The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-09-19
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Jim Hefileflnger Thinks Of Suicide.


misfortunes never come as single spies, but
always in battalons. As the Hindoo wor-
shipper, in his religious zeal prostrates
himself before the mighty car of Jugger-
naut and is crushed and mangled by the
revolutions of the colossal wheels, so have
thrown myself in front of the gigantic
error of the people of Junata and Perry
counties, concerning the Judgeship, and
mangled and torn, have been crushed
into the ground by the irres istible force of
its onward march. Again am disheartened,
dispirted, and chagrined, and there is no
! " Balm in Gillead, /" to be found through
out the length and breath of the district
Last Tuesday conference, composed of
| delegates from the three counties, assem-
bled on the banks of the Susquehanna, and
being instigated by the Devil, and not hav-
ing the fear of God before their eyes, with
the most unblushing effrontery, unparal-
lelled audacity, and inconceivable stupidity,
declared Perry county man as their choice
for the Judgeship. Who can think of the
great outrage that has been committed up
on the people, the foul stain that has been
indelibly stamped upon civilization in the
10th century, by the presumption of these
delegates, and not blush in acknowledging
that he is n citizen of this land of civil and
religious liber ty? All honor to the three
noble spirits that represented our Mother
! Cumbe rland that day. Justice was vindi-
! Gated, and the interests of the sturdy yeo-
many of Perry and Juniata recognized
for their everlasting credit, be it said that
| their votes were cast for Cumberland
county man. In order to encourage them
in the performance of their duty, sent the
| following letter, which was read and order
ed to be laid under the table:
To the Conference of the 9th Judicial District.
GENTS - shall not attempt to inform you
| of the object of your meeting as that is pre-
sumed to be well understood by you all, but l
| desire to offer suggestion in regard to the
nomination you shall make. Sufficient argue
| ment has already been advanced to show you
| that reason requires, and justice demands that
| your nominee must be resident of Carlisle.
! The dignity of Cumberland, the commercial
| and agricultural interests of Perry and the rs-
ing Importance of Junata are all in your
| hands to-day. Be just and fear not. The
womb of time holds in store regrets that Shall
| gnaw your consciences as the vultures of Olym-
pus tore the vitals of Prometheus, if you fail in
| your duty, while if faithful to your trusts, the
| blessings of thousands of your fellow mortals
will come about you as the gentle Zephyrs of
a summers eve, or the balmy breezes from the
Elysian fields.
Yours Truly.
jim IIefflefnger.
Besides this ! also had made arrange
ments with Clilfentaffer, by which he was
to go in person to the conference, but un-
fortunately, the night previous to their
meeting, his wife gave birth to twins an
event which was not entirely new to them,
as they now have 81 children but neverthe-
less he was so excited that he was not ca
pable of understanding the situation Il
mean in the District.) | also wrote to S.
Winks Wattles Esq, urging him to get up
meeting in his neighborhood and pass u
series of resolutions expressive Of public
sentiment drafted preamble and set
Of resolutions in substance as follows:
The preamble spoke of the Importance of
the duty of the conference, the crops of this
summer and the threatened visit of the
cholera. Resolution 1st, related to the
prescriptive rights of Cumberland, showing
that she always had and always must have
the Judge. Res I'd, showed that it would
be injudicious to trust man North of the
Mountain with a salary of $40, 900 for 10
years, while it satisfactorily proved that
a Cumberland Co., man could dispose of
much larger sum with perfect safety.
Res. Sd showed the folly of nominating n
Juniata or Perry county man because neith-
er county contained n college, andA the
amount of parsnips and Buckwheat con-
sumed as articles of food in these counties,
dwarfed the intellect too much to permit a
Judge to rise amongst them. Res. 4th,
spoke of the Hooppole, pine knots, huckle-
berries, pewter squirts hilly sod and the
want of good limestone in these counties.
Res. 9th, proved from the Bible, that as
the wicked did not live out half their days,
that it was unsafe and irreligious to place
q man on the bench who was not advanced
in years at least beyond the meridian OF
life. Res, 9th, showed the advantage of a
Cumberland county man and the necessity
of his election. These were sent to Wat
ties, but on the day the conference met
received from Mrs. Wattles the following
letter:
DEER SUR Me an Wattuls has had hte
We fit about the doctrin of eleckshun and uny.
versyl sglyation fur ! anu calyesmist and he Ii
metherdust, but we maid upday befor yesterday
and he went Of 30 Baltimoreto by watermelon
an won't be back TIL tomorrow, but will make
the famerly sine these resolutions an iBeht
= = = = fYgfEF l@@R Yours iii deth
,L1 3ata NJ Hepseba tn Munson Wattles.
Nevertheless these resolutions were be
fore the conference and in spite of every
thing they committed the suicidal act o.
nominating Perry county man.
; Yours Mournfully
Fs.tttt nr Jim Hefflehnger
Who is seriously contemplating the pro
riety of his committing suicide.
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: CARLISLE, Sept 18th, 1871