Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1842-08-13
IMPROVEMENTS nv THE PRESIDENT.

APPOINTMENTS BY THE PRESIDENT.
By and with the advice and consen. fthe Senate.
Charles Mason TO be Chief Justice, and
Joseph Williams and Thomas s. Wilson:
Associate Judges Of the u. S. District
Court for the Territory Of Iowa.
The above official announcement will
be received by the great body Of the pco
J pie OF Iowa with a degree Of satisfaction
and pleasure which could be inspired By;
no other intelligence; and they will feel
grateful - Presids1s YlER fol Sis hon
esty and Armness II resisting the de
mands Of . set of q tnprincipled upstart
political adventures as ever left Nam
tucket, Cape Cod, or Passamaquoddy or
any Of the other seaports ''away down
east" Thank God we are secure in the
possession Of an able and honest Judicial
ry, for four years TO come.
We are saved the necessity Of further
Extending our remarks, as originally in
tended, by opening the Washington In
dex, an able democratic paper, and finding
in it the following, which we adopt as
our own.
/ In announcing these appointments, JUS
tice to President Tyler calls for a brief
notice Of the highly honorable course
adopted by him in relation to them.
HhA Anen> nc <nfs0o c,e Ahn f.l... -
Iowa is four years. The above named gen
tlemen at the time Of the organization Of
Iowa Territory, we're commissioned. and
under privations and dangers ofno ordin-
larry kind, entered upon their duty. Un-
der their administration as Judges, the
beautiful country over which they pre-
: sided was made to prosper in an unprece-
], denied manner, and the people ofthe Ter
, ritory expected that they would be reap
pointed of course. In these days Of Of
fce-seeking, however, as the time was
I approaching when, BY the organic law Of
; the Territory, their commissions would
: lexpire. some political assassins being well
aware that these Judges had the conf.
dence ofthe people OF Iowa, and that they
. could not be ousted by fair and public
e means, resor'ed not only by falsehood, bu
i forgery, thereby expecting to impose or
i President Tyler, pratice fraud on the
people Of the second judicial District o.
Iowa, and injure and defeat Judge Will
! Jams. A specification Of charges Of the
! vilest kind was made, purporting to have
been adopted by general meeting Of the
people Of the counties composing his dis
trlct, and in due form sent to the Presi
dent. So that when the time arrived for
, their reappointment, these charges being
5 Of so formidable character, SO plausib!y
presented, and uncontrolled, the Presi
: dent, in the faithful performance Of his
duty, refused to reappoint Judge Will
Jams, and nominated another person in
g his stead. This fact having been as Ger
$ tanned by General Dodge, the faithful
!. delegate Of the Territory, he immediate
ly procured copy Of the charges, ane
apprized Judge Williams Of the affair
t The letter Of Gen. Dodge containing the
charges having been received by the
e Judge, and the matter made known, the
citizens of his district, without distinction
OF party, met, upon two days notice, and
: adopted resolutions, not only pronouncine
, each and all of the charges false, but Civ.
ing the Judge the highest character as a
Jucge and man, at the same time assur.
ing the President that NO such meeting
as that, at which it was alleged the charges
had been made had ever been held-tha1
the whole was villainous forgery, and
requesting the names Of the persons ap
pearing as officers fthat pretended meet
ing-with the proceedings Of this meeting
Of his fellow citizens, and other testimo
ny, the Judge set offfor Washington city
! and in ten days reached the Capitol, ap
peared before the President, satisfied him
Of the truth in the matter, and in FIVE day.
Judge Williams was not only restored and
his successor in nomination and that 81
his brother Judges confirmed by the Sen
, ate. In this matter President Tyler has
appeared not only in the true dignity 81
the President of a free people, but as, .san
honest man, the noblest work of God. -
Among "the sings Of the times" let this
: cast-warm political assassins aud revilers
{ that Justice has seat in the WHITE
House, and that fraud and intrigue have
no place there. Such acts AS this speak
" TIC nV1eSt POIdOn OF our cltlZenS IN
manner to be understood and will present
the President in position that will be
proof against the shafts Of aspiring party
intrigue and ambitious politicians.
We feel highly gratifed at the reap.
Polntment OF all Of those Judges, as we
had the pleasure of visiting that beautiful
5 territory few years since, and Of know.
ing Judges Masoa and Wilson slightly,
and Judge Williams intimately, and take
great pleasure in saying that no three
, gentlemen in the Territory, in our opin
, ion, stood higher in the estimation Of the
people; and when we heard Of the course
pursued towards Judge Williams. VIZ
were not only surprised, but astonished
President Tyler, for the high sense o
, justice manifested in re-nominating Judg,
, Williams has our cordial thanks, and we
are sure the thanks ofevery gentleman te
whom the Judge is known.
EXPLANATION.
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