Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-08-22
From the Kewanee Independent.
HAWEEY CoNTRADICTs JUDGE EUsTACE,
But COMES OFF BEATEN.

But COMES OFF BEATEN.
The other day Judge Eustace made q
statement 10 . speech at Springfield, that
President Grant, in 9 conversation with our
townsman, Judge Charles C. Wilson, in
presence of Congressman Hawley, likeusd a
territorial governor and the territorial Judges
to q general and his staff.
This statement CT Judge Eustace's, Mr..
Hawley denied, and, in general way, de-
MED soms other statements made by Eus-
tsce, which he Hswley afterwards, when
compelled TO, admitted were tree.
At the close OF Hawley . speech, Wilso1, who
was present, made an explanation, and also
made it lively times for the Captain Haw-
ley As the remarks referred 10 by Eus-
taee related to his Wilson's removal As
Chief Justice of Utah, he desired TO have some
facts made public. He said the remark
mentioned by Eustace rs having been made
in Hawley's presence, was made by Grant
in presence of Congressman Tom Fitch, of
Nevada, and not in HawleY's presence.
Wilson then by dint of gone ingenuity,
compelled HaWley to own that he was pres
cut at q conversation between the President
and Wilson, in which the President ad-
mitted that there we're no charges made
against Wilson that ne was removed at
the request of Gov. Shaffer, of Utah, be-
cause of difference Of opinion on certain
questions of law and that the differences
between Wilson and Shaffer were stated to
be, that Shaffer wanted the grand and
petit jurors of the territory selected by the
United States marshal, and Wilson was of
opinion they must be drawn according to
the territorial! statute-by county officers.
Furthermore Shsffer wanted all candidates
for naturalization sworn and questioned on
oath whether they believed in and practiced
poiygamy, and that / . Wilson denied his
right as Judge to do so. Also, that Grantsai
he agreed with Gov. Sbaffer in these things;
agreeing also with Shaffer that they were q
part of the "policY of the administration p
he also wanted harmony between the Gov
ernor and Judges of territories, and must
hare it.
| These were most damaging admissions.
| The sequel shows what sort of harmony
Grant had under his supple tool, Gen. Nc
Kean, whom he appointed in Wilson's place,
and who, forgetting the duties of q
Judge, became an instrument OF
Presidential and Gubernatorisl policy"
Grand jurors were selected by the
marshal, who was of course one
of the Governors "staf," and hun
dreds of men, including Brigham Young
we're indicted for various offsnges, aud
Brigham and many others thrown into pris
on. But the Supreme Court, shortly after
having obtained Jurisdiction of e case it
volviug the question Of selecting iuries
declared the territorial laws valid and uuan
imously sustained the opinion of Wilson
The policy" including Grant, Shsffer, Nc
kesn andithe, marshal, was thereby busted.
Brigham and the other prisoners were dis
charged on wits of habeas corpus, becsus
indicted by illegally constituted grand iuries
Aud thus the tanner was tanned
But Mexican is reported by the papers f
have Intercepted candidates for naturalizs
, ton as to their belief concerning polygam,
and their practice in that behalf, thus ad
herring to the policy
What spectacle does our governmen
present to the world in the nineteenth cen
fury! While It boasts of an Independent
: Judiciary, two dozen or more of its Judge
hold their Office at the caprice of stuDi
President, and are required to do his bid
, bing or be superseded. We see Gen NJ
, Kesn, educated to military ideas, we don
, AHS" Ao 40 . EOihE iuAO
: territory as Judge, with the uuderstsndn
that the President and Governor have
policy" which be BY his decisions is to al
in carrying out, and following their dictate
! and setting the law at defiance.
I The historian will, through all time, exc
s crate Jefreys and Scroggs, the infsmou
judges of England, who, to crafty the kin
0 to whom they owed their appointments,we
Il about hanging people who displeased hiG
}, And The king himself, after the lapse OF tw
|, hundred years, is execrated. And the hi
}. torisn and the statesman, and every iurist
will point to that king and those infamou
@ judges as q warning to all who seek to max
+ judges dependent upon any superior fo
2 Office or for favor.
i, Had Grant been a statesman or q lawyer
6 pardon us. Gen. Logan, Capt. Hsvley, en-
Gen. Howe, who have so ooDclusivel
proved him statesman, by showing tbs
u be has fought battles, driven fast horses an
' been a clerk in leather store, had he bee
i either, be would have known the warnin
J. voice of history, and feared to be rsnke
with an imbecie and cruel king, and Won
/ have saved his military friend and ''staf
IS officer, Mexican, from the ignominy of beiu
r. ranked with Jefreys and Scroggs as Il
y Infamous hanging Judges"