National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-08-13

A Movement TO R-srsauIzs Cslsmbln Dl
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vision.
A meeting OF tho members OF Columbia Divl-
sion, No. .. s. OF T., was recently held at the
Navy Yard, and II was agreed by those present
to at once proceed aud rcorganlze the Division.
As the surest means to accomplish this end the
following resolutions were unanimously adopted:
Whereas the organization OF this Division Is
regarded as the re-estzhlishment Of Columbia
Division, No. 10, sons OF Temperance, whose
past record furnishes bright page IN the history
Of the Order In the District OF Columbia, aud
exemplines the fidelity and zeal with which It's
members labored In advancing the Interests and
IN accomplishing the objects OF the Order; There
Rs.oi.sd, That this Division. fully approaching
the noble purposes. faithful labors and kindly
deeds OF the members OF tie late Division, and
desiring to perpetunte It's name and fame, do
hereby direct the recording scribe to commnni-
cate with such late members ~ are known to
him to be still resident In this vicinity, or whose
Division, Informing them OF the reorganization
OF this Division, and inviting them, sin behalf
OF the membership, to unite with US and renew
their labor in the glorious mission on which we
Characteristic Letter from nm Excl cd retty
Magistrate.
Mr. EDITOR Your Editorial In yesterdays paper
anything but fair In Its Statements, You are
like most Of men, led on 10 express yourself
very fuliy-lst because 1t costs you nothing to
you can get on . readable article. and lastly
without ever hearing both sides you pitch In on
the story heard
Now allow me q few lines TO defend the magls-
trates Of this Distrct-and will try nrst to reply
to you-you state "nothng IL palmer than that
evils must be known to exist before they can be
eradicated-granted. therefore the present "Lopg
Committee" Is o, X. but before you attempt to
folst the "Ccds" upon the people (which by the
way ] would like to know what said "Code
'costD would 1t not be well to have q disin-
terrestcd party 20 over said "Code" and Ind out
how many MISTAKES have been made-to point
paragraph next after Sec: l. where the Judge Of
Police Court can send Q boy TO the Reform
School for SIX months the next Paragraph, says
therein until he is twenty one years OF age, etc,
That we justices have not q uniform list OF
prices Is not our fault as to our charges for At
| tachments and Replevins-thoy are not more
than half the cost In the Court aboye-yet u you
will take the trouble TO refer to Chap xxxlv Act
Of Aug 10, 1871 sections Q. l. 8. A Q you will md
no other restriction on our charges than those
gress OF the US. We cannot make the supreme
Court act unless they SEQ nt 40 to do,
mony vet &" taken ken 81 Mr.. Longs com: indicates
that there are too many Justices. etc" surely
re are not responsible for that error, but Mr. I'd
Why 90 you nae part Say there a., are not In
| qualified according to Law, Again Sir | refer you
20 the act Of the d. 9. Legislature approval Aug
| 10, Ti-where IN the nrst section It says-"Thst
| the Governor may appoint such number Of
proper and discreet persons and who shall be
citizens OF the District Of Columbia to be Jus
tees OF the peace In and for the said District Of
Columbia, as He, from time TO time, shan think
expodient, not exceeding FIFTY including those
now In Commission to Continue In ONCE three
years-PRovIDED That such Justice Of the peace.
shall within thirty days from the date OF their APP
poihtment open and thereafter n,ainfatn an Office
In the District OF Columbia; and for failure to
comply with the provisions Of this section every
Justice Of the peace 80 offending shall forfeit his
| commission.
Now Mr Editor-investigate-Ico could II l saw
| ut name at least dozen who have never opened
an onice-do not to-day have any place where
you could summon q party for debt-Therefor
we are not responsible for "this excess Of sup
ply" Let the Committee. n It seeks truth In al
things, request the Governor to furnish them
| with q list Of Justices. When appointed-when
bondcd-who are on their bonds, phen ghere
they open their offlces. and thus see II am not
right In saying do not believe there are % quail
lied according to law. that there are incompe-
tent men In our business wo do not deny, but
| Mr. Editor because some men who edit newspa-
pers arc frauds Ia that any reason all newspaper
dom must suffer
| Yours JUSTICE on rUR PEACE