The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1870-03-08

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An unusually long and interesting
term o. the District Court has Just al.
journod tn. next July Term. This
Court is court o. appellate iurisdic-
ton and intermediate between the Cir
cult and Supreme Courts, and through
it, al causes must pass on their way TO
TIE Supreme Court There are six o.
these Districts in the State. and the
Courts are composed Of the Judges Of
three or four Circuit Courts setting II
5aaco on the cases that have been adj
Indicated in their Courts and come MP
here by appeal or writ Of error. These
courts were created by the new Consti-
tuition, adopted in 1865, bat did not 80
into operation till the commencement
/ 81 1867 They were designed to light
en- the labors OF the Supreme Court by
arresting the course Of cases that would
else travel on To the highest tribunal
The rules Of practice Of the Supreme
Court were adopted precisely, II
would seem that they had had the ei-
feet intended, for the first time ia many
years After these courts had gone IN
to operation, was the Supreme Court
able to clear its accumulated docket
and give proper attention TO its bust
ness Nevertheless, on account Of the
increased expense Of taking case
TO the last resort, these courts have
been very unpopular with the great
majority and it is most probable that
q Constitutional amendment will be
adopted at the general election this
fall, that will abolish the institution.
Gov. Fletcher, in recommending the
adoption Of such an amenpment two
years ago, characterized the Conrt as
bridge across the highway Of justice,
where there was no stream, but heavy
tolls"
This District (socond) comprirOs the
10th, 18th, Goth and 23d Circuits, in all
twenty Counties, and holds its terms
on the second Mondays Of February
aud July, respectively. Among the reg
ular attendants Of this Court is Gen. n
w. Watkins, veteran Of seyenty-four
years, and principally interesting as be-
ing half brother of Henry Clay. Gen.
Watkins, was, before the war, one Of
the largest slave holders in tho State,
and man somewhat conspicuous for
bis influence in the Wing party in form
er times, though generally in tho mi
nority OF course. The General claims
his military title from a State commiss,
ion Of that grade, received during the
piping times Of peace" but he had the
misfortune to be appointed to the COM
mand Of brigade in the Estate
| Guards -Claib Jackson's troops, with
which he essayed in vain to take the
State into the Confederacy and which
he afterward turned over, as an organ
ization, to the armies Of treason
Watkins did not quite go over, but
went far enough to gain the martYrdom
Of disfranchisement in this State which
ban will probably be removed by the
Constitutional amendment at the next
election. Unlike Henry Clay, General
Watkins is a stout advocate ofthe right
as well as the policy Of American slave
ry, and spends far too much of his time
arguing to that effect, as also the right
OF secession. He has been in his day a
lawyer Of considerable practice, but lis
day has passed 1t is like reading his
tory to listen to his relations OF men
and things Of the past, and even more
interesting, because be is part Of what
he describes. His decided resemblance
to Henry Clay, his intimate personal
acquaintance with the Great Compro-
miser," as well as with many others
who contemporaneously figured more
or less conspicuously in our national
history, together with his advanced
years make him prominent among the
few now living that connect this age
with its predecessor
/ Gen. Watkins was q party as well as
an attorney in an important lawsuit
that has been in the lower courts for
many years, and which he has failed to
gain in the District Court, A writ Of
error has just been sued out in the Su-
promo Court, but doubt its ever got
ting there Ii has tired out almost ev-
cry one who has had any thing to do
with ii.
7 St Louis seems to be The only place
IN the State that threatens the CITY Of
magnificent distances" with desolaiion,
lby traeferripp the saat ~ cmnira "a