Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1820-07-25

hereby notifies all persons owning lands
therein, either military bounty or other
lands, that he is prepared to receive the
taxes that have or may hereafter accrue
thereon, and give regular discharges for
tie same. Application to be made to
him at the Franklin Bank of Baltimore,
or at his residence, after 4 o'clock, in
Exeter street, near the Circus.
"BENJAMIN BOND.
IN. B. The postage ON all letters
addressed to me on this subject, must be
paid"
In relation to the letters which sent,
| will only add, that in ranking these
letters, followed, l believe, the univer-
sal practice of all members of Congress.
They were letters upon subject in
which l and every citizen of the state
ought to feel an interest; and if every
member should happen to have within
his district snch man and Such Grand
Juror, he might expect similar attack
by similar prostitution of his inqaisi-
tionai authority. To put me down was
the end and these, fellow citizens, are
the means. In the day of moral and no
fticat deprayity it has been the maxim,
that "the end justi6es the means. !"
Those days, trust, have gone by, and
left but the dregs of the proselytes of
such principles as warning beacons to
virtue, in its march to enter supremacy.
Another mighty charge made by this
censor of morals, the Voter" is the
motion made to inquire into the pro-
priety of increasing the salaries of the
district Judges of Indiana and Illinois.
Like the duties of the scavenger, this
contemplate charge is left to be mana
ged by the most contemplate of the
tools. Is it not known that our conven-
ton has been seriously censured for
limiting the salaries of our state Judges
to SO inadequate compensation Is it
not known that the salary of the Cover
nor is also looked upon as bar to the
election of a man of talents to the office
How can it be expected that able law
yers, with families to support, unless
they have other means, can accept of
those appointments 1t is true they have
been filled; but the time will come
when the legislature can and no doubt
will increase them; and this may induce
them 10 remain in office. Mr.. Kane,
when in the convention, proposed then
to give them twelve hundred and fifty
dollars, and in that he had my hearty APP
probation. The Judiciary constitutes the
palladium Of the civil rights of individu-
ais; and if any class OF public officers
are entitled to be literally paid, above
all, it should be an honest and intelligent
judiciary. II is true, the state judges
have more services to perform at pre-
sent than the federal Judge; but they
have the right fpractlsing law in courts
out of the state, and in the federal court
also; and it is fact that the chief JUS
tice has been admitted to practice in the
federal court. The judge of the federal
court has no such right; he is express
ly forbidden to practice in any court.
But ON this subject l have already said
more than it deserved land l will leave
it by saying that if ] did wrong in pro-
posing this increase l was supported in
the Senate by one half of that body.
They proposed to raise Judge Pope's
salary to $500, and the salary of the
Judge of Louisiana to S3oo0--just
double that sum. And the bill was lost
by the equal division of the Senate.
do not therefore stand alone upon this
subject.
After having waded through this mass
OF accusation, l am now brought to
another subject which it may not be
amiss to notice. This same learned
+" Voter" in style of classical elegance
that does honor to his preceptor, tells
me that the people are not pleased al
my attachment "for" John Quincy
Adams, and my wish for his elevation to
the presidency. How this humble SER
want and ignorant tool of his employers,
has ascertained that wish him to be
President, l have yet to learn. And how
my election can promote that event, l
have also We: to learn. Every man who
is not as ignorant as this "Voter," must
know that the next presidential election
takes place during the ensuing fall, and
that Mr.. Monroe will be then unop-
posed. And that the next election will
take place four years thereafter, near two
years after my term of service will ex-
pire, if am elected.
1t is also said that l am federalist.
This is certainly quite new.--What part