The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-06-08
A NEW FEDERAL DISTRICT.

INV FtDtHAl DISTRICT.
The bill reported by Mr.. Culbersou,
and which passed the house Saturday
last providing for new federal district
in North Texss, is one in which the |
people of this section Of the state are as |
much interested as any measure that !
has been presented to the present con
gress II is now before the senate, |
where it is hopod concurrence will be |
speedily arrived at in that body. and |
that the appointment Of Judge will be |
made by the president at once. The
absolute necessity for this court, aud
that a branch Of il shall be located At
this city, Is apparent to all who have
had occasion to transact legal busi>
ness in the federal court az
Tyler in east Texas, for Thousands OF
dollars are annually spent by people
living in the extreme northern and
north western portions Of the state in
attending federal court at that place.
which would be saved in case of
federal court being located in Dallas.
Graham and Waco. 1t will be
"a great blessing to prisoners,
prosecutors aud witnesses. To the
former, speedy trial is one of the chart
ties, II It may be so called, due from the
courts Of justice. and it is one OF the
boons guaranteed by the federal con-
stitution. II prisoner is innocent
common humanity dictates that his in
nocence be established AS speedily
as possible If guilty. the confinement
endured previous 20 trial and sentence
is just 80 much more OF burden he
has TO bear than is Contemplated by the
law. Prosecutors are or ought to be al
ways ready and wiiing to 90 into trial
asquickly AZ charges are preferred and it
has otter been theme OF discussion ly
lear.e men Of the law that der9lect
fsaseeators were themselves guilty o.
an iufraction u The principle Of justice
utthe disadvantage, expense sud ans
noyance endured by witnesses who
have to be put TO tho test Of
their patience IN leaving their
homes. families and business pur~
suits for long and tedious journey
to he seat Of justice much has been said
and more has been borne. All these
stumbling blocks can TO explained upon
no other ground than that Of parsi-
mony. Cheap justic and cheap judges
are moro expensive than would appear
at casual glance. In this state, espe-
oialiy, where there is more crime and
civil litigation than is common TO other
states Of ordinary area and established
customs. the judiciary. both state and
federal, is net adequate, either as TO the
plumber OF courts are the facilities
for traDsacting business, to the necessi-
ties. Here. in northern Texas,
with population ranging from
one hundred thousand upward
there is but one federal court, that at
Tyler. Mt which litigants before that
court can take their cases. To three,
fourths OF this large population. the
distance TO be Travelled is much over
one hundred miles. Therefore the abb
solute necessity for the establishment of
a new federal district, as specified in the
bill which has just passed the house OF
representatives. ia. 40 before said, sppa-
rent 10 all, and it is to be sincerely
hoped that our senators will favor a
speedy concurrence by thessenate As
to the appointment Of u judge it mat
tiers little 10 Us whether he be
republican or democrnt What
we want is q man of legal az,
tainments. purity of character,
and general qualifications 10 adorn the
bench. Even IL be is partisan and
possesses the other qualities, that is of
little consequence. for an honest Judge
soon loses his identity with party. even
though he be partisan Of ultra convir>
| lions at the outstart. We have in
mind number who prior 10 being APP
pointed to the Judiciary were notorious
partisans but afterwards we're as conser-
vative and impartial as the emblemsti-
cal scales of justice Conspicuous among
these were Judge Catron. o. Tennessee
and Chief Justice fancy, under jack,
sons administration. both of whom
soon sitter their shoulders were adorned
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