The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1866-12-07
TIE BANGOR CASE.

I'D bANuVh Ohob'
Every man feels as though his personal
operations, which appear so large AMI i'm
portant in his own eyes, assume the same
proportions in the public vision; therefore
the Bangor Democrat fills - columns eve
~ week w,i, editorials relative to the trial
OF the action brought by the proprietors Of
tia, paper, and with abuse Of the court
and the jury before whomihe trial was hal.
1t has Repeatedly asserted that Judge Tap
ley was selected to hold the recent term az
Belfast with especial reference to this suit
implying one OF Two things; either thai, in
compliment to his known ability and fair
ness, the Judge was singled out by his
brethren to try an important cause, or else,
that all OF the justices OF our highest tribu-
nal coniederated to bring about predeter-
mined result in a case bending before tia,
tribunal. The intmation OF u selection Is
either a compliment to Judge Tapley, or
an imputatiou upon the integrity Of every
member of our supreme court; which Of
these Is intended We leave for It's rnllers IN
gather from the general ,ono oi that paper.
The editor of the Democrat must deem our
highest judges capable Of the grosest
treachery, as well As malyersation, if they
override at once, as he declares they will
do, a aecision and result which, he saws
they conspirel 10 neeomplish
In his paper of the ped ul,., the editor
SAYS tina, the ,lrlis. an.l ,b.;, counsel mn,
.mouificd and ehayr;ned, bcc,u., IN.
"prarranged law thai was given to the
jury through their selected mou,h.piece'-
thus charging the full cour, with comforting
with the deils and permitting them to
choose the Justice who should hold the
Oct. term at I,eliast-.and the verdict re-.
turned by that iury'-as if the deils.. by
some hocus pocus, controlled the selection
of the panel also-.la. not the endorse.
mcnt Of any member OF the Penobsco, bar
Of the least cmlnence or reputation" With
out troubling the excited edi,orpf,be Dem.
ocrat to Indicate the precise distinction he
makes between .mor,iica,ion and cbapr;n'
or mining that his conclusiou M IN IN. .em.
inenee or reputation" of nm attorney may
POSSIBLY he biased By that attorneys view
of the law applicabl. TO his case, Wa will
s,v ,ha, II JuIy. Tanlev h. an unfortunate
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Pcnobscot upon this point, he will he able
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lany,orc used nv Judv, s,or,tI Com. on
Cop,,.l WINS o,,or,d nv IA week irfor, las,
aud reference TO j, will show tina, i, fully
sus,ains the decision of Judge Topley. .By
referring to ,hu, article in our issue of23d ult.
the editor will see that he is mistaken when
.e asserts that .yu,lge Tapley $ charge is ut
terry wi,hou, precedeu, or authority"
The Drmoera, copies from the Bel6s,
Journal an article declaring that ",rhere can
b. hut one result to this natter" namely "a
new ,riaL. anil concluding thus;
II Judge Tapley is Compelled to drink TIE
caP Of iiu'ii,a, be ~ill have the reflection
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Sc.
This il IN I'm singular idea, that any
Judge il Inundated whenever the hasty
rulings OF nisi prins trial are ovenuled by
thc deliberate, well.matnrcd counses Ola