Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1864-03-29
Timely Warning.

d,ture Of pGb.,c money, which Is to be
mainly attributed to their accustomed
dealing VITA sums 0: wealth that surpas5
the most extravagant conceptions OF for
mor times, but have become the familiar
c)u'emp plltiou of to-day, should be steFnly
rabukei aud checked, and the utmost
thrift, that may cpmport with the welfare
OF tie community should shape every
legislative act. Thirty years hence, the
= rrcr.ti.n that Is to follow must be called
uoon for the principal Of the debt which
Is now created. The burden that shall be
thus deyol eli upon them Tor the sake OF
lust var will be tLsir proper conirIbu-
ION towards the cost of national prosperi-
ty aud honor. Bur, let not the improvi-
deuce Of th sc now charged with the gov
erHmyut heap an Indebtedness upon pos
icr.ly that should be honestly betrayed
bv those wac had wha'eVer psuetis 1t has
off,rded"
The foregoing is from the Message of
Mayor Henry to the Councils Of pbils-
Ielphia. II is worthy of attention even
amii the whirI and excitement Of the
greatest war Ia history.
a recent Harri,burg Telegraph says
that the public press is applaudlug the
proposed Increased salaries to judges.
TIL, was The fist time that we have seen
the pr act broachel in-much less have
we seen it applauded by-any of our
exchanges. We were indeed informed
taat a. the Opposition Members of the
Committee g; Ways and Means il the
House, we're urging a large increase Of
pay to judges aud L'gisla,ors. Doubt
less, Justice Woodward aud It's colleagues,
an all other. concerned, would not peTsg-
ua.ty oil CT ID an advance of $500 to
Si5yO un their iucJmrs. The Judges
aow receive, We believe $1,000 yearly aud
mileage, Cor sessions occupJ lHg hail their
time, enabling them to carry ou various
other kinds Of business aud speculati0ns
aud all that VIC happen to kaow, arc III
independent Circumstances at aay rate.
LeslsiAtJrs nos receive nearly IS per day,
and work tor the State but little over
half the tiuo they are pad at that rate.
Two questions arise--lst, are they not
already paid enough ? u, is this the
time to add to the burthens Of the people
~ increasing salaries?
l. There are plenty of able men
sufficiently anxious to be elected Legisla-
tors and Judges. If they do bot fad the
remuneration sufficient to satisfy their
modes of life, or their desires for wealth,
they can resign, aud find dozen as good
men wiling to take the places of each Of
them.
,. War taxes aud expenses are so
heavy upon the great mass Of our people,
that it would te more agreeable to them
to see their officers set an example of
abstinence, and of reduction of their own
remuneration, rather than increasing it.
1t is true, some lawyers can "make"
more at the bar than on the bench, but
there is no cDmpusion in taking the latter.
Some lawyer make" $40 600 to $50, 900
per year, but that is 10 reason why all
Judges should have that salary. Some
CoDgressmeu .'expend" $4,000 year,
but that is 10 reason why they should
have $40 coo salary.
A iew years ago, just as able and res.
pectable men as now 90 to Harrisburg,
were content with So per day. The
Know Nothing Legislature raised it TO -
per day ; aud that Legislature was rebukei
by the vote Of the people. The LegisIa-
ture which was so lavish to Railroad
was likewise condemned at
the next Election. Both those acts were
aided by the Opposition, but, as our
party hai the majority they were held
accountable therefor. The present effort
to add to the already great wealth of Mr.
Judge Woodward, and others,
IS quietly pushed by his party: but should
2ur party yield to the plan, the Cops will
seek to arouse public indignation against
our party for it at the next election.
As matter of poliicy and justice there
fore, we say let salaries alone, until the
Rebellion is subdued, aud then adjust
4laries as the wants of officers and the
biIity of the people may indicate to be
air and reasonable.