Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-04-28
s.D. row. rpIron AND rRorRIEron,
CLEARFIELD, PA, APRIL as, 1858.

LocoFoco MEANNEss.-On the Goth inst,
the bill for the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of Judge Will
mot's district was acted on in our State Senate,
and carried by vote of II yeas to Is nays.
We give the vote, so that the people can see
who among Pennsy lyania Senators have pros
tituted their high position and manliness in an
attempt to avenge themselves on man of su-
perior merit and abilities, out of political con-
.siderations alone. Here are the names =
YEAs-Beli, Brewer, Buckalew, Craig, Cres-
swell, Ely, Evans, Fetter, Knox, Laubach,
Marsels, Miller, Steele, Straub, Wright, Tur-
ney, and W Welsh-Speaker voted for the abol-
ishment of Judge Wilmot's Judicial District.
NAYs-Messrs. Baldwin,, Coffey, Finney,
Francis, Gazzam, Gregg, Harris, Ingram, ,Myer,
Randall, Rutherford, Scofcld, Shaefer, South
er and Wilkins. 9
the everlasting disgrace of every man (9) who
voted yea. 1t is gratifying to see the names
of Judge Wilkins, and Messrs. Ingram and
Randall among the nays. Partizan considera-
tions were laid aside by them.
On the evening of the 21st, the bill was de-
feated in the House. The Telegraph of the
22nd says!-ssThe House, last evening, came
nobly TO the rescue of Legislative honor, which
was ruthlessly trampled under foot by the SEN
ate, in the vindictive course pursued towards
Judge Wilmot. In the consideration of the
Senate amendment in the House, Messrs.
Goepp, Armstrong and Mill, all of them lead
ing Democrats, came nobly forward with their
disapproval of the course pursued by the ma
jority of their party in the Senate; regarding
it as question which rose superior to all po-
litical considerations. Mr.. Goepp, the chair
man of the Judiciary Committee, declared
that there had been no charges preferred a.
gainst Judge Wilmot to justify such action a.
gainst him, and that there was no use in trying
to disguise the fact that the movement was
one of political persecution. Judge Mill and
Mr.. Armstrong were equally severe upon this
attempt to disgrace the Judiciary, and sec
ond was given to these opinions in the deci-
slve vote Of 60 to 33-over 80 Democrats vot-
ing with the Republican members in this sig
nal victory of justice and right over the most
disgraceful efforts at petty revenge. All hon
or to the men who thus rose above miserable
partiZan trammels.''
The following is the vote in the House. 1t
will be seen that Mr.. Spyker added most
beautiful sprig to his laurels, by voting in the
affirmative.
1EAs-Messrs. Arthur, Askin, Brandt, Cal
houn, Dohnert, Ent, Evans, Garrct, Glatz,
Hamel, Hillegas, Nipple, Hodgson, Jenkins,
kincaid, Lovett ,Mangle, Nunnemacher, Owen,
Powell, Rhodes, Rupp, Sharp, Smith, of Wy
omIng, Spyker, Stephens, Weaver, Weller,
Wells, Westbrook, Wharton, Woodring and
Lonsaker, Speaker-33.
NAYs-Messrs. Armstrong, Babcock, Ben
son, Bierer, Brewer, Bruce, Castner, Chase,
Christy, Crawford, Dodds, Donehoo, Donhelly,
J. H., Donelly, (James,) Donovan, Dunlap,
Ebur, Foster, George, Gilliland, Goepp, HAY,
Hayes, Himrod, HOutz, Imbrie, Irwin, Jack
man, kirkpatrick, Lauman, Lawrence, M Claim,
Mcclure, M'Donald, MellOy, Miller, Negley,
Nichols, Mil, Pownall, Price, Ramsdell, Ram
sey ,Roath, Roland, Rose, Scott Shaw, Shields,
Smith, OF Berks, Smith, OF Cambria, Struthers,
Stuart, Voeghtly, Warden, Warner, Wilcox,
VIII, Williston, Wilmer and Yearsley-62.