, 1875-11-17
JUDGE nlcALLlSTi;E.

RcsagnRtkon of I1is Nent on tho Sus
prcnic lsrplef,.
Sutetai Dttrdtth 10 The Chtcaoc Tribune.
SPRINGFIELD. IT., Nov. 18.--Jndgc McA1listce
to-day tendored bis resignation rs Assoctste
Judge Of tho Supreme Court In tho following
letter:
Cu,oAoo, Nov. 1c, la;s.--Tht HIM. John H. B.rr-
tdG'. tortrnor n he STATE ~ fIIisofs-afn here-
br tender ny resignation Of thn oacp nf Juduo Of te
aurcnc Court ri this tasc. IN take effort tho tno
County.
4. the abovo trl'ra.cs the nsture os The step nm
shout 10 sake, itA tsenng singularlty cmanIa wurI
Of explanation, no. n,Gct, account Of M tn
Srronal iutcrcst. bnshttanto the circumstances which
,T. e;1%pccd q ~ t. tss nns' .ey fr.n' d.
rretno Court Itself resulting In 1nnunlity us alors,
@ duties, a,d responsibilities among tts membcEn. Thu
. Judge Ia elected. Tic Constitution requires raeh
Jndgo to rostdo IN tho district In which lie clcctel.
tho convenience of Au!soss md tn rrspect
70 all bu.lners tn he doDc ty nIn9s Judge IN sacato.
ilsnsc' there h.. como into fercs an nn;rtten rao
hcss a. may arisc in his 'liatrtct.
Tic division Of tho stato into districts evidently
rofescnse to tse probable sxtent of nical b.tin"ss.
Th', As tho practical working u tho system clearly
tno oolt % l,.s .ssndily nerea.el Until i has rosssl
v1tn. That il. o,er lo' opfniont ,or cscl. Julsc,
when tho tcrus Themselves takr fro months Of tAG
year, at Which but fow nrniols ran hu ssrittor
Tho bulk of the work has to bc done III vacation.
half Of all this wofk cnra from the City oi Chicago
alone. This crest mas Of hnaness from ChichEn tlaa
it, mnifarious incidents Of which no ,nau nIt'nut
actual rxperlenco can scarcely conceive Applications
for snpersecaa In cahnA both c!.t an1 cl limtnA 10
continue injunetons after appeals tor +tay.orders.
in tny dlatrict, no sooner do return home from
term than nm beact witt! thcso applications. I haya
ny brethren G nono d II ths ha.e sssi; si " IL
ycar aud some Of thcn not two or threo. II has
been tho DISCRIMINATION ~ u majority Of tho Court to
IT, al IL t.ttns % an As s1asl shsts. Ds' ts wiz IL
Sa00i Shss 10 IT, ot e. sash do 0' s'2s at
aqua1 share with tho othets but Il has betn utterly
imTosaihe, account Of The numerous interruptions
or 10 keep up Win II. ii trito 81 Il eaor, it vault
rnary, 1914 vas !aken slck. mi disabled Iron.
work for two suonthe. by this tho ground lrre-
s md I'll s d, e
solsea to eloaf OF lilo remnants Of thsco terms, com
fought Of tho lawyers With tlcs applications for or
dcrs, And by the 9Th Of Msy had nftyshreo casea
os e. sys x
that tho other would 81 In the samo way.
That calamity made Il necessary for me to stop al
stay in tho Court, neither was IN condition to
su,ne tho prsetcs Of Inv, From this serlous .emms
tue UaF OF ChtcagOr Win mDre than brotherly knd-
noast mud tho electors OF Cook County, With unsx-
s,npct msgnanlm!ty hare raleyed INC by transferring
me 10 anotrr he of labor, where. though tho dntIea
will ho arluoe, they viii not require TINT Kind Of ap-
rcatson which outraged Nature has 20 ateraly tnhib-
ltcd.
In point OF theoretical dignity tho trnnsiton Ia
atep tovnwar.ls; In fo's higher h"rra II II blight.
and disappointed ambition might c1c1sably caslso
tcar. Dut thnu the hand which helps down, though
70 powerful, has been 50 gently given. that wien
think Of the slavery from which Iharc escaped the Do
acent Is made With but few panRs Of modification
ABIDE from my duty to my family, havo NOW two
prominent objects of life: to fnlAl my obligations
Of gratitude TO tho City Of Chicago and Cook cuuny
ehe other to pity my succeaaor IN tho Supreme Court.
II Tho Court continue In its determination kecp tn
with tho business md the law remains it Is now ho
mubt atruRElo nloue with burdens which ouRht 10 be
aArc by three least. II than half the bus.
neas Of the Nate arsea ffun Chicago, which IL in
dtspnsahe fact thon It follows that ut least drce Of
tho Judges should harn boon located hers, and not
ono ~ It haa been upon me. Yours, cte.,
", X. MuALL1grEu,