2$S HISTORY OF 



honor, and the fat things of office. The " scenes gone 

 over,^^ and now playing, remind us of the recorded 

 past. 



Scrambhng for office among the Enghsh and Irish in 

 this county is nothing new ; as early as 1732 there was 

 a violent contest between Galbraith and Wright. In 

 1743 the Irish strove for "ascendancy at the polls.'^ An 

 election v/as held this year to supply the vacancy occa- 



' sioned by the death of Thomas Linsey. The Irish com- 

 pelled the sheriff to receive such tickets as Mey approved, 

 and make a return accordingly. The following resolu- 

 tion was passed in Assembly : Resolved, That the sheriff 

 having assumed upon himself the power of being sole 

 judge at the late election, exclusive of the inspectors 

 chosen by the framers of said county of Lancaster, is 

 illegal, unwarrantable and an infringement of the 

 the liberties of the people of the province ; that it gave 

 just cause for discontent to the inhabitants of said 

 county ; that if any disturbances followed thereupon, it 

 is justly imputed to his own misconduct. Resolved 

 further, That the sheriff of Lancaster county be 

 admonished by the speaker. The sheriff attended, and 

 being admonished, promised he would take care and keep 

 the law in future. He also altered the return, as 

 \ Samuel Blunston was entitled to take his seat.* 



N Tlie Germans began, about this time,t to look to their 

 rights as weU as their interests; they had determined 

 upon maintaining these with firmness. Disturbances be- 

 tween the Irish and Germans, were common. The pro- 

 proprietors, to prevent these, "on the organization of 

 York and Cumberland, gave orders to their agents to sell 

 *Votes of Assembly. 



fGordon's Pa. p. 241, 242. 



