The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-03-31

nnal as 10 Inc matters In Cuspute, and can
be enforced in any court of the state hay
ing Jurisdiction of the matter, or rather of
the parties A further answer might be
made, which should be complete and salts.
factory TO ali, namely tina! the denial of the
right Of trial by jury would be contrary to
the genius OF our institutions. and would
involve an alteration of our state and ma.
tional constitutions We hardly think
however, that twenty-five intelligent per-
sons could be found in the state of Yer.
mont, who would seriously entertain the
idea OF depriving litigants of the long cher
ished right of such trial The odor of
sanctlty does not necessarily attach to
everything old, neither does it follow that
new ways are always the est We hold to
discarding that which has proved bad,
while retaining that which is good-and we
believe this right of trial by jury has ac-
complshcd more for the advancement of
the human race than any other human in
strumentalty.
Happily, however, in the way the mat
ter was put, we are not compelled TO rely
upon all or any one Of these answers. But
in passing, we will put the query whether
anything so much broke the backbone of
the enforcement of The fugitive slave law
as state laws securing to these alleged
''chattels' trial by jury ? AS the const-
tuition and laws then stood. these investga-
tons were simply questions as to "titlc to
property" Is there man in Rutland
county, who would have said to suspect
ed fugitive slave, hunted, pursued and hung
cred, and in danger, of what particular
danger no man can tell, a trial by jury will
cost the taxpayers of Rutland county five
hundred dollars, and we do not. therefore.
believe In giving You such Il trial What
is your paltiy seven dollars, your lite, lib.
criy. and unrestricted pursuit of happiness.
compared 20 oar tax of from one mill Ia
one cent For that is all: and much more
than ali. the tax could have amounted TO-
TO Il single individual Ou' with YOU. save
Us taxpayers ~ return 80 YOUR southern
ia-km2-tcis. there iu hc anhungcrcd and
aihirsl. to hc scourccd and otherwise NAL
treated. What are your suffering, To thu,
penny in ON pocket This. n, we have
said, is the legitimate results Of the areu-
menl. Bat how mach do or fellow citi-
zcns SUPPOSE they have been taxed. during
the last three reported ycm, to sustain the
Rutland county court against winch this
pufrr,.. hng inpu u,,}r N-h,t :; ,i.;. i,,
then thal. hy II, oppressive cyariions, Is
sappiug the industries OF the county: Oh
yc men Of Eu:land county draw the purse
Strings tight, practice economy at home,
living, if needs be, on bread and water. Sc
merchants. prepare for bankruptcy, and We
farmers, who must most feel the opnrcs-
sion we know not wha, to say to YOU, hut
bc We, also, ready for the inevitable tax
collector and the terrible tax necessary 10
siYea sutor trial by jury upon the pay-
mcnt of only seven dollars. Here arc the
fact, and figures. Prior TO the session Of
term of court, The county clerk receives. or
is authorized 10 receive, from the state
treasury such sum as he may deem ncccs-
say, with fee, etc. received from other
sources. % pay the expenses OF the term
which iHclHdts tic pun Of the grant aAG
pt'"rF1y, witnesses on the part of the
state aodo the judges OF the count,
court. For the year lS69-iO, the clerk
drcH from the state treasury five hundred
dollars, paid oil tho expenses enumerated,
and, at the close Of the year from fees, in.
Guiding this seven dollar jury fee, licenses.
fines, etc, paid into the state treasury So.-
1874 90; so TINT for thnI year instead OF
oppressive 10 the taxpayers it WAS OVERSIZE
teen hundred dollars the other way. In
1901, he drew three thousand. two hun
drcd and thirty-siX dollars and scycntv-four
cents. Instead OF taxation, this year, we
have revenue of two hundred thir,y-six
dollars scvcnty-four cents. In l81l-f2, the |
last year OF which we have IN official Ic.
port at hand, he drew fifteen hundred dol |
lars, and paid into the treasury two thou.
sand three dollars and fourteen cents. a
balance Of trhc over five hundred dollars
in favor Of. no, 0gaiasi, the taxpayer.
What becomes of the argument now : !
There is no unnecessary delay on the part
OF our courts. the amount OF business dis |
posed OF il extraordinarily large, and |
the administration OF justice in Rutland |
county, instead of being burdcnsomc to the |
taxpayer, is n source of revenue to the |
state Can anything more be asked: !