Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1861-12-11
EBENsBURG, PA WEDNESDAY, DEC. II, 1861.


en here upon the Supreme Bench. have J
isssn unwilling to throw all the appointments
fgthward. thus disablin 2 myself from doing
Zee to the South on return Of peace, al
sigh may remark. that to transfer to
,,le, l--,- heretni.re tecn Ia the
S0ath. would not, with reference to ter
rit3ry and population, be unjust. During
tie long and brilliant judicial career Of
Julge Mclean, his circuit grew into an EN-
Pire, although too large for any ore Judge I
to give the courts therein more than nom .
inal attendance, arising in population from
one million four hundred and seventy thous !
and and eighteen il. 1880 to six millious
one hundred aud fifty one thousand four
hubdrod and FIVE in 1850. Besides this the
country generally has outgrown our present
judiciary.
il uniformity was at all intended, the
system requires that ali States shall be &C
co,hmoda.ed with Circuit Courts, attended
BY Supreme Judges while. in fact, Wis
cunsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Kansas, Florida.
/ Te<as. California aud Oregon have never
had any such Courts. Nor can this be well
rsaclied without change Of the system,
| because the adding ofJudges to the Supreme
( CJSrt. enough for the accommodation Of all
; patfs Of the country with Circuit CouIts,
I wcnld create a Curt altogether too mum
( eros for a judicial body Of any sost-aud
ths evil Of it be one which wi. increase rs
ne% States come into the Union. Circuit
+ Coarts, too are useful OF they are not use
fut Ii useful, 20 state should be denied
then. Let them be provided for all. alb
( olished rs to all. Three notifications oc
( cur to me either Of which, think. would
/ he an improvement uron our present sys-
( TEN Let the Supreme Court he Of con
veaie,.t size, the Supreme Judges to servs
in number Of them corresponding t. their
owr number. and independent Circuit Judg
! e F,srs =, 4, = ~ ~ 6tliy.
let the Supreme Judges be relieved from
Circuit duties, and Circuit JUICES provided
Tor ali the Circuits or. thirdly, dispense
with Circuit Courts altogether. leaving the
judicial function wholly to- tine District
\''ui y '''' an ''''- '-l'''' i'' - o''''
EeSPe1uHhY Eccoi.iIi'H" 10 '"s con-
siieration Of Congress the present condition
oi the statute laws with the "'I '!'"t '+,-'
gress will be able to tiud an easy remedy foG
many oi the Inconvenience and evils which
constantly cmharr.'ss those engaSe'.e IA tie
pratical administrator Of them. Snce t"1
organization Of the Government. Congress
has enacted some live thousand ae.s an.
J'iEt resolutions, which hli more thah s'A
thousand closely printed pages, ana are
scattered through many volumes Many
Of these'acts have been drawn u and VIII
out sufficient caution, 50 that tHeiF P'"''S',' 'o'
are often obscure IA themselves or in connie
with each other, or at least 81 "oo"u~' I"
to rende- it very difficult for even the bes'
informed person to a-eert>in precisely VIA
, the statute law really IS. 1t seems TO M
very important that the statute laws Shouts
= be made as plain and inteIiigaole as pos
sib.e, and to be reduced 70 as small co'n
= pass as may consist with the I"'-lezS AN
= precision Of the VIII OF the Legislature an
the perspecuity Of its language. Iais' we
e done, would, think, greatly facilitate III
d labor OF those whose duty 1t IS t' ASST
Y the administration OF the laws, '@I w"n'
e be q lasting benefit to tne people by liacin
- before them in q more accessible and r'te
IS ligble form the laws Which 50 ,.ee2'y Con
II oefn Their interest and tHer "ut'es- al