The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1867-09-20
TIE TWO CANDIDATES.

In one of her letters to the Chambers
burg Repository, (RadicaD, Mrs. Swiss
helm gave the followinga as her estimate
OF the Radical candidate for the Su-
preme Court. 1t may be promised
that Mrs. S. is a thorough-going Radi-
cal, shrewd observer, and probably
as good judge of mental abilities and
stamina as any one of her sex in public
life:
1t appears to be an acknowledged
fact that the Pittsburg bar is TODAY ms
little burdened with brains as at any
period since it was bar-and no bet
ter evidence Of its appreciation of res
pectd6ie nlediOc3'ity could be offered than
the selection Of Judge Williams for the
he was a law student in the Office of
Judge LOWrie, l had some business in
settling my fathers estate. Judge
LoWrie was my attorney. Going 10
the Office one day, found him explain
ing to Mr.. Williams and another stu
dent a point Of law, and he asked me
to sit down and wait. | sat down and
had the benefit of the explanation;
heard the questions propOunded by Mr..
Williams and the other, and the going
over and simplifying the case by the
teacher. / sat in bank amaZement,
wondering if that little man ever, erer,
EVER, would get enough law into his
head to make any kind of living by
letting it out in quantities to suit GUS
TONERS; but he is sober, industrious,
patient, and plodding, and after all his
dullneSs OF comprehension, did learn a
good deal of law, and | think that in
any case which was we'll established by
precedent, and which had been care
fully and lucidly explained, and sim
plified, he could understand it, and
would decide according to the best of
his knowledge and belief When he
comes to new field of investigation,
the saints have compassion on the poor,
fat, short, puffy man. What time
he would have Wading, floundering-
and what a muddle he would be likely
to make of it! A man of active brains
would not be likely to run quite as
much to that substance most valuable
in whales, and ifthe Republican party
Of Pennsylvania have no GetteJ nldterj0t
out of which to manufacture Supreme
Judge than Hon. w. W., or H. W., or
w. something of Pittsburg, they had
better Uote for the Democratic candidate,
achOerer he may be, on the ground th0t
WeY cannot he tCOrSted.
In contrast with this notice Of Judge
Williams, Of Connecticut, from one
who, like him, is attached to the prin-
ciples of the Radical party, we present
the following tribute to Judge Shar9-
wood, of Pennsylvania, from the pen
of Hon. F. B. Penniman, of the Pitts
burgh Gazette, leading Radical
organ in the Western part of the
State:
In nominating Judge Sharswood, as
their candidate for the Supreme bench,
the Democrats have D}dCte q GCiSe selec-
ton for themselves during the progress
of the canvass, and for the people Of the
uhOLe Commonwealth iR , 0Se he ShOaid
be elected. He is as suitable man for
the place as they could have brought
forward. Naturally of sound and dis
eliminating judgment, his faculties
have been matured by thorough study
and a large and varied experience.
His reputation as man is unblemish-
ed. Indeed, he is a consistent and hon
ored office bearer in the Presbyterian
church. AS q magistrate, q StsSpici0n Cf
,HlfdiyRess or pd1tiaiity haS neref been
raised against him.