Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-10-30

Criminal Court of the District of Column
bia shall have jurisdiction of crimes and
misdemcanors committed in said District,
not lawfully triablc in amy other court, aud
which are required 10y law TO be prOsecut-
cd by indictment on inlurm1tiOn.
SEC. .. That the provisions of tho thir-
ty-third section ufthe judiciary act of l7s0
shall apply to courts created by net of Com
gress in the District OF Columbia.
Approved, June %, 1874.
Now any intelligent person can readily
see that this act has no more To do with
newspaper editors, than ii has with farm
ers, doctors, shOcmakcr5 or lawyers. 1t
certainly creates no new offence. The >rc-
ond section ol the law simply makes the
Sd section of the Judiciary Act of liS9 APP
picahle to the Courts Of the District uf CO.
lumbia, rs it over has been to the courts of
the several State, aud Oth0r territories uf
the United States. The voters of this Dis
trict ought not to auinW thcm 'civeS to be-
come prciudicGl against Judge Poland on
account Of "a ythitg he had to do with THIS
act. Asa niCmhcr of the Judiciary Com
mttce Of the House of Representatives,
| the charge OF this bill was in tho division
| of the labor of that Committee, assigned In
| him. hence the name of the "Poland BILL
| The object aud necessity of the law was OK
planed in the House Of Representatives
| bv Judge Poland, aud that too in the pros
cncG aud hearing of large number at
| newspaper men and reporters, and it pass
ed the House by ltndBimOuS VOTE includ-
inc of course Mc,srs. Willard aud llcndcc
Of this State. 1t was discussed ia ulcn
session in the Senate and was voted for
unanimously, including of course the vote
| of both Senator Edmunds aud Morrill,.
And YET ia the face Of all this, Judge Pu-
land has been bounded aud treated AS u
knave and outlaw 10y the Democratic and
"JndepcHdcnr' Press, aud by tho diS'aIis-
lied and holliuL element in this District, in
consequence of this most wholesome and
needul Law. J. there no such emotion rs
shamel For such honorable duty ~ this
Judge Poland is singled out for slaughter
What do you, honest Republicans, say
about II IA treatment towards 4 highmind-
ed, honorable ami influential public SER
vAutY
will refer /, one other. During the
present campaign Judge Poland has been
called "Credit Mobilier whi:ewasher.'
Will the Republicans OF the District rGrui
To the history Of that affair, for the past
two years. 1t VIII be remembered tnai
Judge Poland in consequence ct his ne
kuuw.cdged ability aud integrity Of CHAR
actor was by the then acting speaker of III,
House dion. ). :. Cox, democrau mad,
chairman of the Special Committee OF the
House of Representatives to Investigate
that matter, and especially the conduct %
certain members OF the llud>o OF Repre-
seutatives ia regard to that business
Judge Poland at that time, conducted hlm
self with such honesty of purpose, and :,
ably aud thoroughly discharged his dutic
a. chairman OF that committee, Is Ia a.
ceive the commentator and approval @
the whole county Republicans and Dem
ocralS alike. lie mdd0 an able and cahJ
ute report tu the House, rccommcudini
the expulsion of tNo members, aud sup
ported that report aud recommendation hl
an able and exhaustive argument, tut VA
finally oNetrulcd by the House. Aud yo
in the present canvass he is called "Ctcdi
Mubilirr whitcwu~hcr." What 'ansuas
can itly characterize such di~tardly con
duct? viii the Republicans OF the Sceon
Congressional District of Vermont cudots
il? JUSTICE.