The southern press., 1851-12-23

hiacuoil ihts uepenus pTtatiy upon Inc tenure
by which they hold their offices When this i,
the will OF the crown, experience shows thai
Judges inevitably become the tools Of arbitrary
power. In this State the judges are elected by
+ the people; and If this is to affect their indie
prndence-if it is TO make them the tools Of
4 party-there will be- little to choose between the
judges Of republic and the judges cf despot
! And these predictions will be fulfilled if the!I
nomination or election is to depend upon party
or, what isfar worse, upon the leaders of parties
as they are too frequently conducted. What
then does this toast suggest! IL is that the true
guarantee OF the independence of your Judges Is
that Of those by Whom they are chosen. This
is beginning To bc the prevailing sentiment in
| the community, as was manifested in our late
election--n tho votes east for the Judge who
presides in the court to which | belong.
| Cheers, ".
| This was Il proper tribute to his ability and
integrity Judge ID. proceeded: There were
other things he wished to say. There were
some who censure the attention of the judges
on the present occasion. lie would not apollo.
gize for it. But the judiciary and the bar ought
never TO be separated on such an occasion as
this. But there were special reasons why they
should unite in praise and honor to our Illus
trious guest Cheers, All who have studied
his actions and his speeches, and who h d
formed a right estimate of his character, would
concede this to be true, This estimate must not
| be founded on partial view. All his titles to
approx ton must BE- united. He must not sim
| ply be reglld d the bold and wise ssentcr
TO his coHntry's freedom. Neither his affection.
nor his hopes, are limited to hi, own country.
lie is devoted to the cause Of the people against
their pre-sors--dpepy impressed with the
necessity of lai,ing his p'ople politically and So
cially. He j. republican,. AID even in England
he frankly ayowcd 10 be such Cheers !
| HIS speeches and prncamatous ut homeland
above all, his magnificent discourses delivered
in England, concIusvely prove that he is en-
dowed with all the attributes Of IN orator and
Il statesman. Cheers. He is fitted, by his
knowledge and MS wisdom, To sway the councils
and 10 rule the destinies Of II nation. Nor is
this all. Thee all prove that he is, in the best
sense Of the word, Il conservative statesman-
that he is resolved TO maintain thos. time hal
10 we'd ins;itu ions on which the peace and we'll
being of society depends. He is republican
but he is not Il Jacohih-aot socialist
Cheers. lie is a republican of the true color
the color Of our boundless skies and pro-
tecting heaven-Iiot Of the red of France, re
minding ns of Murat. Il Ddnton, or Il Robes,
pierre. tie sees, and he condemns the abuses
that exist undr the cid monarches Of Europe,
and he must know that until these forms he
changed, those abuses must still exist. He is
equally foe to those insane thrones which seek
to destroy the Institutions Of scciety-property,
marriage, and all tile relations of home. His
principles are not those Of s0ciasm-and it is
a caunny to say they are. He had studied his
actions and his speeches, and i! there is truth in
man, his mind is not very profoundly philo.
ISpp hut
to the contrary, ought to be repealed as the
West calumny. The freedom he seeks to es.
tablish, is that which We enj"y-the freedom 81
a well balanced, representative democracy. In
short, the freedom that he values is that which
it is the paramount duty of your judges 10 watch
over and preserve. Here it is proper their voices
should be heard in the national chorus of APP
plause that has greeted his arrival-a choru.
that, he hoped, each hour would contribute to
! swell. Cheers. IL was the voice of nation
that had weic med him to our shores.
il has been chorus of perfect unanimity, for
the exception had been too few to deserve no.
tie. Long and prolonged applause. The mod
cratic he had shown, the constructive wisdom
as well "a the ardor he has displayed, and the
admirable sentiments Of his dscourse-t is these
that have impressed on the minds of the people
deep conviction as I" the moral elements of his
intellect. Cheers lie felt bound 10 say, TO
prevent DEMONSTRATION on bis own behalf, ~
well as that OF large number Of brethren of tn
bench and the bar,-thai he must not be under
stood as asserting, or wished 10 be understood
asserting 10 the sentiments our guest has
submitted in re. ard 10 the policy Of on. govern
ment ICrics Of w. do :" I'VE do:" aud
three cheers Tor Kossurh Nothing had struck
him With so much admiration rs his noble frank.
l.. & a hot 81 f,,,, 10. 4
in return GCries Of "Kossuth's right; he's right"
&c He veuturrd to say that ii he could not
be heard, mischief had been ALREADY done, and
Americans could not be listened 10. II was not
his purpose TO enter upon any discussion of de-
bateablc question. He wished only TO say that
the scntments-[Cries of Print that in tie
Courier and Enquirer the questions that the
sentiments Of our guest suggest are regarded
by many as the most deeply interesting Of any
that have ever been raised since the ,undation
OF our government And many of us doubt
"hcther II is safe that such propositions should
be first submitted 10 popular a.semblies-when
reasons only on one side are heard. They IN.
volve sudden and violent departure from the
settled policy Of our governmental policy not
founded on temporary eXp.diency, but on the
principle Of our Constitution. Such propositions
Onght not {, b. adopted until understood in all
their consed uencrs-unil subjected TO thor
ough discussion. L,nd i-.cS aud cries arose.
and order wa. with great difficulty restored. A
violent alteration afose between two gentlemen
Ia the room-lo1d erie, grodnS, chsers, &c . &c,
g., arose, and the whole TO IN was for some
minutes a scene OF perfect disorder Judge
Dncr said ne had done Such was biz confidence
ia Kossuth, That be- thought every day he re-.
mained-- Loud cries aud confusion again a.
Jo.c
A Voioe-I appeal from Judge Deer TO The
people. lie has $50 business TO speak in that
way here.
Loui cries Interrupted him. and the room
was still in the utmost disorder Thi, lasted
several nj .uics ~ the midst 81 il, Judge Duer
closed bv predicting that the blessings Of the
mali n wound follow No suth on his return.
lTarcc tremendous cheers were here given
far kossr,h. followed by three more aud lond
applause, and ca l. for "Ko.suih"l
The chair tBouclt 60 give the next general
toast, but found Il impossible TO do so. After
some moments of confusion n gentleman rose