The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1857-1858, 1857-11-18

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uere as liberty - DO - and tt Was nobody
eaAness. And we were - fres m the wind
j ~ what vs psAsed-to let loose our siahdei
ons tongues - e0oaGhs be1e Nay i pleas
me Court theis 2 40 power n this country y
aonage g Restrain - i. We have got the libsrt.
q speech aud oH sAe prooe and Ne viii maiu
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| 1hs respondent hers. nr. Dsnham. has sesl
proper g pablish a afticie which has beel
Nea. 1e nay mos have boen psOper-it maj
Ave besn unjoss towards this Court. Bat, Gir
= mad perfect right e make the publicatjol
Iaad shis Court hasho power 70 Punish him io
eave b IN Impartial trial before . jury Of hi
ceuntfynen. Tue Court has NO advantage 0vel
private citxen-no immunity from censure-
~ eeAr chamber OF tnqaidtoriaf powers 70 b
eeed u punishtng thoes tt may consider its enc
NO. 6uch power would b contrary TO thl
eplsis q our 1nstitasisas conssafy to the spur
and ha6iss q our people. ~
bat nay IL pasass the Court, Instead Of argu-
ing TINS case further propose to read in the
hearing Of the Court the optniOns Of leading
minds who have, - Il wsre, exhausted the
subject These fsrnarks are precisely in point
-thess epeechss are besser than any can mako
and propose 70 read from them ~ my own.
y propoee 70 Rad ffous report Of the trial
o. Judge feok on an impeachmant~-s cass,
may ts pleas the Court precisely similar % this
we're your honor impeAched and on your trial.
Aud alehough Jadge Peck, bslieve, escaped Q
convacuon ostoee the Senate, yet he was crushed.
hia case has been warning and . beacon 70 b
eyoadsd- cas- has stood forth q an sx.
emp'e q en u9luss Judge. IN this cese Ne have
ne se eemsf1s Of Judge Ambrose spencer. Ar.
Aerc0itn, X. Buchanan aud othsrs-men Of Z
wofia Woe fepufaho1, whose optnicns were
snsuiea 70 great Nelget
~. osafr snen read q connoerao!e length
,.Om SocGe opencer - 70 wnat constituted Ja-
olcaas ouences ana was properly pan,shaols in .
susnnsty manner. AFTER clearly dennlng the
powers wn'cn nad been gwen TO Courts tor their
pEesesyau0o ana profession ana IN order that
tney might % enabled e exercise the Judicial
powets conlsffed oy sne Leeisiatafe. ne showed
suss 1e OOurss nao nos sne power OF arrest
eno summary ponisnment, without trial 0y Jury,
~ cases OF noel. because tn's was an exercise
~ power Wn'cn sne Aeelssasure tnat created
tsem old NOT possess and therefore could mot
confer upon the Courts. Contempes Of authority
IN relation TO pending and undecided case, 40
cord'ng to Judge Spencer. might prejudice one
OF the parties, Or it might insimidate the Court,
and thus it might obstruct and disturb the
pure and fearless administration Of justice !:
these contemrts might require immediate sup
preston; but when cause had been termi-
mated aud ceased TO be pending. no such cOnse-
quence could take place, and, therefore, with
respect 70 such causes or hearings NO such
power was necessary, nor given. When Con-
gress authorized all the Courts, in the very act
creating them, to pNNish by fns 0Hd inprison-
asent all contsmpts Of authority IN any case or
hsaviag before the same; they negated the pow
or to punish in that manner, all contempts Of
authority In any case or hearing not before
these Courts. contend that the power was
not only negated - to such causes - were not
pending. but that 1t involved an absolute alb.
surdity to suppose there can be . contempt Of
aafh0rity committed ~ to Q cause NO longer be-
fore Court
contend that after cause has been deci.
ded finally, aud passed from the cognizance
Of the Court deciding, it 10 perfectly lawful
by the common law tor any man TO comment
ON the decision, 20 expose i's errors, ana even
20 censuse y, Ptcs'ueo 'uere oe w ~, He
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Nay it please the Coure, tnas 70 Jadge Spen'
cer-and take occasoa 70 say tnss We usse
not particle OF Isw 70 Iowa tne. - s,. wIl'n
pinch OF snun that dio NOS come from AmOFoso
Spencer
Now wish TO read little authority from an
old fogie, An old fog'e, may il please the Court:
In whose opinion hope your honor - &ood
democrat will place implicit commence. IL u