The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-02-08
SENATOR STEWARDS PROPOSITION
TO ABOLISH THE NEVADA q. 8.
DISTRICT COURT.

bythe Washington correspondent OF the
San Francisco Bulletin, and which were
thus, for the first time brought to our
notice. Those statements are in part as
follows:
The bill to organize United States Dis
trict Court for the Southern District of Cali
fornia, introduced last week by Mr.. CONFESS,
is producing all sorts of games and compli-
cations, and is exciting much interest among
Californians in Washington. In the first
place, Senator Stewart wants to amend it, if
ingenuity can devise how, by lacking the
Nevada District on the proposed new district,
and thus abolish the present Nevada Court.
The object of this is to get rid of Judge
Baldwin, and it is thought this is an easier
way than to impeach him, besides more
speedy mode Of getting rid of the obnoxious
Judge.
Commenting upon this matter the
Trsspass says:
We find, since the affair has come to an
airing in this channel, that it was commonly
understood amongst people here who are
posted in such matters, that Senator Stew
art would move upon Judge Baldwin's works
in some shape before this session was ended.
We had an inkling of the plan-not exactly
the plan, either, but the intention-early
last Spring but did not know it was so wide
lv discussed, and thought it would blow over.
Stewart and Baldwin have private griefs
laid against each other, and this movement
Is considered here as in part settlement of
such. The amendment will be defeated if
not withdrawn. 1t will weaken the main
bill if retained. A good many parties in this
State, who have no stock in the private feuds
of the two gentlemen, and who have influence
at Washington, are averse to the proposition |
for only one court to which to appeal from
the Supreme Court of this State, and that |
one . court remote from the State, and |
community having no appreciation of cases
70 go from here. tits good prinaa tacie
case that unfairness is meant, when District
Is to be made up of territory not contiguous,
and split by territory having District Court
The foreign corporations operating here viii
object. Then, Baldwin and the other officers
Of the court have influence at Washington,
and they will object to the adoption of the
amendment. The sentiment of the people in
general here is against the proposition ; and
our Senator will find that he has smothered
his light with his own fat. He has been pc
culiarly unfortunate, lately, unless he is aim
ing to elude a reelection.
The correspondent says Senator Stewart
will probably yield. We suspect he will.
Senator Nye would aid him, as he has said
n0 WOulQ OUT Irle0Q9 OF MS WILL interfere,
and he will probably yield.
Thus is a subject upon which the
press of this State has hitherto kept
silent, made an unavoidable and legiti-
mate question for comment and discus
sion. Any private griefs P" that may
DO entertained toward one another by
Senator Stewart and Judge Baldwin, if
such exist, are not to be considered in
connection therewith-they are those
gsutlemen's individual property but
in so far rs the interests of the public
are Involved in their differences, they
are of very vital consequence. Not only
is this unquestionably true, but it is no
less fact that Judge Baldwin owes it
to himself to demand an investigation
Of his official course. Rumors, hints !
and inuendoes, by the wholesale, have ,
been in circulation affecting Judge
Baldwin's character ever since the Saw.
age-Thornburgh case. Apublished ar
ticle which We never saw, but which we
believe was printed in San Francisco, ,
boldly charged corruption against the l.
Judge. These rumors, hints, inuendoss
and charges are either malicious lies or d
based upon fact. If they are untrue n
although not officially preferred-we n
should say they demand challenge of c
proof by the Judge if, on the other $
hand, there is any truth in them, upon
whom should the duty devolve of taking
The shortest course to cure the evil, but
Senator Stewart, at whose suggestion, ii
and by whose nomination, if we are c.
rightly informed, Judge Baldwin was
placed upon the bench of the Nevada is
Court? And if the Senator is II
acting upon what he considers justi6able
grounds, in TINS attempting to remedy =
THAT he is in part responsible for, We
disagree with the Trespass that he is ~
hereby inj 4ring himself with his con- tt
'tituency. di
For sugh. we know and for aught We
barge, JUICE Baldwin is as pure and ia
UPRIGHT Il Jurist as ever sat upon q -