Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1842-01-29
LTBIR8SY9
SATURDAY, JANUARY 90, 1912
Correspondence of the Editor.
JACKSON, January 1912.

JACKSON, January 1912.
In compliance with my promise, COZ
mence sketching the proceedings Of Il
Legislature. You will have seen befo
this reaches you, the ceremony of the |
0uguratoin Of Governor Tucker. The
was nothing very imposing or briIiaI
about The matter, and when the Seargea
alarms proclaimed TigIman NJ. Tuck
illegally and conslilutionally instaII
Governor and Commander in Chief OF Il
Ormy and navy Of Mississippi" the a
sembIy retired without manilestng an
extraordinary enthusiasm, The truth
Governor Tucker disappointed the e,
pectations Of the more violent portion {
the anl.bond party, by recognizing tn
liability Of the State to pay her bonds is
sued for stock in the Planters Bank, an
Offering TO cooperate with the Legislature
IN deVslng means for the payment Of sliC
bonds, even by taxation ii necessary.
This admission of the Governor in hi.
inaugural address has called forth the
maledictions of DR.. Hagan of the SENT
mel, who seems TO be generally recogni.
zed as the leader Of the nti-bond party
The Sentinel seems to fear that Governor
Tucker has "Tylorized" the anti bonders
and the battle will have 10 be fought over
again. So that in these days Of moral
obliquity, political treachery and incon-
sisency are with both parties, in the as.
cendant, and for aught | know may be
intended as sort Of check or balance
with which 10 prevent the rickely ma
chine Of government from wrecking by
its own velocity.
The majority of this legislature enter
tain strong prejudices against the udica
ry, Scarce speech is made without some
thrust at The courts Of the country
Judges sherlffs, and clerks, are constant.
ly denounced as " bloodsuckers and ty.
rants," vultures lattening on the distres
es Of the people,n &c. The object of all
this is to prepare the public mind for the
repeal of that part of the cons titution au-
thorising suits 10 be brought against the
Stale at the next General election. A
proposition to that effect has been intro
duced by Mr.. Leake Of Lownds county,
who shares the leadership of the radical
anti-bonders, with the notorious G.. D.
Boyd Of Attala. 1t has been openly pro.
claimed by theprominent party men here
that all departments Of The government
should "reaect the popular wilI'-that
the judiciary being the only refractory
department should be brought into meas.
ures by legislation. One would suppose
that such sentiments in our country and
under our fern Of government could not
become general, that such views could
spring only from the rawlings of a soIila-
ry partizan politician; but from observa-
ton here, | fear that ere Two years roll
round such will be the open avowed senti>
menls of mojority OF the people Of Mis-
sissippl. Some of the circumstances lead
ing 10 this beliefa that bill is now be,
fore the House reducing the salaries Of
all the judicial offices. A motion was
made by prominent anti-bond man to IA
mend the bill by fixing the salaries Of
Judges at $l7,00 per annum, and allow
them a fee in every case decided in IA
vor Of the State, ranging from five to for.
ty dollars according to the nature Of the
case. This was an ingenius move to
break down the independence Of the Judi.
ciary by arraying against it self interest
and bringing it into contempt by laying
a reasonable lundaton for charges OF
corruption but all this can only be at.
tanned by hazarding the lives and liberty
of citizens, by paying Judges TO convict
them. Another bill has been introduced
10 repeal the law of 1888, authorising
suits against the State. A bill has also,
passed both houses adjourning the c. court
81 Warren county, a special term Of which
s now in session. But it is said we will
nave Gov. Tucher's first veto on the bill,
hope it may be so. Such are some of
he incidental evils growing out Of anti
In all well regulated govern
nents the judiciary has been looked upon
IS The guardian of private rights and pub,
ic justice. The idea has become preva-
ent with the antibond party, and it flows
naturally from the consciousness Of the
weak, and unenable position oflhe cause,
hat The Judiciary will favor the liability
d the State to pay her bonds. And
hould such decision be made by the
chancellor, and sustained by the High
'ourt of Errors and Appeals, under the
constitution and the existing law, it would
t once take from the anti-bonders all
relext Tor further resistance TO the nav. d
nenl OF lhe bonds. And in order to meet
uch u contingency the judiciary must be S
lade to " reflect the popular wir,"-
ven though The innovation endangers the 4
cry existence of the social compact. :
Nothing OF general nature has ye, \
cen acted upon. Bills repeating the v
nluaton law, the act exemptn9 ono' |