Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-04-06
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.


TIE Muniolpal Court hill.
In regard 10 this bill, now pendiua before
Il may be safely asserted that the
people Of the District Of Columbia, apart from
those who originated It, and those who expect TO
realize personal bsneht from II, should II booome
a law, have no idea Of the serious Inconvenience
that would result 10 them from It's passage, nor
Of the gross injustice that would be thus In
nlclsd upon thom. They can hardly conceive |
II possible that the representatives Of the people
and OF the States, whose constituents, like them.
sTs, naSs sn no gspsn ufT nnS
defendant, could be Induced, At the suggestion |
OF a few ambitious and selfish men, 70 deprive |
them Of those DEMENT'S. Aud no, only 50, but a. |
burdens in pursuing tho tArdy Justice proposed,
Under the present system, which require, AZ
cases Of a erir'nal character however trivial
Court without even q preliminary examination
before magistrate, the most cruel injustice Is
often done TO accused parties. II not unire.
ample violation Of the peace Is confined for
hours 10 loathsome cell, unit for the hablta-
lion Of the lowest Of the brute creation, await
ipg hearing eoIOro his honor the Judge Of the
In this enlightened age, when philanthropy
has called forth the most stringent laws against
shali tho statute books be dlsngured with laws
puniehinB with severity human beings, upon q
simple charge Of mlsdemoanor OF ieiony1 The
70 ali aooasSi PARTIES by The Consultation Of tho
District Of this great right, while ne enjoyed
" ~ O,hers amove, the 9ounuyt WY tnosld
PaItlos nors, mvio tnan elseHheie, pG tupl e..ea
70 unysuAi uolAy And expense IN sseklnk lustloo,
In either civil OF criminal eAsesi ~ eer,ain men
nu mus 20 Ptosluc1 'oL, ~ .ne nane ~ snst
goOu hnu saotN We ptOtess nat IN mhnnk
such provision our Tighs and liberties shall not
DO destroyed OF our ancient landmarks obliter.
ated' ~ the docket o. Tue supreme Oourt o.
thls Dlstfict rs Durlenel WIN snail cases, an
easy remedy y provided, without dolnK injustice
70 snY ono. heluoe the nunioer o. masnus'es,
anu increase theit lullsulcuoh 70 tSVys anu y.
ss, ~ Wv pva ~, sppon as naS f.av,
their decisions. Do thlt, and deprive All mAglI
uatos nno ny not keep ~ Vinvs w. w. tne
Ianta2.lon o. theit nuslnee.l Ol the Lkn, 70 ~;
ercise thelr functions aud the cod sought vii
10 accompaniment W.
,, ,hn,,-
EDIroR REPUBLIcANi There has been a good
deal said about the paving Of our streets and
sv,nus, az Isls and snoYt. hayo bsen made 40
aon.sra ,hs su,ho,i,iss ~, psrmit,Inv ,ha In.
PRODUCTION Of improved pavoments, whether Of
wood or concrete.
wnbout stopplp9 10 comment ON tho uurea.
"n s ssOpp'"s " ls- '" No INV
sonAble character OF TINS ehArge, pass on 70
observe that between these different descriptions
p a,emsns puOno opin'Vn wi ,no piss,n,,
gIya,ity myI1el, M i,a " Win y VIEW 70 onsI
',,,a.,,. nnuasa,a ayasn,s ,HsJ 49,
y, o,a yon 'O"0'''' P~'O"lo"'' Nv" ~"
u' wv, yVu -. ~. 49,. ,,,. ~, an. ar 5000
asseruon ~, W. u. Desn na,n wy yYu.
counirS waaid saand bsSxy travel or euT olimsie.
rou Nv s.aho oar ~,
the subject isom aineIent cue, As 70 lne ekpo;;
eoncTs,s nsvinv foy snstalnisg the bsat 81 suw'
snss w ~ ny rro.is ~ n,s
without cracsinE. as well As its ability 20 sus.
,.in ,ss.s md ~, mi tska tha llhe,tv 10 Il
h.iore your rcaIers M fallowlng brief eytra.ts
irom Various oommunlcstions 90 the subiest,
premI,ing that The orlSinals IA INV poSssssion
maj have no intorest whatever 10 any contrst
In I'M this city ssyyi,,w.D v,,,, from u,D.Ddavv.
n Y; "A portion o. my concrete waik y ,ray.
nv, All a aysr sna ssSmineI M AMI Sc nv
difference 10 the walk; IL appears TO be no moro
worn than that part which Is not Travelled over
oy noJses ap INV masO CON- n,.o.. 9Th. ar,,.v (,
used oonrtantiy. Iexaminod Il this day alter
got your letter, and you would not know that 4
horse had ever gone over II y. ,,.rs ..u
erSts has stool the heats q two summers, AM
tnS Los h q twS wpsSr T ha y peipg n sts,
sIed ovar daIiv. but does moi shoN The marks Of
1s1on Ihncig Or of horses fsets or Ibe oaiLs I,
their shoes IL solid in summer and solid Ii
1891, Tim. NJ v tFrhs nia,e ,ha, a. u,.,
IN. dSIsins1 hs. ~ insd. nxsr to ana rom nil
"A n, =, ~ n "a aon "A N IN
sa,,.rasa s.S,sN,'o, ,hn ,nssI ~ he csIh. q
sc,,ss shoos ~, ,1pe.Is can hs s.sn - ~ N''>'
nv hno,hsy from Cana5dslgSs. N, Y, uI,onoret.
has hsa = nrStty severe te,t Win uS viii
ma ~ an. niss ,bS, ~ crossd In thrsa nlsnr,
~a,san ~ constsntIy and nat thn MIN n
~ 49, ~ ~ a., x dst.c,sb
"AaaIn rrnsn same Mace ~ haye seen oonorot
,ossed ~ fsa ma T.fsr I, Il crossed onno.,t,
nnr SSnS ninos, rnns,an,iy ,Sith tss,n. IA vii,
Ioadsd al Io.5sv SheSe ~ No nercrlxsnls mar
~, III ~ ,ire Ia ION, stoSes hnrn IA ~ fsII Il,
~ Two ~ yhicb in tha osntrc n eoncretn mi
waik nsi ir.t besn Iaid AMI AZ eltbsr and VA
stone aaagIng. The concrete stands today
| se,nJ M s,agsi rhtist tha atone HaysInv, n Il
| ,,saIs AIR. hs',hs ara 0'' ess
nnya ,nare rom ~ a,iiiton snr,ny. n. ", Urhr.
,oocrata waiSs ySnra iai1 dosn iaat summei
IhIoh ysrv saon hscsna A. ior u.s and arc I,
| ~ ~ ma mi soiid ~ y rock hiibnnyh Ak
hsSS, - as, s% hc,e a. aise1hars ss1 n
len. M msi,ins a. sry othcT sfToci. nsscnt az
sasniJ n ,dsnIn,s rhi: wintsr has hrsn coldet
! ,hi. Ioca,itv iran for MANY XessS bofore' m
! ,hsrmons,sr nafiry sIrtscn dsgTesa belos "a,
I AZ onn lime yct the eonorets sboWs no signs
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