The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1860-12-22

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neht. II certainly cannot be for mint
jhlsps, branay.sling, Sehsidam. schnapps,
champsgnesuppsfs oystsrstews, u clam
soups Whence then, arises this hue and
cry about .'fandse for couttsf
wehaye frequently heard of remarks
upoficialIy made BY Judges Sinclair. Cras
dlsbaugh and others; but II has now az
stunned 50 much Importance that the Gov.
ernor recommends Il 10 the particular ~.
tentiou q the Legislative Assembly, al
Its special session And because il had
been presumed chat no bin had been pro-
ivided for court expenses, the very alb.
scnce or this provision Is considered sufIis
cient cansefo veto ire acts q IN extra
session 81 tie Legislature, called ostehsi-
tbly for the fartherauco Of the ends of
Justice. Really. things arc becoming
very serious. Bot again, how, what, and
wherein i the deficiency Orr laws
provide for The Issue 81 processes, and for
the arresting 81 criminals. Tho judi cial
officer who directs the service 81 The pro-
cess Is paid, the clerk acting under
his direction Is paid, the marshal, sheriff
or constable serving such process, Is paid |;
payment the bailiiEs, Or other attendants
upon the court, Is provided for; provisions
are made for the payment Of the service of
the capias, the complete trial ofthc culprit,
and the service Of the mittimus, that con
vcys him 70 bis gloomy lodgings. and sub
sequeutly the 5aiIor Or warden, are provid-
lsdby lawwith q proper rccompense. Thus,
from the first arrest of 4 criminal To lis
lodgment in the penitsntiary, oil are paid.
What more Is needed for the adminIstra-
tion Of justlcei Our Probate courts have
done a great deal more business than the
Federal courts; they do not complain; the
same provisions d law apply equally 10
both. Is justice 80 much better admins.
teredin the federal courts that they require
extra privileges for their superior laborsg
The remarks Of Ills Exccllency are eer-
tainly not very hatteFing 10 the latter,
wherein he says that 1.-THE Judges Of the
Supreme court Or this Territory, having
advised me recently that their predecessors
had exceeded tho limits of their authority |
in attempting 10 Ok the times and places |
Of holding courts for the trial Of Terri. !
toriaI eases. III their respective districts,
and that therefore iAciy action IN nc case
ieas rutHalqg null
What shall we dor Throw open the
'canty treasury Of ! young Territory, the
united resources Of which are Wrung from
.he toll aud sweat Of the honest laborer, I
q be probably squaudered BY officers, the
predecessors q whom are declared law
esq, and their Facts nnllio Let rs pause !
and as the present judges and executive ,
have taken the initiative (and we believe
all they say itsmay mot DO presumptuous
IN US to Neutrality-suspicious. view. What !
hare we for such a pro.
,edure! During the administration or
'ome Of our former judges, and while II ]
VAS supposed that the department at /
would supply al the rcqui-
'itions made upon them by the Federal
Judges. there were special services needed
liz was supposedly for the administration
II justice, and hence order upon order
was issaed BY Marshal Haywood under the
direction Of the judges, and these drafts
we're paid by our merchants to the amount
of 500. 1000. What became Of theseg
They were repudiated by the department
10 Washington, and the merchants nearly
ruined BY the lavish and incoasiderate
orders Of the judges. We are credibly
that Col. Hooper now holds
twenty-five thousand dollars Of these
drafts, and Mr.. Haywood, acting under
their direction, was financially dishonorsd
n Washington, ard thereby crippled ia
his means ever since What is the cause
of this? Providing for the rajadieial
nets Of courts and their injadicious use Of
funds. ..E n. n. -5.
Come We now to the notorious yaga.
bond, Judge Cradlebaugh. the military
Judge" He could not hold his court In
Provo without several companies Of mill
tary, supported by . park Of artillery, and
thus. under cover Of q battery, surround.
ed hy epanIetted gentlemen, marshaled
troops, bristling bayonets, and all the
pomp and Circumstance Of war, he sat In
martial dignity, clothed with the sacred
ermine, 10 administer Justice to the free
and independent citizens Of an eplight-
ened republic, What The cost Of this
courtwas, has not publicly Appeared. as i'll
wasdountless paid by the q sneral Govern
aient. II we could hare access to the
items, We think it could be shown that il Il
would not fall far short Of itspredeeesor.
How much the United States charge per 4
day for expresses. armed conpan5es mill.