of this kind, as in surgery, the imme-
diate use Of the knife becomes absolutely ne.
cessary But the cases are not analogous; fol-
when the diseased limb is Topped off by the
surgeon g knife, there is an end of it. Not SO
with learned and high judicial functionary.
lie may be again appointed to the same or
some other high judicial position and in this
view Of the case-that he is diseased limb Of
tho jadiciary-we plainly see the policy of the
law which makes the act compromising Of a
felony penal offence. An impeachment
the right of trial by impe ach ment-is guaran-
tsed by the Constitution to the accusers and
to the accused. And we ask, what member of
the House, what member Of q committee, will
acknowledge that he shrinks from or evades a
high, imperative, sworn duty because it is
somewhat difficult of performance
The Pennsylvania Senatorial Z lection
Up to IL m. yesterday, the politicians around
the Capitol seemed unusually unconcerned
with reference to the probable result of the
struggle which all knew was to come of ere
nightfall, at Harrisburg. But with the receipt
Of dispatches by the opposition calculating
strongly on the election Of General Cameron,
and othsrsb the Democrats, admitting the pos.
sibilty if not probability of that result, excite
ment arose such as We have rarely seen sur
passed in the purlisus of that building When
it was announced that General Cameron had
actually been elected there were no bounds to
the exultation of the opposition, or to the vehe-
msnt manifestations of chagrin on the part of
most of the Democrats, who could find no words
too severe to be applied to those of their nomi.
na! friends who failed to stand by the action of
the Democratic party caucus. We will not
conceal the fact, however, that some Of the
Democrats appeared scarcely lsss pleased
with the defeat of Col. Forney. than his polit.
cal opponents. Their hostility to bis election
was on personal grounds. He Is beaten-and
in bis stead the noninally democratic legis.
laturs Of Psnnaylvanis have elected an indi.
vidual who, in 1854, in answer to the Kirkpat.
risk letter, pledged himself to every ultra
position Of the Republican party upon the
slavery question, and. since, has ito the pub
llc) consistently maintained those pledges; it
never before 10 the course of very long pub
lie life having remained as long consistent in
political position in any other connection.
The result Of the bolt at Harrisburg sends to
the Senate for six years man of great shrewd-
ness and energy CT character, now as emphat-
icaily involved in the war On the rights Of the
South under the constitution, as Mr. Seward
or Mr.. Sumner. The contrary positions and
truly consistent conduct Of the Democratic
nominee upon the sectional question renders
the result Of this election a very unfortunate
one, indeed.
It was brought about by the influence Of
secret afiliation with Know Nothingism, be.
yond all question Henry D. Foster, of West
moreland, whose friends openly held out
against the nominee Of their party's caucus,
had been great favorite with the Know
Nothings. Indeed, they were his supporters;
though he had cautiously avoided joining
their lodges. He has sympathiEed with them,
and they with him, for two years past. Mott
if no. ell Of those who stood out in his favor
had been members CT Know Nothing lod ges
ThIes nominal Democrats. all of whom are
said to have been Know Nothings, if not all
Know Nothings now,) voted directly for Gen
Cameron. Viz: Mcssrs. Menar Of York,
and Waggonseiler and Lebo of Schuylkill,
the two last having actually voted for
Col. FOrney in the caucus! One moral to be
drawn from this result is, the folly of Demo
Gratis when they elect to such places persons
VIGOROUSLY sympathizing with Know Nothing
ism. The truth is, with those men ready to
sell out their principles on the first convenient
moment, the Dem oerats were really in a mi.
nority in the Legislature of Pennsylvania; and
it would have been far better for the future of
the Democratic cause in the State, if the party
in their respective districts had permitted
svowed Republicans and Know Nothipgs to
have been elected to the Legislature in their
stead. 1t is to 10 hoped that Democratic
constituencies everywhere will profit by the
lesson which this Pennsylvania Senatorial
election conveys. -
The Great Southern Nail Route-It will
be recollec!sd that when arguing in favor Of