, 1876-03-04
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.

bUA 1EA1 k1RIkM,
M.rs Foa, for srcsn, s
taoe, tn rteal.ns killer lntrnste1 70 him by hcr
sssssda3 int failsd to ras ID an sppesransa and htr.
fita1immona tuho ,ai6n. hia nsr1e with eroNa)
ttaeree Al 4 nots wns receisel ~ thA Oonrt iron,
J"ssieo Iaiuas Yhfa .tate' that Floyd n.s then
The above nolo Ia clipped FROM to-lsy's issne
of THE TRIBUNE. What commaAsI II IL upon tho
lava and tie ADMINISTRATORS out administration
Of tAo lnwn.
Tue TRlBuNe las from tlme TO time tried 10
show up Bome Of tho errors Of trial by fury Az
shoy now e1iat, and. uomo Of tho dangers TINT
etHo therofrot,. Dnt how many of tho business
mon and yottd ID tbiu city. az ahoy glanced over
md aummrl up tho hews al Tho morning, gAyu
more than passiu1 thought. II Indeed So much,
tn Tho abfTa paragraph
Not Oh l. txsn.y did more than % smie ate oves m
e M ot aos Il y ssps o aonn nss
plalotlo spectacle Of man uudor bonds to atl-
sWoftho charge Of larceny Of mpHt aggravated
natAre sitting in Judgment upon tho action
OF auotlnr not ono ~ i'fty questioned
spYesunied uIet TO Sit az @ juror in case boforo
;,i,, Or doubtful tho legality Of Ills oxcuBe from
thecourt where ha rightEnlly belonged. not Is a
Judge, but a. prisouer. And did nny ton Of tho
say ,eaae5s q G no5nlnS papot ssk la s
responsible for th!s tsuyosty uppn justiccP aft
IL no business OF tnfne" ONO and NIL Of 1s settle
it for ourao!vos ty saying. And 1t Is Tits fatal
lotlargy 10 onr individual duty ~ cit!zona that
Will yst ruin us collectively Us citizens of rlo-
public: -
We are told that tho jury, System Ia not Of our
iuakiu5 thai It ID Anciont usage, aud not mod
ern error, which Ia rcsponAt6lc Tor tlo trial-by-
fury lava but iurF-ttia1 on Il Ia Ia thing nover
contemplated bT tho usiginasors Of tho system
aud .iur5-trial NJ IL :naa Is . thing dead and
buried with tho occasion for It years ago. jury
strial AS it was extsta ouiy iu nanlo, md tho
customs and observanceH which to-day 1.-Two
apdor that nnmo nro worthy Of honor In Eanae-
mopIum puly, sud have a.nply aarnod for thou,-
people
Everybody Will ncCops this in theory. Ihnve
tplkad with tntoy lnon on this Bub}oot, nndhnvo
hoard trial By Jury defendnd by mono, but no
ono wtll act asanst it It is - oyorybodya bust
thing lives on. I mvsof l.avc hoard justice
Haines denounce aud doploro tho abusos Of this
Bys.om aud now / nm obliged to SEQ him ac-
cepting its worst featNro without APOLOGY. What
10 to 10 donu7 Nothing Is tlono. Yet tho putt
Ncntiun Of thatitem t,rAnting its tTuttD should
oatiao blush Of shn1no to matltlo tho c2leok Of
opery cItizon Of Chicago.
J., but what can one do3 Let mo asis, III return,
whit haa any ono unn tried to do2 Let oach
InAn use Wnt influence l>o may possess to mako
'sgovnrhmcnt for tho roopIo by tho people" the
naper do3 Much, il 1t bo such paper us Tile
T1i1nrNE is. TIE Tn14uSg las done much to
oEcti tho ores Of tho people. Let " remember
TINT It must be by limo upon limo, mud prooept
upon prccept," thht The childhood vi Hopubiic
sllall .bo taught, Lot US all 10 our duty, iudi-
viduuffy. mhnfut!y. 10 strengthen tho ediiIco onr
fntberH tmlldod. that onr children may not cnrBo
ua for lhGhted inheritance. EHocu rA0E.