Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-12-05

heretofore been in the South, would not, |
with reference to territory and population,
be unjust.
During the long brilliant judicial career of
Judge Mclean, his circuit grew into an en-
pire--altogcther too large for any one Judge
to give the courts therein more than nom
iDa attendance-rising in population from
l.l10 900. in 1891 to 6. Isl ,4O5, il 1860.
Besides this, the country. has generally out
grown our present judicial system, it uni
formity was at all intended. The system re-
quiros that all the States shall he accoinlno-
dated with Circuit Courts, attended by Su-
preme judge, while in fact, Wisconsin,
Minnesota, Iowa, Kansas, Florida, Texas,
California and Oregon have never had any
such Courts.
Nor can this he well rcmedca without u
change of the system, because the adding
Of Justices to the Supreme Court, enough
for the recommendation of all parts OF the
country with Circuit Counts, would create a
! Court altogether top dangerous for a judicial
/ body Of any sort, and the evil of il he ono
| that will increase us new States come into
the Union
Circuit Courts arc useful VI they are not
useful. II useful no State should be denied
them, if not useful no State should have
them. Let them be provided for all or abol-
lished. as to all three notifications occur to
Inc here which think would oe an improve
inent upon our present system
Let the supreme Court oe 0. cohyehieht
NUMBER III every event .hen, hrst' iet Tue
whole country be divided into circuits of
convenient slze-- supreme ouuges 10
serve III nunDcr Oh tneiii corresponding 70
their own number, and independent Circuit
Judges be provided for all the rest or, sec
ondiy, the supreme Judges pe reiieSeu IRON
circuit uutieS, anu Nircuit Judges proViueu
ior al the circuits or, tnirdiy, dispcnse
with Circult courts alt0gether, leaving me
judicial functions whoily 10 the district
courts ana an independent supreme Court
respectiuhy recommend 10 inc consiul
Grafton Of congress the present condition Oh
the statute laws with the nope that Congress
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am informed by some whose opinions.
respect that all the acts 9l Congress now II
!, torce OF permanent ana general nature
mlght be revised anl rewritten, 50 as 70 b'
embraced N one v'lume' or az least twt
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