Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-11-10

MEETING OF THE LEGISLATURE Legislature of
North Carolina will assemble in the CITY Of R,ls;ah
on Monday, the 18th inst, being the third Monday n
November. This will be exactly two weeks from
the date of this writing.
The session will be an important one. It will 70.
qure the exercise of much prudence and forbeaance
to prevent its being an excited one We need not
refer more than casually to the disturbing Influences
at work. calculated to endanger the harmony of ths
Democratic party. We trust however, that ,he
hopes of the Opposition in this respect, will be doom.
ed to disappointment; the more so as all these ele
ments of distraction spring from the squabbes Of or
about men. We do trust that the Democracy Of
North Carolina is not so poor or so wanting in SELF
respect as to permit its members its representa-.
tives to be used as the mere pawns in any game Of
personal ambition between individuals, even il there
be individuals willing to play such game at the ex.
pense of the party. Let not be understood, how.
ever, as censuring any man for the indulgence of
fair and proper ambition, or for honestly and honor
ably aspiring to any position in the gift Of his fellow
citizens; nor do we pretend to find fault with the
friends or admirers of any particular gentlemen for
doing all that they fairly and properly to further
the promotion of their favortes. We only ask that
these things should be kept in that secondary and
subordinate position, which properly belongs to
them; and that they be not permitted to interfere
with the transaction Of the public business jeop
arulZe the harmony Vi tue DenOCratlc party WIN
view to the avoidance of wrangng and confusion,
and the prompt removal of all causes of irritation
and occasions of delay, would respectfully sug.
gest to our Democratic Senators and CommOners
the expediency of early action,-especially in the
matter of United States Senators. Whose views or
interest may be forwarded put back by this
we do not know; nor have we taken the trouble to
calculate. 1t is enough for to believe that SQUAD.
bles and eectioneering will be closed, and that gen.
eral legislation will proceed better, the sooner it
dsembarrassed by the removal of personal issues
We are "posted" enough to know that much.
Among the exciting and important questions Of
legislation likely to engage the attention Of the Gen.
eral Assembly, that of Internal Improvements will
take the first pace-the Revenue the second, and
Judiciary will probably come in third. Our views
upon Internal improvements and the Revenue sys'
TEN of the State have been given before and shall be
given again at an early day. We propose now to
add very few words in regard to the Judiciary
To radical changes in law, we are, rule oppo.:
sed; because experience has shown the danger Of
such things. We do not wish to see our Judicial
system upset and new one substituted We WISH
TO see what may be wanting supplied, and what may
be wrong, amt nded but not theoretically nor expe''
mentally. Simply add what experience has shown
to be wanting. Simply take away what experience
has shown to be defective in practice. Don't TINKER
II experience has demonstrated the necessity OIL
Circuit, new Circuit let US have We think exps'
rience has done so. If in the changed position Of IL
jairs-the lessened value OF money and the lncre..
sed cost Of living, the compensation Of the Judgess
no longer adequate, although once sufficient, lneu
let the compensation be made adequate IL efp''
rience has proved the necessity Of other changes We
60 for making them, but none other. be1er "0'
move at all than move in wrong direction
The Supreme Court of North-Carolna win -.
due respect, be it sad is not practically VIVA.
was intended to be, and its present position can';'
fail to attract the attention Of the Legislature ~.
misfortune, but not reproach to Che! Sus s;,S
Nash, that advancing age and physical nn iIh;.b
have virtually removed him from the Bencn' H"s.
he has not personally presided over for co0u =.
bio time. But the fact is so, and might as wen ~ "
known, that in all cases wherein any d'ileren'.
opinion arises, the decision of the Supreme Jour
North Carolina is simply the decision OF one 'na
1t cannot be otherwise. Only two Judges ae'' ;S
sit on the Bench. One must yield, or 'ne''
dead lock, and no decision at all.
The fact is so, and the question is, whether y "t
election of an additional Judge the Supreme IOt
shall be really what it was designed to be OF
err failing that, we return to the old Conefe..s S,n
tem-to the session Of all the Circuit Judges !" w.
co. for the trial Of appeals. ,.,h
We say this with no reflection upon judge ~, hv
who has earned right to ease and re'''e" CIV hur.
faithful and honorable SERVICE W'Im'"g'o"
nal.