Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-12-10

ity and energy which have characterize
its administration and the results of ne,
sures to increase its efficiency and Pc We
Such have been the additions by coi
structiOns and purchase that 1T NAV y
most be said naEyhas been created Al
brought into service since our difficult
commenced. Besides, bockading our e:
tensiye coast, squadrons larger than ev
before assembled under our flag have be-
put afoat, and performed deeds viii,
have increased our naval renown.
would invite special attention 10 Il
recommendation of the Secretary Oss t!
Navy for a more perfect organization
the navy, by Introducing addition
grades to the service. The present
ganization is defective and unsatisfactor
and the suggestions submitted by
Department will, it is believed, if adoI
ed, obviate the difficulties alluded TO, px
mote harmony and increase the efficien
of the navy.
There are three vacancies on the Ben
of the Supreme Court; two by the d
cease of Justices Daniel and Mclean,
one by the resignation of Chief just
Campbell. / have so far forborne maxi
any nominations to I'll these vacanc
for reasons which l will now state. T
of the outgoing Judges resided will
the States now oEerrun by revolt, and
successors were appointed in the sa
localities they could not serve upon tn
lcircuits, and many of the most conn
tent men there probably would not >;
the personal hazard of accepting to ser
even here upon the Supreme Bencs.
have been unwilling to throw all the
pointments northward thus disabling n
self from doing Justice TO the South,
the 1eturn Of peace. Although nj
remark, to transfer to the North one viii
has heretofore been in the South wo,
not, with reference TO territory and pop
1ation be unjust. During the long a
brilliant judicial career of Judge n
Lean, his circuit grew into an empi
altogether too large for any one Judge
give the courts therein more than no
inal attendance rising in population fir,
147, 900 in 1881 to 6, Isl ,405 in 1860
Besides this the country has genera
outgrown our present judicial system
uniformity was at all intended the !,
tenn requires that all the States shall
accommodated, with Circuit Courts,
tended by Supreme Judges, while in fa
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, kans
Florida, Texas, California, and Greg
have never had any such Court. Moro
this be well remedied without change
the system. because the adding of j,
tees to The Supreme Court enough for
accommodation of all parts Of the COZ
| try, with Circuit Courts, would Great
Court altogether too dangerous for a
dicial body of any sort, and the evi
| it be one that will increase as new ST
come into the Union. Circuit Court.
| useful, or they are not useful. If us
no State should be denied them. II
useful, no State should hase them.
them be provided for all, or abolishei-
to all. Three notifications occur &c
here which | think would be an imprs
ment on our present system. Let
| Supreme Court be convenient numbe
every event. Then, first, let the VIII
country be divided into circuits,nf u
yenient size, the Supreme Judges 10 SCI
in number of them corresponding
their own number, and independent {
cult Judges be provided for all The re;
or, secondly, the Supreme Judges be
| lieyed from circuit duties and Gre
Judges provided for all the circuits;
thirdly, dispense with Circuit Courts
together, leaving the judicial functn
wholly to the District Courts and an
dependent Supreme Court.
l respectfully recommend TO the q
sideration of Congress the present CO
dition of the Statute laws, with the b.
that Congress will be able to find an ca
remedy for the many inconvenience
evils which constantly embarrass d.
engaged In the practical administrati
of them. Since the organization of CT
eminent Congress has enacted some 81
acts and joint resolutions, which film
than 5000 closely printed pages, and.
scattered through many volumes Ma
of these acts have been drawn in ha
and without sufficient caution, so d
their provisions are often obscured
themselves or in conflict with each 9th
or at least so doubtful as to render
very difficult for even the best inform
persons to ascertain precisely what
statute law really is. 1t seems to me v,
important that the statute laws shot
be made as plain and Ineligible as p,
sible, and reduced to as small comp
as may consist with the fulIncss q
precision of the will of the legislatl
and the perspicuity of language; lib
well done, would, think, greatly faci
tate the labors of those whose duty il
to assist in the administration of the Ia
and would be a lasting benefit to
people by placing before them in a ~
accessible and Ineligible form, the Ia
which SO deeply concern their inter
and their duties. lam informed by 81
whose opinions I respect, that all the q
of Congress. now In force. and of pe,4u