True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-01-27


tenn Of the crowded state Of the Common
Pleas Docket, and the right Of appeal to
another bsmpsred court, to keep his cred-
itor out ofhis honest claim for years after
It becomes honestly due.
These "prineiplO citizens, /" said that a
system which would deprive a debtor of
this PRIvnEeE would never receive their
support. They wanted as long a time as
possible to pay their debts, and avoid full
filing their prOmisos--and, especially,
with foreign creditors.
We think such arguments from such
men, protesting to be the leading business
men of our city, needs no comment.
A committee was. however, appointed
to prepare resolutions, and to draft bill
for the establishment Of Superior Court,
to be submitted to the meeting on Monday
evening, to which time the meeting ad-
jOurned.
MONDAY NIeHT, JAN. q.
On Monday night, large meeting as
sembled. The house was crowded, and
Isaac Mcdonald was called to the chair.
Mr.. Trainer opened the discussion by
denouncing the charge that the movement
in favor of the superior court, originated
with the bar because they desired to get
rid Of Judge Bostwick. The charge was
without any foundation. The bar knew that
these evils, complained of, we're the evils
Of the present Judicial system, end they
knew that Judge Bostwick by his urbanity,
his integrity, and by his UNPARALLELED in
dustry had done all that any Judge could do
to obviate the evils. He had dispatched
more business in one year than any of his
illustrious predecessors ever didin the same
time. t+'" =. So.
He reported resolutions to the effect that the
Importance Of the subject required time to
consider it, and full discussion, and that the
committee have further time to report to an
adjourned meeting. .'a'
Mr. Joseph Means offered as substitute a
set of resolutions which admitted the exis.
tence of the evils complained Of, but dec Jared
that the ineficiency of the court and its Off.
cials, was the occasion Of these evils, and not
the system itself.
Mr.. Moody obtained the hoor, and proceed
ed to expose the object Of these resolutions.
The gentleman, Mr.. Moody said, bad prOfessed
on Saturday night, not to have made up his
mind for or against the project of Superior
Court. But thought that the real motive OF
the bar was to censure and depose Judge Bost-
wick. Of course all Of Judge Bostwicks
friends would oppose such a movement
Now what does the gentleman dof After the
bar had disavowed all such dishonorable mo.
tives and intentions, he comes here and offers
a set Of resolutions, that in truth say:
LIST. This subject ough not to be further
discussed as proposed by Mr.. Trainor's reso.
lutions.
2nd. That all The evils complained of by
the advocates of this court, do exist.
Sd. That these evils are occasioned by the
inefcieucy and incompetency of the Court
and its oficials"--In other words, JUDGE Bosr.
WICK, AND THE MEMBERS OF THE BAR, BY THEIR IN.
coNpETANcY, OCCASION ALL THE DELAY COMPLAINED
Of In one breath he would cut off all public
discussion, and censure Judge Bostwick,
without even giving his friends chance to
viDdicate him. Such course he hoped the
meeting would not sustain.
Mr.. Jos. Means endeavored to explain. He
disavowed the object attributed to the res olu.
lions he had offered, but closed by declaring
Just what Mr.. Moodey insisted bis resolutions
had af6 rm ed, that is, that JUICE BosrwIcK
was q lawyer UNFIT to discharge the duties
Of JUDGE. He therefore moved the previous
question. But Judge Means obtained the iioor
amidst a ClamOr Of question: question I"
from the hackers of Jos. Means. The cry Of
question from one corner, whilst he
was endeavoring to be heard, was improp-
er, and 80 insulting to the Judge that he de.
nounced the clamorers and those who had
brought them out to stife free speech, in
most severe aud unmeasured terms. They
could not help but feel the rebuke which
they so imprudently provoked.
He denounced the resolutions censurinp
Judge Bostwick. as offered in bad taste and
bad split, and coming from his brother were
injurious to himself. The resolu.
tions, he said, should be voted down, beca use
they were unjust--they were false--they were
unmitigated libels.
Joseph Means again obtained the floor and
Of the remarks of the Judge, but
again moved to cut of debate by the 'previous
question" A motion to adjourn, however,
was made and prevailed, and the meeting ad
joumed.
This history may be Of use to the advocates
or Superior Court IN future. It may be of
use to The opponents Of the measure. 1t may
be Of use to the "leading business men :" Of
our city-and it may be of use to their credi.
tors. Therefore we publish it.
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