Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1843-11-10

SsThe Proper Coursc.,,


ter OF oneor two Of its recommendations
deserves q passing notice. 1t assumes
(and we think The assumption would
look like dictaton in any bod else II
assumes, I'VE say, to chalk out the course
which The next Legislature should Pur
sue, recommending some things which
Wo approve. and some we do not, and
seeing that these matters have been
broached publicly, we do not besi'aie,
being somewhat free spoken, TO stale
wherein we agree or disagree with
gGhem.
We'll, this article in the first place,
recommends that long debates te cut
short--p procrastination Of public busi-
ness end unnecessary waste Of time on
private matters, be not,msde pretenCs
for eugthenirg the session-an honest,
.promp,, aud earneStdeVoiion 10 publis
business so far this is right, and as 10
an early or late election Of The public
officers, il matters not, we think, so that
the members suit their convenience
The Gazette goes on 10 say: OI one
thing we wish 10 remind the Wings,
who have the majority on joint ballot
if the time of good Judge expires, re-
elect him as you did J. K. Swan, though
he may be opposed 10 you in politics
Keep party politics from the courlO #
you can.' Now this is very fair and
liberal 10 our political opponents, GER
lainly-but is It equally liberal TO the
many talented men Of our own party,
who have been thrust aside by the Lo-
cofocos, 10 make place for their men?--
ifil we're the custom Of our opponents
10 re. elect good Whlg judges. it would
be we'll nay, it would be better than il
10 now; but did they ever in single in
Stance do this? If they did we hOVe
not heard oft. 1t is their never vary
ing custom lo'appoint their own ParIi
asaus TO occupy the judicial beach, from
the Supreme Court down 10 Associates
OF the Common Pleas, and it is an equal.
ly inexorabls practice Of these judges
10 appoint Locoioco Clerks-no Wing
stands The least chance Of an appoint
ment from them How was it in Por-
Iags county2 did they 10 appoint the
good Wing clerk when hia time expired9
Mo- partisan Of their own, must have
il. How in the county Of Summit, did
they appoint George Kjrkum, one Of the
most capable men for that Office in thiO
State, TO the Office Of clerk2 No-he
was q Wing, and although his capacity
was acknowledged By all, even by these
Judges themselves, they gave the ap,
poinlment 10 one OF their own, and i'm
ported him OF that, on account Of (Omly
CIsims!! Does our Summit County
Court want Commissioner OF lnsol-
venls or Master IN Chancery, they
straiphlway appoint as faithful Loco
(oCo as they can find. No Wing can
have any Of these ohices-he would be
laughed al il he applied for them Now,
10 this state ofthings, when the Wbigs
are denied any participation in the hon
Ors or emolumenls attached TO the judi
cial bench, and when II is considered
that they have been thus denied GO
long that there are but very few Wings
on The benGh-il ls grOVeIy recommend
ed 10 q Wing Legislature, By cur gcner
aliGsimo, that they re-eect their po'iti
cal opponents! Was there ever any
thing more like folly, nay, insanity
than ihis2 II therO were no men o
Sufticienl capacity among the Wings
ehis doctrine might dol Judge Wrigh
and all tho rest OF us Wings will nc
knowledge that we have no men, VIII
are intellectually and morally fit TO b.
Judges, why then 10 Gods name, re eleC
Locofocos, aud mike law, that no on
but a Locoloco. shall DO a Judge ffor
thla time henceIorlh! Just see wha
would be The effect oI such recommen
dation ns Judge Wright has made, car
Vled into practice. Every young law
yer, II no has auy ambition al all, an
# no has mol he is not worth a straw, /
looking 10 judgeship TO close his pro
fessional careeT-it 10 his dream, hi
londly cherished hope, that alter year
Of study, and tolls and struggles, 10 hi
Qrduous profession, when time and eX
perence have matured his intellect
that ho may reach this highly honoreC
post--now take from him all hope o
ever arriving at it, so long as no re-
mains q Whig, can we mistake tht
course he would takeH The Wing par
" would contain bul few lawyers q
this ralO-lhero 10 certainly no hop,
Tor them, be they evor 50 talented an
capable, while lhe Locos are in power
and il lho Wings have the mujori'y, the
Ee-elecl their opponents 10 keep polite
from the courts! A fine method it mu
DO confessed, ol banisbinR politics trot
the judiciary! Not only does it serve
dive irom among us tho talented at
ambitious members OF Oh important pr
ta.sinn hat IA hiavugIa nv ito Dalnnh