The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-10-07
A CONTRAST.

While we believe, as every one who has
given the subject thoughtful attention must
believe, that a republican government isfar
superior to any other form of government.
even to so limited n monarchy as Great
Britain, yet we can but admire the manly
courage Of English courts, in the admins
tration of justice, sometimes so strongly in
contrast with our own. An instance has
recently occurred in the Tichbornc case.
which pointedly illustrates this and 10
which it will not he am,ss to draw attcn-
tion for moment. 1t is well known that
'the claimant" is short of funds and for
the purpose of raising sufficiency, with
which to conduct his defense, he has been.
for some time, in the habit of making a
public exhibition OF himself. After the ad.
Journmenl of court, each day, he would
take himself 10 the "Woolwich gardens. .
low theatres AMI public houses, exhibit
himself TO- and address, the assembled
crowd, with such results that he generally
departed some five hundred dollars better
"'' sh"" NV N"iiS. ihcSc uiphlN gains,
however, did not seem to satisfy him. SO
he took another role, which soon brought
him To grief, or, rather, would, if he had
not suddenly put a stop to his unscemly
course. After the public exhibition of him
self began to pale on the public appetite.
he turned his harangucs into appeals for
public sympathy. Not only this, but he
held himself up as victim and MARTYR TO
persecution Oh the part of the govern
ment, publicly abused the 'crown counsel, y
questioned the fairness and legality Of the
decisions of the judges, attacked the char
acter OF the witnesses. and sought by all
the means in his power To foreetall the ac-
ton of the court and jury. To such an
extent was this matter carried, by "thc
claimant aud his friends, that the atten-
tion of the court was called to it by the
prosecuting officer. In response, the court
said that they had been considering the
'public Inconvenience of sucln9 course of
conduct, but they had been reluctant to in
terfere, but that it could not be suffered to
continue, as all of the indulgences granted,
on account of presumed want Of funds,
had been grossly abused. In conclusion
''the claimant"-be he Tichbornc, Castro
or Orton-was distinctly Informed that if
any more appeals were made for public
sympathy, the privilege of bail would be
revoked and he committed to prison.
How is ii in this country, not in state
courts, but IN court representing the SOY.
ereignty of the United States ? In Novem
Der last, Susan q. Anthony and Others
voted in the city of Rochester in open vic.
lation of law. AS it was at presidential
election ~. also, for members of Congress.
the act was in violation of the laws of the
United States as well as of the state OF
New York. For this crime she WIS indicted
by grand jury of one Of the United States
courts for the proper district, and the time
and place appointed for her trial. BY tho
laws of the land, the jury, by whom sht
was to be tried, must be selected from par
ticular localities, and so she proceeds tc
''ix things" She addresses, OF advertise,
herself to address, the inhabitants of ever,
school district in that part of the countr,
from which an impartial" jury is to b,
selected for her trial, and does address al
who will turn out and hear her. She hold,
herself up as martyr and victim to gov
ernmcnt persecution and prosecution, ap
peals to public sympathy and asks for pc
cuniary aid. Her friends join in the hue
and cry thus attempting to make trayest,
OF justice. The court meets, but not on,
word of censure or rebuke is heard. II
happens, however, that the government i,
not ready to proceed with the trial, ant
another time and place il assigned therefor
Another jury is to he selected and from ,
new locality. Again the same course i,
pursued, the same playing of the role Of
martyr and victim, the same cry of persc
cution, the same appeals for sympathy ant
money. The friends, too, again Join ant
that part Of the country is flooded will
printed appeals and documents, designe,
and intended TO influence the jury and in
terferc with the due administration of ius
tice. The officers of the law look com
placently on, without making an attemp
to stop the outrage, and the court, even
when assembled failed to rcbukc the sam,
or allude thereto. England won't allow
criminals to take the stump for the purpos,
of defeating the ends of justice, but tn
United States will. Here the contrast i
complete, and here let it end. We trus
the experiment will never be tried again il
either country.