The Republican journal., 1875-03-18
Coz respondepce Of the Journal.
Letter from Rockland.
ROCKLAND. March Is

/ NOChLAND, MafCn 10.
The event of the past week was the
shocking of the judicial oysters, furnished
by anxious litigants. and served up in
crumbs in the Knox County Temple
dedicated to the goddess costumed for
blind-man's-buff. Judge Tapley and suite
were on hand to rob our new gallows of
its promised victims, but Judge Virgin
modestly informed them that as long as
there was jury trial on the tapis nothing
would be done for them. 1t was finally
decided that the hearing should be given
Tuesday evening, March 10th.
The first case presented was Bowler VS..
the town Of Washington,- for de-
PENDANT four years since, but set aside in
consequence of improper conduct of a
juror. The plaintiff is represented by
Baker OF Augusta, while Jewett, the old
war-horse OF Waldo County, he of the fal-
setto style OF forensic eloquence, plunges
into the thickest of the fray, in behalf of
the defendant, with flecks of foam hang
ing upon his bridlebit. and his harness
grimmed by the dust of other fields. We
opine that the Judge believes in ono fool
ing with the court" He rules las one
having authority, and not as the scribes."
II any member Of the bar has any little
job to put up, wherein he proposes to as
sist the Judge in his rulings, we advise
him to continue his case We should say
that this term would hardly be conducive
to his happiness. Law is a beautiful thing
at 4 distance Lawyers ditto. Sheritfs
more ditto. The greater the distance the
more bewitching the enchantment, until
by the laws Of perspective, they all grow
beautifully less, and are lost in the laby
rlnths of their own mystifications. Our
feelings are in accord with the old sage
who proposed as an appropriate inscrip-
ton over the courtroom door, the quota
ton "Facilis, descensus Ayerni''-"
is the descent to - The business Of the
expounders Of codifed mysteries is to u-
bricate the inclined plane The victim
once started, May turn back back with
longing eye, but there is no release until
he strikes bottom. Here he is allowed to
ponder the remainder of the fragmentary
quotation given, but to retrace ones
steps, and seek the upper air, this is
work, this is labor
The organization Of the city govern
ment is the next thing of interest. Its
choice of city officials will occupy it's ear
liest attention, and the anxiety of some
betrays an unusual interest in the welfare
OF the city. In some cases the interest
equals the principle. I don't know why
it shouldn't, Especially where the latter
has been exhausted in the primary cleo
tons. There is a vast amount of business
awaiting the action of every new board.
The city fathers occupy anything but a
desirable position, Hungry claimants are
altogether too frequent IN their attentions,
and =" Remember thy creator" is whis-
pered in the ear Of the select" by some
log-rolling constituent who fears his can
didate may forget who made him. "Bet-
ter is the office of pound keeper and con-
tentment Herewith. than street-commis-
sion and hatred therein" lis sad to
contemplate the exodus Of any political
Bohemian who has been obliged to fold
his tent and seek Il new camping ground.
Hear his solus