, 1873-01-14

titied t.1 to % oar synpa:hyaad ovent tuatly 70 our
mercy, but not until after Justice shall have
been bstantially served. 80 long as w1lnul
cioty, It must bo punished; and, il malignant
and cruel, Il must bo severely punished, Our
solicitude for tho innocent will not
not excuse US for . system OF
criminal jup11ado1sef ~niIn to
tato the escape OF the guilty Instead OF en-
lareine. ne ,nuat limit md restrain tho opportn-
mites Of eacape- That humanity which Is based
upon Justice s7iu outweigh, in tho long tsee o.
he il sdyanta2s fad an 10 aano
adore that principle of Justice which holds
eyory man innocent until his guilt ahall he
proved BY competent oviaence, aud that Other
equally important provision OF our American
law which guarantees fney o, 1rs ha coun
cline to carry tho Indulgence OF this constitn-
tional right to such extremes as to AFFORD pre-
text for batting taas other Radepe 81 baI the
guilty shall sufror. In this enlightened ago OF
the world, and in our now generally largely
populated counties, filled with the active N !.
dustries OF an energetic and educated people, It
would hardly seem possible any criminal for any
partinl trial, in the county where tho offence
nav have been committed. The policy Of our
law was for years to indulge the caprice Of every
criminal who, under any prc!once, would soek - 70
law by fling his affidavit, full Of perjury, to
secure q change Of venue. It was tho necessary
part Of erery desperate case to resort to
this practice. Lately this policy has.
boon modified think the TN TINE saata has now ~
public JUSTICE entirely abandon It; I, therefore,
rrecommenl to your honorable body the passage
Of E lav to disalIow changes OF venue in nu
criminal CAGES. I do not see but TINT 70 may
also wisely disal1ow changes Of venue in civil
caees Il is not true, in any civil case, That ar
tics may not receive ample Justice IN the county
whore tho cause Of action arl9es, or whore tho
suit may be begun. There may possibly be
canses in which the Court may be interested Or
It would be far better for Eli parties to abide by
q Inv Which shall provide for competent person
skilled in the Law to sit in the case, and thns
eaye to parties enormous bills OF costs, to W.T.
nesseB great Inconvenience and annoyance, ana,
to The administration Of Justice, much loss OF
timo and embarrassment
IF any apprehension may exist that in any
| possible event competent jurors may not pc
found in criminal cases, this may be renoVodoY
ellarging the list Of competent turymen. a
| nun In ali other respects deemed qualified to
cit as juror in 3 criminal case, ought not TO pc
| deemed disqualified because, as reader OF the
news OF tho iay,-a habit, believe, rather cred
| liable in tho public estimation,-he may hhse
feao ne"spaper Ian;jo ~ 4,n-' Tl,a ,sx slonfd
cauea ~ Jua doei.ro ~ evnrv 1,arson cornnetent
60 1ui.ues, Hua as a.sto IN onen Tanrt that Ia
! has m opinion based upon 1umor, or even
iep.oTe.Nao ,'' hr thnao WIN INV ba supposed to
nlm W snusu "a ~ s tisa,, nrnv;t1ed that
kuoI ~ on,n6n ho r,.vhava viii not proyont
y 2 4-o,,, - -n1ar;n1 var1ict according to the
nla .1oA a,~a1, =, fbo csao n ia nv opinion.
esade der tSeSsa ch,ncaa of the law there will be
| 1nu far1 1aRa f0efGlof8.
.1ara cortn;nty and ar1retv in the administration
mora ceIsMn.y 1 Anu =; n,,r nuls etsta - ~'''
u a1.I1 1, ~ ha coino heyond The prope1
tiust 9Ian T.aa.t;va % rTnnr;e+v Ia reTnark thaI
uouual ..a:o;. ~ 1s-t ~ an Gnyornmont by tbf
Tue 1a11;,aaa, +ho cdncation and gtanding
genera inIeneonce. -" ~ zanars1 ftnase 81
me s1eInng in.es.sy anb .i,ose 5ntv ;t ia to ad
those nono1ap1o petsoue. - tbn S{ata 4overn
minister ents hn1inre ~ ma1 asv receiye
nens. .aa, nuea,s, 80" - ~ ,eo1,o + cannot con
tn1on9stn tng 1p witbout shndderine the posi-
putty o1 a,a couihe 8, i1atica n,;aht ha forfe1t.
quo 90 1no ., stav - o11r country iostlod and
W 'a ena s' WA % On contarnnlata tha vast in
.oraa.a o. .+.ks the deen concern Of our people
20 ost a. =; JaaorVad1v hi0h rnnk our Courts hav
~ a,,I eccont 4 a. harhInrar Of permanen
ad - ~ thosa n coro after us that no stall
eooa W sao1o . s,,5;n;ai an, ~ nn- seryico n
ass.s !lo1 - 1on-onnr inananca has thus far in
~ ~ ,srocncta ond M canaa for sua
: sa9sa 10 soats n ~, Il IN its broad held o
usefalness th1ougnous oGt = 49, aion1 = th
@ ~ n1n ..s1.e;;J,, 49, oo+;ona ~ man tho chang
;te a,anects ~ ti,inrs anal tho deliberations
ne aspecIs a. an,si;,.s S, ~ anrt ~ i.st rasort.
~bci W. .l Ink for Justice and right when the
sra holiavad to nave failed everywhere else, slo1
ciai G % arm q the ser7ice b called tho fs:sEy s?