Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-03-04
THE CONSPIRACY AND THE coNsp1RAToRs.


prosecution Of the great outrage upon the Con-
stitutional rights of the People of this Judicial
District are fast being developed. THE secret
plans, the stealthy movements, of those who
seek to rob the people Of their privileges,
and to degrade Judge WILNor as a man and
Judge, are coming to light. Every new de-
velopment but adds to the dishonesty, the un-
fairness, the duplicity of the movement, and
convicts the actors of being engaged in a
cowardly and dishonorable persecution, to
crafty their malevolent feelings of personal
malignity and revenge.
We stated in first arousing the people to,this
threatened invasion of their rights, that it had
its 'origin in personal hostility to Judge Will
MOT, and its birth with those jealous, uneasy
foes who have beset his path in years past,
with falsehood and misrepresentation. We
have now the evidence of this fact, in so tan
gible form as to challenge controversy or
contradiction. We shall therefore unvail the
modus opsramdi by which this shameful conspi-
racy was to be carried on, and deal with the
conspirators, as far as it is Legitimate and prop
er for US to do SO, carefully avoiding all harsh
epithets and personal yituperation.
1t is not at any time nor under any circum-
stances, pleasant task to hold men up to pub
lie reprobation, particularly when they are our
neighbors, and in some instances, personal
friends, but if they will forget what is due to
themselves and the public, they must not COM
plain if they are severely dealt with for they
cannot expect to perpetrate acts which insult
and outrage the public, without provoking it's
indignation nor must they expect to strike
at private and official character, by base and
false means while the press stands dumbly by,
and allows the infamy to be consummated.
This scheme to annihilate the 18th Judicial
district, is not new one it has been threat
ened for long time, and held in terrorens over
the heads of the people. 1t is favorite plan
with the clique who have now for the first
time, attempted to put it into practical execu-
ton. The late activity which has been given
to it is owing to Col. PIoLErr, who has been
spending a portion of the winter at Harris
burg, preparing the way, by poisoning the
minds of the members with violent denuncia-
.tiOns of Judge WILMor, wholesale abuse
aud Misrepresentation, and unmtigated and
unblushing falsehood, slandering his personal
character, and traducing his official reputation
by charges which if true would blast the char
acter of the most upright Judge in Christendom.
PIoLErr is the head and tail of this movement
the brains and venom Of the whole concern.
His particular speciality is in originating and
conducting an unjust warfare against men
whose upright characters make them hateful to
his sight. His fruitful imagination teens with
the most unmitgated misrepresentation like
the hydra-headed monster, crush one falSehood
another springs into being Conscious, how
ever, how obnoxious he is to the public, he
has the shrewdness to keep in the back-groun
and puts forward better men to accomplish his
purposes, while he directs their movements.
Despised and hated by his political associates,
they nevertheless are not proof against the un-
scrupulous impetuosity of the man. and docile-
y follow his lead. 1t is hardly necessary to
say, that he is satisfied that the party in Brad
ford should be conveniently small" and the
qualification of his personal animosity is al
ways considered, rather than its success and
welfare Towards Judge WILMor he has the
most implacabe and violent hatred. He would
shiver the Democratic party in a thousand
fragments if thereby he could crafty his re-
veugeful and malevolent feeling.
This man, actuated by these unworthy mo-
tives, visited Harrisburg to lay the plans for
the outrage which has been threatened upon
the people of this District Thinking that the
propitious moment had arrived, he returned 10
Bradford, and infused some of his own venom
and activity into his satellites He assured
them that the time had come when they could
wreak their personal vengeance upon WnMor
that if they went at the work in earnest they
could not fail of success Knowing that if
the movement was an open one it would arouse
the pubc-they sought in private manner
to obtain the necessary documents to carry
out the plan. A petition was secretly circu-
lated amongst such members of the Bar, as it
was thought would either iuconsderately or viii
lingly sign it, asking to be annexed to the 26th
District A copy of this memorial, with the
signatures is here presented
To the Honorable the Senate and House of Representa-
tiues of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania General
assembly met d:
The undersigned members of the bar of Bradford coun
ty respectfully yet earnestly, pray that law may be
passed. by which said county shall be annexed to the
twentysxth Judicial District of this State and assign as
reason, that in opinion the due administration of
justice demands the passage of such law-and will ever
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