Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1867-01-16
From the Legal Intel,iysncer.
NON MUTATO NOMINE.

cVeH on tniS sue OI .ne At.duiiC, Ho ouS
would haze supposed that the speaker re.
ferrel to anybody but the abundantly
known Scotchman of that uane, who,
With the craft of his nation, managed
though speaking to the end of his days
with "burr" in his throat, to become
Lord Chancellor Of Ireland, and in turn,
Attorney General, Lord Chief Justice
and Lord Chancellor of England greater
honors than ever arrived 20 man OF
powers really SO nconsiderable in point Of
depth as his, or indeed to any one man at
ell. In these days when any body speaks
of "John Campbell" every ore compre
hends that another and much greater
character is referred to: him for some
years known, we think, as an eminent
talker (iu private way in Democratic
politics, and who, for aught we know, il
Democratic politics had succeeded, might
have been Lord Chief Justice of the
United States, succeeding Mr.. fancy,
but who of late times engages himself
much more wisely, and vastly more to his
own profit, in the handling and treating
of law in another way: that is to say in
vending and purchasing tho learned tones
in which law is declared aud settled FOR
the good of nations. We know not ex-
actly how Mr.. Campbell found himself so
extensively engaged in this branch of bus
mess. lie seems to have taken it in by
au instructive affinity or as medical men
say "endermically;" by inhibition and
Though the pores. When We first re-
member his good natured face, he was
vending miscellaneous books IN the style
Of the old Roman bibliopoles, against the
Court House walls The place, though
humble, was great enough to exhibit his
genius. He naturally met many lawyers;
and as it would seem must have derived
law by attraction, eouiagion, or through
the walls of the eGiice. In little while
he became as we'll or better acquainted
viii the names, merits, editions and value
of law books, than any bookseller of them
all, and be has been going on from knowl-
edge to knowledge, until he is now extern
sively deferred to by the learned aud ig-
norant alike lie was employed first by
this bar, eminent as we know for its dis
cernmeut, aud .he leader of all bars al
has now come to be known aud employed
as a purchaser and vender Of books over
the whole United States. Does any man
want to buy a library! GO to John
Campbell" Does any man want to sell a
library? Go to John Campbell" Does
any man want 10 buy books Of daily use ?
Does any man want to complete co!Iec
tion with those that are recherche only!
lie, in either case, is their man. Campbell
has been going on increasing in bitli-
ographIcal stature till he has now become
a sort of institution and has, within the
last few weeks been making broad his
in a new, commodious and,
Us we may say, elegant establishment, No.
740 Sapsom Street, reference to which,
and a direction OF our readers thither-
ward was the inspiring motive Of our
present article.
We cannot call attention to Mr.. Campb
ellis going into this particular street, now
rapidly increasing in fashion as street
of booksellers, publishers and printers,
without telicitating our own publishers
also, Messrs. King u Baird, on their
great discernment, as exhibited years ago
and now visibly justifying itself. When
hcy first set up their tabernacle in San
som Street it was by way, neglected of
the nations. The unerring sagacity of
our publishers saw, however, that with
the overcrowding Of Chestnut Street, the
SAMSON Street avenue was destined to be-
come a resort for great business. Their
anticipations have been followed. San
som Street Hall soon took its thousands
from the Musical Fund, Concert Hall
and Academy of Music. The eminent
publishers Lea d Co., followed above
Seventh. Brown, famous as stereotyper,
locates himself here too. The SartaiDs
establish the elegant arts hard by, paint
ing and engraving both and now follows,
with an extensive book store, law and
other, destined to be still more enlarged,
John Lord bookseller Campbell. With
holding credit from no one we must give
the highest praise Of all to our own pub
fishers, for their discernment in seeing
where was the true spot TO establish the