The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-12-04

parcbase that Il may almost DO said
navy has been crOatei aud brought into
services since OR difaculsies commenced,
Besides blockading oar extensive Goa, t.,
sQuadrons larger than ever before assen blsd
uuder our 6sg have been put anoat and
performed deeds which nave increased
our naval renOwu. ! would invite special
attention ~ tho recOmmendatiOu Ot
tns Secretary Of tho Navy for . more
perfect Organization of The Navy BY
introducing additional erales IN he service.
The pIesent org anlx alton Is defective and ~.
satisIaciOry, and he suggestions sub oitled
~ me Department will. Il Is believed, II
adopted, O0viats the difficulties alluded 10,
promote harmony and increase tho efficiency
Of The Navy.
Thee re- three vacancies on the Bench Of
the supreme C0urt-two by the decea,e vi
Justices Dabiel ard Mclean, ard Que BY
the resignation Of Justice Campbell. have
&c Tar fOrbOrae making nominations u MI
theec vacancies for reasons which will n0w
= ATE: Two Of the outgoing Judges
resided within the States now overruu by re-.
volt, 20 that II Successors were q, pointed IN
tho same locslilies thcy could not serve upon
their circcits. AID may Of the most cOmps
tent mon there probably would not take Ihe
personal hax Ard ct Accepting - serve even
hero upon tho Supreme Bench. have
been unwilling " .hr.w Oil tue spp0l0t
menu Woodward, thus diss ling ny sell
from doug justice ~ .ho south gu the Return
Of peace, ai.houeb l may remark, that W
transfer 10 the North 600 which has heiel0.
fore been III tue south, would MOI, with rel
erence TO territory bnd population ne VI just
During the long aud briliians Judicial career
.; Judge Mclean, his circuit view into Al
empire, altogether LOO large for any one
Judge 10 give the Courts ,nercin more than
y q Om,n8i attendance, Iisiua IN population
from AZ. 900 III 1854, 10 8 Isl, 4t6 1860
Besides This, the country has generally Vu..
grown our p,escn. JUDICIAL sysWm II uoi-
furmlty was At all intended, lhe ,ystem
IeQuires that all the ~ ies shall be &C.
oommodated With Circuit Courts, attend
Oh By Supreme Judges, while IN fact
Wisconsin, Minnesota. Iowa, Kansas, Fiori
da, Texas, California aud oregon, have
never had any such Courts, Tor Can This be
s~s.It ~s,.,a N,nA s-isA-~. - .~-e- - 49, 80
lem, because the adding VI Justices enough
W The Supreme Court iVr the accommodation
Of all pars vi tho cIuntry, WIN Circuit
Courts, would create cours ALTO 4sshcr Wv
dangerous for judicial boJy 81 any
sort aud the evil OF " Os one that will increase
a. new BtAtsx come into Ins Un,oo. Circus,
Uourls are useful VI tnoy are not usefui. IL
useful, NO State should be denied them.
not useful, 10 Ssate should bav, them. Lv'
them bs rovidea Tor Oh Or abolished - to all
Three mold, au0sS occur 70 mo here
| which TANK would Do All improvement
upon our VI. sent ~ sIem. Let bio Supreme
court be Of convenient number 10 every event
then 6rst, lev the Whole cvuutry 10 divided ~
70 cir, uts Of COVE nient liz he suprt me- judy
"a ~ seive Ia uum0sr vi them CUrresp juulus
70 their own uum0er, aud iDdepeLdsut rcul
Judges be provided for all the test or seq nj
~, the Supreme judges bS relieved from Gil
cut duties. aud c,rcuit Judges provoked ~
all the circuits; Or tolIdiy, dspense sit
rcuit Couits altogether, leaving tue Juo
ciai functiOns wholly " The D1lrict Court
aud ~ iDdependtnt supreme Court
I respectfully recon mrhd 70 The consider,
tion VI Congress The prSseLt condition Of VI
statute laws, with the hope IN 4 OUnyI ..
Will b able 70 Aad IN easy remedy Tor u
many inco0ven,ences aud evils whic
ospstanuy smoarrsAs .thsss engaged
The Practical Standardization OF Inem.-
Since The oreanlsain OF tho 0overpmeo
Cong ess has snscted s0me 3 0V0 acts -
joint res0lu, Ions, which Nh mose than e y.
closely pliatsd pages, aud re go A.,
lhruuvh many voiuaes--sAsny OF sn~se sc'
have bs<u dr.~s 10 haste sid *ithoot tua
ciess caution, 20 that their provi.ioGs are ollie
obscure In themselves, Or ~ conflict With eAC
other, Or st leas " doubtful ~ 70 render
very dif3cult for even the best informed pe
sous 70 AAcerta,n precisely wnat the sla o
Lag really IL. IL seems to NO very ~
vortaut that tho statute Law should
made - plain and ioteIIisible - possi u
AID no rec d sed 10 - small y compass ~ M
CONSIST viii The iuiIness an precision u "
|, viii Of the Legislature aud she persptcut.v
. its language. These we'll doos would. min
. aros,ly la0ihtsto 10 Aooeo q tAooo WhO