The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1874-03-04
THE Judicial Apportionment Bill

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for this district until the next election
at which time one will be elected. The
bill passed so recently that we have not
heard how many available candidates
for the position Of President Judge |
there are in the district. We have no
fears, however, but there will be can
didates enough, and among them all |
we doubt not, will be found those
abundently qualified for the position.
We will now have time to worry over
the new Senatorial district to be form.
ed this winter.
Congress seems to be dead set
against restoring to weekly papers the
privilege Of circulating in the county
where published, free of postage. All
this because some of the papers cried
out against the abuse Of the franking
privilege by members of Congress.
The proportion against the restoration
of newspaper privileges was about
three fifths of the whole body. There
is a way of Furnishing these Congress.
men who vote, not as their conscience
but as their spite dictates, and that is
to leave them to vegetate at home.
For our part, we fully intend, never
to support man for that or any other
Office Of trust, who has voted against
restoring to papers their former privi-
leges. ~ q iL
In several Of our exchanges,
among the officers Of the Reno OitCoo
we notice the name of Capt. Brinton.
Now we beg leave to state that Mr..
Brinton was Lieut. Col. of the regi-
ment in which we had the honor to be
high private, and he was afterward
transferred to Gen. Halleck's staff
with the full rank of Colonel. In
these days, when nearly every man in
the country is dubbed Captain -
"Major" or Colonel" whether he
ever saw military organization OF
not we think it only just that those
who won their honors on the field OF
battle, should have credit at least for
the commissions they held.
Only one Democratic paper on
our exchange list lets the public know
that Dimmick the Legislative black.
mailer was democrat of the first wa
ter, and that paper states that he wat
not true democrat ! If he had been
Republican, how would these immac
g ulate sheets have howled about "radi
cal villainy," "more stealing among
radical office holders" &c. Now
however, the black mailer, the first t.
try those little games, turns out to b.
democrat, and in Democratic papeh
he is merely "the member from Wayn,
county" 1T is useless to enlarge ol
this kid of criticism.
When it comes Sunday, it '%oui,
seem more christian.likeNf those dog
| that hold revival meetings and gen
, eral gatherings upon the corners o
our streets. would be killed, kicked
. exterminated, shot, drowned, oreeveI
fed -put out .of misery somehow
{ Judging by the restrained sorrow nnc
pain that filled their voices, one nigh
=. judge that no animals ever experienc
such keen anguish and misery as tear
the insides of these dogs. The night
!, of the week days are not rendered $,
distressing because the hustle in I
measure browns out the canine din
But when the peaceful Sabbath moon
=, lit nights come, then we ask again, il
, the name of humanity, in the name o
peace, in the name of all things pleas
ant and harmonious, feed or demolisl
those sick, suffering dogs. ea
o Persons elected to the office @
Justice of the Peace, and who desir
n to obtain commission, must file il
e the Prothonotary's office, within 8
y. days after their election, written no
! tice of their acceptance of the ofice
Where they are elected to fill vacar
p cy, they must inform the Prothonotar
: how such vacancy occurred whethe
by death, removal or otherwise. All
+ tention to this will prevent the della
. and trouble that often occur in tn
! issuing of commissions.
q 1t is understood that Mr.. Jo