Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1852-10-07
THURSDAY MORNING, SEPT. so, 1852
Carter,s Indiana Reports.

We copy the following lattering notice of this work
from the September number of the Western Law Jour-
nal, published in Cincinnati and edited by Hon. t.
Walker, and M. E. Curwen, Esq. In addition to the
notice the Law Journal copies nearly five pages of the
Reporters syllabus Of many of the most important
cases:
f'The reader familiar with Blackford's Reports would
not discover in opening this voume without seeing the
name Of the Reporter that there had been any change
made since the publication Of Judge BIackford's eighth
volume The binding, paper, typography, plan and
rangement OF the work. precisely like those of that
celebrated reporter In this Mr. Carter has acted with
commendable wisdom and modesty The habit of the
American Judges in giving written judgements when
sitting in bank, introduced, believe, by Judge
Kent leaves little to the reporter to do but arrange
the cases prepare the syllabus and indexes and read
The proofs Upon the fidelity with which this is done
the American reporter must hope to build that sma
Immortality" which Lord Campbell says is awarded to
reporters And this Mr. Carter has done we'll Of the
two hundred and twenty-five cases reported in this vol
ume one hundred and eighty have been already reported
by Judge Smith
The judgments being written by the Judges them
selves, and not taken down, as in England by the re-
porters of the in both Smith
and Carter except that Judge Smith has in OF his
cases, either omitted irrelevant passages or made them
part of the of the case.
The brevty OF the Indiana ludgments-the secret Of
their success-is admirable. The rule adopted by the
Supreme Court of that State understand be- that
judgment shall be published, until it has been
Iuy revised Dy cft Ws meWOeTSU U the COur ana neDce
all loose expressions, all the small wit of nisi prius
cases. all the bad O sarcasms and personal talk "
is excluded and the bar n Indiana know exactly who
is responsible Tor the published decision and that its
stability may be relied upon"
1t is sorhy Of remark thai the decisions of our Su-
preme Judges without nvidours distinctions have been
the subject Of unqualified appreciation whenever men.
toned by members of the bar all lie United States
The last paragraph quoted above is but th substance
what said by legal gentlemen of emnence and
influence whenever Supreme Bench and its decisions
the subjects of 1t reserved for portion
Of the press Of this State influence alone by malignant
personal and partisan feelings attempt impeach
these decisions which have done honor State and
the capacity of Of the Judgesthe only who
candidate for reelecton-and who possesses in emf
nen degree the respect and esteem only of the bar
Indiana and of his immediate neghbors but also Of
nent members Of the legal profession in every State
the nation without distinction Of party The fast,
however, that Judge Perkins is Democratic candidate
for Supreme Judge, sufficient reason in the estima-
ton Of portion of the Wing press why he should be
assailed and his legal abilities impeached And the
same time that they thus magning Judge Per-
kns for being Democrat they are hypocrtcay rails
ing the cry tha politics should be brought into the
judiciary" If they believe what they say why do they
assail Judge Perkins Their hypocrisy and unworthy
motives are however, too transparent to deceive any
body and the election day will prove that the people
will sustain who has performed his duties ably
and faithfully Judge Perkins has, spite Of rancroous
assaults dictated BY partisan personal enmity and
malgnity.