The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-05-04

aud the County Court has no power to
revise It's action thereon. 50 you see
JUDGE, You ARE
wrong, entirely wrong in your construc
ton OF Sec. 10. page ~, General Statutes.
Now, 1 will make you TINS proposition IN
all caudor and earnestness: Having
shown you ia the General Statutes in
plain and uumistakable English, my au-
thOrity for returning my delinquent list
Of county levy at the January County
Court, winch 1 think l have proven be
You'd Il reasonable doatt, means the Court
of Claims.) Ii You viii snow me by the
same book, tbe law for the sHeriH, or col
iector of the county levy, 10 return his
delinquent list OF county levy IA the
month Of October, at either the County
Court or the Court OF Claims, | Will give
up the question and confess my error
Now don want any argument analogy
or logic, but just plain section Ike No.
10, in Article 2, page ~, Ii =, when
needs no explanation, bat IN aud ofitself,
tells its own story which you nave tried
IN vain to explain away, or construe II 10
suit your peculiar views. But Ike a
buoy IN the midst OF the sea, held hrmiy
by IL strong cable, it stands out Ia bOid
relief, through the dark waves Ia their
maddeued Jury aud band rage, may dash
against aud Tor season obscure 1t from
sIght; yet when the storm has subsidized
aud the cOmmOtIou Is over, II appeareth
IN it's wonted place unframed aud IN
scatned by the terrIb Z CONFUSION, IA bea-
en- light to guide the bewIidered mariner
TO the maroon OF safety.
Bat Judge, you say something about
the CnIet Justice. Why dad you not
quote his language? Why speak OF your
10 4
You know that unders,a" dIngs are not
evidence, nor are they law. II yOH VIII
give mis- language, and he agrees with
you, / viii give up the question without n
word. For entertain an exalted opinion
OF his genlods and ability. Now as TO
wnat the Attorney General has said, lie
atti rms the very doctrine Tor winch /
have all the whIle contended. 1Uu mis-
appreneuded mis- true meaning. Now
here is a plain question put him, to-" II.
Please state at what time and Court
sherItfs are required to return thelr deIIn-
quent list OF county lew I
Now here Is his answer TO the above
question
lit is the positive duty of the County
Court to cause tue sheriff 10 settle MS ac
counts concerning the county levy IN the
month OF october Of etcn year. Ii is
the duty OF the sherII at the January
County court TO IeVuru all deiinqueuts OI
the county ievy-
Yet you say that it should be done al
the Octooer Court of Claims. Now you
and the Attorney General for 1t. lie
agrees with me, the General statutes
AGREES with me on this point Then l
ask. why should I,yieid to your dlcta'i0n,
aud DO that Tor which there Is ~ lIvIng
law; simply to crafty your pride anu
ambition! Echo answers why reason
and ennmuu sense answers why The
broad panOply OF the law which pro'ects
every clIzsn, however humoleJ: az tie
rrght answers why Bat you say the
Court OF Appeals nave decided that when
the General STATUTES are silent upon any
point. the old Statutes rem tIn ia force.
Iou put this in tue form OF question
aud say have 1 yet 10 learn It! say
nave tuI 50 have you Why did you not
cite the case, bo0k aud page Ia winch TINS
opIuion was recorded Would not TINS have
been fair, aud satisfactory Now VIII
show the Court of Appeals have decided
the very reverse OF this proposition. lake
case OF Broa.itIs vs.. BrOtdus, 10Th BUSH
page 305. The court says:
the General Statutes must be regarded
as couta. Mug n compete system OF laws.
and IN solar they treat of any general
law, whether of wills executors etc,
1t must be considered ali the Statute
law on the subject Indicated by the utle /;
aud If the system Is defective IN any OF
It's parts, the remedy is 10 De found in
Legislative amendments This court
cannot therefore LOOK to the Revised
Statutes to supply any defect that may
appear in the General Statues.
Now what becomes Of your cid Statute
remaining in force2 ION he on such a
Judge
Bat you say that now we have had GU,
two Shuts each, am | satisfied. Why my
friend. you eau count worth cent. Lei
see how the count Iallies with your as
sertion. Your first was from the muZz; Il
of a six shooting rifle; your name was on
the patching and If you had killed any
body, the circnmstAniIl evidence would
have convicted you OF murder, 50 there is
no use now ia trying To count out this
smut. tin fact it was the man one that de-
| Tie derilmeaLl Then again you took u de
/ Iiberate crack at me March I6,h-then
again April the 18th, ani | might adj