Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1879-11-14
Our Judiciary.

From proceedings OF members Of the
bar which we publish IN another col
umn, ii appears that the opinion pre-
vails that the Judiciary of this district
vet remains a matter Of uncertainty
Before Judge Clark's raappointment a
petition was extensively circulated and
signed in this district and sent to the
President for his reappointment.
Most Of the members of the bar OK this
district afterwards expressed their fa-
vorable views Of Judge CLARK to tbs
President as the proper mai for the
position, in q written recommendation.
He was reappointed for four years,
ard was afterwards confirmed by the
Senate, and after his confirmation. as
we have been informed, representations
were made to the President adverse to
his fitness for the position of judge,
and induced by these or some other
CAUSE utEAtlOW1 W In. lltC
sent the name Of Norman Buck into
the Senate for confirmation in place OF
Judge Clark. 1t is said that in the
Senate, to defeat Bucks nomination it
was urged that MIR. Buck was insane,
and by that means his nomination was
not confirmed, and Judge Clark still
remains confirmed judge. Now in
asmuch as the President hasalready in
his possession the petition OF cur citi-
Gems, and the expressed opinion Of most
Of the members of the bar of this dis
triot ia his favor, it would be only re
dundancy for the bar of this district
to again express their views, in a gen
eral manner as they have in the resolu
tiUsfpublished to-day. Had il been
made known to the bar of this distric.
whatinAuenced the President to change
his position. from Clark to Buck, then
IL it had been discovered that false
representations had induced this change
in the President, and it were in tbs
power Of the bar here to have disabused
his mind Of these falsc representations
then and not until then does it becom,
them to further act, and when the,
did act, their action should be directed
to refute the specific misrepresentation
that had been made. We do no
see what force there can be in repeat
ing whitewashing resolutions, upon TIN
mind of the President, to induce hin
to reconsider his determination in tn
matter, until the objections which hav
bSen urged to Judge Clark's fines
have been fully met and answered i
tho mind Of the President. This
opr logic of the situation, and henc
weeds a member Of the bar of this di;
tsstdid not participate in the adol
ton Of the resolutions which we pull
fish to-day. We seldom do things
that character merely to fatter an
pAy tho sycophant, to incur the fave
of anyone, much less do we ever, /
an attorney seek to curry personal /
" dc judge upon the bench, who
pAced there to dispense Justice and a
minister the law irrespective of Il
person Of the pleader, or Of what /
vors he may have conferred upon Il
judge. The Judiciary system for Il
territories is far from being free fro
both political and personal consider
tiune; and very slight causes will som
tines either appoint an unfit man to
judgeship in the territories or reno
a Just and proper man. But this
no reason why attorneys should col
promise themselves by doubling tn,
need Of praise to effect an object viii
can only be reached by first roofing o
the cause whiclshas placed that obje
i'll their way.
GEN. JosEpH HOOKER. Thr Gen,
al is dead. He died at Garden Cit
long Island, on the 3lst inst and
the age of % years. Had we room
write as We would wish, the subject
our theme would be our recollection
the dark and troubled days Of t