The Trinity journal., 1857-02-07
COMMUNICATED.
Change of our Judicial District.-Mr. Burch's Bill.

am unable to gather the reasons that influence
our Representative to change our pre- .ent Judi
cial District. He entities his Bill " An Act con-
cernng the Sth, 9th and 18th Judicial Districts
of this State and the Judges thereof" We are
under the impression that the objects embraced
in the body of this bill would better justify the
style " An act to emascuate Trinity County and
render it subordinate to Shasta, as also to choke
litigation"
1t is very certain that Mr.. Burch in this ecccn-
trio movement has been controlled by no advice
from the bar of which he is member, or any
number of his immediate constituents. The ad-
vantages which his bill would confer on Shasta
County and the fusome cncomiums which have
been heaped upon him by the Shasta press, lead
inevitably to the conclusion that he is doing the
behests of that large and populous county to the
great detrimcnt of those who confided their in
tcrests to his charge. I have now to learn for
the first time that the present judicial division is
unsatisfactory to the people of Trinity or that
the present incumbent of the District Judgcship
of the 18th Judicial District is wanting in capac-
ity or integrity. Judge Williams received the
unanimous recommendation of the bar of Wca-
vcrvlle.
The contemplated law makes Judge DANGER
field the District Judge of Trinity County for the
remainder of his term, irrespective of the wishes
and sufragcs of the good people of th's county.
Now the Constitution provides for an elective ju-
dietary, but how imperative and farccal the pro-
vision when legislative enactment by change
Of districts can fasten Judge upon county in
whose elevation they have not contributed.
No doubt Judge Daingerfeld is a good and com.
potent man, nor is it in regard to the unconsttu-
tonalty of the net that we now argue The time
will come when period will arrive to Judge
Daingerfcld's term of office, and then will the
humble voice Of poor Trinity be smothcrcd up in
the united cries Of Shasta and Siskiyou. A mere
judicial tail and appendNgc now to Shasta, upon
new election Trinity County will become babe
in the hands of two giants Hence it is that
Trinity will lie shorn of its strength and become
completely cmaSculatcd by the action of its own
representative.
There is some advantage to liteants as well rs.
lawyers in having resident Jllrar---%Tf Mr.
BUrch bill becomes law C~1TIICre chamber order
would require Elr14ito IN % Shasta A foreign judge
r. ->'V.. NJ, 20 hurry through his docket. Iii,
nome and pleasures lie without the precincts o
Trinity. The h0beas corpus will become entirely
a creature Of the County Judge. We shall wit
ness no more Of that leisure and accommodation
which have hitherto characterized our residen
District Judges Judge Williams was engaged
for five weeks in holding the last term of the Dis
trict Court.
Save in probate cases the Supreme Court ha
driven into the District Court all controversies
involving an amount exceeding two hundred dol
lars bat Mr.. Burch's bill contcmplatcs a lcga
: millennium. We have believed that it was hare
for litigants to await the tardy coming of h
quarterly terms OF the District Court but the bill
under consideration reduces the terms to thre
during the year.
4 good, very good thing for Judge danger
field is Mr.. Burch's BILL Residing in Shasta, HI
will he enabled to make three pleasant mountain
trips in the pleasant months of the year. with
salary Of two thousand dollars per year.
The bill of Mr.. Burch is Il bad one. lie ha
better abolish Trinity County and make Shas
the county seat Of Trinity and Shasta combined
Mr.. Burch may secure the thangs of Shasta ant
Judge Daingcriicld but not Of Trinity County.
JTSTICr