The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-03-25

"PUBLTc OPINIoN."-The New York Times saws O
| the removal of Judge Loring by Governor Banks
that the act ''strkes blow at the independence o
Courts, and tends to make the judiciary subservien
! to political excitements. The Journal Of Commerce
| observes:
| Gov. Banks gave his reasons for the removal O.
Judge Loring, in message of considerable length
He recognizes the force of the ''Personal Liberty
! Law" which declares the holding of a State and
United States Office by the same person incompat
BILE with the public interests. Having thus got rid
of Judge Loring, he devotes half his message to
showing that the provisions of that law so far as
they affect other officers are wrong, and suggests
their repeal. If this is not playing the Demagogue
we do not understand the meaning of the term.
The New York Courier and Enquirer thus reviews
| the little iron man.
The removal of Judge Loring is much to be de-
pored, both for its effect upon Massachusetts,, and
upon the country generally For the movement
for the removal has from the beginning been ami
mated by vindictive, venomous spirit.
| The New York Erening Post avoids any commit
| tai, but says:
The policy of the removal may be matter of doubt
it is certain that the question has been forced up
on the present administration by the enemies of
the Republican party. The party was willing-we
have the authority of the Boston DaiIy Advertiser
for the asserton-to let the question lie aside.
The Cincinnati Gazette, Qeading Republican pa
per in Ohio,) has the following:
Gov. Banks has removed Hon. E. G. Loring
from the Office of Judge of Probate in Suffolk coun-
ty, pursuant to the request of the Massachusetts
Legislature. This critical point in the Govern
ors official career, which he can hardly have pass
ed without degree of nervous excitement. The
refusal of his predecessor, two occasions. to take
this step, though requested by large majority of
| the Legislature, has met with general approval
| throughout the country Even ths lcadn. ultra
Republicans of Massachusetts,. many of them de-
precated this action at this time. BIZ Baaa-. acae
too thoroughly committed the subject eriteny in his
recent eanrass against Gardner, to ol'oc Of hesitation.
From this date, he viii have a powerful party of
moderate men in opposition 10 him at home, to say
nothing of the influence of this act on his reputa-
tion abroad. The character and standing of Judge
Loring, as man. are such that his removal on the
mere ground of sitting as Commissioner, under
the fugitive slave law, will create great sensation
in Massachusetts, and excite no little indignation
against the unlucky Governor.
They understand the issue in New jersey The
Newark Daily Adcertiser thus interprets the "sent-
ments' of that State
The Massachusetts Legislature has at lengthfound
GoVerner subservient enough to remove judge
Loring. Mr.. Banks has done an act from which
Governor Gardner shrunk back ashamed. What
ever the reasons assigned, or rather the pretences
may be- the Judges execution of the fugitive slave
law was unquestionaby the real ground of the re-
moval. But for this he might have held the two
offices of Commissioner of the United States and
Judge Of Probate till doomsday, and the Legislature
OF Massachusetts would never have troubled itself
about his affairs
ooNei noI Ddhhs HAS, dt Tie request Oh tue IegS-
lature of Massachusetts, removed Judge Loring
from the office of Probate Judge for the county Of
Suffolk This movement, venomous and vim
dictive from the start, triumphs at time when the
whole North is imploring the South, and not un-
successfully, to be moderate, just and true to the
Union; when Bell and Crittenden, and Wise and
hosts of good and true men, throughout all the
South, are rebuking Southern ultrasms, and plead
ing for good neighborhood and peace with the
North. We infer, from this last act. that
Governor Banks has concluded to depend on Massa-
chusetts for whatever he may hope for in the future
He has yielded all claims and prospects, except as
local politican-all pretensions to statesmanship-
cheaply, if not gracefully. Let him "sde. Troy
Whin.