Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-02-19
Hon. Eugene Hale's Defense of the Court

Judicial court winch Is published m the b>th
Maine. ON pages,5S. and Jss, be published
with the three recent opinions which ha~ Q
been ordered published by this lIon~..
Mr.. Hale rose in opposition and sand;
Thcn Is no occasion for any gentleman he
Ing sensitive and gning hack into the Maine
Reports To- seek Ia rcpuhlish what are found
IA tnose volumes in the library of every aA-
tcr in the Stale. II MAY be a thing unknown
io tine gentleman from Minot thai LAWYER
and people seeking the law take eogaikance
ui WA, is alread, found IN the Name Re
( ports. Ii may not be known 70 hm that
I the Name Reports are a record of the law
a, developed from wear to wear by the Judges
Of that court. and that from wear to year
1 these reports are issued and take their places
4 in our libraries. and influence public >enti-
meni and the laws And the gentleman can
not prevent and nobody can prevent ar
should attempt to prevent the next volume
Of the Maine Reports being ike other vol
umcs of the Maine Rcports--a record Of the
/ law tina; has been made hv the Judges. the
/ highcs, court in the State That volume
I will contain enunciation of law of import
( ance. upon private rights and upon pubic
I rights; and there will be nothing IN the vol
umc a. there has been nothing IN any vol
umc Of the Name Report, for generation.
more important and iar-rcaching and widely
embracing in it, scope. than the three opin-
ions which the Supreme Court have given
/ upon the great events occurring IN this State.
I The gentleman from NInot mas arse here
( IN his nervousness. and appear every dsy
whistling loud 10 Keep his courage up. and
make complaint, and find fault with the opin-
IONS Of the supreme Court. They arr great
mattcr,. sir. that have passed hcyond the
domain of his mind or any mind here; and
whatever be ma, sas about their not being
considered law for the future. no punv hand
can arrest that great Judgment IN is effects.
The Law j. laid down hs the Supreme Court
and nobody here on this side has been anx-
iau> 10 taunj any man with H. Il i uni,
b,.,au~c II Is brought before " nov tha; I
speak upon H. But tell him. and tell
gentlemen here that nothing can prevent the
enumeration Of the great principles uf law ia
those opinions being considered a, guiding
and determining las for generation, 90 come.
uaf only for tins STATE. bat for all 9th
CT State. in this great uioa They will ~
embodied and PLACED on record IN inctlcc-
able lines and words Of Nv that rr,ol,c
around the grca, question ~ the ballot, snI
ka4t car llsA hhl f.A l-at NaaA Is NIf
Ana L ;hrrr !, an,fhiu. that b. settled in the
State of Maine Nj. Speaker. in-ds1. set
tlcd 10 the ac,cp,a,ipn g candid mon here
ou both sides. il = that these opinions deter
mine the Law oH thu, question. And % would
be- .ir a siuT upon those opinions 90 .o back
ia,o the Maine kcport,-and ! have nothing
g. ,ay ags.n>i ANYTHING jAa; ). ,herc. See take
Il y. law unjil other law !, made aud ,,iab-
l.,hcd from time TO i5mt,-hut j. ~ ouil h. "a
sur upon those great opinions Il ", - back
and t.n' Y" ,1~t'an- th1' i0 tire mind Of
the gentleman >c,ta> go as t...rss. ...r.... &
for one am tired oi lh,s c,rrl das uc-ti.ns 81
nervous gentlemen who ~rcn ta consider ,aa,
IL j. necessary FOR them 90 ~; up hrrr overs
d4, and .Harl a. the Supreme tuar, ",
have something clsc "a du. H., mtiar.
ha, flifi, started ont. and ha, h,cn aiirrl h,
candid men upon both sides - hp haze roul'
iu here 20 DO the bu,jnc,. 81 the STAT. and
~ home Mud no man of ID, her. ha. b,-,u
found hring,u. mn IN an, fancifa way. thr>..
things: least AZ an should they come from
ih.. gentleman He viii have enough to do
before tia. session end, vi,hou; mrddlinr
him>clf With the Justlc-s of the supreme
Count Applause We tell Inn th4t he
w.i. uo' di,pla, and establish in TIM, lluu>,
any reputation Tor courage superior 60 "rii
- -
M. n 80
y -, III -, -
.,..,., -. ,A.-......'..
I'll -,
-...t - -. -, -
..,. ..,,.ll, -, w.. IA
-...-..l-. -, -.
-. a.. -. g.. r.. -.
+. -. t-.,...- n. -
-
- -. 81.
,t.t-,U..,t..,.,u -, -. 90. -.
-. M - II -, -.
". - -. II. -. -.
ri.'..,t,..r : -. H.. a.. - =. Z.
Leu, -.
-Aiier FcmaFAs hN NSan. Perm AMI Plans
ted. fu.iogi,,.. Mr. Hale resumed A. fol
lou.
~. 81. .,.,....- ,....-..- ~ ,..,,.,.
- -, y. II. -. -.
- 49, - ;,,,.-.,...,1
...-.,.
-. .-,;...., -, .l.,.,i,..',,,.',..
-.
e'.....,...'-l. ia, +. -,
,,t,,t - :. a. So, -.
''-,.s-:,.;.-, - -, - -.
- -. go,
=. -, T., -, -. -.
= -.
- ,'' VI '.''i'S - .'''
u u-.'A>,'o'.. ~ "a, - " 'i''.,'
~
Z. ." ~ -.
=. M - + ''' III -
- ~ - -. Ju"s VI ''
y, ''ii'' ~ MN. u 'u' 1i'''n vac No.
y. .N' VIC - ,l'e
49, Hi' :,
II ii' A>NcN .He oPiiiioh W ''r 'uS'lC'' % u'o
'I'l'iNe o'.i' uP'ii 'Ie a''1h' P'i''i '''H' d
M ~ ,''''' al - -"
goii'siil -. 0n''''o'is "e'e sup'i'''''l ~
gIe ,''''e Ho>e questions Te'y 'il'Ne.e.'
ne Pioi''''''o'> anu no"h ~ Ny Gun y,
'''A' matter were iuiiaafns h =, Neh '1.N 81
usu' PA'.p"' laiA u 'iie supreme 'u''
~tIosIa'iis 10 Itseii P""''s eseil'St inc Ie"-
Pie- bul al thr supreme '"Gh an Wa a.
ma o,eh Wen remarked oy 'he gentleman an
rom aSsa'Dofo' l" 20 Gown anu ID. ns''I
along sac WIN the huihDies' citizen ana 'It
up lor MS fish' 10 representation os the par
IDt. II was pam enough To ttt seen NflED