Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-12-19
JUDGE GARLAND. OF LoUIsIANA.


Thi, gentleman has occupied high place IN the conf
deRce Of the Wing party and the county. We yesterday
Published statements from various papers ailuding to
charge Of bribery against him We inclined To think
there party eamny in the charge We believe his
associates were oil Locooco Judges This ought not to
have made them unjust, bui it may have made too
eredulous in believing charges against a Wing Judge
The Picayune Of the 9lh says:
''5rPmNE COuRr.-EIfragrdinotV IaeidsaH For soma
weeks past there has been IN circulation rumor which
implicated Of the judges Of the Supreme Court Of the
Stste IN transaction Of the gut-no lees than
bribery The member Of the bench against whom tn,
charge IVES hrst Infatuated, that afterwards becsme
town talk, then absent tho city, and the press
with oHng tenderness for the character OF the parry n
peaehed tOrbOre oil sus:on the hope aud c12ecin
ton that the bfiir would be explained and put down a.
eOmmoR scandal Yesterday, however tho court it,. II
brought the rumor to a crisis which makes 1t ridiculous
ahectaon for the press keep silent about H. Whn the
Hon Rice Gafand the member of the court to whose
Judiee the report IN question circulated entered the
hall during the session u that body, the Chief Justice i'm
nedis'ey arose and declared the adjourned Judge
Garland said that be had the court Tor the
81 explaining TO his associates and the bar then
she report question: whehh had only reached his eos on
Saturday last Chief Justice Martin repeated tllt the
adjourned. and added that nothing on the sub
jet could DO then heard. ThoreupOn the members Vi the
court and bar retired.
Wshave been informed hat tho Transaction upon which
shs report alluded 10 Dredicated be satisfactorily
sHpsnsd iOdsed hsvo been assured that there was
not even inormslty IN its inception progress. but
ting one knows wuere, and cirousted no une know
bow, which t,rmen, and dsplrage the bet monhers d
society BE this tho not the 90 npeers OF Judg,
Gafand have thought fl g. make pub c uornonsrttor
In regard 70 ~ aud " shape OF such ten.u
and dHtot accusation as H. render sssry that tht
whole shsif should be lard before the public. neye
dubted that lodge Garland wou1 himself pubiish ref1-
tsOu VI the ehaige against hm. when b. brc5n
cognnsnt VI Ne olrtusupn, would gladly We fof
bOtne III mention ct unt be feody ~in his d,isnes
had not the proceedings u t1e court yesterday, "
sub1-c Of fJfmt no,orsy. The higt sptd ago tho ird
vds mi csehed and his cKolie1 ieal pOsriOn make
public, were, Party mo 'aon, sud ~ the
and belief That he vii be abe 70 explain every Thing
ssufseuon u ds associates and the community lafR,
We leave the mattel fOr the moment with the single n
rrst hat eiIoomssoces shsud nave made u necessary
ailnds ~ ~ now in any maonef whatevef"
Tae Philsdspaia pspefs the dseease Of WI
Iass hmson, sn elderly euxsn, long bvorsbly end poi
uiy known IN that city, Of whith be was ihfy years ~
aud gain years afterwards, Of the Represent
1vss IA Coneress
FLOUR In Bsldnote. $3.50, WHEAT, los 70 II
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for dsusnd srusl.