Washington telegraph., 1848-07-19
FoE Eaie ftleggitil,l

summated, there wis no example 10 fol.
low in the Union, except that Of Missis.
sippi. Il was iaet well known there,
however, that they never had Judges
good for any thing. whila The oil system
of Legislative election continued, thai 50
soon rs the elections Of ihase olliears were
given to the people collectively, they had
moi only enlightened hanehes, but officers
that We're either mol disposed, or had the
sagaeity 10 perceive thai they dared mol
pefYefi Their authority 10 selfish, or nm
lieious pnrposes-to the humorng oi ia.
vofites-to the purposes nf revenge. or Ia
the ends oIpsfsaual gain.-lhal they eanll
not Sport and Wuulan with the lives. lib.
critics. regulations and properties nf the
eitl2ens and thea without efeH making
their intentions. In hs fe.eieeleii known,
I'LL afleflhe meeting Of the Legislature,
haslen oil II tie eapIal. with the egam.
mendatians Of few shTks IN iheir nnek.
els, whom they mny haye enahled loreak
Their malee on lheif ueighbafs. or rob
them OF Their nahis and attaf lu1iaz
the nearest way n fha haafls al The mem.
hafs nf the Ezai5ame. (which. OF a mn.
jn1l. Of ihem IS down theif Haeks they
raturh home totleirposIs, VIII lullatuae.
mont for Inc put, IN llin form ul com.
mission, 10 oul llpfod llrrad himself, for
another term, IN the administration Of IN
justice, IN the pIaee Of law and rghi. and
at Iniqnity IN the plare nf equity. Tn
citizens OF Afkausas haYe sen then
laws deseemtel II the destruction Of tie
innocent liNes. the liberty nf reputation
Of Them naighhnrs They hatg seea tn
guilty shielded, aud the innocent punished
my destroyed They have seen the
laws 81 espnnntled BY the saine Judge.
a 10 mean ON thing IN one mans easa.
aud quite different ihIne IN another
maEfs aase. winch waz pFeai Hly =HaIaf.
and The vibration at tile seai#s ai 5HsIIea
not slop here. but ehan4e ron si1s IA
side pefpeluaIIy. and IT VII Aad th#y
have inund themselves paWarless u ap.
ply The corrective Ia he eRIs fHa
PoIlisaI9. bold aud bal WaaIl gpnFaaeh
the ludse. and apny ilauefgs uf some.
thins else mna substantial Whlla Ihe III.
tuaas aud hisbmadal. eIfhsF e5udaHH
III then Iegal ughts hema justly adHa.
Istefed. N halHH toa honorable a indulge
N such difiy appliances. hate. habfuaIIy.
suffered daeeumuialHd euIIaaas aad HFauaz
llage weIhsHy'-llara eiaws. lhe IN.
II halRafk ii lIhaff Afa We Ifeemen.
When on fighls my be WfssIe1 rom Is
a. the penefse aud wiliul, or iauomnl
option u n man. af sci NJ men, I'm
sInfa the Ilfa ni tie proposed ehanea
wus conceived N Tie undersigned. w
A5Fk has followed liz eAampIe 81 III.
slsIppl. aud Pennsylvania s fesnka u
dn the same. Ihe ahIazt, andmast pom
iuput men IN Louisiana likewise wish thf
people toelcri their Judge. eroninpnaier.
once TO the Executive appointment OF
thlm, whore ,hera Is direct .pou~ibiily
60 be traced ADmu, and ,i.igsi Oh tllr Goy.
rmor ioT the wisdom or folly Justice OF
injustice ei these appointments.
llayc the cluzcns ol other Republics not
been ia the habit OF clcctng their Judges!
They surely have aud to what bad end
was itaer known 10 tend! Had they
not, generally good, wise and learned
Judges! Who can say. from history, To
lhe contrary Look, Tor instance, al the
Roman .Ediles aud inrirr--tllr Grcclun
Ephon aud councIloi three hundred
Only look at their body OF laws and judi.
caturr that is yet cNiaul, besides the puor.
NOUS amount hutul nr destroyed by hai.
bauans Think ol their hcug the com.
mon fountains from whence most Of thc
modcrns have drawn their systems, and
then say no moro about the lueomputuncy
of the people TO elect lhoir Judges To-
adJudicatc, any mere than to elect their
Representative to make, and their EN.
cuutlyos-slalf and Folau.-looX5cutr
their laws. Where j, the rrasou i5l any
such ,upposiliuu! SmcIy there is uunc,
but every reason to the contrary.
am aware Of the haekuitd saying,
that the Judges should be independent OF
the people and know it, origin, though
it is an mlincal bantling, II moi spur.
ous offspring oi It's rcpmed Legitimate pa
rent They should be Independent ofthc
people, | suppose, lst, either because they
tse the sovereign power OF the country
and such power is too oyefshadowlng to
allow the Judges the privilege OF indulg.
ing their irail passions in favor of a sci
OF men, who, like legitimate afistocra.
cy, wish to grind the faces oil the people,
or commonallty and control The actions Of
the sovereign power, for their own ex.
elusive beneiit-which power, in TN.
country is the people; in monarchical
governments, the Kings: Or, 2ndy; be.
cause the people, who here stand in the
place OF the Kings Of monarchios, are too
ignorant TO Judge of the competency or
fitness of their Judges: Or, 3dly the oh.
lection may be- that there would be dan.
ger of the Judges serving faithfully, the
great masses OF the people, for the sake