Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1867-06-26

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/ The Judge Of the United States District
Court OF Virginia, is ono Of the most un.
principlsd, reckless partisans that ever dis.
graced tho bench of'any court He wss an
advcnturer from the North, and with unasual
parade Of sanctimony squatted in HAT State
a few years before the war. His career has
been full Of remarkable incidents, some Of
which are thus described by Virginia
correspondent Of the National InsssHysn.
Ger. .I.
He came here q stranger, apparently .
beggar, as an itinerant teacher Of morals
and the rudinents of the English language,
he ingratiated himself into the affections Of
a Virginia lady, by whom he obtained alavs
property, he also purchased others, and
when the question Of principle vs. interest
arose, this now swelling philsnthropist dis.
posed Of his negroes upon the highest mar.
ket price, to save his interest at the expense
Of his principle, nomatter how paradoxical
the proposition and transaction may ap.
pear" 3D.. To-. q.
Having pocke'cd the money for which he
sold his negroes, Puritan like, he thought
slavery sin, and turned Abolitionist, and
became noisy, blatant propagandist ofths
doctrines Of that nischieyous faction. Be.
.ing TT instrument to be used by the repub.
lican party, he was appointed, Judge soon af!
ter that destructive geographical organiza-
ton got possession Of the goycrnmant. He
is now holding court in Richmond. On
Tuesday he delivered I charge to the grand
jury which isnathins but Radical harankte
filed with laudatons Of friends and deuuu.
Citations Of opponents, attrocious charges and
equally attroc;ors praises, which usually oon.
s!i:u,c the staple Of such scandalouy pro.
ducticns. .....,~,- ,.,.s .,..
We will give speamcn-:thcugh the In
teligcnt reader will marvel hcw.a nauseoua
puff Of old Yhadaeus Stevens, the anti.rna.
ss'n, revolutionary asitator, and hardened
contcmner Of all the deccncies and restraints
Of sound political rules, morals and relig-
ion, e6ald 6rd its way into the charge Of
United. States Judge to a. grand jury in
Richmond, Virginia Yet tits so and the
more is the pity AZ it probably shows a cor.
rcspondence os ferocious natures, and e
noble. brutal passions in these two wicked
trustees Of official power Here is q, part
Of what this unrighteous Judge says in hip
charge sbcut TIN Il great commoner' If it
were irony it would be just, but being car.
nestly literal it is mcndacious and infa-
nous .... -. t.r, - 5.,.,,, ,..,.
May this grandcst old statesman Of our
country and age, this homer to humanity
and light among nations, still continue TO
shire among traitors, notwithstanding the
advance Of years and disease, and may We
yet be guided by his wisdom snl bsnei-
ccncc until the great questions now pending
shall be decided in the interests Of peace,
progress and frcedom!' - go.
AS ifa veteran conspirator against Jaw
and order could be Gin the interests of pesse,
prcgrese and Freedom The reader may
Judge from this the character Of the whole
charge, There never was production on
similar occasion, more out of place, worse
conceived, which could cover its autAcr
with more infamy, or show in more glazing
light the unftness Of man for . trust he
abuses. The National Intelkgeneer pub.
fishes the charge entire, and thus comments
upon IT,, >t .'..
eve rublish this moruingth remarkable
charge Of Judge Underwood to the grand
jury at Richmond There may b partisans
who will pronounce this an exhibition Of
nerve and manliness, but we are sorry that
a Judge Of a court Of the United States
found it oonpo.t with his ideas Of judieis
impsrtiality and professional dignity To- De.
liver political harangue from the bench
which We will not permit ourselves to char.
acterize in terms it deserves Ifthe whole
sale vilifcasion Of an entire community was
true, if the tribute, paid the notorious
spokes4sian of confsca:ion was deserved
there could be no possible excuse for, them
coming from the lips Of one sworn 70 ad-
minister justice in the very court over which
he is called to preside. Aa it is, history
will take care Of the man who has permit
ted the politician to absorb the Judge, and
the very encrnNy Of the offence ofons who
thus prostitutes the bench Of Justice to she
base purposes Of party should lift the people
whom he maligns above the affront he seeks
to put upon them, and should awaken .
universal feeling Of indignation throughout
the nation, whose homer is assailsd by the
gross misconduct Of one Of its judicial rsp.
resen.atives. - ..4
The TEMPTATIONS OF PowEh-"There
are few men who can resist the temptations