The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-03-21
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The udciar, Of South Carolina has ever
been regarded by the PEOPLE "f the State with
great niirctinn, reverence and inst pride. The
rrmine IF its members is nstaincd BY any
pub ic or priv tie drtalcaton or mi>ieasancp in
office their integrity, their ability, and the
devotion to the high and responsible dutie>
which they discharge have ~rarey been qme>-
toned and in all the sriIes which have agi.
taled our state, they have kept their robes un-
sullied, by never entering int" the political are
na to wicld the influence and the talent which
they possess to the advancement of party. Not
one of the thirty one States of the Union can
boast Of more hgh-tnned, pure, and aIlr i,r-
diciary than that of this State.
But even the Judges of South Carolina are
not more than men; they are actunrrI, con-
troll ii, and animated by feelings motives and
passions, common to us ali, and it Moud be
>uprrlatre folly to claim Tor them III ,rrire
exemption from these, or tn arr"gate III their
bcIIa:f any God-like quaiir> which might en-
ait them to hi @her sphere than that orcrrird
by them as men "t learning, talent, rrcprnach
able character, and s,cadf,>I fidelity to The i'm
prrtunt interests coniilcd lc their admini>ln
ton. That they a'r liah to he rrtit, d, fret
ted, and occasionally to become yrrvish. it
would br silly 10 den, for there i nnthrg
in the robes of Il Judge, "r in the h"norrd seat
hc fills, which can dive>t him Of lhr uu,,rus
ant ii,tI. courum;tanls Of fallen human m
uue
III the discharge "f his Judicial dalics he is
,i.rtet TO MANY ,,r,tv trials I, o,od uatnrp
and bland tpmnpr. which those who arc ,,r,,,p
10 cprsure cannot understand and >o"irtv
and rarliruIarly LAWYERS, have mot m,d,. surh
st,i,jrs IrwnrdS that u,uI t;m,. ,,,u,inu ~ T.,
h,r,. rarrrr.d sundrv IittIr ,,hst.u.I.. ,o ,I,..
t,I o,;,,,.,o,., - ,,,,,;o, hr,,I,,,.l,.,,L l ,
,;orrHn,rd sori,l rommn,,u .v,Ir.d .h,v.
the reach of ordinary crosses ard pruycya
lions
We have been induced 10 max" these IT,.
marks from The appearance nt an article in tie
Times Of Yesterday, crnsurlng Judge W Nlh">
for want "f patience, pns~rS>ug hasy Tea.
per which he cannot, and ira. cih!r feelings
which he will not control. Oar brother IF dr
quill speaks plainly, but nevertheless. III al,
hum Ic Judgment, ratlrr unnrc"<<ariI'. VI"
IA nj hr crrS in charging np"m these nli"-a'
nnbrcomilg traits Il" abrupt termination ri
the late term nI or c"nlt We were present
som" portion "I III" time "f every day. ard o
far Hs We could judy, great delay WIS "c'a
s."n"d nv the ah>cmcr "l wItncss'> in almost
every 'a+r "n the issue docket. line af''
time MAS that docket called over, bus WITH III"
>a'nr result, and 'nnrh "l the term hIi1 ne
I'm" O III" court, h''n OF h"tn l'ir's. was c'"'
>nmcd hN these l'nIllrss atrm!i> hrng
rA>"S L" tf''I: As l;'F rs we are competent ["
l"rnI an "rini"n, "e were Impressed wlh
judy" " ilhrr> h"XI't! t" try al III" ca>r>""
'Er docket, ana we are no; much >nFi'l>r'I I"
Irarn That h" was annoyed hN t'">'' il':'i'""'">
I" IA" h'i~i''rsS "f ~" court Nrd'd ''"t hiI'
pen. however, 10 observe AZ rXhI .I'I"n {" What
'''r r"I'1nI"rary aiir@e> against his h"r''r,
ha.rr temper or lras''bI" feelings. t" IN eNle''t
which demanded the crn>ureS he has written.
Ju!S" NIrhrr> state t" the bar that he wonli
r'"h'''' anu remain e%eeJ""y' '"r the >r'o"o
week "a '"e '"r'n, II the cases were ''r'a'" !"
De r|HIy' ana Ii t"'l 'h'nsht tn''r nrI'"E
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