Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-09-18


think that it will be the act of prudence and good policy
for people to confer this authority We think that
it holds out reasonable prospect of paying We think
that an opportunity is presented of solving this navga
ton problem to advantage We think that the work
promises to confer great benefits upon us and upon the
State and we think further, that after voting 100000
for the w c. Il Rutherford Railroad, ought not to
strain at 25 900 which promises nearer and better
Suits and for which there at least good guarantees
County Court-Accumulation of Business.
Our attention has been called to the fact that the bu
siness on docket for trial at County Court is
muatng from term to term and that causes remain from
quarter to quarter and from year to year. untrled and
unrcached and that this state of things keeps growing
progressively Members of the bar familiar with
the circumstances, that without the interven
ton of the Court the exercise of the power vested in
it of holding weeks term business cannot be reach
ed and serious delay of justice must be the consequence
1t is stated that fully two hundred cases the trial
docket for this term cannot he tried because they cam
| not be reached.
1t is further stated that sometime since, the docket
was gone through with--skimmed over-or the simple
reason that parties not ready for trials They
not ready because anticipated that the called
could be tried nor, indeed, could 1.-THE of them been
tried had the parties been ready and the knowledge Of
this fact constituted the true why the parties
not ready.
We understand that the law prescribes the mode in
which two weeks term shall be appointed by the
Cour-how notice thereof shall be given-how the jury
for the second week shall be chosen, etc, etc.
We have not the special law the subject before us,
but of course the Court has, and it remains with it to
take action. What is done promptly, is done wel,es
peciay in matters pertaining to the administration of
Justice where continued delay is in many cases. equiv
alent to virtual denial
The holding of second weeks Court here, we learn,
would not conflict with any other Court-County or
Superior.
i JUDICIAL INDEPENDENTLY Democratic Conven-
ton for the State of New York met last week at SYRIA
cuse and presented ticket for State officers Among
the officers to be chosen Judge of the Court of APP
peas the highest judicial tribunal in the State Judge
DEMO is the incumbent, and is a Democrat. He was
opposed to the act of the last Black Republican Legs
lature of the State of New ork passed for the subu
CATION of the City by deprivng it Of the control of its
own police &c He thought it unjust, mpolitic and
oppressive but unconstitutional and when the ques
ton of its constitutionalty before the Court OF
which he was member, he gave his opinion lawyer
and Judge in favour of its constitutionalty although
his feelings man were opposed to it as bad law.
Wei, the Democratic Convention met and renomina-
ted DEMO in the face of this fact They respected the
independence and purity of the Bench the less be
cause it lead Judge DEMO, Democrat and an opponent
of the law to give his opinion and decision urist
favor of its constitutiOnaty when that question cvme
before him.
The Democracy of New York have been for years q
dead drag the party of the Union. They have been
lead by class of men that could raise their heads
/ in any other State. But this last act redeems many
errors and deserves if fails secure it.
- Corrosive learn that the second bale by the w &
W. r. r., received here on the 9Th by Messrs Muir
ray Peacock, consignees, and sold for them by W C.
Howard, Broker, at POL, cents per pound 1t was
classed fair. Raised by William X. Lane, Esq, o.
Wayne county, who is of largest planters and
pays particular attention to having his cotton picked
clean, and carefully bundled for market.
Ell Vermont went pretty extensively Republican, Toe
much fanatcism and too many isms of all sorts il
e Maine and Vermont for Democracy to flourish there
. about these times.
From HAvANA.-The U. $. Steamship Catawba
arrived at Charleston brings dates from Havana to thu
9th inst Her is later than that brought by thu
Philadelphia at New Orleans.
e Ia The storm visited Richmond and PETERSBURG
shortly after it did this place 1t seems to have done
good deal of damage On Sunday at Norfolk, it blew
pretty heavily from the east but soon went down. NJ
u damage is reported.
The Republicans and Anti Democrats generally bav.
carried Maine by reduced majority, but still ont q
y hailing distance.