Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1859-02-25
LiwYers and Witnassas.

] W ubft) ou ilt'ibtht oNN1''lur, " hh'b
visiting what are termed courts Of justice,
been shocked at the brutality which char
acteri2es much of the conduct Of lawyers
towards witnesses We notice that Mr
Wendell Phillips has made this greyious
wrong the subject Of an able lecture,
which, it is hoped, may result in some
good. Mr. Phillips glauces at .he period
when it was cousidcEel to be as bad as the
criminal to bear witness in bis f4vor, and
! when witnesses were treated like bru,es.
lie tru'hfuiiy aiiirms tLat, even in the
present day, there are many who would
rather give huu!rei dollars than see a
wife or female relative placed on the
witness stand, to be utjcct to the bully
ing Of the bar, that is TOO often practieed.
lie gives the following as case in point
"0nce. in Boston, young servant girl,
gentle aud honest, saw 4 transfer Of mon
ey, and some fraudulent afIir occurring
in connection with It. She was summon
ed, il all her ,inilliy and innocence, into
Boston court of gentlemen. She gave
nsr testimony truthluiiy and well. Then
there came one to eross-qaestiJn her, oue
born of one of the first families, a lawyer
possessing all scholarly requirements, u
graduate Of Harvard, aud pink Of fash
lon. lie knew Of 10 rebUke from any
bench. So lie proeslded to iusinuate the
vilest insults that ever man uttered to
woman, and asked such questions till the
poor girl almost tainted. Yet that court
Of gentlemen never said wori Of rebuke.
The poo- girl went home almost heart
broken, to hold down her head for years,
at the remembrance Of that injustice and
insult The lawyer went TO larger city,
to obtain a wider field for his talents, and
he sleeps tonight i'll druukard's grave
too good for such brute as he was"
Cats to Watch the Cream Pots.
The bill for the e9difea,iou Of the reY-
enue laws, now before the House, is
mountain Of corruption, and ought to be
defeated. One clause in 1t gives CoJb /
power to appoint an iadcJiaite auD.Jer Of
secret agents to examine the mint, assay |
Office, and the books of all the custom
houses aud treasurer's Offices, paying them /
six dollars day and travelling expenses.
Under this provision, two thousand mer-
cenaries would be appointed to take charge /
of the business of packing State and Ma
tional conventions. The title Of this
should have been, "a bill for tie estab
cratic Jesuits."
The Administration is getting along
beautifully. There are now bills before
Congress
l. To place in the hands of the Prcsi-
dent thirty millions of dollars, as cor
ruption fund.
.. To give him power to make war on
all Central America and half Of Europe.
8. To give one Of his Secretaries power
to appoint an unlimited number Of secret
agents.
Is our Government Republic? Why
does not Congress at once "declare the
Empire" and put an end TO the farce ola
free government! With sach power in !
the hands Of one man, the Government Is
monarchy, aud not limited one, for /
the ruler who has an army under his com
mand, and the money to feed it, is an
absolute Monarch With these things
in his hands, he can easily secure absolute
power.
The only hope Of our country, is in Mr..
Buchanan's 5 imbeeility. He has neither
the ability ncr the courage to be a sue
ces,fnl iesrnt.