The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1847-08-17
Constitmriannl Refor,.l.

VIC ou'oS"" "o"''6 'SSS '''~" "toot'h6 euS
appointment Of judicial officers from the
hand, os these leoislu,ye bodies who now
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eAsIc'se na' auu'y ~" "s
mediately 10 the hands o. me clec'ors OF the
country" This is no cause for surprize.-
The principle is neither new or untried, nor
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causeu oe'''e io' a'e'u'" - ."' '''e" :
Legislative appointments "'enerson' whose
name is tower Of strength for whatever side
he fayors on a que s,ion Of political philosophy,
., d.o;doa advocate or an elective ;udi-
was '''. A ~.
ciafy. IN ie''er 10 Mei'n''ai ' uPon "o
subject OF calling convention in virginia
for Constitutional Reform, he says:
ct is thought that the people are not com-
potent electors Of Judges learned IN tae taw.
But 40 no. Know una. ,n's = "ue, a"'
ib,s as IN many other elections, ,hey would
be ouided by reputation. which would net
err oftener, perhaps, than the present mode
of appointment. In one state Of the Union,
al least. il has been long tried and with the
most satisfactory success. The Judges Of
Connecticut have been chosen by The people
every six months, for nearly two centuries,
and believe there has hardly ever been an
instance of change. SO powerful is the curb
Of iocessant responsibility. If prejudice.
bowever. deriped from a rnenarehical insti.
fy,;on. Il ,t;u to Drepail against the pital el-
eetipe principle of our own; and If the ex-.
;s,ino example among ourselves of periodical
elections by the people, be misrusted, let US
Al least not adspt the evil and reject the
oood of the English preceeent. Let US re-.
tain a moyeability ON concurrence Of the
Execu,ive and Leqislatiye branches, and no.
mutation bv the Executive alone, To give il
~ The .eo;sia,ure. an wa do. ia violation of
The principlo of the separation ofpowers.'"
H.. o,;,m,n of M;s.;ssn,; in a letter
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to Mr. brent' memoer o' INC ConS'''u''ona'
Convention Of Louisiana, dated March @@d,
| ls45, saws:
\ ga the lima of the adoption of the Revis-
ed con.,;tu,iop of Mississippi in 1882, I was,
with , majority of the bar of that state, op-
posed TO the system Of electlng Judges 6y the
direct vote o. the people. we 'sgaioea .:s, :: ~
:. NJ" .s"o. nI h,, Janaorou. + nnra.,;ce.....The
exnerience and observation of nearly thirteen
wears have convinced me, and many others
who opposed the experiment, that our appre-
hens'ons weIe,no' wen , 'cu"uou' ~ ,,,,o ~ " W. W.
o"s ,a;,mosSsd M ev;l. attending il. which
are not incident to any other mode of selec-
ton, and on the CONTRARY. the doyelopement
Of some advantages over othei modes OF ap-
po'n,men. ou1 uu'o'a' s'ao'S "S;i, ra' ,oe,n oev
~ ."d ,,a;abt Of cb,r.c,e, than Gormerlv.
f So far the the people of our state have ap-
, peared to perform this delicate duty with as
mucn in'eingence ana u;soe."'nen, er.o a,u .I.n
co"'ono s.se. "nn .nna;n,,a min noye, W. have seen
the electors Of districts, in the midst of polt-
= ical party excitement, elccting judges differ
! ing from them on political questions; ana 4
oehese no '"''."Ss s ":s y O 0,,,. .no,; ,nsrs S
8 ,ao.,, - ovs,,;on.
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