The North-Carolina standard., 1849-06-27
9. For the Moth CaroIiD,a standard.


and of progress. Europe Is showing off the shackles
of antquated ideas, which have bound her for centu-
ries. Every where the masses-the people, are re-
ss@ing those rights and those ggyses which the
of the Old North State lag behind the rest of the
world in its onward march, Have we no antiquatod
abuses into which it becomes us to inquire be-
lleve we have Our Judiciary system needs reform.
Cur Judges ought to, be- elected be- TIE people. The
aarmist will cry out and tell you let US preserve the
purity and integrity Of Judiciary. SO we say too
To preserve its purity and maintain its integrity is
our object Fo accomplish this purpose let us make
it feel its responsibility upon those who gave it its
authority, and over whom 1t exercises its powers
1t is disust of your capacity for seffgoveInment
70 deny you the privilege of electing your Judges
You for the Chief Magistrate Of the nation the
members of Congress, your Governor, and the mem-
bers of the Legislature who make your laws; are
you less competent to decide who is qualified to- Judge
of their import! s5'Es t7s& 7se h@Tolq1a KS. Id :
By the theory of our Constitution all power is in
herent in and derived from the people, The greatest
happiness of the greatest number is the principle by
which we are guided. Let carry out these princi
pies in practice, tt-l.s - ,.f--
Are not the people of the State interested in having
good Judges! Surely, should think so, since their
lives and their property frequently depend upon their
decisions Would not the election be safe their
hands as in those of Legislative Caucus Do these
Legislative Caucusses look always merit or quali-
hcation for Office? The system of log-rolling bv
which they frequently elect the candidates for their
suffrages, is notorious. The division of county
ion of another elect Judge4 esa ss'faEEs4 sHz
To elect the Judges for term of years is now the
practice of majority of the States of this Union.
Wherever it has been tried it has been found to equal
IT not to surpass the most sanguine expectations of
its friends. In the State of Mississippi the judiciary
is very able, crime is punished, and justice admins
tered with much impartiality in North Carolina.
Have not some of our Judges acted occasionally
quite arbitrarily and caprciously Ought this to be
the case whilst so much power is entrusted in their
| hands! And what is our remedy for the evil We
have none. They will tell you impeachment is open
you. will simply reply to this by asking-where
is the example in the country of Judge having been
removed by impeachment An unjust, incompetent
or superannuated Judge may be upon the bench, and
there he remains. while many persons well qualified
to fill his station excluded. 77-.s..}
| This measure will no doubt be unpopular with
those who hold Office and some members of the bar.
This is natural. 1t is fine berth for lawyer
who wishes to retire from the tigues of practice.
Was the Office constituted for this purpose! Not
for the good of the people large and of the
occupant; and Iappeal to you, feow-ctizens, Wings
as well as Democrats, all who have North Carolina
heart and North Carolina feeling, and who have
deep and abiding interest in this question: ponder
1t WELL 1t is which rises superior the dictates
of party. Those elected to Office feel as if they
had life estate in it and accordingly. They are
raised above the people, and have feelings, nor
sympathies, interests in common with them.
They consider themselves, no doubt the peculiar
guardians Of the honor and welfare of the State. And
have you no interest in ityou who grave it life and
the possessors alone, these very Offices consti-
tuted your ideas of independence brook this
assumption of fsuperiority2 do not believe that you,
" the bone and sinew of the land >, who create its
wealth and constitute its strength, will much longer
desist from asserting your rights in this Let
them feel their dependence upon you, and it will
make them more fearful of doing wrong, more up
right in their decisions and cautious of arbitrary
caprcous, arrogant conduct. They will then know
if they permit private resentment. corrupt motives
or improper feelings to govern them, they will be held
to a strict accountability.
This is question which comes home to every.
person-the poor well as the rich, the humble as
well the great. 1t is of those progressive acts
which the spirit of the age demands. 1t will have
tendency to arouse up some of the downcas energies
of the State. 1t will improve and give life to
the bar. They will know that every few years its
judicial honors open to them, and it will thus
cite them to new energies. 1t will make the Judges
diligent in the discharge of the duties of their Office
And, feow-ctizens, it will be your safeguard and
protection therefore earnestly entreat you take
it into your serious consideration, and elect members
to your next Legislature upon these principles. 1t
a question which must and which will succeed. Its
principles are right and justice demands it. Listen
those idle croakers who cry every change
They have existed, and will exist in every country
upon the introduction of any innovation upon old
systems however beneficial it may be to the interests
of mankind. have too much confidence In your
intelligence and capacity for sefgovernment to doubt
your decision this important question. 1t is one
of the important which has ever been presented
your decision since the declaration of independence.
Y6Hwerethe first to throw off the shackles of British
sovereignty-do not be the last to retain of its
vestiges. A DEMOCRAT.
THE NINTH DISTRICT. We are glad to learn that
Gen. Thomas J. Person of Northampton county has
consented for seat in Congress in opposition
to Mr.. Outlaw; who is candidate for reelection.
The time to canvass large district is BRIEF but
Gen. Person has promised to visit every county, and
we know him to be just the to do it. He Is en-
tirely self-made man, having acquired himself the
means to carry him through course at our Univer
sity, where he graduated with considerable distinc
tion He represented in part his county in the last
Legislature of the State where he gained for himself
an enviable reputation gentleman and debater.
But a few days back, we had conversation with
Whig gentleman from the Edenton district who |
told us that Mr. Outlaw would stand no chance what
ever of reelection, should he endorse Mr.. Badgers
position on the Compromise Bill. The people in |
that district do adhere the views of Mr..
er, but maintain just the opposite ground. 1t Is
understood that Mr.. Outlaw joins issue with Mr..
Badger, such being the force of public opinion:
Whether may be Mr.. Outlaws declarations now, and
even in the face of his vote favor Of the Compromise
Bill the following extract from his speech on the
subject delivered in the House of Representatives,
Aug. 3rd, 1S48, shows that he essentially sustans
the same doctrine He says:
when the motion made to lay the Senate s
bill for establishing territorial governments in Oregon,
New Mexico, and California on the table, voted
against it not because approved that bill, but be-
cause deemed such course disrespectful to that
body and because hoped some substitute might be
proposed for which could vote. was opposed to
it. because it was no compromise it professed to
be- It gave the whole Territory either to the North
or South, and then believed, and still believe, to