Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-05-26
The St. Albsus Advertiser, the other ds.

The St. Albsns Advertiser, the other Day.
in a double-leaded article, represented to
the Supreme Court of Vermont that Albert
Clark, OF the Messenger. had detained the
Court, and added:
We therefore respectfully request that John Pier
point, Chief Justice Of the Supreue Court OF YER
mont, to, soon as may he, issue ms wiz " AZ
tachment against the person of said Aipert Carke,
commanding him TO appear and show cause. II any
he have, Why he should not be committed for con
tempt Of court.
The Advertiser also requested a candid
expression o: the subject from the press OF
Vermont
As our own candid opinion is that no one
man or paper can very seriously damage the
court, as long as the judges do their full
duty, We have thought it would be the kind
est course towards the young editor OF the
Advertiser not to notice his appeal. Others
of our Vermont contemporaries thought dit
ferently, and VIC copy some of their re-
sponses:
From the Rutland Herald.
Our csniid expression on ~" subject is that the
editor of the Advertiser shoui have addressed this
request to his father.
From the St. Alba rs Messenger.
II the Supreme Court chooses to lend itself to
such service Cor the Ring. shall not shrink rom
its summons and if we do not make good, in the
eyes of disnterested public every assertion that
have written about the court, IL Will be be-
cause we deprived of the opportunity. ANA
meanwhile 1t is possible that people VIII ask tneai-
selves how much freedom there would be LETT IN
Vermont If certain gentlemen could always have
their way.
From the Rutland Globe.
Our candid" opinion is. that however admirable
and praisewortby flial affection may be. Il should
never be displayed at the expense Of common sense
That no matter TO what extent "One Albert Clarke
has carried his criticism Of the courts OF Verne nj
and the several judges composing them, in the
Messenger-and We think his criticisms have not
always been in good taste or justihable-lt IS no
reason why lone Stephen f. Royce should make a
fool OF himself in the ddreTfiser-as we "candidly
think in this instance he has. That if the editor OF
the Messenger has lbe.led and detained the several
judges OF the supreme court, sitting rs ch1ncel-
lOrs,r they are capable OF seeking proper remedy
the young man would do we'll to spare a few mo-
ments of his valuable time, read up on American
history, study the common law, and ascertain OF
what contempt OF court" consists, and 10 what
extent the court can punish for contempt.
From the Freeman.
Chief Justice PierpOint is Old enough % know
how his court can best take care OF its dignity and
good name thing that 1t has hitherto done very
successfully by attending to It's own business.
brou yht before il in a legitimate way Meantime
If the Messenger and 1duertissr would change their
diet and the former not eat the latter for supper
and the latter not the former for brea
would be less dyspehtc and have more consolns
views OF life.
We think the AIrertiser would do well to sit right
down TO its little dictionary and find out what we
NAL" and lila" and some 0the T words which II
really mean, and that il viii find its account in
such labor rather than as acting Is "a friend to the
court