The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1853-12-02
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fuG npssu AND TuE nan.
The exact mature q Judicial anihori.
y will snon b. A. distinctly de6ncI to
the popular mind az any oahcr peculiar
10 the Institutions a The Cnitc1 States.
There arc many smongs, az ia ihi. da-
sho have no other conception u the
Judicial Office than that derived from
The elementary and constitutional pre-.
csdents u Great Britain and out q
ih,, gross and sbsord misapprchension
q the Institution IN The United Siaie..
were II not for the good sense 81 the
people themselves. 90 should have an
arbitrary aud despo,ic exercise Of au.
ihoriiy yielded from the bench 10 con.
Ira,cn,ioa Of all the great principles Of
popular supremacy, Scarcely an issuc
arises bciH-en the bench ard the PEG.
PIE, bot We End sorne amongst us rcs.
dy At any sacrifice nf their own indie.
pendencc, 10 uphold by the old tophis.
tres incidental TO the maintenance Of
arbitrary poser. The assumptions Of The
Judiciary. take rha, form they will
That the bench Itself would be unwill.
ing 10 surrender any portion Of that i'm.
pei4ou. character which has ponained
10 Y Elsewhere, We might naturally su..
pee, bc- to the honor Of many who
have occupied that responsible station
Ia The United States, Ne aro pleased to
Say II il no, 20. Not few Of our jprisis
have distinctly recognized the difference
between the institution here and IN ku.
rupe, and have identified il with the
spirit 81 the Republic. Ga ihc other
hand, there arc members of the bench,
II the bar, and those among the people,
who arc clearly disposed 10 invest the
benefit Of the United States with char.
aoierstics akin 10 the mouarehical type.
IL becomes any Of u who meet with
such iendeheio. ia public TO resist hem,
IN firm but proper spirit, unaffected
10y The ignorance or imperiincnce with
which they are associated.
That the nature Of the Judicial Office
ia Europe, England lor instance, is cs-
sehiially different from the same Office
ia ihc United States, need. no demon
strai'oa. Bot the difference should be
popularity understood and appreciated.
The Judiciary Of England i. creature
OF ihc throne and the Judge is only
representative VI the monafch himself
Previous To the Magna Charia, the SUI
pfcnc evil court of England was nj
,.shel 10 lse King, person, and con
siilsieI n vital clement Of regal power
liy OTIS Sf the provisions Of that insiru-
nrui, ihis court VAS made stationary,
and ttus grea, slcp WINS taken towards
thai regularly. lad, pendenee and access
ibilay Of public justice 80 essential to
the maintenance Of the liberties Of the
people. This progressive principle es-
iabl,i,cd, 10 oommon With trial by jury
and the writ Of Aabods c0'pns, The Tyr
nnuieAl exercise Of the power remain.
ing pih the monarch Was measurably
RESTRAINED. "Measurably.' We say. be.
cause sipoc The reign Of John, popular
rights A. guaranteed by magma charta
have been gres'i, abused, and thai ihro'
The direct ~ill and power Of The reign
Ing monarch The judge Is nov APP
pointed ty the crown, aud even the tcn-
ute Of Office of the superior judges Of
Westminster v az. ioF loag time, held
sue,o.t TO the pleasure q the king. By
a legal lciion, The hing Is alvays sup.
posed 10 be present in The court. hence
nc have the form u scion, Ihe king or
Queen versus A. u. And The term
20. c." queens couatei, Is familiar 10
q, nav, ueder The reign c: Victoria.
We state ,i,n,e familiar fseis merely
By Wy Of iiiusirsiion, The judicial
poser sn tho n,ied SisIrs. .ike every
o,hef, "a the crcA,arc VI the supreme
Asiherly 49,, the people. Ilcnor the Poo-
pic by Lks legal fiction 10 ,ha, r,fcrr-
"a 10 as,o,o, arc al~sys Supposed 10 be-
yExaeisi IN oosift, and erimtnal helion,
arc bFeughi 10 the naFne ~ The people
--,hr State. Ippa this principle, the
J-etas have 30 "a 4isehAble r.sh, to be
presens dvsing ,h, rrogress o. all the
trials. c.sa ssa criminal. the eoaHs lse'
ing Ihs tseotie's oosrtA, sustained NJ their
eoss, sub,eci eniy 10 soch regulations ~
tsA, t,s hecsasary Cor the personal con
,ea,er.os u the oe,Srs a The oouri.--
u, the I,ee,.e. ne nHrief hos be ma,
be cbossu 10 ofScc Ite JodRe Is aslsoF
lad 10 90 ocft@la lhlnsG Bcsides ilils
he 10 Invested snh certain ,hscr,i,csA
~ posef % esforoe .hs order " ih'
eOuif and 70 maintain The adminisirs
nos q the la~. Auemp,, hsr. bcei
n.Ads 10 sAisnd ,ks doStIlre u conlcmis
sesoad il,s laIFiIOus q she ooon ,'seli
hi AsiGs frem ,lss d.sehArgc q ia daiy
ne ~seb os-sreoiise pcseu siii he 70
ssegUiss-d b, abe fsoepls. h tina ooon
Isy. oosr, bass oniy 10 disrhhrFr Thea
dssle. ,mpsftisil,, ard saA a pnope
regard 10 ,he euls q Pgtlie Josg.rs. u
enjoy PeFfces iSssooaiiy inom S'on,eaEa
u Ia. LssA ooE,ss.jr1 ll.Ai. i.ceass,
jvdgs kSa ssfburiiy % ~ certain gh.agi
he has also t.eseF 70 Dc o,hcrs, among
-kloA L ihsi Il cAolading ~ilaess,
And rrfsrs~uisiises a he prcss IN,
The coafs. 10 cfvcs ceisa.u eues The
ssyis a arguDets ,i.Ai &c DO Dai ash
E.ssl.eiy defer - and aaihlus oan :
more a.s -er~os 10 pstlle liberty shA
sscA a rflnsSr~t he.esef san-i inss l
ths hrsi trsos,oHi desslopem1ns a .
isIdaD1s pFrsrsx N asy u The deg~r
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lnsssaet. Z r~qssrvd IN Or f'sFfofThsl'
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