The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-01-07
TFrom the Burlington Gar atte, ]

Prom tn. Burlington Gar attel
The District Conrt.
i Judge Springer commenced the January
Term OF Court Mt Marion Hall on yesterday.
His presence appeared to give general salts
faction to the Bar. He spent the whole Of
the days session in calling over the docket
J 10 order to prepare for the business of the
J Term. Before entering upon his duties he
! delivered the following pertinent speech,
which was responded to by Judge Rorer, one
Of the Oldest members Of the Bar.
Both will be read with pleasure by all who
take any interest in the dispensation of JUS
tice.
4 Judge Springer, on taking the Bench ad-
dressed the people and the Bar as follows:
Gentlemen:
am not going to make an inaugural ad-
dress. do not know that there is any pre-
cedent for that in the books.
Perhaps may be permitted to shy that as
/ | accepted the nomination for this Office with
some reluctance, now enter upon Ito duties
with unaffected difidence--I lay no claims to
legal knowledge BY intuitiOn--I have been
out OF the profession long enough to have be.
come rusty in matters Of law and practice
and make no doubt that shalt have frequen,
occasions to throw myself largely upon the
Indulgence OF the Bar and the public, and
invoke their assistance and corporation.
Between the Bench and Bar there ought to
be no antagonism. They may be said to be
indispensable, the one to the other, and beth
to the best good Of society. They may he re-
/ garded In the light of coordinate branches
| OF our judicial system--at least as branches
and substantive parts Of that system each
known to, and to some extent, regulated BY
our laws, and each essential to, il not ncom-
piete, without the other.
Let there then be harmony and kind feel
Ing between the Bench and the Bar--that this
will be the case il the rights Of each are
properly respected, if each move in it's APP
| propriste sphere, we may hope and expect.
To which Judge Rorer replied as follows
/ Your Honor -
AT the request OF my bretheren Of the Bar,
! beg leave to express our entire concurrence
In the just remarks OF the Court. 1t il not
only true that the Court and the Bar are mu-
tual necessities to each other, but it ia equal
/ ly true that they are both q great necessity
to the people. Without tribunals OF justice
the law cannot be enforced, and without the
enforcement Of the law, the rights Of the peo-
/ pie can never be protected. The Bar are the
organs of justice through whom the people
attain their rights. Without the Bar, and
left to plead their own causes, reason would
/ too often give way to passion or interest, and
/ the weak and simple would become prey TO
the cunning and strong but in the Bar, who
are educated to that purpose, an equal advo-
cate Is found for all. The unletterred NAV
| have the aid of the wIsest--the learned and
powerful can have zone more abie--thus lit
igants are placed upon an equality, whatever
/ disparity there may be in their own abilities
| or influence. 1t is our duty to mete out JUS
| ticc to our fellow men--to heal their angry
] quarrels. 1t 10 noble duty. We should
show our respect for it by our love of Justice
better be beaten than an Injustice be DONE
Between the Court and the Bar there should
be no discord. We appeal to the past histo-
! ~ thereof, since civil law existed in our ooun-
/ try, as an evidence Of the honorable bearing
and love OF order OF those who have composed
the Bar Of this Court.
Virginia PoiItics--Ke publican PRO.
cGiyities,
Correspondence Of the N. \. Times
LYKcHBUaGn, Va. Dec. 27.
Three years ago no man could have anti.
cipated such degree Of federation as IL now
exhibited in the discussion Of questions af-
footing the slave interests Of Virginia and
tho South. Hundreds--aye, thousands-
who, during the last Presidential campaign,
would have esteemed nero intimatiOn of d
purpose on their part to support Fremont, a
gross impeachment upon their honor, and
have refuted the charge at the sacrifice or
their lives, now unreservedly express their
willingness to unite with any party for the
overthrow Of the Democracy. They make
no concealment Of their readiness to coalesce
with the Northern Republicans in the hone
Of accomplishing thas~cnd; for after ali.
they say that the "Squatter Sovereignty,
! principles OF Douglas, whom they set 10 wn
AZ rejecting the opinions Of the majority Of
the party, are no less obnoxious TO Southern
interests than the Republican doctrine Of
mo more slave territory The difference.
however, they are willing to disregard ia
view OF the object to be attained. Rest as.
sured, therefore, that with any man but Sew
ard as the Republican nominee ia 1860 n
large Southern vote will By secured by that
party in the coming Presidential contest.
The nomination Of John Leteher in Virginia
ia OF itself u strong Indication that the nro :.
slavery ardor Is fast abating in the Old DO /.
minion. The presentation of such a man
three years ago as the Democratic nominee for
the Governorship would have given tho death
blow to Democratic ascendancy In Virginia.
But now he 10 looked upon AS unexceptiona.
bie,--a fact which can only be accounted fcr
10 the lapse or progress--whfch ever il is
Of public sentiment TO his standard OF opin.
ion on the slavery question. II is the noun.
tain going TO Mahomet, for il 10 generally
presumed, that however Mr.. Letcher NAV
have modified his sentiments in Difference 10
the demands OF the faotious ninoritv. he /.
nevertheless 6rm in his opinion s.that Slave.
~ 10 social and political eviin Such -,
J his opinion in lS47, and those who seem e
: know him well, entertain the belief that o. 81
il his opinion to-day. At all events ia,
growing federation in regard to opinions "a
! verse TO the peculiar institution Is market
: and uncquivooal. Ia 1860 it will be devcl
: oPed in still greater degree; and Virgin.
Wings and Northern Republicans will b,
2 fosnd working harmoniously together Tor tn,
ove1ehrow OF Democracy.
Ihp Whigs in this State are determined /,
. sugags N another conflict with their old enc
mics, and secure if possible an ascendspc,
. in the State Government. They are holdini;
!. meetings in most Of the counties throuehou
!, the Commonwealth, and appointing delersts
= TO q nominating Cow sntion 10 be held. = !;
= supposed, 10 Richmond, in the early part j
!, February. So far, The opinion. Of she ma
jority Of the press IN that interes. lean 10 IA