Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-03-04
orrt II in elsio'l.


Sheriff u moving shout viii - Gig ssf nys d
tsry 8 though disclosures of he Plans y %
would jeopardizs the peace of society and sn-
DANGER The lives Of Ms esnstitu eorps
& deputies srs Il ehars !, ef the JAIL; Tho
Clerk Is busily engaged A. the issuanos q
sealed mandats.; the lawyers hold hurried
cancellations; the people breathe hoarssly
under the inpul.s 81 ainsw. sxitsusat, while
the Judge with hsad inelia.d, avsrt.d gass,
and steady trsad. asosnds the, bench. The
cause ef I'll this dsmenstra,ien % anusaal
and sisnia ant i nov clearly understood. 80
Cart q N session! ciyilised though 70 are,
snlightsned and Christian. We are nevsrthe-
lsas Incapable 81 living IN such ) manner G.
70 hs II ~ respects absvs the criticism Or
reproach Of those with wtom " are asato'a-
tod. Diverse business intere.ts involve us
10 dispute. which ws are incapable Of ad-
justing in : manner entirely satisfactory to
ourselves aud that inherent tendency TO evil
doing which has for Ill tims been the bane
Of Christerdom, 70 manifested daily, by
disregard Of al social compacts and = high
handed violation Of every moral obligation.
The existence Of these facts noesss listed the
employment of some means BY which disputes
could be settled aud moral obliq aieiss DO pun
ished.
For this purpose authority il the chief
requisite. In al Rep .blles. the 20 ver to
govern. resides with the majority. whose vii,
properly formula ed aud sttested, is known
~ the law. This subtle element prescribing
tho rights and limits tie actions Of men. may
atall times DO invoked for tho correction of
errors and the punishment Of crime, hut no
mere citizen may At any time become the I'D.
ministrator Of justice ~ between him elf and
his neixhbor. A provision, for tho execution
Of every law. ia found in that supreme rule
of civil action known ~ tho constitution, by
tho es shment Of what We call courts. A
court c"nsis.s Of . number Of persons (great-
or OF less, according to the character of the
coart) officially assembled under the authori-
~ Of law ut appropriate times and places for
the administration ofjustice.
This LIST term is very comprehensive in
its meaning and includes within lite .oope
e:ery possible case that may arise either up
On civil Or criminal charge. In this State
the District Court 1.-THE na,ue Of the court
new in session herc) consists of the Judge.
the Clerk, the Sheriff aud Court Deputies,
the Grand and tho Petit Jurors, the attor-
neys and thu record. It has jurisdiction Of
all persons and property situated. and Of nc-
ti"ns aririn 8 within its limits, except in civ
II cases where the State is party. It is
clothed with fnll power to execute its process
e. and to enforce les DEGREES. Theoretically
the court is ab W the reach If m srcenary in j..
fucn :es and ipcapable IT snv vio,ation Of the
law. and greatly to the credit Of American
jurists it may he said. that The pr. ctioe is
usually c"rrect ex-mp'ifsation OF the the
Org. We're it otherwise. however, tho sdui-
rable feature Of "triaI by jury" which con-
stitutes = part Of our system Of judicaturc.
would serve as a wholesome check upon any
tendenc: Of Judge to transcend his power
or abuse the :rust ,ni.lea t. his keeping.
In their more elementary forms the courts Of
justice do not always inspire that confidence,
nor elicit that degrees Of respect to which
they ought to be entitlsd.-owine IN part t.
causes which will disappear with the growth
of civilization and the wider diffusion Of that
knowledge which constitutes the basis OF
good citizenship. ami in soma degree to thu
transitory cha: acter Of ieyi.I .t;on. upon ques-
tiOns Of more Immediate local cpnocrn. The
civil power graduated az it is, to meet every
contingency. is omnip"tont in its sphere, not
even WELDING to military .dietation, except
in cases of anarchy or revolution, and then
only ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS its fun ,ticns as
soon rs tho moral elements rcgsin the ascend
ency over brute force. Every good citizen
will take care not to Transcend the rule estab-
fishing his relationship to others aud TO the
community Of which he ia . member; but
should circumstances conspire to bring him
into court upon any pr-text whatever, he
will accept tho prescnt or ultimate rulins ~
both lawful and just. and ahid. tho conse-
quances in that spirit # subordination T..
constituted authority, which is ono Of the
chief embellishments of sny system Of gov
ernment chosen and administered by the
people.
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