Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-04-01

"Tvill be recorded - precedent
And MANY an error by the same example,
win rush into the State. Merchant Of
Venice.
The act Of the Republican Governor
Of Massachusetts,, IN the removal OF
Judge Loring, for the judgment rem
dered by him, in the case Of the slave,
Anthony Burma, deserves more than
the passing notice Of a paragraph. The
blow 10 aimed 1t the very foundation
Of judicial impartiality; snd the uni
ted thunders of the press should be
heard in its denunciation.
One Of the most important safe
guards Of the Liberties Of the citizen, Is
. Judiciary above the influence Of
passing popular excitement. But, if
this case be passed without remark,
and be established, as precedent each
judicial officer, will hereafter, be gov
crned by every wave of popular feeling.
The law will have no stability, and the
life and property Of the citizen, will be
dependent, not upon we'll settled law
impartially administered; but upon
the preconceived opinions or momen-
tary within of the mob. The rights Of
the citizen will be acted upon, outside
Of the Court Room, and the notions Of
political demagogucs, will have more
influence upon facts at issue, than the
opinions of the sages Of the law, foun-
ded upon the most elaborate reason
ings and sanctioned by the usage OF
centuries.
The matter, in itself, may be Of lit
tie consequence; but the principle, is
all important. A precedent has been
established, which will be acted upon
in the future. =.
The people Of Massachusetts, by
dealing with theoretical questions and
neglecting matters of practical impor-
lance, and by giving themselves up to
each passing excitement, have arrived
at that point, that-like the French
nation-they are destitute of all stabil
ity and run wild after every new doc
trince. They seem to have no conser
vatism and to know no medium bu
are ultra on every question.
The state is the hot bed of isms, il
society, in politics and in religion. o.
the one hand they run religion into al
the austerity and prcscriptivcncss o
Puritanism, and on the other, into tn
latitude of materialism and deism.
is the country of blue laws and witcl
burners, the nursery Of Kalloch's an,
theodore ParkerS.
That large portion Of communi
ty Of this character should disapprov'
Of any honest, straight forward course
is nothing strange; but this; is no ex
cuse for or paliation Of the course O
Governor Banks. The power of re-
moval from Office, was by the founders
of the state government, placed in the
hands of the Governor, for the very
purpose Of placing its officers above
the reach Of popular Indignation and
Mr.. Banks in acceding to the request
Of the fanatical legislature Of the State
has, not only blackened his character
as . man but has violated one of the
very fundamental principles Of the
Constitution which he has sworn to
support.
There can be no doubt of the Jus.
tice Of the decision Of Judge Loring
in the case, for his action ip which, be
has been removed. He has been igno
miniously expelled from office; when
his only crime is faithful discharge O
his duty.
The press Of the country is almos
united, in its denunciations of tn
course of Mr.. Banks. His iniustic
will recoil upon his own head.
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