American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-08-02
InTfrfcas1 Rfpttbltrau,
AND BALTIMORE CLIPPER.
SATURDAY MORNING, AUG. :, 1875.

ADMINISTRATION OF JUslICE. In clvlIllei
,7nmunites the law is considered the safe
gua7d Of person and propertyi and the people
rao,sg in security where they feel assured that
crime will be speedily visited with punishment,
and that Justice will be administered faithfully
and honestly, without favor or affection. Bot
.fihs confidence be lost, and the public mad
D. impressed With the apprehension that par
salty is admitted in the administration OF the
'am, our courts of Justice will not only lose the
respect Of the people, but suspicion VIII attach
- their proceedings even where there is no
IIsitiabe cause 1t has, unfortunately, too
frequently occurred, that persons charged with
offences, vino have been conspicuous as politi-
clans, or what is termed respectfully connected,
have been permitted to escape punishment,
either through laxity in enforcing the law, or
The clemency of the executive; and hence the
opinion very generally prevails, that it is diff
cult to punish those who possess the advantages
ilst mentioned, whilst minor criminals are GER
@a.n of having the full penalty of the law in
tlcred 1t is incumbent upon our courts OF
Justice to endeavor 70 remove this Impression
bg, this can hardly be done by holding secret
sessions for the investigation Of henous crimes;
or By admitting important witnesses to bail
upon their own recognlzances Nothing but
the certain and sure infiction o? punishment
can prevent the commission Of crime. If the
door for escape be opaned, Offences must
needs come" for offenders will stand in no ter
-oy of the law.
There are some crimes SO revolving to the
Ceilings of society, as necessarily to produce
excitement in the public mind; and in some
cases this excitement becomes so general as
either to inlimidate or influence inries, if no.
courts. Such excitement cannot DO too care
fully guarded against, as it is calculated to pre-
dlce results not in strict accordance with JUS
tee But, whilst we wsuld condemn any feel
ing which would lead to condemnation before
hearing, or impair the impartial administration
of Justice on trial. on the other hand, we can
not but approve that public indignation which
requires that offenders shall be brought to trial,
aud to punishment, if found guilty,
The rape case brought before the city court
: few days since. has necessarily attracted
much attention, and produced considerable
.Geling-and the general desire is, that the par
ties charged shall be brought to trial. The
course pursued by the court in this matter, has
not escaped censure, though It may be that it
is IN strict accordance with law. But we
have heard the opinion expressed, that it would
nave been better to have rendered certain the
attendance of the prosecuting witness by re-
curing other than her own security. The con-
vletion of the parties cannot heal her wounded
Ifeeings, or otherwise be OF service to her-but
the violated law requires to be vndicated-
public Justice aud the security of the female
portion of the community demand that those
charged shall be brought to trial-and this can
only be done through the fundamentally OF
this witness. We do not mean to intimate that
she is disncned to prosecute, or that she will
remove from the city prior to the time appoint
ed for her appearance but it might have beer
anofe prudent to have used greater precautio!
TO prevent snch an event. Should she not ap'
pear, what will be the conclusions? We leave
every one to form it for himself In regard 10
She bail required ofthe oHenders-if the sum of
%wo thousand dollars be established as the price
Of the crime alleged to have been committed
there can be no doubt that it will be Of fire.
qlent occurrence. Society will be in a bad
condition when persons who commit such an
offence as that charged can be assured of es-
cape by the payment of SO small sum as two
thousand dollars--that is, provided the recog-
nizance should be enforced, and the penalty
not be RENTED.
THE TREASURY CIRCULAR. 1t appears from
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