The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-07-08
Supreme Court.

Supreme Court.
On the 9Th inst, the Supreme Cour
convened at this place, Chief Justice
j. II. Ludeling, presiding; assisted b..
Associate Justices Taliaferro and Howe
Howell and Wyley, absent. Quite Al
array of legal talent from all parts o
North Louisiana is present.
We notice Messrs. Fillhieul and Ben
Youngand J. w. Young, from Homer
Judge John d. Watkins, from Minden
Judge Mayo, from \idalia; Messrs
Todd, Morgan, Hall, J. II. Brigham,
Parsons and Compton, from Bastrop
Col. David Pierson from Natchitoches
Capt. Seals, from Madison; j. f. Ham,
lett, Esq, from Vernon Capts. Wells
and Potts of Richland: Shreveport not
represented this week, but will be on
hand the second week. The gentle
men of the bar in attendance are all
looking we'll and every one seems to
be full Of business.
We notice that the following young
gentlemen are waiting to he received
into the great family of lawyers; come
in, boys sscrowsled below, but plenty of
room abOVe.'
Joseph PierSOn. .Bienville.
). +. Boone. g
Lewis b. ShOlalS. MOrehOuse.
Robt. II. Naughan..... Claiborne.
George Wear, Caldwell
Newton W. Smith. Jackson.
Arson ltaincy. .Richlanh.
q. W. ThOmpSOn.........N w bSter.
T.. l.. Pierson. .NatchitOcheS.
The attorneys appointed as q COM
mittee to examine applicants are of the
best talent of the State, and will only
have to look at 81 young man three
times, to learn how deep he has dived
into the m!lsty rOlu mes of the law.
Some few eases We're argued on the
first day of the Court, but most of the
eases were passed for want of briefs
and transcripts. We heard q few ar
guments In the case Of the Morgan
railroad against Auditor Graham. Mr..
Fillhieul, for the railroad, argued that
the legislature and the Governor alone
could direct the affairs of the State, and
that none had the right to dispute their
right or pOwer-that the Auditor was
without capacity, power or interest,
and that as a ministerial officer, he
could do only what was commanded.
Looking at this idea from 81 political
it is certainly a danger
Gus power. Ii the power that
be, choose to do right, no necessity
would exist to Interfere, but if they do
wrong there should be some check to
that wrong. The donation to the rail-
road company of So 900, 600 was dona-
ton and a great wrong to the people of
the State, and there should be a power
to bring it beneath the
righteous Indignation of an insulted
people. In another case, j. ID. Watkins,
Esq, took the position that the State
Of Louisiana was not a person in law;
and the prescription of five years on a
prOmissory note made payable to the
State did not run. The Court inquired,
why was the state not 4 person in law,
and why did not prescription run: We
think the point made, failure in law
and common sense. The State should
not and would not make a positive law
applicable to individuals, and not to
herself If she excepted herself from
the operations of the law, she would
have certainly said SO in the law itself.
So Gen. Ionng stated, and to our
mind it is Il sound legal position.
The Judges give strict attention to all
that is said and done. The lawyers
look knowing, and each one bears
about him the appearance OF perfect
that his brief will convince
any living man, and that the winning
Of his case is only question of time.
We have said this much in the very
of the Court, and shall, dur
ing its sitting, note many things not
vet in view. Many of the lawyers in
are old acquaintance and
friends, and we hope to spend many
pleasant hours with them. Come in,
gentlemen make yourselves free and
easy in the TELEGRAPH Office, and
while YOU rest for Il few minutes from
legal propositions, you can chat q little
politics, crops and SnndrieS.
Our citizens will notice the invita-
ton of the Ouachita Fire CO. 80. /, to
attend the Picnic on next Wednesday,