The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1852-03-12
PUBLIC MEETING.

a meeting oil the cltlzens OF The County
Of Putnam, and those present from ad-
Joining Connlies took place at the Court
House in Kaida.
\ On motion Of w. M. Bell, Esq,
Hon. J. M. PALMER was called 10
the chair, and JAMES M. COFFIN.
BERRY was appointed secretary.
Judge PALMER, taking the clair, sta
ted the object of the meeting TO be Tor
the purpose Of an expression of opinion,
IN view of the novel proceedings OF the
Ohio Legislature, in the enactment Of the
law fixing the Terms Of the Court OF
Common Pleas, wi,hintbe several subdi-
visions Of The Sd Judicial District. Mr..
P. read that part Of The act fixing the
terms of holding Court in his own subd-
vision (being the 2d) and stated that sew
eral of .he Terms commenced on late
days ofihe week, that the fist term com.
menced on the Cd day OF March, and
that the officers Of court, members
Of The bar, or citizens generally, had not
had any notice of what the ac, reall y was,
on the morning of the first day of the
term, and that consequently the proper
business IF the court must fail OF being
attended 10 in consonance with the inter-
esls Of clients aud the public. Mi. p.
spoke at some length.
Mr.. HUBER cited facts and circumsian-
ces exhibiting, in strong relief, the unfit.
ness of the law. He showed that in Ger.
tain counties, where there was little or no
business, more terms and time had been
given than necessary, and that where
business really had an existence the
time has been Limited so tha, the court
could not have enough to do the business.
He said he was advised that the mem.
bers of the Legislature from Northwest
ern Ohio had demonstrated at Columbus,
again,t the passage Of the Bill in IFS pre-
sent shape, but without effect; that their
remonstrance was disregarded, and
that one or two members of the Ohio
Legislature, unacquainted with the
business Of this section, and the geog
raphy of this portion of the State, had
assumed to control the whole matter
ignoranily and unfi,ly, as the act showed
very decidedly.
Mr.. E. H. LELAND spoke briefly, and
reviewed the uniform disregard Of the
Northwest which has ever marked the
action of members Of the Ohio Legisla
ture, from other parts Of the State; il
proof of which, he stated number o
facts and circumstances. lie commend
ed, in view OF this state Of things, the ex
ercise in this case Of the inalienable righ
of grumbling, and alluded with sever
| ity 10 the manifest ignorance of ou
geography discovered in this law,..us fix
Ing courts 10 commence on Friday, &c
compelling clients and courts 10 hold ov
, er the Sabbath, at uncalled for expe nse
and concluded by moving the appoint
ment, by the Chair, Of a committee of five
, 10 express the sense OF the meeting rela
tive TO the law in question.
!. Which motion was put and carried.
The chair named Mesars. E. H. LIE
land, James Mackenzie, NJ. C. Whitley
r S. Sutton, N. Huber, and ]. NJ. Coffin
berry, such committee.
Mr.. Coffinberry thought it his duty T.
say that he had never known any act j
d the history of Legislative or judicial pre-
ceedings exhibiting greater disregar
Of public interests than was exhibited j
the enactment of this law. Clients ha1
ing Attorneys who practiced in contig'
Q GUS counties, such, as Putnam, AlleI
Wood, &c., find the terms placed in th
different subdivisions on the same day
!. and of course are deprived Of the servic
r of their Aattorueys, to the pecuniary in
jury of both client and Attorney, but ul
! timately entirely to the injury Of chent'
1 In this county, no notice had been ie
/ ceived, and no grand or petit jury hal
bd summoned, and no business can b
done. Why was this done? Why is j
: Mr.. C. asked, that we have ceased to b
, citizens, and have our judicial affail
: placed at the mercy Of arbitrary men wll
have shown themselves Ignorant of OF