, 1860-07-11

the alt per'ad'ng corruption OF the country the
)nogea o. lhe enpreme LTuit OF tne onlsed'
states, VINO once commanded the ruo'c respect
a. ~ non.o anu aotoan, ara no" eppelnte9 1or par
y purposes. ana that Soma O. ihslr deo;s!ons
oase e1cnea lae n'sgust o. ~ mea. "i9oeo
msn Has tne 1ouEes ~ moss o. Tue esale
eonstS nGsu aa., .ue'l oaeGs ~ siee.o9' sous ey
a@.ha' ~ e. !
iae na'ne1,ea1 @ ~ "a}ea'ty; "nlcn nas uega s e.
tau'lsu ut IoT ~ Pdss'oGs ~ .5,,;s
| ,stratlon o. ~! w lam aua tnat N eonsequenEe
'hc laws IN tnis copnasy nase oeeomS mere c9o:
Wtbs 70 [esass eAner tne rlen, or me popular
fethng OF .ce momeh.; IN "o1o, enas tne
Arler1can Ast'na, Gke sne GODDESS o. oia' has
hed to tue stars. neea no. say, ie.!o. e1.. ,u:
cH'zehs, ~ !ou' ue4e' tsa',:a suat ~. M . esss
snis ns! p1 slun: TI.!saJ !sn9 r.".a ::
where ~ 1ne ontea 1a T'a.g - ..Is ~. .l"S Oh -
Massaeouses .. auu 'uas . ,eaan..n =. ,aora aa..
nefes ooaseo 1'1;at hn,d. ~ nf;re
WORTHY y! nonof .'Gse Nv ;.naort;.I 40
aape n;,ha,,' rasnact af naxsons tn Tho reonia
justice. "!tpon. 1espec' u pefsonS'o ~ LIE psoP''
VI .'.t ... .,,,>1o ~ u.,.o,b,.s+te
oueu S hp a psfp.o * ~ ~ oiact;rn ;ndc;a.
hare no "'su 70 cl1n9e toI ~ eteeu'e IaaieI: .s
r., holuihs ONCE " : nnoft .enu1s ~ n: t!et
op'nion. cslneed 10 1ke1s pracI'ce' 1ns ~ ~. u
porsnt branch o. tae KoreLnenas 1agas n ~ " "
fs,9osea Us ,as 10 h"t = ; snra1r ia o,oss
poI1ieal lnnueneee, Iat T. ..15.1e ~ - ~,
United States as being generally tainted with
marty, or to represent the law. in the main, as
having ceased to be respected and enforced.
1a1tns ~. .,r.a,,;,r ;,fars,cas rom ~,
anu noa & ,,3ov ha sataiv as;d that
| tte law of the }eAd iB ably, cheaply and Impair
tinifr administered in the United States, and
imnlicitlv obeyed..
"Oa lew questions, not half dozen in num-
ber aiace 'he .otssnAAuon .. ~: sa.onta-'
thu decisions Of the court, like the questions to
which they refer, hare divided pubic opinion.
But there is surely no tribunal in the world,
which, like The Supreme Court Of the United
Stutcs. bus, aince the foundation Of tie govern
ment, not only efficiently performed the ordi-
nary functions Of q tribunal Of the last resort,
Int vLict sits in judgement on the courts and
lecislatures Of sovereign States, on acts Of Con-
uTets itseH and urouounces the law 10 con-
Federation co extensive with Europe I know
of no such protection, under any other govern
| mcnt. against Unconstitutional legislation, it,
| Indeed, auy legislation can be called unconsti.
tutionaI. where parliament ulke in theory and
nract;ee ia omuipotent.
iii respect to The partisan rcharacter Of
our courts. Inferred from the maure. in which.
fLe iudecs are appointed, the judges Of the
IInittd States courts, which are The tribunals
s1,eci(iealEy reflected on, arc appointed in the
same ,nanner aud hold their offices by The same
tennrs @ ns 1he Eurlish iadees of The courts Of
cnmmon Isw. T6ey are appoiuted for life, by
IN .xocut;ve noweT, m doubt from the domf-
| nsrt rarly If lie day. and this equally in both
countries. The presiding magistrate ot the other
hranc1, nj English ju1i prudcuce {the Lord Chan-
ceiiorl is .lisulucsd with every change in poll.
Of The federal constitution. there have been bat
Four Chief Justices Of the United States, and the
fnnrth il still an the bench, In thirty three
| years there hare been n,ne appointments Of a