Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1861-10-01


cur editoria. table the other day, and 30
not know who TO thsuk or cTedr; for il
INDEED Mr. BARS elevation TO the
Senate l. urged becausa be served with the
late three mouths volunteers, creditabIy,
under Capt. Snyder, who has re-en!i>'ed.
That was good deed iu itself, and, If he
had Continued until the Har clyscd, would
have been { c'ainl, in after years, giving 2
force to other aud higher qualiicaiiops-
but 10 leave the service at the end of 90
days, while the couutry was 10 most immi-
ueut danger, and then seet FIR .Jiice, Is 4
Confirmation Of the hut { IN Bellefoate
papt) that be vas as much Influenced By
thirst to gain popularity aud offi:e, as by
patriotism. LIT u. test i airs claims.
DID he vote for Gen. Harrison
Did he vote Ter Gov. Ritner2
D,t he vote fr Gen Narkiel
b'd he vote for Gen. T.ylor?
Did he vote f1r Gen. Sc,tt?
DiG he vote FOR Col Fremont?
Did he yoie fr Capt Lincoln
NO: he opp5,ed, to the bitter end, all of
these men. J.hy sioad Aeir Jrtcads aid
him rhe" he ,5~yf i,em.2 E.ch of those
men performed u.o.e aud harder military
scryices-were as pure aud patIiotic-aud
won as much aud a lasting fame, a. Lieut.
Blair Yet lie voted against them ali
men, some Of who-e names will adorn the
brightest T ges IN our couutry's history.
Think OF . % dly>' soldier opposing such
meu "a Harrison, Scott, Tay lor, &c, aud
Then claiming the votes Of their friends.
ss-TEere is no sufficient reason why
IlENRY Johnson should 10; receive every
yes, every Republican, Union vote, 10
this county. We should have preferred
our own mau, but can lay no hlam" npnn
MrJ ohnson. Oar supposed friends from
Center failed Us, and We are Dot 10 rcrIr,i
heD' by giving their county Senator for
the 6ind term in succession. Mr. Walls
fods Do fault with Mr. Johnson, and can
not urge friend ,9 with hold a vote from
the romiuee Of the party.
RENENBER-Our next STATE Sena-
tor sutcs for the next NftioH1l Senator
be sure he is Of rei-ble stuff
so-Our older citizsns remember (aul
should tell the younger how uDder the
venerable and learned Judge CHAPMAN,
our business liDgered-aui also hOw the
young aud ambitious LEWIS brought itup,
SO that, with the whole region Of Union
and Suyier, Courts lasted but a week
Under the elderly WILSON, aud his best
endeavors, during full weeks and extra
Courts, the Tri,l List has trcI1e9, aud bu-
suess is wofGlly ip the rear. Let Is again
Try younger and hale Judge, ike WOODS,
whose professional career and turn for tu-
siness are proofthat he will have the cases
on the Trial List brought to an issue, or
struck from the record. At his time
of life, We could reasonably hope No more
from Mr. Sleuker than from Judge vii
son at his age.
Eg-The EquinOctial storm of Friday
last was very destructive from the Poto-
mac to the HUDSON. The wiad did much
damage TO trees, ships, a., aud started
some spans of the Wiliamsport Bridge
from is foundation. A Bald sIgle Bridge
was taken of, aud Lock Haven flooded
The Larys Creek was never so high. All
the Booms above Us were broken, and
much excellent Lumber lost. The West
Branch was near high water-mark. The
Telegraph is crt off above us, aud out of
order below.
E-To those who are not personally
acquainted with La FAYETTE ALBRIGHT,
our candidate for Sheriff, We would say
tia, he is an industrious, persevering,
plain, uassuming man, mechanlc By
trade, who has run and will have much
more than party vote in the region where