, 1874-02-10

and aeyote m hour to prayer. Aftor Tow fur
ther remarks, tho meeting adjourned. u
Tho great foature Of this meeting, and the
ono which gavo the sincorest joy to Ill present,
was tho conversion OF q reporter from
tho Post and Nai', WHO .was sent there
to giyo On account Of tho proceedings;
became boz 10 obllvious Of his duty to lis temporal
employers that lle forgot to make report Of
what happened. This Is believed to bo the lrst
authentic caso Of tho conversion Of q reporter
II 1t is always Intended with such domoralizing
effcots, It will be- unsafe TO eond any one to
these gatherings. Tho privileges OF the press
should be respected, and reporters should be loft
out Of tho prayers OF tho ministcrs.
MALADM1N1sTRATr IN JUSTICES
COURTS.
ii TIC Editor Of Tie cAicago Tribune:
Bm: Originally, no doubt, Justicos' Courts
we're intended for tho protection of tho cit1-
zon In his life 1borty, and property for tho pur-
pose Of securing him domestic pence and social
happiness; and adjusting in cheap and sum-
nagy manner tho petty differences that arise be-
tween man ana man in their daily transactions
and intercourse with oach other. The present
mode OF carrying out that dcHign acorns strange
indeed, and these tribunals, fur from boing, as
intended, tho Mgus-eyed and Driaroua-arncd
guardians OF tho citizens pence md happi-
ness seem to be engines Of iniquity and injus-
tice, dispensers of corruption and irnmmorality.
breeders OF strife and contention, md promoters
OF disturbance and disorder. And yet tho design
il good, md the syHtgm is quito equal to the de-
sign; but 1t is the hu nnn apparatus engaged iu
tile working OF tho machine that is faulty. No
matter how admirably y-deviscd an institution may
be- 1t will fail to subserve the object OF Its crea-
ton if the humanity Of which it Is wrought bo
unaounl; aud ita result will be good only in pro-
L. H. &rr{t$-r
say, evon Ut the risk of incurring thcir dis
pleasure, TINT certain Justices, nock-lawyelB,
bogus and corrupt Constabiea, professional ju-
rors, and bribed witnosseH, who daily play their
Respective parts to the groat odlfcation OF the
idlors that throng tho temples Of Justice havede-
graded this system down to Lowell with their own
bad clarnctors and turned tho administration Of
Justice into judicial farce, do not, however.
the Justices these romarks are not intended
for such mon a8 Scully. HinBdale, and a few
othera, who lot 1t ta said to their credit arc not
ouly just md upright themselves, but on nj oo~
casions discountenanco tho knavery OF the
shyster and tho exactions Of the Constable.
They aro not OF that number who, for tho pur-
pose Of inducing parties to bring suits In their
Courts, right or wrong, doc1do In fnvor OF the
plaintiff, unless prevented by aohange Of venue.
The greediness aud dishonesty Of some Of these
men are proyerbial aud we'll known, especially
to those who hayo had tho misfortune Of faling
iuto their llnnla.
They have actually becomo pub1o aggressors
fnstead Of public protectors, nnd leagued thon-
selves with shystcra aud corrupt Constablos for
promscuous plumber, 30 that thoir courts have
bocomo organized bands OF thievoa and schem.
ors, plying their villainy under tho garb OF
Justice. Uauses arc decided by favoritism,
bribery, and back-Btaira intrigue, and every day
furnishes some fresh illustration Of their tyranny
mud oppression. A party gets Judgment for
a100, and tho whole amount Is gobblod up by
JuHtice, Bhyater, and Constable in payment Of
kA44H
charges se for the service and return Of writ
OF replevin, whom the Inv only allows
him 20 cents; plain caso Is lost through
! packed jury; servant girl is choated out of
made victim Of misplaced confidence md robbed
OF her little property through the machinations
! Of Justice shYster, aud Constable, and 80 on nd
libitum. Yet nothing ia done to arrest this tide
Of iniquity. What is eyerybody'a business IL
nobodys business, and everybody fmagines HIM
self TO hc nobody; 80 that these nefarious prac-
tees are encouraged BY the very apathy mud in
difrorence Of the public and tho Justice, shyster,
md Constable pnuder with impuuity.
It is Questionable whether, OH tho whole, tho
system as It III now worked DO not productive Of
more evil than good. Such iB the troad impaired
to 6ono people by past experience, tint thoy
| would much rather endure q wrong than to ap
peal to Justice Court for redress. But who
j the ovils' Tho public Inns tho solution OF tho
| problem in itself; further legislation ia uuuec-
essary. the statuto-boolz affords ample means
| OF redress, and tho uso Of these mems will ef-
| foctually remove tho owl. Lot tho public be-
| ware Of shyBtors. hnd not venture single case
in any Of these Courts without having previous
| lyaRcertalned tho character of tho Justice. Lot
tho younger members OF tue legnl profession
form sort Of vigilance committee to keep O
| closo watch on tho obnoxious Courts and their
hnngors-on, aud prosecute to tho bitter end
| those whom they dotect practicing any fraud
| or imposition on the citizon; lot thom
do this not only as safeguard to the
public, but az means Of protection
to Themselves against tho monopoly Of business
| upon which they must III q great measure de-
pend by men who arc either not attorneys at
all or belong to the HhyBtor oonftapernity; let
tho honest Constable do likewise for similar rea-
soma, and take care Of their diahonst brethren
and bogus friends; let the attorney lend Ills aid
to tho Constable and tho Constable to tho attor-
noy; aud gro long courts will DO purged Of un-
considerable Justioes, interruptions shYstere,
unlicensed attorneys, corrupt and bogus Oonata-
blos, professional 1urors, and briba1 Witnesses
This syatom will then and not till then be
cloansed OF itH corruption, md answer tho 'pnr.
poHcB for which it was designed. Somebody
however, must tako tho initiative step, md
therefore invite young attorneys who have the
necessary pluck to jou me- in putting = stop tt
.thoso abominablo PRACTICES that hayo obtained lr
our JusticoY' Courts, j. A. RoNAYNE.
GENERAL NEWS,
Tho Odd-Follows' Foreign Aid and Relief So
cIety, OF thia city, held its annual meeting Fri
day evening, at the ball Of Fort Dearborn
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