Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1821-11-06

HONOR. Such has sometimes been the |
case, when the PUBLIC confidence is with
drawn from the sanctuary of justice, The
people are prepared for revolution or
anarchy (; rather than submit to the mis-
rule ola corrupt judiciary. Now | lay
this down to be incontrovertlbly correct,
that a Judge ought to have no possible
motive to swervs from the most correct
and honest discharge of his, duty. He
ought in all instances that may judiciaily
come before him to pronounce not his
own private feelings or his own private
opinion, but to pronounce the law. 1t
ought TO be his pride to administer the
law with accuracy and ability and in the
,rcctitudc of his heart. He ought to
Know 10 more Of the parties to the suit
tban if he never had heard of them be-
fore, nor was to hear or know any thing
ofther, again. The law arising upon the
.uieils of The controversy ought alone to
regulate his decision. Then the rich
man and the poor man walk with equal
security into the forum, where the des-
potism of justice levels all ranks, all dis
functions and places, and all conditions
upon level. There each man is sure
TO be forwarded according to his works"
Such a Judge may be compared 10 one
seated on the summit Of a rock which
lrears its head into the clouds, who knows
nothing, nor is he influenced by The
bowling tempest that RACES and deyas-
/ tetes below. He is calm as the system
Y w. ~, r,
sence The helpless, the prosecuted, the
Ipoor and the wrcngcd find protector
and al avengerof Their wrongs; one that
bushes the storm Of oppression and vio-
encc tina. roars to de'our them, and that
ooolly and patiently hears, and impsr-
tally Weighs their complaints in the
incest balance, and in the integrity ofhis
heart decides their controversy as though
he were to have no further intercourse
with lis inhabitants of this earth. Such
ought to be the stern and intlexibic in
'egri,y Of the heart of the man who sits
il judgement in the teinple of justice
He ought to hare no molive't to do wrong,
and nothing ought to deter or prevent
him from doing right. Such and only
such a,nan ough, to be judge. los such
q nan, and TO such an one only ought the
balances OF justice to be conided. He
has nothing to loose but every thing 10
gain by doing right. He is dependent
On no one, and popularity, whoa lncon-
patible with his Guty, is lighter than
lchaif. But alas alas . is this the pic
,urc of an electiDn.ering judge? Veg
his situation; vew the deep personal in
tcrest he has in his judicial course being
popular, whether ii be right Or net; and
then ask is it probable that he viii pro-
lnouDcc judgement that may cause
the people to withhold from him new
and higher donors which he most snx-
ieus'y desires? Will any man. believe
that he will resist such a templstion. aS
this No! voriiy it is too strong for hu-
MAN nature. 1t will oyerwhelm him.
Then wiso does not studder at one ofour
Judges becoming candidate while he
retains his jidgeship! How natural is it
.or u: TO approve whatever is favorable
10 our interest, or the interest Of our.
friends How very hard to approve Of
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