Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-01-16
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

The Judiciary There stands in The way
Of the enemies of the Constitution yet one
power to which ali good citizens look with an
abiding confidence. The integrity of the
bench-the spotless purity Of the ermine-are
realities in cur Republic, and yet hold in
check the political agitator and the midnight
robber- Lille is yet secure. Property is yet
protected. The innocent are yet shielded
The guilty are yet punished. The COnstitu-
ton IL yet OUTS. But how long will these
last
A visa man Of antiquity, one of those so
celebrated in Greece, when asked what was
the best possible form Of government an
swered, THAI in whish an injury t. the hum
blest citizen is regarded and punished as an
injury done to the whole community" If
such was the test in ancient times, what can
We say now, wien Judicial position is alleged
to be used to siiAe inquiry, and the highest
posts Of trust converted into the means Of
promoting wrong oGstruc ing justice, and De,
flying the laws,
The day Is rapidly approaching when those
who Low slumber over this thing will awaken
In alarm to invoke in vain protection from the
judiciary. Tie period Is almost at hand when
there will be Il battle at the very base Of the
eupIeme Bench. IL which the South will have
ever thing at stake. IL will not do, there
fore, for any Of tie Representatives Of the
sou'h which has 80 much TO lose by the
relaxation Of rigid principle in the Bench,
even 10 seem to stand by indoIeItly while
= ease OF unexampled Importance is before
Congress and the country. The judge Of
the district of Texas stands charged with
slnos: every OfEei3l crime known 10 the cat
alogue-kis Impeachment is dem snded-his
accusers ask only 10 be heard; and, neTertt e..
less, day after day, week after week, month
after month pass by without action. Isit pos
sible II q: gentlemen can fail 20 see the effect
Of this upon the public mind DO they not
see what foundation it is gradually forming
for tha. dis:emper in the public mind which
must necessarily reach the highest tribunal of
the land! Can they Tot see in this the seed
Of d!stIu>t sCWn broadcast throughout the
country sgainst the Bench, TO bring forth bitter
fruit,
The impeachment Of Judge Watrous is de-
manded by every consideration that can infiu-
ence an upright man and n conscientious
public Cficer. Ii innocent, it is due to the
Bench that ms innocence should be estab-
Eshed; if guilty, in manner and form as
charged, or in substance, he should be so
pronounced. The example coming from the
South is inIcra;iyely required. Let gentle
NEE look 70 il. We mean more than we saw.
Domestic Security Few subjects have
been so extensively commented upon by the
press Of the North as the law of South Caro-
lima designed to sfJrd her citizens protection
against abolition labOrs on the part of negro
ssanen visiting that State. Yet quite as few
subjects are as much misunderstood by the
newer aper Isopls in that (Northern) section
Of the Union. The consequence has been that
erroneous views with reference 70 the necessi.
ty Tor tie existing law of South Carolina, and
Of TIE effect of its enforcement upon the in.
terest Of commerce with Carolina, &c prevail
everywhere a. the North. The New York
Journal IF Commerce in the following brief
article dissipates many of the unfounded ideas
concerning it referred to above:
sSourH CAROLINA EXCLUSION ACr MoDI.
zIED The Law Of the State Of South Carolina
excluding free negroes from the right of en-.
trance into the State and sub ecting them e
Imprisonment if they should so enter during
the stay of the vessel IN which they arrived
is founded, as We have from time to time
maintained in argument, OR the we'll known
power which resides IN all communities Il
protect themselves against Instruction, t.
which danger, recent events IN Tennessee
show that the Southern States, and especially
those in the vicinity Of the free States are
liable Those events must have the effect t
satisfy all minds ia the North capable Of un-
derstsnding the question, and unprejudieed
that II the door were opened vide to the en-
trance Oh Tree negroes into all the South err
States, some OF those States at least and sspe
cially such a. have large seaports might ID
seriously disturbed In their peace by the in
cursioDs which would thus be invited Agains
such disturbances il is not only the night. but
the d1ty Of all communities 10 protect them
selyes In doing so they exercise a Police
regulation which appertains to every STATE
as a part Of its sovereignty in all matters O,
domestic concern, and to which the power e
regulate commerce must be subservient; 70,
Otherwise the power conferred on the genera
government for beneficial objects might b,
used for purposes of destruction.
1.-The Supreme Court Of the United States il