Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1851-03-26

have usually been held only one week, and the Marcel
and September terms. only TWO weeks each, and. con
sequenty undue number Of trials have been throw
into the December terms.
Ii is the opinion of the Clerk Of the Courts and 9TH
ers well acquainted with the subject. That if the Marcel
and September terms should be extended to an
length Of from three to four weeks with the usual tern
of week in june and from eight to ten weeks at the
December TERMS the docket would be cleared each yeal
of all cases for trial when the parties were prepared
and accumulation of cases on the docket take place
We think such change in the arrangement Of the
terms of the Court is desirable.
Another ofthe evils much enlarged upon in the Fitch
burg Address, the expense of gation and this with
the other alleged evils are represented as so great that
in innumerabe instances sthe final verdict has been
but mockery of JUSTICE, and that the poor and un-
ended too, in the majority of instances have been the
principal sufferers from this unhappy state of things
and have found the law as necessarily here admins
tered, literal barrier in the path of justice''
This is very dark picture. One in which we think
our citizens generally would recognise the resem
bance to old Worcester County. 1t is also little diff
cult to perceive why the "poor and the mfrended in
the majority Of instances, have been the principal su-
ferers''
We should think that the statistics on which this
statement is founded have been got up in the same
manner the statistics for the in the Address
as to the number of actions on the docket.
The expenses of litigation are, undoubtedly, increas-
ed diminished by the fact that parties and their wit
travel greater less distance to Court and for
this reason the distance of some of the towns in the
county, from Worcester renders litigation more expen
sive the inhabitants of those towns than 10 others
living nearer TO the shire town. But the nconvenen-
ces from that greater now than they al
ways have been, and indeed of late they have been
very much diminished by the increased facilities Of
travelling by railroads.
We should also take il consideration that the
expenses of Court Houses and supporting Courts,
is very great, and that all persons live within
sight of Court House, even if it were desirable and
that it is question of expediency balancing of evils
and inconvenience. to determine whether any of the
towns in this county so far distant from Worcester
require the additional expense of erecting
new Court House and other County buildings creating
and supporting set of officers, and mourning all
the other expenses incident creating and carrying on
the organization Of county. in order to save the
small additional expense of travelling to Worcester
rather than to Fitchburg Would it be wise or expe-
die1t thus levy the inhabitants of those towns
greatly increased expense and annual tax to save an in
considerable to few of their ltgating citizens
We think the public good requires no such encourage
mens to litigation. We believe that majority of the
people of the towns proposed to be embodied in the
county, do not desire ask it. And that the mi
nority in those who in favor of the dsunion
are laborng under erroneous impression to the
Of the evils be remedied the inadequacy Of
the proposed remedy and the numerous disadvantages
which would result from its adoption.
How is the division of the county to remedy the ex-
listing evils It's true it might diminish, in small
degree the expenses of tgants in some towns that
would be nearer their shire town. than they now are
but this 'rihing gain them would be purchased at
very great cost to the whole people
Would the division facilitate the business of the
Courts, and expedite the administration of Justice?
1t is contended that ii would How would it be done!
The Judges Of the Court of Common Pleas are now
very fully occupied by the of the Court in the
several counties Can they do the business any fast
er by adding another county, On the contrary,
there is always some loss of time in closing term
of Court IN one place, and going and commencing
If Court in another place Ifths county were divided
into two counties with three or four terms in each,
the Judges of the Courts would do the business no
faster than they the county is now. By the
division, and the addition Of three or four new terms
OF the Court in location, the labor of the Court
would be undoubtedly increased, and the appoint
ment of an additional Judge of that Court might be
: come necessary.
Fthecounty should be divided, as proposed, the
expenses of the old county of Worcester would not
be diminished to any considerable extent if at all.
The same number of county officers would be re-
CURED, and the same salaries would be paid and
the necessary effect ofcreating the new county, would
be to bring into existence In the new county, new
set of county officers equal in number to the present
county officers of this county, and this must neces-
sariy throw upon the people greatly increased
burden oftaxes, IN one form or another in addition
TO the expenses of county buildings.
Then, too, the records arc here, and the citizens
Of the county would have to come here to exam
Inc their titles TO real estate up to the time OF the
organization of the county, and then 30 to Fitch
burg to finish the examination The increase Of
travel and trouble, and expense, in doing this should
e not be overlooked
We would respectfully invite the people of Wor-
cester North to give this question of the division o.
the county calm, deliberate and careful considera.
tion-to examine both sides Of the question, and
weigh well the advantages and disadyantaoae b;ot