Arkansas intelligencer., 1848-06-03
United STATES cOURT-WESTERN BRANCH.

We publish to-day, letter from Senator Dor
land ON tho subject of United States District
Court in this State; also, copies of the bill as Of
fered by Col. Ashley, and the amendment offered
by Col. Sewer, have been forwarded us through
the poIitencss of Major Borand. COL Sewers
amendment introduced at time, aud wo be-
lieye when he knew it would ktU the bill. Itpro-
vided for the appointment of another Judge, at
an additional expense of $l2OO per annum, for
our branch. This, at time, too, when the state
of feeling in Congress is to oppose all measures
that would add to the patronage of the President,
or increase the usual expenditure of any branch
of the government and when, too, other States
that have two and some as many as three districts,
have never asked or received more than one Judge.
And, as Mai. BorIand says, the wants of the
country do not require this addition to the list Of
the Judiciary.
Then why was this amendment offered under
such circumstances? Certainly Col. Sewer did
not estimate the convenience of the Judge at Lit
tie Rock, and who dslikod to travel far, in lhe
discharge Of his duties, paramount to the adyan-
tnges of the public service; and to the instructions
of the State Legislature. Then why this
amendment thrust at the Bill at the eleventh hour
OF IT'S DuSSiO, ana uIlICI llCSo uilIuFOIuUlc
cumstnnces? Major Borand writes that SO far
as he ascertain Of others,'' at Washington
City, there existed but little or no difficulty in its
passag age-11Hhout the amendment-but he doubted
whether with the amendment it could have re-
ceived respectful consideration. We feel justili-
ed in our complaint oil the course of Col. Sewer.
It appears that he was not prompted by desire
to obey the instructions of the Legislature IN good
faith. When the General Assembly passed reso-
tons of instructions to our Senators, to use all
proper exortions to procure the passage Of this
bill; their act not performed for 6unEum and
it did not expect that their Senators would clog it
with amendments to impede its passage, or defeat
it altogether. Such faithless course was net
expected.
We think that if Col. Sewer had desired TO pro.
cure the passage Of the bill, he would not have
waited until it had dragged its slow length through
the tedious process of legislation, up to the timq
when it should pass, before he thrusts his amend.
mont uPonii. Itwould have appeared more cour-
toou5 to his colleague, and in good faith if he had
made his objections known to Col. Ashley when
he first presented the bill and had it referred to
the committee, or have sent his amendment to the
IOA bCII anu II the Oil.
after that, was reported without amendment, he
should have supported it, aad not have hazarded its
defeat from the selfish motive of consideration of
the Inconvenience it might place a relative. We
see no good reason why his relative should bo ia.
vored soyoT Judges of other States and VIC see
no reason, either, why we should lose tho adoption
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! Congress would not consent to favour our Jud,o.
We cannot but feel gratiGcd that Co. Sewer is
now out of the Senate, and cannot throw OBSTACLES
IN the way of the passage of this bill and if oar
limited influence can aid in preventing him from
returning again, ho will never set thore to thwari
the expressed wishes of his constituents.
! MAJ Borand assures us thai he will URGE the
passage Of this bill with all due oarnestnoss, and
we have the most implicit faith in his promise.--
Judge Sebastian writes US that he "regards the
establishment of the Federal Court at Van Bu,en
as measure strongly called for, both by the in
teres!s of the government, as well as by :he better
preservation of order and more efficient enforce-
ment of the Intercourse Law on the frontier -
therefore, we rely upon his individual support of
it.
As both Of our Senators agree that the interest
OF Tho government and the wishes of their con-
stituency arc of paromountimportanco to the con-
venlcnce of Judge, we are disposed to entertain
sonGuine hope of getting this court.
| As to Col. Johnson's course in the House. on
this bill, we have but one opinion. Although the
resolutions Of tho Legislature are not imperative
upon him, yet the wishes of his constituents are
therein clearly expressed, and are a beacon and
COMPASS for him to steer by. We have no appre.
| honslons about his course.
SEIZURE OF CUBA.-Lord Bentinck, who re-
Gently made foolish speech in tho British Parlia
mcnt upon the slave trade, proposed to seize Cuba
10 stop that trade. When asked by tho Chauccl
Ior of the Exchequer if he would seize the Bra.
ziIs also, he said Ltat cas different affair. John
Bull, when ho gave way to the abolition fanati
csm, Iiberating all the blacks in the West India
Islands, to use common phrase, put his foot
into Il, and he has had infinite trouble ever since
lie would not eat niger sugar, but he would sDin
the slave grown cotton because he could not oct
any other as cheap. John has great MANY o,,9or
croichots in his head at times and he never f,i
10 pay for thcm sooner or later. All his West
INDIA sugar planters are ruined, Cuba and Brazil
haVe more than Oundrupled fboi.