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

a This act Of Gov. Packer has disappoint
ed aud disgusted thousands who had hoped
i that this first legal punishment Of ruiliau'
who attack members Of Legislative bodies
. would have restraining effect upon that
alarming evil. We scissor few extract.
+ from the many which We fud iu yariou,
+, papers:
DoSoyAN PARDoNED We alluded, a
few weeks ago, to the cowardly attack made
by this Irish bully upon a member Of the
Legislature for ''words spoken in debate. -
Last week, we chronclcd the fact that he
had been prosecuted and convicted, and
published part of the very just sentence
Of Judge Pesrson. This week, we have to
announce that the brutal assassin has been
deliberately pardoucd by Gov. Packer {,
Donovan was a democrat, and the Governor
seems to think it is perfectly night that =
democrat should have legal immunity for
any attack he chooses to make upon 4 Re
publican. We pronounce it an outrage. if
Executive clemercy is thus extended toward
criminals, well may we ask-N hO is safe
Col. Co. RepuJticm.
ANOTHER PARDoN.-Our Governor has
just pardoncd Philip Rump, Of this city,
the general voucher for persons desiring
naturalization, without regard to their
term of residence He was convicted of
perjury, aud cent to prison. lie deserved
double the sentence which be received,
inasmuch as his perjuries contrayened one
of the most precious provisions Of the
Constitution-the right of suffrage; yet be
is set at at liberty by the pardoning power,
without the least justidcation.-Phtlada
paper.
This is a new encouragement 10 political
bullics to take the law into their own hands
whenever they consider themselves ag-
srieved. Those who expected to see Gov
! Packer resist the influence Of the low pot
house politicians, have been sadly dissp-
! pointed. Nothing, in all his career, has
tended so much TO lessen him in the es
timatiou of al! friends of law and order,
as this pardon Of Donovan.-4Nentoca
/ Register.
Gov. PACKER is no little censured for
the exercise of the Executive clemency in
| q couple Of recent cases. His release Of
the notorious ballot-box stutfer, Sam Car
son, and the Irishman Donovan, who COM
mitted the ruflianly outrage on Mr.
Church, may be regarded as PARTIzAN
pardons. Gov. Packer is good man in
most respects, but he lacks the nerve to
resist the opportunities Of his political
friends.
Gov. Packer is doing fourishing busi-
out Philip Rump, convicted of perjury and
sentenced to an imprisonment Of two years
and eight months. If these pardonins-
Governors had their just deserts, some Of
them would serve out the balance of the
terms of the convicts they let loose upon
the cOmmunity.-Balttmorc Anierican.
The .SunJury Gasette copies with appro-
val, still more severe article of a similar
tenor from the Lancaster Erpress. Thus
leading journals, Of all parties, denounre
the act if not the motire.
The defence of the deed is founded
upon the allegation that the sentence was
severe, and that respectable men asked its
remission.
We read the evidence, which satisfied
us that although the intent to kill was not
proved, yet that was intended. When last
seen before he made the assault, Donovan
was armed with deadly weapon, which
was not on him when, some hours after
ward, he was arrested. If he had been
common man and an American, and not a
pothouse political captain of horde of
foreigners, his sentence would have been
pronounced "just right" We believe.
This retreating behind "pctitions," is
unmanly and cowardly. Gov. Packer is
the responsible man, and can not divide
the accountability with any other. We
all know how often very good men hate
to refuse to "sign," even when tLeir judg
ment and their hope is tha. the signing
will be futile Benedic. Arnold could
have got the " best names" on his paper
with proper efforts, and so can any criml-
nal. BY determined effort, fifty thou
sand men in this State could be got to sign
a memorial setting forth that capital pun
ishment is proper and expedient and that
the highest officer in our Commonwealth
should not be debarred from a practical
illustration in his person of its blessings.
yet not one would want the Governor
hung, nor would he listen to that "prayer."
This pardon will do much toward rousing
the hate and an,agonism between the Ma /
tive and the Foreign. born portion Of our
population-(a breach which we had hoped
might heal J and some are uncharitable /
enough TO suppose that Gov. Packer-like /
minority Douglas-desiyns to fomeut the
Know Nothing spirit by this especial favor
TO brutal Irishman.
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The GOVERNOR OF new YORK on |
PARDoNs.-Gov. MORGAN, Of New York,
appears to be very sensible man. See