Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-11-23

when We say this, Chiof Justice LAursnee has
shown himself 10 be an Audarioas. arbitrary
and Infamous tyrAnt and . mau whose ideas are
toially At variance with the spirit Of our free
institutions, and person IN no wise 10 be in
rastsd with the power OF ofhcial OF his pres
ent high position, we think We echo the ssutimsu f,
o. every solitary citizen Of illinois, Chicago
Eusniug Journal.
The above sentiment copied verbatim from
the Chicago EpeRiHg Journal cannot fail &c
awaken . general feeling OF lodi guation 10
daiesburg aud throughout Illinois. The at
tack Is made upon Chief JusIcs Lawrence
on account Of the action OF the Saprems
Court 10 lining the editor and proprietor OF
tue Journal for contempt, on account Of a
uagrAnI article which appeared 10 the
journal, accusing the CourI OF bribery in a
case then pending. Not being diaoiples OF
Blackstone, We shall make no attempt 10
prove that the Suprems Court erred, A.
some editors are attsm nsiug 10 do, but ma
DO say most emphAsioully that the abp-,s in
temperate expression Of the Joi. rnal !.
worthy OF the condemnation OF evsry ,ight-
minded citizen. Judge LAwrsnce acted a,
one member OF cours consisting of ssyep
o. 'he Aoles' an most respected jurisls in
illnoi' a. il the West. Four men bers Of
or, and Judge Lawrence happened TO agree
with q majority oil the Court, aud. being
Chief Ju,ucs, he was called upon 10 deliver
the opinion, which vas, in effect, ihA, Cbas
L. Wilson, proprietor Of the Chicago Essn.
ing Journal, should be fined 500 for con-
tempt Of Court, and that Andrew Shuman.
editor, be fined $500 for contempt Of Court.
Nov, II ths Court deserves ceusure, il is
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entire blame 70 Judge Lawrence, as he was
only one Of four judges Who decided to 6ne
MesIrs. Wilson and ShumAn. Judge Law
renee has been . citizen Of this part OF
Illinois for many years, aud there 10
no citizen Who IA more widely known.
BE was . practising lawyer for q long
time Al Quincy, where he took the highest
rauk 10 the profession. He removed to tbi,
city some ten years ago aud IL well known
by al our citizens. he held the position Of
Judge Of the Circuit Court Of this district
for several years, and 10 his official relations
became well known by most Of the r-.o,Is
OF the district IL ia not too much ~ 80 ~
Judge Lawrence that there 10 m -, 80
ing between ihe lIIinols nd Mls,i,.ippi r,
sI' Who Is so 'horor sbly respected, and in
a. . rspOss so much conf
- lawyer he has no superior and
mn. .sls, and = more just Judge never SA
o bench. SO thoroughly had be the
confidence Of the people, that time and
again differences have bsen left 10 him, and
finally and satisfactorily settled, without the
formally ola law suit, and 10 court q decls
Of Judgs Laurence's was always satisiaeto-
~ TO the people, as there was such perfect
confidence 10 bis integrity and Wisdcm. AZ
oiuzeu, he enjoys the utmost confidence Of
the people, and We do not hesitate to de-
clare that there 10 no citizen Of Illinois who
has the esteem Of bis beighbOrs in &C
high = degree ~ Justice Lawrence. The
highest virtue in ths character OF this mosl
worthy man ia his tender confederation OF
the feelings Of others, and he il constant y
careful to do nothing and 10 say nothing
that can wound the most sensitive. As
learned and great as he is, there Is not q
citizen Of GAlesburg who Is less ostenta
tioaH, or Who Is more plain in his habits
lie 10 a. tender hearted a. q child, and al
the people OF GAlesburg believe that Judge
Lawrence would rather lose his right arm
than do az Injustice TO a living human be-
Ing. Such is the man Who is denounced by
the CaioAgo EUeHing Journal as an "auda
oioua, arbitrary, aud Infamous tyrsut," be
cause he agreed with three other Judges,
one Of whom lives in the same city where
the Journal is published, and where ita
editor and proprietor reside. There we're
some persons here who had an idea that
perhaps, the Court had made . mistake 10
its decision against the editor and proprie
tor OF the Journal, but this wanton and
malicious attack upon Chief Jusiics Law
renee will 20 far to convince the public that
the Court, II at all, erred upon the side Of
mercy - Gdtesbug Republican.