The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1866-06-02

IN fsvor Of Mr.. Throckmortoa, and
conmi, the authority Of the State to
TIE agents selected by the people
Al least, will not majority Of the
people have furnished him . pretc,i
to disregard their ~ishesY This, {"
nc conceive. i. matter worthy of
consideration.
The objections urged against the
adoption of the new Constitution, SO
far a. we have heard, have been di
rccicd agaius, the increased .alnric'
of the judges. and the extension "i
their terms of ONCE the change in
the number of supreme Judges from
three to FIVE, and the enlargement OF
the powers snj jurisdiction of the
County Court and with these, the
increase in the expenses Of the State
Government Grant that these OBJ
icciions are well ftnndcd. and that
the provisions complained of are a.
obnoxious as represented, IS !, adri
sable to hazard our political safety
and all the good work accomplished
by the Convention, or To first organ
irc our State Government. and for
the people thu. TO get the power in
their own bands, when the remedy
can be effected by Legislative enact
ucn,s, ratified by the popular vote ?
There are many good provisions
in the new Constitution. which it
seem, to US il would be exceedingly
un~ise to reject, Among these are
the articles in reference to education
and To internal Improvements. I'm
der the first, "pcrI ctual school
fund is created, that csnno, be
alicnn'cd which, in a few years, will
be sufficiently large 10 establish \
system Of free schools throughout the
State and under the second with
anything ike proper legislative man
a.ement the entire territory of Tex
as can lie soon rsmifed by railroads
These salutary and wise provisions
alone, should be sufficient to secure
the ratification Of the new Cons'i'u.
ton. Besides those. there are seye
raj other important changes, rneriting
comircnlation, 10 which We could
alluac did our limits permit,
We propose 10 say a few words in
reference to the objections urged
agains, the new tonctl ution.
/, isa we'll known fact that, with
few exceptions, the hes, legal talent
has not hitherto been employed on
the Bench. and for the Obvious rca.
son, that the best lawyers could make
more money by their practice. If n
sensible man has an important suit
To decide, he employs the very best
lawyer lie can get Can any one
give good reason why communities,
who are deeply interested aud affect
ed by the manner in which judicial
proceedings are conducted, should
reverse this rule, and employ sec
opd or third rate man. Demacogues
complain very bitterly of the bur
'hcns inflicted upon Tie community
by high salaries when the truth is.
an incompetent officer may, in a very
brief period, from his incnpaci'y,
subject the people to n greater loss
than double the amour, required to
have employed an efficient man.
Dcmagogucs also stigmathe high sal
aries as nristocraiic, when, in fact,
they are just the revchs. A liberal
salary enables poor man OF talent
to abandon his private business aud
undertake that Of the public, which
he canno, afford to do unless proper.
" compensated. On the contrary. n
ricl man eau hold Office without ref
crcnce to It's emoiumcn,s, AMI con.
ten, himself with the honor it con-
tcrs. The necessary consequence Of
low salaries is, 10 fill the public of.
Secs with men of mcdiocrity, who,
unable to make a living in private
life, arc ready to accept any position
that promises them bare support
As to the extension of the term of
the District Judges to Ugh, years, We
arc not prepared 10 say so much.
But it may work better than an,icipa.
ted, and il i, docs not. there is album.
dance Of time to amend it, without
detrment to the public interests,
The increase in the number Of Su.
prcmc Judges, from three to FIVE, We
regard as an excellent change. There
have not been, as every lawyer and
ll,ignnt knows, a sufhcient number of
Judges on the Supreme Bench Of
the State. The Court is now from
two To three years behind with its
business, and when case is taken
upon appeal, there is no telling when
it will be determined. Many eases
must be necessarily passed over when
there are only three judges, arising
perhaps, from the fact tina, one Of the
judges has been interested in tho
case, and smother one sick or absent.
A quorum may Ike broken by the
sick meas of two Of the INDIES which