Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-01-12
County Judges.

In another column will be found the bill introduced
into the Legislature Of this State for the purpose OF
creating Court OF Pleas in Cumberland County, with
a local Judgeship, to supersede the present judicial
authority of the County Court reserving to the ma
gslrates the executive control Of county matters, In
regard 10 taxes county works, etc, at present.
The general opinion seems TO be that some such le-
gsation is required for New Hanover County. where,
from the nature of the business transacted, and the
floating character of the population in county con-
tanning active seaport town, promputude IS mat
ter Of vital importance, less than an intelligent ad-
mnistraton of Justice by Judge learned in the law
1t is also desirable that the Judge, to be appointed or
elected for this County, should have the power of is
suing certain wrts not now within the power of the
County Courts to ISSUE especially that of hG6eas
con pus as great inconvenience, and sometimes posi-
tive injustice arises from delay in issuing such writ
particularly in the of seafaring men and other
Tansient persons, to whom prompt hearing and ad
mission TO bail may be matter of pressing necessity
Such cases we know have occurred here. WTlts
of Injunction as allowed to the Judges of the Superb
or Court, should it appears, also be allowed to the
local Judge as in cases of rented and other property
much waste might be committed before such writs
at least during term time, when the Superior Judge
resident here may be absent on circuit.
However, we merely make these suggestions for
what they may be worth, without attaching any
greater importance TO them than properly belongs to
an unpIofessional opinion unenlightened by much
practical acquaintance with courts, out of which we
have had the good fortune, so far, to have kept We
feel less hesitation in avowing belief that the en-
actmeut of some such law is demanded for New Han.
over County, and that it would operate benehclally,
as also that the basis of all such Improved modes of
administering justice should be the honored Coun-
Court system, endeared 10 the people by old assoca
ation and essentially republican in its character
There is something which puzzles little in regard
to the election of the Judge for term of years. If he
is 10 be Judge, we find no provision in the con-
stituton for the election of Judges by the people
nor for any other tenure of office, than during good
behavior; if he is to be magistrate the oojec
ton seems to US to apply AT the same time, we "a
ther favor the mode of election, and the time of ser
vice, and we have no doubt but that the Judiciary
Committee will arrange all these things satisfactorily
DEBT OF THE FEDERAL GovERNMENT.-From tn
statement of F. Bigger, Register of the Treasury, w
learn that the whole outstanding debt of the Unite
States, including Treasury Notes, Funded and Tn
funded Debt etc, amounted on the 9th inst. TO Sal,
S7a,83I O5, of which 10 900 900 is in the hands G
Foreigners, the balance in the hands of citizens c
the United States. The interest payable on the For
eIgn Debt is about million one hundred and fort
thousand dollars. The whole amount redeemed sine
the creation of the several loans of 1912 3-6-'7 an
-, and the Texan indemnity of S5,301,675 90 ha
been $34392,9l5 90, of which $27,25O,556 % hi
been redeemed since the 4th of March, 1853 o.
of $5,30O00O redeemed since the LIST of July last bu
one million was held by foreigners SO that, incluC
ing the premium, at least five millions of dollars ha
within the last six months, been distributed anon
the American stockholders, and yet without any pc
Ceptib!e relief TO the money market. Nor does it a.
pear though the heavy arrivals of specie relieve
the pressure at all at the North. The current ST
sells so strongly to the produce regions that it max
no halt at the commercial centres. The followir
tables of the prices Of flour and wheat at New Yor
on the 1st of January in several years past, will
far towards explaining the mystery: