Washington telegraph., 1848-06-14
AZ. .ELEcTLXE LIipICIARY.

and good government, must look upon,
and : regard it, As the conductor OF u
public journal, we should, perhaps, have
spoken before, but we take this occasion
to express briefly our own solemn views
concerning the "eleeiion OF Judges by the
people
In the outset We say that we are I'M.
oanditionally opposed to the measure, aud
so should every man be, who desires TO
keep down popular tmults, and sudden
outbreaks Unpopular feeling. which would,
inevitably, be brought about by the order
of things desired by "onc OF the people. -
We have listened TO "sireet.lalk;' We
have heard "har.room' and "pofiieo" ar.
guments for, and against. the eoutem-
plated ehange IN our constitution, upon
the subject OF an elective Judiciary, and
we can, in truth, say that We have yet TO
hear the frs plausible dfgWmeM in ia.
vof OF eieeiiag Judges dy The le9pie.-
The article to which we have referred
and which viii be rend, We presume, has
wrought not the least ehnnge in our views
The writer is, doubtless, sincere in his al,
voeacy of the measure. but, we can find
in his communication, no argument or sug-
geslion, calculated To force Us from the
position we have ever maintained on this
subject. Ills views and our own, are,
and perhaps, ever will be- IN direct con.
lliel, unless he eianee-an event which
We ardently desire, hut We confess that
his communication gives Us but little
ground to hope.
We are aware thai We have had indi.
fetent Judges IN our State. but where IS
really the fault. Aniat whose door must
We lay the blame! Should we say that
it Is in the system, No, It IS folly To
blame the system for that which the pea.
PIE aud lheir Representatives are alone Re.
sponsible. Ii the people really feel such
deep interest in the election OF Their
Judges, why do they not instruct their
Representatives in the Legislature. as to
whom they should elect! Ii the Repre-
senta,ives knew the will of their eonslitu.
enls, would they disobcy it, Oh rather.
would they not carry out the wishes OF
their counties. and select ior Judges, such
men as the people might indicate. TIN.
fact, We presume, will not be denied
The people elect men to the General As,
sembly, aud require OF them to go for a
particular hT, or u particular man for
U. 5. Senator, Is 1t not as easy for them
to say who they prefer for the Judicial OF.
fees OF the State. VIII any man, hay.
ing any regard for truth and candor, pre-.
tend to say that majority, or even one
in ten, Of the people OF our State, has cv.
er thought OF, or demanded change OF
The present system OF electing our Judges.
Show us apopular movement, on the part
Of the people, in favor of an elective lu.
dietary, II you can. Show us case where
a township, or otcounty has met and discuss
ed, or talked over the present system. 1t
cannot be done, for no such thing has ev-
er occurred Why should we say that the
people demand a change, when they have
given no erifcAce Of such Il DESIRE A
majority of the people with whom we
have conyersed on the subject, are op.
posed to ii, and the people would always
be opposed to II, after hearing the policy
Of 1t thoroughly discussed. We oppose
the mcasnre--wc are Il part aud parcel OF
the people, and have as much interest a;
stake as any one else. We wish To rear
up our family where the laws prevail, and
where the Judiciary is respected. To be
respected and respectable, our Judiciary
must be independent Bring them down
at the feet OF the people; send them about
through the circuit, like so many beggar.
ly mendlcants, electionecrlng for re.
election TO their places, and where is their
independence them What a state of
things would We behold.
We admit that we have had Indifferent
Judges in our State, but we deny that the
fault is in the system. The fault is to be
found in two things, First, the people
send too many tgaOranUscs to the Leg.
lslaturo. Just here let us ask why do the
people not elect intelligent representa-
tives! II they do not elect men who are
capable OF making laws is it at all proba.