Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1846-09-16

TO hope Scr, but that they can be greatly
lesseaed we have TO doubt.
A law suit is calculated 10 arouse the
worst passions of men; the inhabitants Of a
whole neigaborhood, are frequently thrown
into an attitude of hostility towards each
other, and the feed growing out of single
lit;gated case often lasts for many yeats
In the excitement often attendant upon a
law suit, strong inducements are held oH,
to false swearing; witnesses partake strong
ly of The feelings of the parties, and the
facts are given in evidence with coloring
ITO suit the prejudice or bias OF the testifer.
1t is objected to courts of cancellation that
they are unsuited to our free constitutions,
and calculated to restrain men in their lie.
gal rights. This objection appears to mean,
that every man has right TO make as
much trouble as he pleases; to embroil
whole community by law suits; to hinder
people IN their business by calling them
from their avocations as witnesses, jurors,
etc. Ii the law has a right to regulate the
actions ofmen at all. i. should certainly put
restraints upon the beginnings ofcvil, rather
than encourage protracted settlement of
a wrong. The New York Morning News
on the subject of courts of Cancellation holds
the following language: "Theres aFeplen-
ty of courts to determine litigous quarrels
already begun JUDICIAL fighting rings, where
the parties may stand up, by self, or by
counsel, and battle il out to their hearts
content, ill they get TO the end of their
passion or their purse. Now has it ever
occurred 10 our unprofossiona readers:that
in this matter OF law as in most other things
an ounce OF prevention is better than
pound Of cure. There are public officers
enough TO help people TO go to law,to coun-
sci them TO do so, to make case for them,
and true or false, right Or wrong, maintain
it for years through all the chances, of glo-
rious uncertainty Why should there not
be some public fnnctonary, to prevent them
from going TO law? TO give them impartial
and wise advice upon the merits of their
supposed grevance-to soothe, instead of
nlaming their excited feeling-to recon-
Gle harmonic and pacify. Three lawsuits
in every four that are now begun, continu-
ed and ended begun in folly, continued
in obstnacy, and ended in repentance,
might be prevented by conciIiaiors"
Mr.. Weed Of The Albany Evering Jour
mai, who made tour in Europe not long
since, bears the following testlmo ny: "ln
the Ave months we passed in the DOMINION
of the King OF Denmark, we had opporuni-
ties of observing the practical workings of
cancellation courts. Influences more benign
can scarcely be imagined. We have felt,
ever since the subject of constitutional re-
form was broached, strong desire to urge
the consideration of Cancellation courts up
on the Convention. 1t divests litigation of
its worst characteristics. 1t Gains and tran.
quilizes the passions of men. 1t prevents
most of the description of law suits in which
neither party is benefited. Indeed com
munities protected by such enlghted tribu-
mails, are exempted from most ofthe evils of
excess, rapacious and destructive ltiga>
tion.'