Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1846-07-07
ELECTIVE JUDICIARY.

Ala i..2 dIFlCiS Win IeBaIu 10 all CiScl}Fe
Judiciary, the editor Of the American, says
VIC have not answered The main PROPOSE
ton, viz; that 10 take the power Of appoint
mcnt Of judges from the Legislature and
Aecutiye, Will be to throw it into the
jands ofiErespops,ble caucuses Of the PEG.
PIE. We supposed our general remark that
he people we're he best source Of all pow
er, covered the ground and we appsehend
it does. What is the remedy the editor
proposes for these irresponsible caucuses;
why that the Judges shall be selected not
by the coucuscs, but by the men who have
been selected by the coucuscs. Caucuses,
we are led to believe, are very bad ele.
menis in our political atfairsi they may
have nothing TO Go with this important du,
", but they may se,ec! men who may do
it. Now his objection 10 election is the
great danger Of parlisansbp. Til dinger
we say is not lesscoed by removing the
matter from the people. on ;he contrary il
is incfeused-We think it quite likely that
the different parties would select men Of
their party as candidates for these stations,
but we DO not believe that party feelings
would be made a primary consideration.
Men would be selected with reference 10
their abil ty for the piece, while by the
Governor and Legislature we believe parts
anship would be the first Considerations
The peculiar laws and institutions by which
we shall be governed, are the ground work
Of palty-the men who shall make and
frame these, combine in themselves the
very essence Of the party spirit Of the coun'
try-Rnd in proportion as the essence is
stronger than the native material, SO is the
party impulse stronger in the Legislature
end Governor than tho people. The peo-
pie might be governed by other motives, the
Legislature never. We take the ground,
'h7I fho nearer the power is kept within
the hands Of the people, the less liable /, is
to corruPlon,the father. lie greater dan
ger, and this we consider the very ground
work OF our institutions. We say again
that every argument, which would go to
take the election Of judges from the peo-
pie. will hold equally against the election
o. al officers, because if there is n better
source OF government than the people for
oue branch Of our administration, it is for
ALL aud there should be entrusted all DOW.
err.
II We arc not surprised, we regret that
taee5tor Of the American should treat so
supcT.!ciaI!y and without argument, tho
Mississippi letter, because. in our opinion
ambodies the best kind Of argument and
Poio'; and argument that holds good
"oa,bar MlssssP be the best or worst
a'c in lie Unon-Icomparcs The elective
"..h lie appointjye judiciary. in the same
!he same cucJms,ances, and
.a ar ProcIaius himself IA convert
. e.1 system TO the new, because
.r"... slows an Improvement on the
go >
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Readers ~j.i 10, fail to perceive, that
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sage ''A precedent are.onr law now,ond
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nndthey have esHl',s shed equity courts. Ia
obviato in some degree this l,ulo falling.
We are willing 10 admit under nreSen,
circumstances. Il is hiclIv rc,,rcsor,. H.,