The Arkansas banner., 1849-02-06
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 Iandsrsiana ths Senator from Ksatuchy Mr. HndeFwsod b iasist that the members ot the judi. eiary should be permitted Co receive and tTansmsl letters free of pos,sgv For al ,se ysrioas reasous % clearly and eoEeatly stated hy the Senatof iFosn Ohio, Mr. Alien.l in every one of wnien rsas" as do most heartily esncar, l am opposes to the ] amendment proposed. As have some additional ob;eesicnsto to the amendment also, sha proceed te state ibeu But before do so, Aiil offer asingie uaegestiOn ia reply to one ot the remarks ot my honorable friend from Ke5taeky the force cf which Teannot doubt he will fully appreciate. The Senator urges, sha, fl yse refuse 10 adopt his amendment the evil state of things new e1isng aad the ex1s- tenee of which he 50 deeply dePlcres, will be eoa- tInaed The ludresSxili receive letters on oicisl basuexs from EaitoTs attotRsys, which will come tO their respective postofess, without the posags having beeB paid tn advances aud either the judge
 will have .o pay the rostAgs hisnssf or the business concerning which ie has been addressed will remain unattended to, and the judge be est exposed so un inst crimanaiion Well, sir. the answer 10 all this is that of crdtaary understanding, or com mon hoAesiv wi write 10 judicial officer upon hls own business without paying the postage. If he fail to pay ths postage in advance, he wil deserve fe safer t'te coaseqaeBcss Besides, the honorable Senator -easns te have forgotten fer the moment one oi th- most striking examples which the bis- toro of the asi twelys months has snPpiied-an eS ample which know to have attracted the honorable gentleman a. the iine of it's occurrence in very peculiar manner which awakened little innocent
 eTriment in certsin social creeS, provoked strong vurpHise among ceFtaia experienced posu uieiaus in this particular veinsge. and was subject of inter esting speculation fer several weeks all rver the Cnion. h is an example which do not cite for the parpese of ceRsnre, or even of riiicu!e. l am ineiacd 10 think that there much about Il to admire as 10 condemn; and as seems 10 have been productive of 10 special ntscht-f-ray, may in fact have contributed more or less to certain great Po- N.ss.- k..- E-sRT. kan- tncky is known 10 have rejoiced Gs much as any one of the vast multitude who have been heard to hail Taylor and Fillmore victors in the late pre- sdentiai ccniest-I feel authorized 10 commend II 10 his grave and iaTurabie consideration. aioGe, of course. to certain il30stroUs Asor General of the American army havipg been so hsrassej. sn- aoycd. aud utterly wearied out. by vast multitude of ietter-wfers who in violation of all thetaws Of good taste. gentlensBly Gecorun, and proper social feeling. was so cruelty pcrseeuted last summer by the letter writing tribe that he al iengh resolved 10 take out letters from the post0tce al all, unless the same eams DO stage paid. From the execution of which resolve the part of that distinguished parsonage, know of DO ~ effects or even ihcon- Nenienee having resulted. save that knowledge of his Intention to become The regular candidate of great political party, instead ot running as ib dependent candidate. was not communicated to lhe American public quito SO early ss 1t would have been had an earlier response been vouchssfed
 Sir, this is, perhsps, not exactly the Aug gastan bge of American liierature; but it is assuredly the age of pclde ItiGs--the age of ietter-wfiting and setter-reeeiving, with a vengeance. do net doubt that more letters wri;teu ia this countTy (and most of them without the least necessity or propTiety, private or puAic,f than ever known before, in any sge of the world. 10 be written ceiyed. Every man sad yoman, now-a days, that ean scFibbie distinct words paper and fold up nonsense in the form, of episte. feels ambitious of gaining sose notorieiy in this way. Well, since the profits of the pestohce depagtme nt enhanced by h. perbups we ought not 10 complain But yet, take it altogether, consider it in "a social and po Htcal point of view. great and growing evil. The
 most serious mischief connected with this state of things, though, l am bound to declare, arises from the propensity that certain Of our judges have re gently displayed to set themselves forth magnates of the ePis.siaFy tribe There is enc judge of the Supreme Court of the United States certain Jus tice Mctess-whoss pEoeliviiy for letter writing has displayed itself on several late occascRs iu osasive to every intelligent pu spirited and patriotic man in the republic. This persOnage fcrgeaui ef the wise precautionary arrangement provided by oar Ecnersted ancestors in tho frame work ot that consultation which he Is sworn to sup pcrt-sgainst the Interference of judges In political eeneeFns- --forgetfni unpsr6onabty regardless oG the nohle exadAple Of Marshall. Story, and other Hussroas judicial f1netionaries iD Inc earlier and, ifear better days of the republic; o5vious of the significant and imposing fact that the ancisnts caused justice 10 be paiated blind, rather with baHdaged eyes in order to suggest 10 such might ee called Co oielate n her sanctuary the high the Indispensable duty of keeping their miads exempt, at all imss. from passion or prejndiee-froin fear, favor or afecticn-from all undue sympathy for enrroanding objects, and all regard whatever to consequences 2crsouHI to themselves, calculated ;o bias their uRderSia ndugs and 70 delude them iato erroneous adjudieation, this judge though aseiing peculiar elevation and parity of heart and charac ter, which he would have believe has lifted him far beyond the reach of ss those contaminating in duences 10 which other poor mortais subject though he complains loudly of the gross degeneracy of the sge and geneAiion in which he lives and Pompoasly announces his oginiou 10 be that our people will never bs happy ani prosperous, and worthy of true respect and admiration that our in situations will never be well. and wisely, and sue cessfully maistained and administered, until what he is pleosed 10 cal aoyri iafaeace can be brought to brar upon this government; who dares 10 de- nouncS the selected caudiaes Of the great political parties of the country as mere pTi<e fgt:as-he even he. has. several grsso occasions lately as- serted his claim io recognition the most indecen
 offensive, malignant, factoas nnpe.Tio,ic aud con- temPtihle of ali the letter writers, whose multitude and heud-iSe qualities alike 5Estify me in ssyiHg that " their name is legion."
 The first rp.stlc general of his errainel scribe
 hich ssaii notice, is Inc one to wtich called the ttenton ot the Senate las' summer, in which he took it npon himself o lecture 'he ta ohouses of
 engTess uPoh their dutss; in which he presumed,
 the midst of pending wsf between his own .ouniry and foreign Ea'ioa-{a war ezninea'y just and necessary in itS inception, wisely, valianiIy and gtoIioIsY eondaeted; ana even.aaiing n sriie of domestic treaeheTy to he forgotten or for. gwen. ia the complete vindtcaton Of tLe national honor, aud ia the acquisition 0f territory SO vaiga ble as to attract in hands the simira,ion aaa envy of all the nations of the earth I-to urge upoh
 Congress that ne more pecunisry supplies shoaid be voted Tor the maintenance Of this war; E order that the government uiight be foteed, fer want of the sinews oi war, 10 withdraw our victorious armies from Inc ensmy's country in disgrace, without hay. ing achieved any of the objects whose attainment was necessary 10 honor and happiness as an in. dspehAeni nation. The mkt letter oF ,his judicial persOnsge -Rh!eh SAAI neticf--sEd the eAly remaining one which l care about noticing a, pfeseni---is ane xheh he committed the most srievous sin of which judge can b. gniify--in which he nndeEinok to adjuieate question before it had beer yet s..bmt'si 10 'im for decision, aud