The Greene County Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 185?-1867, 1866-09-26
COMMISSIONER,
CAPT. JOHN a. BURNS,
OF Richhill Up.
"POLlTICS MAKE STRANGE DEDTEL.
LOWS"

OLlilSC 4hahE pl lhANNH Debt IlI
LOWS"
"Bilr' Montgomery of all others is
undoubtedly the man whom we wished
to be the opponent of Mr., Lawrence in
the contest Tor Congress. Before his
nomination we thought it doubtful, if a
judicious selection was made, whether
the latter could be reelected by an in.
creased majority, but now we are conf
dent of superior vote. Unpopular in
his own party, it can not be presumed
MIR. Montgomery will win advocptcs
from the Republican ranks. No men,
tion in copperhead organs of his record
leads us to the supposltion that he has
none. Known only as a political trick
ster he has done nothing whereby his
name can be associated with anything
like distinction, lie did acquire some
prominence In the public journals at one
time during his Congressional career,
by being the recipient of an unmercitul
Gaming, at the hands Of one ''Billy' En-
glish, Western Congressman of his
own party but other than this he seems
to have departed political existence,
We have it from reliable authority that
at a public meeting of the members of
the Bar OF Washington county, before
the February term in 1866, held in the
Prothonotary's Office, torthc purpose Of
making out the trial list for the ensuing
term, Mr.. VIM. McKennan expressed
regret at the decease Of Judge Lindsey.
MIR. Montgomery in the most emphatic
terms-exhibiting much malevolence-
denounced the late Judge Lindsey, declar-
ing he was no lawyer and the most COR
rupt Judge that cver sit on the beocA; We
could not get twenty democratic votes
ifliving and a candidate!" CIV. Mil
ler, Esq, A. w. Acheson, VIM. Nc,
KEENAN,, Alex, Murdoch, Jno L Bell,
Joseph Henderson and David i. Wilson,
with Others who were prcsent-and to
whom reference can he made if any
doubt cxists--were shocked at such ig-
nominy and reproach cast upon the char
acter of a man so universally esteemed
by oil who knew him, and several re-
sented it with scorn and indignation as
n slarder on the memory Of a personal
friend and Judge cfunbemishcd repu,
tation as Judge.
Flagrant as this language Of Mont.
gomery was, hcnow petitions the friends
of the deceased Judge for their votes -
The question ls--will he get them?
Again, when we listen to the speeches
Of Mr.. Purman and other conservative
or copperhead orators on the stump, we
would suppose there had never cen
aught but tie NEST friendly feeling be-.
tween them, aud the strongest enmity
against Geo, V, Lawrence from some
personal grudge. 2"a @.
At J jacksonville we learn Mr.. Purman
in a speech stated "lhat nothing but the
cold steel would answer such men as Geo.
v. Lawrence !" doubtless Andy thinks
so, for he and all his clique have utterly
failed to answer him on the stump) And
on the evening of the 18th inst in the
Court House he said that 'if jeff DAVIS
and Geo. V. Lawrence were tried fol
treason by animpartial jury, one would
be as likely to be found guilty of trea
son as the other" What his idea of ar
"impartial jury" is would not be hard
to divine, but from such language one
would suppose something more than Q
mere difference of opinion existed -
However, when wa learn that Mr.. Pur'
mans "own' Montgomery branded him