The Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1854-1855, 1855-08-30


In yesterdays issue. we promised further
notice Of the topics indicated by our caption.
This promise we now redeem. and in doing
50. We deeply regret that we must make state
ments aud assume positions, which cannot re-
Meet much iustre upon one of the Judges of
our highest State Court
The venerable Judge Blackford was super
ceded by his Honor Judge Perkins The
wisdom or Justice of this does not concern us
now. Ii was done. and the gentleman, with
Two others concurring can strike down any
OF our laws. render imperative any statute,
no matter low replets with wisdom, and nul-
lify the expressed will of the whole people.
How important that he "meekly bear such
great faeullies"-that he lend not the sane
ton Of his name to defeat the ends of law,
aud that he shall specially forbear deciding
upon any matter to be brought before his tri-
bunal, until he has given it q patient and i'm
partial hearing.
lie should solemnlv and sacredlv avoid all
Hparte decisions, but il. in the heat OF excited
feeling. he has been betrayed into such deei-
SION, unofficial though it be. he should not be
upon the Bench when such cause is argued.
Such were mockery of Justice.
Now In reference 10 the Prohbitory Law
We submit that for Judge Perkins To pretend
to hear argument and examine law, is = mere
farce-is mere sham. tie has been, from TIE
outset, the aro,red zoe Of tie Lar.
We believe it Is true that he did advise Gov
Wright to sign the bill This might be hard
TO understand. We're not the designs of the
Bright men TO make the Governor a victim TO
the law, so well known Yet we believe that
the Hon. Judge dare not deny that he framed
and wrote out carefully worded Veto Mes
sage for the Governor. arguing the unconstitu-
uonality of the law proving that unconsti-
'utional which he had advised his Excellency
sign tie may say the Message was writ
ten IA coincidence and was to be held a secret
In That matter we have nothing TO do But
We have something to do and TO saw when he
afterwards comes forward and takes his seat
20 pass his official decision upon that same
Measure
one OF our contemporaries deprecates the
notices taken of the Court by the Temperance
press, as designed 10 influence the Judiciary
ana thus deiea. the ends of Justice Soitly
Eehlemen-''measure for measure Wha
Il shall appear that the eminent Judge frs
ooH 'his matter into the newspaper columns
ana sought to WELD the power OF the pres,
against the law Suppose we show tha
'his tmparhaA, hesesf purity lorino. incor
he
the scribbier into his awful. official fp,,.rs
10 manufacture public sentiment against Ii,
law II So, having taken the pen. let hin
abide by the result of the pen.
Las. spring there appeared in the JrTsr,,
ntaa. OF Richmond, hetter headed Indian
sspohs Correspondence" and signed p
Il bears date of March l2th. Il is gener
dissection of the Legislature. Governor. an
Attorney General. with slight slusion
'adgs blsekford and the Reporter.
this Indianapolis correspondent has bee
understood to be Judge Perkins-the pre-.
mas so charged, and. so far as we have see,
ne mas never denied it. The letter itself cor
"'ns strong internal evidence Of being h
production, and~indubitsble proof Of iudici.
paternity He denounces the Legislature fc
aesieeiins the judiciary. snd refusing to il
crease the salary of Judges. and SAYS: "A
ua' could De done for thi. department wa
one miserable act 10 embarrass and delay II
business Of the supreme Court. 1t is som,
WAT surprising that such persevsring sffor