New Orleans Republican., 1873-06-20
ANOTHER SIGN OF HARMONY.

Every reader of newspapers will remem-
Der that the P:cayune denounced the rul-
ing Of the Supreme Court of Louisiana on
the State election cases on groudns incom-
patible with its purity of decision. This
became so pointed as to compel the Chief
Justice Of that court to appeal to the
court for a vindication of his personal in
tegrity. This case in the nature Of an
action for libel, is. We believe, now pend
ing before the State courts. We thought
at the time that it was an odd construc-
tion Of State rights to deny the paramount
decisions of State court, within its ad-
mitted jurisdiction, but set down the GEN.
sure upon the Supreme Court to the usual
evaporation of purely partisan press.
We hail it, therefore, as an evidence of
growing harmony that the Picayunae, as
defendant in another action of libel, ex-
presses, through its counsel, an anxiety
to resort to this very Supreme Court for
review Of rulings in the court exer-
cising present jurisdiction over its rights.
Here is what Counselor Randolph says on
a motion to strike out certain testimony
as irrelevant to the issues:
Your honor has understood that our only
object in asking the questions upon which
your honor has ruled is 20 get our case in
such shape that our bills Of exception will
be properly before the Supreme Court.
is it TO be stricken on: with pen SO that
when we appear in the Supreme Court our
plea no longer appears upon the record.
We can not argue il there.
We want our pleas before the Supreme
Court as we made them, no: as amended
by plaintiffs counsel.
1t has been explained TO you time and
again that our object is simply 10 get our
case properly before the Supreme Court;
to do that we must ask questions and have
the ru ling Of the cour. upon our action.
Every good citizen must be gratifed at
this restored confidence in the supreme
tribunal of the State. 1t demonstrates, in
the most impressive manner, the restored
harmonies Of the community. Here is a
party but few months since preferring
the immature opinion Of a rejected federal
committee report to the grave decisions Of
State judiciary. Here is a plaintiff but
few months since denying even personal
integrity to this highest State tribunal.
yet now pressing to take question Of
personal interest from before another tri-
bunal that it may be submitted to the very
Supreme Court against the integrity Of
which the plaintiff had expressed
such unfavorable opinions! This is
is significant confession Of error. 1t is
the amen.!e honorable. 1t is sacrifice of
party prejudice to the growing spirit Of
patriotic amity. This act may even go in
mitigation Of damages in some other ac-
tions. unless perhaps it may sustain the
imputation Of malice toward the judge
Of the Supreme Court, by showing the i'm
putation of corrupt judgment unfounded.
This will be shown by the subsequen.
anxiety Of the alleged libelers to have
their case tried before the very court
whose Judgment had been formerly i'm
pugned. This testimony in favor Of the
appellate integrity of the Supreme Court,
by those who have formerly expressed
such condemnation Of its character is a
favorable symptom Of restored social har-