New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-02-05
ANOTHER ABOLITION MOVE.


We see that a remonstrance has been presented TO
the Legislature against Mr. Hancoeks bill for chang
ing tie yenre in what is called the Name ana IMAM
son case We are not surprised at this for the spirit
which originated that suit fears nothing 80 mucn as
Justice administered according to law.
II is one of the maxims of the common law ana one
of the best that we have inherited from the Engsh OF
the better time that every man has right 70 De tnea
the maxim; for a man ia best known by the people
that he is among and in the greater number OF cases
the WITNESSES of his conduct live near HIM.
But if there ever case in which the right TO
srcb trial ought to be guaranteed by law il Is ex-
actly that Of Judge Kane. He ID resident OF Pha-
dehia the party suing him lives here, the transaction
complained of occurred here, and all the witnesses are
within stones throw of the State House. Ii the
object were to get at Justice instead Of TO oppres why
compel him to travel of into another dl dct ana COM
pei all his witness and oil the plaintiff witnesses TO
travel there with him. in order that the truth may De
got at away from home, which can be obtained here
without trouble to any one
The case s still worse than this. The acts Of which
the plaintiff complains were committed by the Judge
in the asserted exercise Of his judicial functions The
persons by whom he must prove his innocence are the
officers Of the Court in which he was acting 10 eau
al these away from their duties here, clerks rnarsha
and the rest is seriously to embaHass the business OF
that Court and the public business which IL ntrsted
to Il. There is not working day in the year where
the interests of the Government aud the sultors would
not be preiudced by the absence Of these officers from
Philadelphia II may be, too, that the records OF the
CONT itself will be needed TO show what done there
that now constitutes the subject of complaint and why
il was done records of everyday reference IN the
everyday transaction Of our people. For what earthly
honest purpose should these officers and the records IN
their charge BE- carried down TO Delaware County TO
settle controversy that began here, and the parties 10
which live here
Do our friends in the Legislature want the reason
Every person in Philadelphia here knows II. Judge
Kane has his daily duties here, and have the officers
of his Court He il known here, and 40 are they.
More than all, Possmore Williamson il known here
too. Were the suit tired IN this city, II would DC nara
to find twelve men, outside OF the NOISY little squsd
TINT talks treneon at SAMSON street Hail. who would
not hiss the plaintiff out Of court. -
The snug little Abolition County In which Williamson
Il suing may manage things differently, and the County
Judge who, unless report wrongs him. s rabid Abo-
itionist bmself may be glad to help along. But Il
won't help them. The law has been already settled
beyond controversy or cav by the Judges OF our su-
preme Courts, and whatever may be done IN Dela-
ware County must come up for revision before them
The opinion Of the Legislature, as shown upon MI.
Mongomery's Report is on the same side And on
the same eide is the judgment OF every nghtrmnded
man. , 49,.
If snch an epthet as reasonable can appyto any OF
the tribe-s to vex, embarrass and make expenses.
The "Williamson Fund" Of which 30 much was
boasted some months ago, will doubt save the indi-
yidus whose name it bears from al cost on hs part,
and the malignant temper Of his friends may therefore
indulge itself gratis.
But h, il too much TO ask Of Democratic Legisla-
roe n Ls been the fortune Of our party at times TO
suffer from timorous counsels and halfway friends
Let Il not be that this Winter 10 add to this mean
cboly experience Of our weakness.
We believe that the Delaware County JudSe VINO
il 20 try the cause has already prejudged il. If we
mistake not, we raw him sitting the Bench Of the
Philadelphia Quarter Sessions, during the trial of the
Negroes who assailed Ambassador Wheeler. This was
a collateral branch Of the case now pending against
Judge Kane, and the fact Of Judge Hanes coming
from Delaware County endtaking seat on the Bench
Of our Criminal Court, evinces prejudice which
would endanger an impartial trial TO Judge Kane.