The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1860-03-03
MOUNTAINEER
Great sRT uxs cITY
SATtnDAz 5.dRcH !. isco.
OUR CHIEF JUSTICE.

OVh GHlkF JUSTICE.
TnncreH the medium ii private cor.
respondent We received. q few days ago
some items Of the same character 81, anil
additional 70, very many which have from
time TO time called for our attention
We refer 70 the current history of federal
Justice II Utal This subject, Il may 81
urged, has been hackneycd ID death "
%; and some may arguc vith 4 decree
ofsppareat reason that va are discussjn,,
our chief Justice into notoriety II ,nas
tiers not. One Or our frst profss.ioa.
was that We would deal with public mr.,
and their oiReiaI and public clnrac,ers I.
public property II we find Judge Eekel.
degrading himself to the level n npn,o,.s.
slonai correspondents. wc shall feeI o,,r.
selves At liberty to comment mon him 4,
our usual plain manner, and sholl scarcely
tremble at the idea Of the hen,p-pro,l,e
ipg tfeason. he may shelter himself
Apder the crnsaling cognomen 81
RlcHAan, ! and attempt 10 annihilate Is
With the ideal chpraeser be has assumed
and Y uhixl delicious notoriety il nro
isssea e owe his appointment .,yav
hLooDr IrocR, StiIIws arr no. ser;on.I,
alarmed. We have seen bis honor a,.,
although, perebaace ii our slctriment rs
not taiIors. We hare taken his p,,,ss.,,s
We abhcr personalities, and are dispo.e,lI
e avoid them Were tie chief ips.ic. \
private gentleman, We would pcrmit MN
70 80 upaoticed and unknown a .v.n !.
which would be but ! matter 81 co,,rss
i Put Z q big mana great man Z man 81
growing proportions; aud We must pe,ie.5
him Hepresuncs 10 be q man 81 e,ln..
cation, and weILread lawyer. .Cr;ticaII
associations would contradict his presu,,,
tons Did we admit that ho was e
honest man and lover DC his country
and liis country ! welfare, pbysiognoniistsI
would most likely eau as bad judges But
should We say that his own faYor;te title
vas a true one ~ttat be loved Is hear e
and delighted 10 avoid tic I'm
mediate proximity Of liz shedding, rs
might gain The credit of having come 81
correct conclusions BE tllis 4, \, mn
! one thing W are assured. tla, ND
w Prctensions 70 tho adninia.rat 81, "
Justice ~ Utah are 4 ulers sliain IL |
met ifit b. more explicit, indecent md
unreasonable humbuQ.
But 70 the facts. The probate i,,,i,e
q cedu county called his court rvcenliy
aud according 10 our statutes had "a.
pansiled grand jury. Indictments |
against several individuals were presented
Tor grand isrcepy Among numerous
charges, were some for stealing horses
from Camp Floyd, as well as from, some
adjoining ranchos, Every confidence was
rrposcd IL the court; and Justice was
anticipated to have q full administration lrI
!. s. .'ae'sr 9 tne citizens generally
demanded fair yiudication; and tie
.,'.s.es ~. s, Y 2 con'nendablo way to
s.s sus iesai penalty ior their offences:
me issue 81 the matter was:--the !
parties Wero released on q writ Of
naDoas corpus issued By his honor The
e =. Justice tho accused were liberated;
Ihe snerin WAS fined, we are informed, forl
alls ferslce-alld Utah now must bear the
blame q harboring gang Of marauders,
u may be argued. as it often has been.
that the assumptlonof criminal jurisdiction
sr the eonferment thereof upoa the pro
bate courts by the Legislature Is an limo.
saiiOn upon old usages. Even SO. old i
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