Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1854-12-22

Judiciary Reform In tho District.
The following synopsis Of the provisions Of
the bill for reorgsnizing chs Judiciary system
Of the District d Colunbia, which yesterday
passed the House. we find in this morning
| Sentinel.
The preamble sets forth that since the retroces,
sion OF Alexandra county 10 the State Of Virginia,
/ It has become expedent 10 reduce the number Of
judges In this District, and curtail the Judicial
penses thereof and that 1t is represented by citi
zcns Of the District that the courts shall be
| ganlzed and Its laws refoned and improved.
The bill aboshes the circuit court, the district
court, the orphans court, and the criminal court,
including the Offices Of judges and other Offices
connected Herewith. In place Of those, it esab-
fishes court Of common pleas with single judge,
to hold three terms year; criminal court, with
one judge, TO hold four terms year the Office Of
register Of wills Is abolished, the powers and duties
thereof being vested in and performed by the clerk
| of the court Of equity, which is established a
| court of appeals to be composed OF the three
judges respectively, of the court of equity, the
court Of common pleas, and the criminal court.
Each Of the courts is empowered to appoint a
clerk who shall be entitled TO the usual fees. In
case either Of the judges shall at any time be dis
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ness, absence, or being interested or having been
of counsel or be otherwise incapacitated 1t shall
be the duty ofone Of the other judges who may at
such time be least engaged in holding court, TO
perform such duty during such incapacity.
II is provided that persons who may hereafter
be charged with offences not Of the degree Of "a
capital or otherwise infamous crime, may, upon
their waiver Of trial by jury betred before judge
/ of the criminal court, without jury. In case the
Il rbo uIollr FIR
he shall be tried by his consent without present
ment or indictment; parties In jail to have pri.
ority Of trial
In cases where it may appear fair and impair
tia trial cannot be had before jury, composed in
whole or in part Of citizens of the county, It shall
be the duty of the court before which such case
may be for trial, to order jury, composed exclu-
sivey Of citizens not resident in the places except
ed to by the accused party and for that purpose
the court may order special venire. n
| Each of the judges of the courts is to be paid
an annual salary Of $4,000. No person above the
age Of sixty years is to be appointed judge.
.Ea NJ 1 ~ ~
| Mr.. SouIe Burst Out.
We knew, says the New York Express, that Mr..
| Soule could not keep in! We were absolutely
certain that he would explode! He had kissing
within his warm heart, we knew, the steam Of his
pent up letter to Mr. Mason, and we felt sure, -
that in spite of himself 1t would burst out, as it
has in some correspondence between Mr.. Charles
| Riberolles and M. Hypolyte Magen, m active mem
| Der of the London Central Democratic Committee,
and personal friend Of Mr.. Sonlc. 1t appears in
the Journal L'Homme, under date Of the 18th Of
From L'Homme.)
Disdaining the distinction which Bonaparte had
sought to establish between the ambassador and a
private gentleman, and not wishing that the syco-
plant Emperor should reserve to himself this means
of explaining away excusng adisgraceful retreat,
Mr.. Soule did not hesitate to follow the man Of
1 December on the personal ground to which he was
| invited. He wrote thus to Mr.. Mason:
| This case viii not admit of any equiyocation
OF nm outrage which attacks my public character,
NJ Bomparte cndeavors to make thus trdiy and
crafty personal affront, my antecedents, he has
| told you being Of nature to provoke the atten-
ton Of the imperial government
"Wel will oppose my antecedents to those of
my insulter.
GAS you know, exiled myself voluntarily in
| 1926, to escape prosecutions brought upon me by
the ardent struggle in which had engaged against
the deplorablc policy naugurated by the accession
of Charles x. to the throne Of France, and which
in 1850 led to the breaking by the people of tho
crown of that monarch.
"While was studying liberty in the country Of
| my adoption while was devoting myself to seri-
ous ptfsuits--thanks to which have been able TO
become what ANN. Louis Bonaparte, twice q
rebel and once murderer, appeared as a criminal
before the grand tribunal Of the nation over which
he at present reigns as insolent despot, and
condemned TO an ignominous punishment.
| "While senator elected by the free and unso-
cited suffiages of the State Of Louisiana mount
| ed the steps of the Capitol, M. Louis Bonaparte
was bathing in the blood of people massacrcd by
the sbirros whom he had just enrolled to make
them the monsters of his appetites and coyetous-
ness" bat
After mailing to the pillosy and lashing thus Sc
verey the pitiful Hero Of &rus6ourg, Boulogne,
and the Partisan boulevards, Mr.. Soule briefly re-
erring to thensult at Calais transmitted by Drouyn
de rHuys, exclaimed, with crushing disdain, You
can understand that an outrage offered me by the
valet of such master has not and cannot possibly
wound me-
Treating, then, the question in diplomatic point
Of view, Mr.. Soule invokes the authority OF NJ Mar
tens whose book serves as q sort of guide 10 d.
plomats, and triumphantly destroys the miserable
quibbles of his overwhelmed adversary y
lie begged Of Mr.. Mason to address a copy of
this energetic letter to N. Drouyn de rHuys, and
he did not traverse the imperial territories until
| the communication had taken place.
| N. Drouyn de LHuys read II, and the cowardly
minister burst out into an explosion Of anger he
mainIesteu, " ~ huu, utslre 70 ueHaiiu shusiac-
! ton by hostile meeting, but when Mr.. Soule,
ready to respond TO his wishes arrived proudly in
Paris, NJ Drouyn prudently held his tongue like
| his master.
1 had promised TO postpone the publication Of
the official document, the second page Of which
have quoted to you; but l have freed myself from
/ this promise in order TO render homage TO the
truth which the Moniteur oHends with such re-
voting shamelessnes'.
/
General Webb, editor Of the Courier and
Enquirer winds up long article on the pres
ent aspect Of European affairs, with the follow
ing speculations:
Somewhere about the middle Of January, we
shall expect 10 announce TO readers the fall Of
Sebastopo; and Simultaneous with that event the
final determination Of Austria and Prussia to act
in concert with the Western Powers. If so, the