The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1860-03-03

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sand dollars with tie stcetps and 10 what
single Judicial act canhe point that wcuId
IreHect the most minute fraction 81 honor
4 upon bis judicial careerf II murderer
were arrested and tried ~ onr own III.
bnnals, the DIFF justice was always rendy
70 restore the revolver 10 the assassin
and virtually give him license to make fresh
Yictimsi Ifa lorse-thief Is araiened ID L
liberated with compliments. aid tile KEYS
q stables committed 10 his handsl Yet
this man bauls abroad that there Il 30
Justice IN Utah. We ore only sorry that
he has made himself, ii the eyes 81 our
home Judiciary, the lion lie pretends 10 81.
We have said before, and We repeat It.
that i 4 the duty of the Officers Va have
elected, constitutionally aud legally Il
enfcrcc their own decisions. ii probate
ljadgc who has d murderer arraipncd 81.
fore him, has the right 10 Try him upon i
lawful indictment; and, on his conviction
before q lawful jury. to order his execution.
and see that theexecntiOn Is consnlnmated.
Would that our own judges could realize
their constitutional prerogatives, and
insist on maintaining them The
fright Of appeal We do not deny; but that
appeal should be lawfully made.
Il may be argued again, as ii has often
been. that the Army Is at the wink and
beck Of The federal Judiciary. To us, ii
would nuke but little difference. We
would honor our oaths, and politely invite
the rifles and reyolvers to keep cans on
In sneh On Issue, We beIieYe they would
do So.
a great mistake seems to hive gained
4 degree q pronincncy amongst Us. a.
man with piece n parchment 10 Ills
pocket comes 70 Utah, and assumes 4
title to nristocracy. and II many instances
y supreme dirtatarialship He tells Of his
assumptions. and finds few believers!
Bit the ruling fact should ever be borne
IL mind, TINT appointed officers arc simple
creatures Of The law. They obtain their
commissions BY favor. beggary or fraud,
occasionally, We admit. By talent; nomatter
which. The Legislature Is recommended to-
give them their bounds The people make
the laws that govern them The Judiciary
are but tho servants Of legislation.
TO bring tho matter home, practically |
honcl What could We not accomplish
With q faithful and honest judiciary?
Would there De- . crime III an tho great
catalogue that has been handed 10 the
world II tho form Of charges against our
citizens that wonld pass forgotten and
ursMssstsggtcus No, NOV onss
IN days COMO BY, when NO had occa-
sionally an honest Judicial officer who
knew the law and his own proper bust
ness, We had tho felicity Of seeing evil
doers meet their deserts, aild the ball and
chain. and the clicking Of the pick.axe on
tho highways, giving an honest warning
70 passers-by to be Industrious and
honest AIS Il Is now, every scoundrel can
lind q bosom friend and protector IN the
federal Judiciary, ind con promenade our
broadways, defying the concentration OIL
all our judicial forces.
Shall this state Of things continued
Shall we forever be compelled TO weller
under the insolence Of corrupt otTicialsil
Or shall we come forth like men, ike free.
mon. like houest.Aearted Americans, vim
dcatc our rights, and demand the purga-
ton Of society,"
The pcoplc-the great people must
answer the question and command the re-
init. II they wish q clearance. they had
better commend the chief justice to Indi-
Inn and to his foriorn family aud. after
:areful retrospect;on Of their own laws,
iemand their enforcement
Threats. most truly, hnyc been made
hat Probate Judges and sheriiTs would
be CALLED. 10 account, il they attempted to
enforce their decisions. Pshawi such
threats were ever tons but bug.bears, and
Ind no meaning. Test the issuc. I'LL.
will be constitutional and holorabIel
& What is tho reason. NE hare often