, 1873-03-22

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MIR. II. D. Castlo mombor OF tho State Bon"
alto of Illinois, recently wrote lottor to f. far-
mers' meoting ct Sandwich, in DeKalb County,
In which ho made the following statements "Wo
aro told that the Judges Of the Supreme Court
have rovofsod tho decision in tho MoLoan caHo,
mud, whilo thore aros many vorsonB Of tho decia-
ion, I think To Will mood to keep on with
our agitation until wo rcucrse tho Supreme Court
by infusing some bettor material. Thoy Mood
roorganizing md undertaking." This statofnont
ia hut reflex OF sentiments that hnvo boon or
pressed At aomo, though not many, Of tho far
mors' nootings, and this is probably tho reason
why b1r. Senator Castle nsado It. But, wllothor
coming in tho shape Of u atatomont from Soma
tor Castle, Or in tho shapo Of = resolution at
farmors' meeting, tho idoa which 1t conveys 1B
to DO earnestly deprecated. Its moaning, If 1t
mean anything, is subvorslvo Of law. It's ctfoct
must bo domoralizing upon overy ono who aub-
eoribos to It, for 1t is q declaration Of doaanco
to tho accumulated wisdom OF oil ages embodied
in what TIC cali Jurisprudence. Followed out
promo Court /" would load to chaos III govorn-
mont and anarchy In society.
The offcnso Of the Supreme Court has boon
to declaro the Law to bo aoAat II is, III afordiug
protection to shippers against unjust l'scrim-
ination by common carriors. Tho declaration
doos not suit certain portion OF tho communi-
| ty. Thoso poop1o propose. therefore, not to
| change tho Inv, which they cannot do, but
| to ronaor It, inoporatiyo By turning tho
pre.ont Judges OF the Supreme bonch.
men for Supreme judges rho woull agroo be-
forahand to declare the law to bo tghat II is mol.
| In other words, thoy would oloot mon to tho
| highest position in tho State who would be IT.
torly devoid Of principle and plolged to- con-
atruo the law according to tho outside Influences
that should bo brought to boar npon them. Tho
subversion Of tho Inv in the hands OF auch mon
would not stop with oyorrultng that which re-
| lateB to common carriers, but would extond to
any other feature Of law which It might be mado
to their individual interest to override and break
down. The fight which Senator Castle and Ills
followers propose to inaugurato is not against
Chief Justice Lawrence, or any other Of the
Beyen Judges OF the Supreme Court who woro
unanimously agreed Oh to tho law, but against
the BacrodncBB Of 1aw itaolf.
But supposo tho clnae Of mon In this State
who arc opposed to tho lam governing common
carriers should be powerful enough to remove
| tho Supreme Judges vho have refused to de-
clare tho law to bo something which It is not;
and suppose they should succeed in eleottng
mon 30 devoid Of principle as to doclare, boforo-
hand how they would decide certain questions,
tho result would bo that tho tribunal Of last re-
sort would bo composed Of mon who would dis
regard tie law for 4 consideration. The 1oadlng
consideration with men Of this sort ia self-inter-
,ost. The moHt powerful element with which to
freach thom is money. II It should como to this,
and to this 1t will como whenever Jndgea
arc elected who arc Willing to publiHh
their opinions before the case is tried,
tho railroada will havo matters moro
completely il thor control than ever before.
In struggle for tho possession Of Judges who
arc willing to sell out the law, for votes or for
anything else, it will scarcely bo dcnied that the
railroads could command the largest amount OF
tho article that decisions arc usually sold for,
and that they would bo the highost bidders. II
Supreme Judges can oyerturn tho law in the In
toroat OF ono faction, they may also ovorturn it
in tho interest Of nn opposing faction. Judges
who could DO hiroa by votos to declare one thing
ono day, could be hired by money to declare the
opposite thing another day. In their propoa-
tion to elect as Supreme Judges mon who aro
without the high integrity to declare the Inv as
it is, after fair trial md hearing Of the Causes.
Mr. Castle and his followers propose to
ontor into struggle with tho railroad
companies In which tho sido that commands
n,oat money will eventually win. Regarded III
this light no arc inclined to think that the COM
munity viii shrink from the conflict, and prefer
TINT tho law should tako its course, interpreted
by men choHen for their ability, honesty. and
loarning exclusively and who cannot DO moved
by oithor Fotos or money to depart from thcir
convictions.
proposition to subgort tho fixed principles
Of law in the interest Of any class, whether
farmers, railroads, mechanics, or capitalists, and
to Hocure mon who will net ns agents Oh tho
Supreme bench to tlliH cnd, ia Nh disreputablc a
project ae could be conceived, and tho best that
can be said Of tho mon WHO thua deliberately
proclaim 1t IL TINT they know not what they do
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THE UNION STOCK YARDS.
Tho Committee Of tho State 6enato appointed
to inveatigato certain cllargos against tho mnn.
agomont and condition Of tho Union stocl
Yards, adjoining this city, have made report
which wo publish elsewhere Tlore arc, per
llaps, fow people, evon hcro. whore tho Unto1
Stock Yards aro so caeily accessible, who art
aware OF tho magnitude Of tho buBlnesa tranB
acted III thom. Tho report says that 50, 0o0, ,00t
hare boen oxponaod OH those works, and tia
k1.ax. .uaro ut fl0 uarilr 41.a ..