Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-04-22

officers they did not assist to elect Tb.
exercised is a vital and essential now, PO"G
can be exercised in no way to avoid sncL :. a-l
The results are trihing, and from tbo ''Su1 ,1
terms of the county officers, works No -.H 9aOH
mischief 1t does not, as in the ,Tnd;o;a'T o'T'Iog
tricts, practically work disfranchismen,'. ps
years of whole counties and large msss.. mas. io
the people. The cases would be mora ra@'s' O
agous, if the Legislature should updert.Laa aas
0bllterate counties, and by changes in :.
names, place the officers elected by tho ,', ~s'
of one over the people of another Snr,'E'
an act were passed merging the COMP nsPloa
Lebanon into the county Of Dauphip ani o
the next session Of the Legislature tba a4 d, =,
line OF division was re-eStablished and w
counties again erected but the name ~ n WV
phin was given to the county of Lebsnon D'% 'lE
that which was before Dauphin Supplied viii al ~
new name of Bourbon. Here the corntr nv" ~ W
GERS, elected by the people of the old conS. %
of Dauphin, are transferred bodily into fbo a4. "
county Of Lebanon, by the power of =, wv Va
instead Of number. Can LAWYER he foa,S f'-F
to defend the constitutionality of spcb :.
islatiOn? Such power in the LeeisI.%:
would put. our whole republican systen :
jeopardy.
In conclusion, | submit that the prono3
legislation is a direct and open attack rr,e
the rights Of the people of Bradford and r.
quehanna counties 1t proposes to disfrsne5-.
that people for their political opinion, T.,
design and effect is, to obtrude a Judqe r,,-
them agains: their consent, and in AagTantr r
ation of their rights Against this srn,.
dous wrong, four thousand of the citizs1f, :,
those counties have, within few week, ont,
ed their protest among the archives Of 4.
Senate and the voice of their remoB,frso~
will not cease, until their rights are secure ,ri
unmolested.
For myself, l here enter my protest sgs,s
the wrong inflicted upon my character. n Il,
course of this novel and Unprecedented NJ,
ceeding. | came here to meet and rens |,
proof, Specific charges in writing, against \, /
Official integrity. No such charges Gp I, Il,
time, have been preferred before this h0po,,r.
Committee-none will be from any respo.s..
source. Instead Of meeting a Legislative h.
yestigation into facts, touching my offcaIer.
duet, my traducers have resorted to the s,+,
and press, to blacken my reputation, and Dr..
udice the public mind, and the legislative b~ "A
against me. They make my reasonable reo1s
to be informed of charges against me. the
casiOn to write abusive and insulting letter.
putting into my mouth language | rsrs
used and intended to excite partizan preigE.
against me, which are published in parr.l
with other SANDERS and falSehoods, without
ear-mark to fix eaponsibility, and thrown
cannot tell by whom, into the Office for ds-
butlng the mails TO members of the Ier,t
ture. irresponsible men are pushed forTr,
to play part, their hackers dare not par-
Cases in which there is no semblance Of ws-
are garbled and accompanied with such COZ
mentS as leave differences against NE. Na
no responsibility, venture upon act0u
charges, while those having responsibilities
fully and ingeniously avoid this, s12
however, every length short of fixing ua
themselves legal Accountability. Aro.
man of no responsibility, (Francis Sal.
writes me letter at this place and seadssw
to a confederate for publication in which
preSumeS to charge me with political bias
cause young man, charged with an ass
and battery, and proved beyond nnocen.
youd doubt, was not convicted in MY CL II
Yesterday / received a meaaly insulting u
mGnication from man who is resp5aS
(Wm. Watkins) but who ingenou>v Q1 4
himself from answering in a court of law
slanderS inferential and argumentatiye. Ii
am l 20 meet this cowardly welfare upon
character! If all other redress is dpuitl-
| rely with confidence upon the eudurr,
cords OF the Senate, to shield nv reDu5
FROM the slanderS to which it has been walg
exposed. No citizen Of PENNSYLVANIA.
less Judge holding her commission, ws;
made the victim of an outrage, such as / aF
been forced to endure. Malice and 20
never hatched more shameful plot agals
the good name and fame of citizen.
II there be before this Committee aT7
grounded suspicion against my official col5
If 1t appears that any man. however bgr1
failed. to have impartial Justice meeel Oat
him, because of my lack of integrity, dc1-
the common right of citizen, a conStitu1
trial. lfthere be no such charge or SuSg
against me, | here protest against trial lr
legged political offences. For my po.2
opinions, and the manner in which / b
maintained them, hold myself reSpona. l
the people, and to no other tribunal, sara Il
who tries the heart and searches the mo.
of men.
D. WlLN0I