The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1856-03-28

ton of power made by Gov. Wells. Herein
lice the shocking cnormity OF the nc, con-
tcmplated by the Coalitionists. Judge
Davis 10 TO be removed in order that the
Court may be 20 constituted rs TO give u
certain opinion. We have heard IL intima-
ted that no successor may be appointed TO
Judge DAyis's p ace,-the Legislature aboi-
hhiny the Judgeship. This viii not alter
or af.ct the truth that the Court is emper-
cd with, and rcmodelsd, in order to insure
m opinion which will sustain parry meas
urc % Gar rs IL goes, II Is in fact saying TO
the Judiciary, "if you do not dec'd' thus
and 20, your places viii not know you much
loneerJ Indeed, we are well advised that
In the dark and secret caucuses, iron which
however, some things have leaked out,)
many members spoke decidedly in favor OF
asking the opinion Of the Supreme Court,
and requiring il within a week, and If 10
sustained Judge Davis, 10 address erery
member from The Bench. We can readily
believe that such design Is seriously cher
ished, and no man who will vote for Judge
Daviss removal could possibly excuse him,
self from applying the same principle TO all
other Judges who committed the grave
ofense of delivering an opinion not approved
by Samuel Wells, Phinelas Barnes and
Hastings Strickland-the worthy trio who
now represent the executive power OF the
State.
We well know that members Of any poli,-
ical organization are prone to exagSerate
and misrepresent the actsof their opponents,
but we submit il calmly, deliberately and
solemnly to the people OF Maine, II II be
not q fearful step for political party-no
matter what party-to assume the control
of the Judiciary, and to sit in Judgement as
a higher Court upon their decisionsf Yet
that il iust what Il now being done by the
Coalition party in the Legislature, and the
elample.-the dangerous, malignant exam
ple-if followed, will in few years 50 per.
vert our Courts that justice will be meted
out or withheld BY the creatures who SIT on
the B,nch, Just according to the political
character of him who sues for il. Gould
any calamity b, more crushing TO every true
interest," Of s.ciety!
At the bottom OF this whole movement
and chief instigat0r Of the blaok enormity,
IL SAMUEL WELLS, who occupies, only
20 dishonor, the .Gdbernatoriil chair OF
Milne. III, and Barnes and Strickland with
q few political oonfreres determined at the
outset of his administration that they could
carry on the Government without any as
sistlncc from the Judiciary. They set to
work therefore To exercise n dou1ttH power
which no public interest demanded resort
20, and removed every Sheriff and Register
In the State without stopping to ask OF the
SIprem, Jiiicial Court how the Executive
power was affected by the nsw amsndments
t. the constitution. They secuted the idea
cJntemptuously, and after the decision OF
Jads, Davis they determined to enforce tho
mandate OF the Governor at me point OF the
bayonet. The decision OF the Supreme B,nch
u which the question must finally 70, could
nj any ti,ac have becn had by Governor
Wills within week from his asking for it
bat rs when a member of the Court he was
proyerbially uncivil and regardless OF the
opinions of his associates, 80 rs Governor,
h. dsternin = to pay NJ hcd to their voice,
AMI the first one who attempts 10 question
his ex ,rcis, Of powsr, he brings to trial and
will doubtless succssd in r,mJyins from the
Bench. Such Is the executive tyranny and
usurpation 10 which the State is now sub
jectcl. HID any public interest demanded
this exercise Of powsr, W. should have been
glld 10 comm mi Gov. Wells for enforcing
his authority: hut when no exigency exists,
when his persistence in reckless course
only d,ransss and embrrlsses the plain bu-
sinsss transactions of the community-when
&" the extreme medicins Of the Constitution
Is to b, IN .is its daily bread" We feel called
upon 10 d,nounce him and his advisers rs
trs.cherous To their highest trusts-as enc
mics 10 the welfare of the State. We com
IN mi % tho careful and special attention OF
Slmuel Wells, the never-to-be-forgOtten
m kim l,ft u US by that spotlsss man and
abl, jurist, Chancellor Kent OF New York.
:" A prudent ersaiire officer, erccPi m such
cases Of pubic sriysncy a, demand instant
action, riH nercr erereise a douSfn! po1rsr,
bar ,ciH inroks the opinion Of those judicial
adrisery rhicA IN our general Gsrernmsni as
reH as IN the ssrsrai States, are rriseIy pro-
rided as aids and safeguards 10, as 'ssR as
restraints upon, the erereiss Of sIseIiire
trusts "