Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-07-07


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1io,ably ~ 1Ae 1rcit9ul sovres Or May & The
Nils ~sieh eoevau eusag ~ q The pssssnt day.
/ refer 70 ~ fAes that eur Judges aro now made
iree>l, >aooolve 81 ~ psopla and % the farther
6ecs tSss 49, snslct dee have $50 redeesd
70 very MD pssiods.
Il 70 thvou9S law The eOvasumeat opsrstss.
Unless the levs ~ 0snly sdninistsssd they srs
vsvehlae.. II 10 oely thsoueA tsp, ipdepsndsnt
aud i6eosf1sl Jsdbiasy th1d thjs iaa - sseutsd.
We kaow ~ expssisnes that uadsS the old system
Of apeoiptnant hY the Executive Of of ssIection
BY oar LsGiSlstsfss " had g aSas sud tSsS1t8
Jsdioissy; sad experience has shown gil over Ous
land that l. unsafe 70 make our Jadiciary direct
" elective. A. soon - you rsdess the Jsdioiary
TO the level asd involve it in al the oapsces Of
party politics you forever destroy - indspsnd-
enes; siiqsss and eascusss will socn issn -
plscs is:oelee nsa they can cot troll. The Judge
we eleesee q sse msssr.. ~ ~ s ~ 10y
not overlook entirely their claims when they ap-
pear % ssiters in court, especially - opposed 70
some poor isn who has no indasncs In politics
and cannot assist 70 any extent when tie tins -!
rs-eleetion comes round. The old sysesn secured
% able, indspeSdent and honcst !sagse-nea
ttted ~ character and qnsiinsd y ssaay ana 81
psrience for their high position. The latter sys-
ten 10 Sling our benches With politicians OF svery
stamp, and 1t 10 noticeable faes That the men
best qsslihed for JUDGES are mon least qul!ined
Tor success In popular eieotions think II Wli DO
seen shst the bench o. oar coentsy, since 'nsse
changes we're introduced, has greatly dcterlorssed
in character and ability that the decie'ons o. our
courts arc growing more and more variable
and uncertain; and that the people are learning
ds!y And hourly 70 entertain sof sae raw nost
profound oisSespeet ana aisSs8.ss. Aoe sSnse-
quensss are appsrent:-vice ana CRIME are cess
ishsd through the land. IL u time some att:ntsen
we're given to these matters 10Y eaey are sac)ecU
for serious apprehensloo. u the old system wi1
secure Us better and ADLER JUDGES lss = 90 osck %
II. Upon the Judiciary nsnes sns seiety u our
Amerlcan Institutions. IN al ages ana cson.Iles
y. The student Of history will remember u was
the Afsopaeus that kept in contso! Tor long yesn
the tumultuous demosracy Of Athens, Inc u
dietary should be raised high above the excite
nent Of party politics; It shouid 30 Kept uncon-
teminstsd. The men VINO are seiectso 20 MI ~
temptations incident to political life All exPs-
risnce proves that there can BE- no liberty without
law, for the rule Of tho mob 10 the wcrse form o.
tyranny and experience also proves that the Law
70 worthless unless sdmlnlstered ~ an honest, on.
lightened and independent Judiciary aad beyoFd
oil question experience proves -. snst p osf
present system such Judiciary cannot b -
tained. We are counselled ~ wisdsm ana patri-
otism alike to retrace eur steps IN TINS pas'ieusl
Fellow citisens, We do not sufhcientiy appreciate
the institations under which We hve ana the
blessings which surround u.s. !n tho tremendous
strides OF our material prosperty We are losing
sight OF some OF those great principles ior wnion
our Fathers fought and bled: 1t 10 well Tor US,
therefore, on each return OF this great day to I'm
bibe fresh draughts Ut that patriotism which In
spred them to create these free institutions that
we may strive to preserve them. Let -, fellow
eitisens, every way sncour:Es popular education,
for this 10 the safety OF our kepnblic lot 10 cul-
tivate respect for the law and obey u. require
meats, Tor this Is our 9rcetee sa1e-eaafu isS %
study patriotism in small things - we'll - great,
in times OF peace - well - IN tunes Of
the whole country and towards its smallest mum
cipality, tor this great virtue may De exercised 10
ell these ways shove al let - guard well the pu-
rity Of the ballot boz, ana In this country every
man who depos'tes nj: vote ienonnuy or from
impure motives IS TRAITOR 20 himself 70 ms coun-
Try ana 70 humanity. upon al OF us OF every
class there rests great rosponsio'nes' Let US see
70 u snst We peHenm our euues - o.r E1aeIs
performed tne.re, ana tnese Tree lnsn'auons. wnlcn
they transmitted 70 Us Will 90 down un'mpsirsd
70 Chtant generations.
~ the senois! ana Patriot sMAe Tug NM, lesui!
OF TINS lass pohticai expeilment = : subject o.
ANXIOUS soncitaae sno curious sPec.suon. a.
We recall the history Of anclen' a.uons We Ise
struck o! sne stfsnge mutsuons OF t'mG sno INC
tnnssos'1css o. ~ netcn.a gtr..ness. sIussIem,
bsDyion, Ninneven, rs'myH, .yN-w1st space
they nlleo IN history ana yet Tue s8es nave tsil-
cd their din ROBES over tnem ~, ana only mere
ana tnefe emid the ssnus OF TUG ooeeIt 20 ~
stvmole ON taefuins o. tnsse once great cues
And that ps0ed city Of tne anclents- megnlnoes'
Athens WHAT nooo Of lgnt streams Gown uo.
on this disssot sSe from that neso'eas OF encien'
civiisssion, ana yes wnere Asnens ore s.ood, nov
''ione mother OF dead Empircs -Oio rome
how vast were her Posssesslons, now great her In
nuence and her power! Astornomsfs nave often
remarked that IN sweeping the heavens with theil
telescopes their approach towards the star Sirius
Vas announced by dawn OF light which grew
brighter and brighter, until the star itself sp-
peared before the eye. SO in surveying tho his.
tory Of our race our approach toward the period
OF Roman Triumph is snnOunced BY traces Ct hel
influence and reflections Of her glery. until st last
Rome herself is in eull-oroed spendof, sweeps in
to the field Of vision and yet Home too 10 gone
and the shades Of hero-dead stalk through the
shadowy twilight OF the past like the ghostly phan-
toms Of some splendid dream And now fellow
citizens, 10 this 10 be our destiny II this fair
Union to be sundered and the Nation our Faith
en- brought into being to live only IN the pages Of
history will not believe it. ! prefer to think
and tina. At its base an imne,.ble principle Of
ons s....sct sa and o~r moun..ins - LONG - IL:
esrth staods, snd the stars move On Il thei1
coursss / nrefer to believe that Providence viii