The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1870-02-08


DIE TO plabNe nane,s &c too
a. re- ofane eeeaty We have AZ ihsad
yaataEcs u two counties With coat %
supporting ouly one ses ~ coauty Oh
GERS Il Is truly stated that the two
ceslrss q population and y business
Is ii the ceutre a the tao probate
sb,ss.s. as.a 10 ssassa ths osanly an Abe
gtograpaseal esetre q tbs eounty would
30 more satisfy ilsp demands 81 the
ueaplu than il would iyr The people II
the town u Arlington " Sunderland %
erect their town bui diugs in the geo.
gtaphical centre q those towns The
people Of this county have jus, canse u
complaint that they cannot o. do not
fud a sure remedy for redress u glov-
auces. without dspial promptly With
ont DELAY These evils arise 10 part
from having two sbires but in part
To wholly remedy The evils complained
Of We must have legally two counties
The geographical situation aud the ecu
tres Of business demand il. This do
maud vii increase in force ~ the bust.
ness q tie county Increases aud the
rapid increase Of business flowing ia
What may properly be called the ua,u-
raj channels 70 the two centres show
What must be done II is not correct,
as stated ia the JouaSAI, that We are
practically two counties. We are
such With but one Court Germ in each
I practical county, The business ia this
section, like other counties, demands
/ two terms, II q suit IS now commcuc,
ed 10 the Court in December (to the
parties living IN the north shire) the
defendant would have SIX months notice
to prepare for the trial Of the cause at
the next June Term. As the rule Is
now no trial can be bad before one year
from tie mex. Juue In this delay,
which mpy greatly iriure the parties by
the removal or death OF witnesses, the
parties are Competed to pay two Terms
Attorney Fees, which beucGts no Que
bat the attorney nave seen two at
torney's bills ofpyer 500 each, al Terms
Attorney Fees, and 40 trial lad ia eth
or case. Abolish tins rule wuich was
made contrary to the constitution AM
unnecessarily delays justice. Let there
be two counties aud two term in eucl
and We sbnl hear 10 calls to centre ID,
county. Would the expense be inereas
ed !? Admit tLeie are at each terra
twelve causes III this county ready 70
trial, SIX IN each shira. There wJuI,
he no additional expense for county Of
feers. The two side Judges are pal,
by the day. There would he no nor
excuse for one set Of Judges trying tn
! ak causes il two counties than lively
p IN one slime Ia Layrg two SETS 4
! Judges, twice the number OF aspirant
= for that honorable station, would b
: qualified with 10 additional expense {
9 the people. The cost Of thus attendin
court IN two eOputit would be no NOR
= thnn in one. There would be two sci
d of Grand Jurors instead OF Que M nov
. The time of both would be less than on
rs now established The travel of I'll
two set, one III Manchester aud one
u Bennington, would be less for both S,
e than one at Manchester or Bennington
q aud the travel Of Witnesses w0ule |
~ lass with two counties than with on
aud us correctly stated, the wltnessc
4 and jurors could 80 home lights. I'll
VI expense Of the county bindings is /
o. objection. There is agood court hou,
10 Manchester and another must /
D. built whether the county be centere
le dlsided or remains as 1t Is. Two ia
Ia IL is said are required by two shlres,
IL There are two sbiros IN each Of q
counties Of Washington and Warren,
I" y, aud bat Que jail 10 each. One j
III 10 sufficient for this county. This ,
Ell vision, il may be said, wouid make t
an counties too small There are now d
y counties III the State whose populate
llI Al n n. I.,.l,t
Districts, aud the grand list Of Mant
ester Probate District IS equal to {
ri two counties Let there be two cot
ties, revoke the rule Of continuing ca
MI es ut tue first tenn without cause. I'll
Az let any one take the map. As the JouI
nd Al states, and be can zee low cas-
those having business ut court can
to tie centre. The causes would Il
he tried without delay There is ano
n's er practice which greatly delays Insts
'he it Is ia consuming tune ~ exanin
witnes ca and writing down every W
na' the witness nltefs, aud then fool
''n exception taken, and much time usel,
" is spent il arguing saSh exceptions
en Tbs piuetice WAS unknown when 81
oee men as Skinner, Chapman, Seymc
Van Ness, Alden ,Maaocks, Prcntlss,
me erett, Hutchinson, and Bradley "
10 practlciug attornIes This prHeucs h
les efi the attorney at the rate Of s.
$40 per day 1T the expense Of Tie /
ties. Let us have two counties and