St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-10-23
The Flower Pot Judges.

The Flower Pot Judges"
One of the Judiciary agitati"nS now
going on among Legislators. i> the pro
iccl of aholiShing the Assistant Judges
"t the County Courts. In Is:U ,he
Third House took action on this subject
Hon Cha>. X. Field at that time drafted
the following report upon > resolution
lm>trrcting the committee on useless in
formation to enquire into the cNpcdirn-
cy of prnvi,lin" wooden side Judges for
the more economical administration of
public Justice. We have copied the
report of the committee from the pro-
rrrdim%> OF the Third House aS publish
ed in the Third House Daily Journal of
Nov. Il, 1850. The committee reported
as follows:
"'That they have gravcly considered
he subject matter of the resolution. and
having devoted to il their careful and
praN aNcIiul attc:itiou. will now present in
detail the result ui their deliberations
lhr committee believe that the inStitu-
lion al W o"lrm side, Judges in the S,.v-
rI:ri counties IN the State for th, pres
rnt peII>hIhlr creatures of flesh and
blood. ""HIh cmimcullN suh>rrNr the
interest "t the pr"pic and the great butt
ends "i public Justice. The committee
he" leave To suggest Snlm,. of the, con
>Id"latl"u~ which Influenced them in
forming their pl.lm>: l>t. Wondrn side
Judges VIII render TIA" Court prrma-
n"nI. 2md. heir decisions " i'll Ice uni
form. ;i. They will hc pumrtrltl lth.
lac hIcf Magistrate will always have
iW" standing WITNESSES tn the stability
and uniformity Ot his opinions. Thereby
illustrating" that Important legal maxim
star" dcci>i>. 9TH. W OGDEN side Judges
c"ulj never h, br"r bcdi,n hl imSu-
lent lnngHa"r. 9TH. They would Ice in
>cnSibLc to llI,. >"phi>t:S and aIiiu ap-
l"'Il> of dem l%o"u">. 1th. They would
hr inco,tHptibic. -lh. This measure will
In~lllr ChcIpnc>> and economy. The
committee have been aided in THEN III
Nr>tigati"m> 10y the services ot the lcaIn-
ed author of the Astronomical calrula-
lions toI Waltom'> Vermont Register. Il
gentleman "t lrau>ccudamt abilities,
who. in Il mathematical problem in the
Rule of Three clearly demonstrated that
the present side Judges cost the people
80 dollars per hundred. annually. while
better mcat has been selling in any
butchers stall in the State for 3 cts per
lh.
lhc committee tclt constrained. 10y
the force of the foregoing cumSider;i-
tl"n>. To recommend the general adop-
tinu of Wood"n >id, Judges They
We're greatly divided. however. fnI
tNhil" in relation tu the material of
which til" Judges should lie composed
"A ,riMt!"n of The committee wcrr -:
9riIt III tnr .n"ptlon 90 .urllco tor the
reason that il might br cuSil, kept in
h"rh. would POSSESS great gHnt- ption
and Would always SHcL to it. ,,,,inior,s
another portion of the, committee. how
ever Objected To Spiurr hccarIsc it VA,
crcr green and cross JIdincd. and urged
the adoption of Bass Wood because il
could hr easily impressed and WAS eX
cccdiugll >Ippl. and Judges made of
this material. if property seasoned.
would never Ice obnoxious to the charge
ut being Il hrdrH court Il portion of the
committee recommended BirdSrVc Ma
pie tui the reason that it would always
keep an open eye upon all matters with
in their jurisdiction the majority,
rejected Maple. hcrarI>r it wa> inclined
{" hc r0ttcn hcHrtcd.
Fine committee. after comforting with
the committee on llocu~ PocII> and Art
/ tul Dndging. were induced 10 com
/ promise their several opinions. aud
recommended that Wooden side Judges
I've. prov idrd fer the several counties i'll
this state. and To he made a> fDllOTS. To
Wit:
/ The heads of cbong. with heavy and
lowering hruw>. 81 that corrupt lawyers
may always he under the troWn Of the
coa,t. The faces to hr highly polished
+" serve a> Il mirror whereby il may
hcc"mc prnNcrhial that the Court is
constantly casting rhcrtioHS upon the
Bar for IL sharp practice. The eyes of
the most rtlulgrnt punkw"od that can
ic collected. The bodies of Spruce, 50
. that the Court may easily hc kept in
check. possess g"m- -pIion, aud alwaN
incline t" >iick to lis decisions. The
hraIt of Black Locust. for il never r0tS
The bowels oi cork. for 10y reason of its
ti"htnr>~ and elasticity they would he
easily moved 10y :hc plradimy> and ap-
pral> of the poor and unfortunate. The
bach bone and legs To hr made of we'll
>ra>nmcd Hickory. without joints, 50
that "ur Judges cannot hc bent t" suit
the purpo~r of corrupt and unprinciplcd
LAWYERS. The arms to hc made of Iron
/ Wood. thereby reminding the people of
7 the protection afforded 10y the xt,o,,y
arm of the Law and lastly. the feet to
I hc made oi HgHHm rita. 81 that the pcu-
pie can boast that they have Judges
who possess ~oIm understandings.