The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-11-05
Urne Nortbermer.
Paw PAW, MICHIGAN, Nov. 8, 1875.

For some considerable time past we have
Been treated 10 dissertations on arpet-bagging
and It's motives and effects. We do not pro-
pose writing a grave dissertation on that sub
iect generally, but will confne ourselves to
short screed on what we shall denominate judi
oial carpet-bagging. 1t has become generally
known that a practice has grown into vogue
among the Judiciary OF this state Of exchang-
ing service-that is the Judge of this judicial
Circuit Will get the Judge OF some other Cir
cult 90 come into tins Circuit at almost every
term OF court That at times there may exist
anecessty for this practice, we do not nor will
not deny, but we do deny that there does exist
any necessity for the general and constant
practice of bringing into this County, at almost
evety term OF the Circuit Court, new Judge
from some remote district to dispose OF causes
of which lac knows little or nothi ng, or OF the
clrcum stances surrounding them. GreatinJus-
hce NAV be done to individuals as well as to
tho public interests. Heretofore whatever OF
Injustice or wrong may have been done, has
PRINCIPALLY fallen upon individuals, but the
practice has come to involve the public IN
AZ the present term, Judge Coolidge held
Court the first week, and Judge Tenant OF
the Saginaw Circuit presided the second week.
Criminal matters take p recedence and come up
the first week before one j udge, and persons
convicted the first week are turned over to the
man who presides the second week. This Is
unsalc for both the prisoner andsthe public
"a tho rNroctipa ia discontinued
the better 1t Will be for all concerned. The
foreign or Carpet-bagging j udse is not in any
way amenable to the public, and his acts cal
have but little influence that will initiate
against himself. This he well knows, and il
iInpressble would be the more easily led int
lavorng certain persons or attorneys will
whom he should happen to be on terms OF init
macy
Willis Judge Tenant was presiding here
one Patrckson, a colorel man, aged abou
twenty-five wears, was sent enced to the State
prison tor the term OF five years. II we ar
not greatly mlsinformed. this sentence, unde
the circumstances, was simply an outrage, ant
10, and will continue to be a standing reason
and argument why the Judge Of the Circui
should he required, in all lustanc es, except up
on.the best OF reasons shown, to pronounc
sentence upon all persons convicted Of GRIM
IA his own circuit He would always feel tina
he would be held accountable to the people 70
any outrage or injustice he might commit.
AZ this case OF Patuckson is represented tC
IA it stands thus Patrickson had been Twin
al the house Of another coored man, but hat
gone elsewhere. He returned to the house fo
his clothes and finding the family away, enter
ed tho house by window and proceeded t
gather Up bis own clothes but found but a pol
ton Of them, tue owner OF the house havln
dressed himself In the MISSING garments.
Patrlckson took a shirt belonging to the hous,
holder and returned to his new place Of domicl
THIS transaction coming to the knowledge
some persons who saw a chance TO mako son
fees out OK it., induced the ow ner OF the shi
to make a complaint against Patrickson Il
burglary. ~ the time he sign ed and swore
the complaint be had on par OF p atrickson
pantaoous which be had loaned in Patrickson
absence When arraigned IN the Circuit CouI
Potnckson admitted the ia king of the shir
aud wa- sentenced to five years III the sta
PRISON MS i clearly case where Executi'
clom3ucy ought TO be exercised.