Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-02-21
DosnioiliatiIsg Notes.

4. Tho Delts u the It'll, In an srsiy,s
! under Ibis head. has tito following:
as ft,e Inv now EXISTS, fIsnter from
ndistnDt parish, who gives his nots In favor
OF Nsw Orleans merchant, hss To be
sued IN the parish Of his fesidencs. which.
IL exceedingly inconvenient md distofy
10 The holder. Our Dbt,ict Courts sss
In nscA ztsrish but oacs or fsstcc a yeav,
and only for lew days, and defendant.
may easily pfeffact snd coas,nus Il sais
| very long fimc, before mn sppesl u .sksn.
which nffords snother delay Of years,"
| Tie Delta has ei.her|na resd the law
relating 70 these matters, OF IL wilfully
perveHs tie facts. Tie truths, that ia.
stead Of tlisre being one or tseo ssssiona
of tl,s District Court In each parish. ttefa
are invariably fur; two of which srs
not jury terms, certainly but the Dslsa
should surely know that ir suits on prom.
isSury notes, etc, jutyltfial IL not al.
lowed, ,,ulsss on affidavitof defendaus, ,siias
he llap substantial defence. 30 tbas
sui,ofs upon pfomissofy notes, and bills OF
exchange. have an opportunity of bring.
Ing up their cases every three months
aud we are much mistaken, II, In New
Ofleans. cases are chilled more than teur
times ycar. TIE saiie grounds would
effect . continuance In ilie courts ilieres
as In those OF oaher parishes. We doubt
very much whether, II two suits upon
proIDissory notes were instituted nt tho
sans time, one in this pnnsh, ard one Ia
New Orleans, that The one brougli. In New
Onsans would he first decided. We i,sya
sonDe experience In this matter and csn
bear testimony that cssss are kept u long
In the breecl,es pocket OF the judges, In
tim. section, a. they are in thoas Of any
perambnating one III the conutfy.
The faull Ia not In the law. The Inv
provides for reasonably prompt trial of
suits. The defect IL III its administration;
md this will continue 10 le Tie case nDtit
] ,dgcs are selected because Of their abili-
ties and capacity for transacting business.
father tIian reward for partizan puf.
poses; or because no better appointment
could be madewitl,oat going into the ranks
opposed 10 tie dominant party.
Y II tile object BE- TO authorize parties 10
contract or a1fee that they mny be sued
In 4 parish other than that of their domi.
Gil, we conceive there 10 no necessity foe
. statute upon sl,e subject. The plea OF
doEicil IL personal one, and any man
may now waive IL II lie chooses.
II, The object be 10 authorize the insti-
tuition Of suits in the courts Of the city
sof New Orleans, against parties resident
in distant parts Of the State, without any
convention to that effect at the time the
delt Ii contracted, Then we trust no
attempt will be made to pass such . law.
aud we are confident II IL Is made, that IL
will most signaly faiI. Tie country las
some interest ID these matters, ~ well as
ite CRY; and i would be beautiful idea
truly, 10 allow persons In New Orteans
the right Of making those who happened
TO bs In their debt, travel hundreds Of
miles, and forced into strange forum Tor
tie settlement u their rights. Very ce..
tainly the country members would never
permit such thing. New OrDeans has
is enough in its power now, without ex.
tending the aubjection sny further. It's
commerce comes from inc country, and i.a
merchant princes support their establish.
ments from the commissions they make
upon the sale Of ths country's products.
II should be satisfied with this. in all
COINCIDENCE ii should not grasp at every
thing.
Il has been quite the fashion Of late 70
prats about the restraints on commercs
and capital in this State; and we are con-
stantly told that oH laws upon this SUBJ
ject. are less wise than those Of other
States. The examples Of the great and
prosperous elates n New Yofk and Penn
syIvahia are constantly bald MP % ".
Now we venture tOassert that no court
IN the city of Philadelphia has jurisdictions
q : salif On 2 prcn'asosy note against IN