Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-02-11

CODE MEETING IN THE SEVENTH wARp.-A
meeting was held at Island Hall last night, for
we discussion Of the new Code. The meeting
was called to order by Mr. John Van Riswick
and Mr. William Ashdown was chosen to pre-
Secretary '
On motion Of Mr. w p Wood. il was deter
mined tina. all persons present Directing to the
Code De permitted TO have a voice in the meet .
ING, whether citizens of the Seventh Wa.d or
The first address was made by Selbv Scapos
80 VINO stated as primary objection to the
ne" Sode that the vote to me taken ON its
adoption TOO soon that no one had vet had An
opportunity 10 give u proper examination
nh ns objection was that the proposed law in
Riduon 10 slaves was all wrong He did not
IKE The manner In which the codiaers explained
,nu law The speaker went on at some length
=. oo.sousS the slavery question. The Lew Court
ssc,e5 ,o &c. IN the new Code the speaker OBJ
~; 800 10 the power of the President to select
sue members of that Court from among tue
IsHuIes OF the county he objected to. lie wished
~. people 10 have the right to select their own
. he vas followed on the same side of the aupS-
'">h by Mr.. w. p. Wood who, on taking the
stand, invited the codihers to occupy it with
him, and a. objections were raised 10 reply to
them in regular order.
This proposition accesded to, and Mr..
Cross, one of the codileIs, took the stand
Mr.. w God then commenced at the title page of
the volume and stated many points in course to
which he gave his views in objection, and was
replied to by Mr.. Cross. who explained those
points at large and to the apparent satifacton of
the audience
great point objected to by Mr. w ood was
mat TIE fees the Code allowed to the Marshal
and his deputies were entirely too large.
To this MIR. Cross replied that the fees of those
officers had by the Code been reduced more than
one-haif thereby relieving the citizens of an on
erous tar upon their property. MIR. C drew COM
PARSONS between the charges made bv the
officers CT the Cont and the charges proposed by
The new Code, showing that his position in this
relation was more than substantiated.
Mr.. Wood wanted the marshal also to be elect
ed by the people; he thought that would he more
republican. In relation to the proposed militia
law, the Code provided that all persons enjoying
professors title should be exempt from serving
IN the militia. He objected to that arrangement
entirely, as by that law every Dutch fiddler or
boxing master who was called professor could
get OH from great public duty. He did not see
why such professors were entitled to exemption
Mr. Cross, in reply, stated that the gentleman
had misread and mlsapplied that law; that the
Ccde had especial reference to professors in COL
leges and high schools Of education, who were
engaged in the great duty Of educating the chill
dren of the citizens.
In relation to the Office Of superintendent of the
Insane Asylum, MIR. Wood objected that that
omcer was life recipient Of that office by the
provision of the new Code.
Mr.. Cross replied that the new Code in that
particular was precisely what the present exist
Ing law provided but that in respect to its being
LIE once, the objector was entirely mistaken;
TIE Superintendent of the Insane Asylum was
oPPOiHtcu " inc f1cSluSnt, VINO, IL was true,
did not appoint him for number Of years but
al the same time, had the power to dismiss him
ct any time he chose.
A question here arose upon the proposed law
OF imprisonment for debt, and MIR. Cross ex-
planned, at some length, that this law only rela-
ted only to the alignment debtor, when proved to
have been guilty of faud. He further explained
mat az the present time, law of Congress
IN full force in which man could be imprisoned
! IN Jail for debt upon the parte statement of
the judgment creditor.
John here obi Al h.
with a view to make few remarks upon the
point above alluded to. He wished to know if
tne gment debtor could be head in his de-
fsncei II bis oath was TO be taken in his defence
To this proposition Mr.. Cross read from the
tcde showing that provision had been made, not
only to give the Judgment debtor an opportunity
We swear in his own defence, but that il gave the
plaintiff power to summon the defendant and
compel him TO make his defence
MI McCalla still objected that the Judgment
debtor would not be likely to be believed by a
To this the reply was, that the jury would
Judge OF the evidence both of the plaintiff and
the defendant, and that they would be the
judges of the evidence on both sides the defend.
ant having the same chance, and being entitled
To Is much credibility the plaintiff always
suPPoslng him to be as honest the plaintiff
MI w God then went on to object that the CO.
dlners had, in the proposed law in relation to
free negroes, neglected to provide for preventing
I the innux of free negroes into the District.
The reply Wa, that that a matter wh ch be-
longsd peculiarly TO the City Councils, and that
the codifers for many reasons had ref aimed from
touching upon that subject
Mr. Wood to1cht Il upon no nev points in his
remarks that we remember, and closed, after a
lengthy discussion, in which, far We could
determine, the coditers explained every ohjec-
non raised, In particularly successful manner,
and to the entire satisfaction of the audience
MI Cross here, At the request of several par
US, made some remarks in relation to the pro-
Posed slave law.
The meeting then adjourned.
SUPREME COCRT.-Yssrrday. John h. Mil
Ter, Esq, of Ohio, was admitted an attorney and
and counsellor of this Court
No. 81 Ann G. Smith, USE &c, plaintiff in En-
Tor, rJ The Corporation Of Washington. la er-
roT to the Circuit Court of the United tst 5 for
the District OF Columbia. Mr.. Justice iieT de-
livered the OPT zion of the Court, affirming the
Judgment Of tn said Circuit Court in thi, cause,
No. II. Robert Hudgins ct al, appellants. r.,
Wyndham kemr, assignee, &c. Appeal from the
Circuit Court Of the Unitrd States for the eastern
district OF virginia. MIR. Justice Nelson drliv-
cred the opinion of the Court, afii ming tn. de-
cree of the said Circuit Court in this cause, with
costs aud interest
No. ~. Elliott w. Hud gins ct al appellants
- Wyndham Kemp, ASST nee, &c. Appsa from
The Circuit Court of the United Safes for the
eastern district OF Virginia. Mr. Justice Nelson
delivered the opinion OF the Court, an ming the
cree OF the laid Circuit Court in this cause
with cost and interest.
No; l59. Charles McWicken, appellant, RS
franklln rem Appeal from the Circuit Court
OF the United states for the eastern district OF
Louisiana. Mr.. Justice Mclean delivered the
opinion Of the Court, dismissing this appeal, a,
the costs of the appellant.
No 81. Cyrus n. Mccormick. appellant. rs
Waite Tdlcott ct. al survives OF John II Man
ney. The argument for this cause was commenced
by Mr.. Dickinson for the appellant. Adjourned
The WEArHER.-Range of the THERMOMETERS
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