Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-12-12

and brought into service since our diff
culties commenced. Besides blockadinl
our extensive coast, squadrons larger thar
ever before assembled under our flag hav,
been put ailoat and performed deeds which
have increased our naval renown.
/ would invite special attention to tho
recommendation oil the Secretary of tho
Navy for, "a more perfect organization o
the navy by introducing additional grades
in the service. The present organization
is defective and unsatisfactory, and the
suggestions submitted by the Department
will it is believed, if adopted, obviate
the difficulties alluded to, promote har.
mony and increase the efficiency of the
navy, ... ..... ....r...I ..
THE JUDICIARY.
There are three vacancies on the bench
of the Supreme Court. Two by the de.
cease of Justices Daniels and Mclean,
and one by the resignation of Justice
Campbell. i have so far forborne max.
ing any nominations to fill these vacan
cies for reasons which | will now state
Two of the outgoing Judges resided with,
in the State now overrun by revolt, 50
that if successors were appointed in thl
same localities they would aot serve up
on their circuits, and many of the most
competent men there probably would not
take the personal hazard of accepting to
serve even here upon the supreme bench
have been unwilling to throw all the
appointments northwaid, thus disabling
myself from doing Justice to the South
on the return CT peace, although l may
remark that to transfer to the North one
which has heretofore been in the South,
would not, with reference to territory and
population, be unjust. During the long
and brilliant judicial career of Judge Me-
Lean, his circuit grew into an empire al
together too large for any one Judge to
give the courts therein more than a nom
inal attendance, rising in population from
lao, 900 in 1881, to 6,l51 ,405 in 1860.
Besides This the country has generally
outgrown our present Judicial system
If uniformity was at all intended, the
system requires that all the States shall
be accommodated with Circuit Courts,
attended by Supreme Judges, while in
fact Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Kan
sas, Florida, Texas, California, and Or
egon, have never had any such courts,
nor can this be well remedicd without q
change of the system, because the adding
of Justices to the Supreme Court, enough
for the accommodation Of all parts oI
the country with Circuit Courts, would
create court altogether too dangerou,
for a judicial body of any sort, and the
evil of it be one that will increase as
new States come into the Union. Cir
cult Courts are useful or they are not use.
full. If useful, no State should be denied
them. lfsnot useful, no State shoult
have them. Let them be provided 70
all, or abolished as to ALL
Three mo iifcatons occur to me here
which | think would be an improvement
upon our present system. Let the Su
! preme Court be of convenient number il
every event Then first let the who!
country be divided into circuits of conve
ncnt size, the Supreme Judges to serv,
in number of them corresponding t,
their own number, and independent Cir
cult Judges be provided for all the rest
or secondly, the Supreme Judges be re
lieved from Circuit duties, and Circui
Judges provided for all the Circuits o.
thirdly dispense with Circuit Courts al
together, leaving the Judicial function,
wholly to the District Courts, and an in
dependent Supreme Court.
THE U. s. STATUTES.
/ respectfully recommend to the con
sideration of Congress, the present con
dition of the statue laws, with the hopr
that Congress will be able to find al
easy remedy for the many Inconvenience
and evils which constantly embarras'
those engaged in the practical admins
tration Of them.
Since the organization of the Govern
ment Congress has enacted some 50O(
acts and Joint resolutions which fill more
than 5000 closely printed pages, and ar
scattered through many volumes. Man,
Of these acts have been drawn in haste
and without suficnt caution, so tina
| their provisions are often obscure il
| themselves or in conflict with each other
or at least SO doubtful as to render
very difficult for even the best informe
4 persons to accertain precisely what tn
{ statute in law is.
1t seems to me very important tina
f the statute law should be made as plai
and Ineligible as possible. and be re
Z duced to as small a compass and ma
. consist with the fullnes and and pres
sion of the Legislature and the perspicr
ity of its language. These well don
would, think, greatly facilitate the la
bors of those whose duty it is to assis
in the administration OF the laws, an
would be lasting benefit to the peopl
by placing before them in more access
, ible and Ineligible iolm the law whc
, so deeply concern their interests an
: their duties.
/ am informed by some ewhos opin
, ion I respect, that all the acts of Con
, gresS now in force and of a permanent
5 general nature, might be revised and re
| written so as to be embraced in one vol
ume, OF at least two volumes of ordina
= ry and convenient size; and | respectful
S ly recommend to Congress to conside
= the subject, and if my suggestion be az
+ proved, to devise such a plan as to the
: wisdom shall seem most proper for I'll
d attainment of the proposed.
s NORTHERN CLAIMS IN REBEL STATES.
y One Of the unfavorable consequence
- of the present insurrection is the entil
] Il Of oil ir