American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-07-17
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THURSDAY MORNING, July II, ls45.
AND BALTIMORE CLiPt

subject TuG ua.y years past little discretion
Hs aa,u exercised by the appointing power u"
Che selection OF individuals to Ill. tie "'g"'F
responsible office OF magistrates. Here ana
there good appointments nave oeen made; ou'
n genera! it appears to have been considered
imHl'sriai whether those apPoIn'ed were Wei
fn'"tied or Otherwise ioF Inc Summon --''u
the consequence has bccn' IN many Gusts '''"'
those whose business II was u 'NP'"'' anu
apply the law, have been TOO ignorant even 10
understand The language !" ""Ic" 1t ""S VIII
ten. We have known men So''c'eo 10 act 10
magistrates VINO co1'~ not spun ''''
words IN tue En@"SA id"s1'@e' al" !'' ''''s'
me" had frequently 70 oC''u' '''iPo''""' '''''
Ihvoving the interests u '''ei i'''0" ''''1''''
Ihe mann consideration Win SUCH MAJ 'S''''''
HAS oeeh IAe COSTS "''Cl '"oy SOU" '''''' -
multiply to an eAoIoItah' extent lhey N"o"
~ dHlefe"ce between Pia'iIAi al" Il c"s''"'
En- ana are ever Fe"uy 10 h'aNc ''''S anu O''-
Ci'nSlances' ana Ia" ana J"s''cc O'i'" ~ ''''
views Of ther (aImoSt} Client 0uC' '''e'
How torcIoIy nave inc uoc"c'S u '"e NPP0''
court spoken on TINS saplec'' Wlleh II Is Fe'hc'h-
bcsed, that on al average about t"Feo lour'nS
OF the decisions given by magistrates Oh inns
city, have been reversed every tcrm-and ire
quouty too, as we learn, with no small amount
OF we'll merlted censure cast upon them by the
learned and honest Judge who pEesideS III that
tribunal So mach Tor the men-and now a
word OF two ON the system.
1t is well understood that the magistrate
here lives by the costs arising IN the various
cases brought before HIM. Honor Is no longer
his compensation-iPs and 'levcs have sup
Piled its plcc-and hence it is necessary that
hr should fall upon the bcs, and most eXped-
tous plan to bring those fps and ,cvies into
his Office. And how IS that to be effected! EX-
pcrience has taught, that his OILY safe reliance
IS on the constable If he can succeed in get
ting around him three or four active, expert
enred constabIes, who have served an aPprcn-
tceshp Of some time at the busneSs-who
know all the It's and outs of the dirty parts of
the law-aro good at catching up offenders and
dragging them mot to justice but) to the ma
gjstrates otficc-and are little scFupulous about
the ways and means IN which neIghbors sue
and are sued-hc may rechne IN his char with
all the dignity Oh Righteousness, and pick up
his 'levles One thing, however, he must DO
in order to get INTO the pFohtaole practice we
have limited at, and that IS, that his sense OF
right and wrong, and his knowledge OF law,
lhowever small must hehd 10 tne VIII Oh Il
knowing" constable, ana his judgment most
be IN accordance with what may possibly
have been promised IN advance by ms sa-
toliite. Nor must nc forget, IN making up
his mind on the question before nm, VINO
is best able TO pay coStS--ior tha' forms
an important lhgrealent III 'I'e Juo'ci"l uec'-
sion. Ana thea, what costs HOW, III oFleI
few minutes, with services anu SUPP HhaS' anu
aihdavits and Judgments are hPs ana le'leS
converted INTO dollars by sNl!!ui anu Plac'Seu
mnt-ahd the poor deiehoah'' VI SUN eoo,''
traverser, Is made to gruht ana sweat u,lue'
weary load OF costs mat Ho ca" WIFI "'i'l'o..
y support ana "I'a' tl"NeS ''''s syS'""' sun
more grevous Is 'hat 1t l" ge''eF"''y ''nI.ou
on those least abe To pear the EXPENSES u i'''-
CATION. many man mas suo'ht'eu " "'aV
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mus exhibiting 'iio oFe''''on vi ''i' "i"g's'o-
rial Sys'e" u '"0 T'"''' ''''' II ''o'Ss''y
we couid cite douiluaioe Vi casts " SuStalh