Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1881-12-15
No. so.

states, necessity due 10 me large increase
of business, especially M the supreme '"ui'-
Legislation IN our federal tribunals o'','n'
greatly expanded after the close OF the lt'
war. SO long As that expansion mlSi" o0
attributable to the abnormal cohu'tlo" J."
which the community iouhd ItNei amer 'he
return OF peace. prudence required 'hat no
change be made IN the constitution o. ou'
judicial tribunals. But It mas no" become
apparent that an Innrl>e increase VI mug
ton has directly resulted from the "ohuer-
full growth and Development OF t"e country
There is no ground for belief that the blNl-
ness of the United States courts NIL ot i'NN
in volume than at present. Indeed thA' ID
Is likely 10 be much greater j. EtheI44'H re-
cognIzed 10y the bench anu oar. IA vie" ~
the fact that Congress mas aiF''HN gwen
much consideration To ihl> SUBJECT "''H'
no suggestion a. 10 detail nHl express ''''
hope mat your deliberations may ''NH" !"
such legislation as "lii give carry I'l''l ="
our oyerbgrdened courts.
Your Attorney General also ealI' "'1''','.."
L. the disturbance "i the Pd''> H"'f H''.'H
during the past Year an ing TERRITORY 81 Al
izoua. \ band OF armed drHpef4doeN KNOW "
a. COWBOYS. probably numbering iIo'n ''
to 100 men. have been engaged Tor III ,'','>
~ committing acts "i ia"-r>>hrN>' "n''' '"'
local authorities have 't'A 4tA'' l' ~
press. The dcprcdAtlon> 81 these GO"
bows" have als,l cNf, led Iata Mexico. WIN
ever >'o,..''' ~. .1. - ,g,h,r-
its 10 deal with them circ'lallN. he pun.
ishmcnt Of crimes committed within Arizona
should ordinarily. of course, bc left 90 ~,
territorial authorities. hut il j. worthy Of
consideration whether acts which necessarily
TEND % embr1il the United States with neigh
boring governments should not b, declared
crimes acain,, the njird States. Some Of
the incurSions alluded ,o NAY perhaps be-
within the scope " the law Revised Stat
ute>. section j3>G.i f1rbiddnS military cN-
nsditions az enterprises" against FRIENDLY
stats But IN view Of the SPEEDY assem-
bling III ,agr bod, have preferred 10 await
such Legislation A. ln ,our wisdom the oe-
ca>ion ma, seem 10 demand. II NAV per
han, be drought proper to provide that the
setting on foot within our own territory If
hrIsandaEc and armed maraId.uE cNPedi-
tloa, against friendly nations and their clti-
zen, shal! be- punishable q, al offence against
she United states | vii add tia; IN the
event of a request from the Itrr.;ur,a. Gov
eminent for protection hv the United State,
.,,a.u>, domestic violence th.> Government
u1uA DE- b1w,r.es, to render assistance.
The ar, If l-4J. chan,cr S.. passed a. a
t5ur when Ierr.,or1s. Governments received
little attention from Congress. enforced thi>
Ju,, Of the United STATE, only Is 20 sat-.
Governments. but the aCt If iNu- chapter
80. applied also To territories. Tn, .aw
seems I'd nav, remained M flrer until ia, re-
.l,,o,, Of ,h,. Statutes. when provision for
4bc F~,-1tarie, va, dropped. Am not a4-
,,,rd whether this alteration Va. inicnt,ona.
or accidental. but. a. !. seem, 10 mc shat
fbe Tcrr.tar!c, shout. p, offered ,A, protrc-
ron u inch +, accorded g. State, %, ne CON
s,.,g,.or.. >a--,>. l,..,.l..an To- taa, e..
!, seem, 10 ,nr. too. That. whltc,tr Wow
ma, rr.,a.. A., f.. the pa..e, of recent legs
ia,I,r b, which the arm, Ia, ceased ia De- d
,,ar, os The ,lo>>. con.3.,a..,. aa ,Nrep, .au
rpiYtf vel b, made for perm,iln. the mil
it.ry 70 a>,i,, ,ac evil rrrr.,gr.a. authorities
in crr,rr.n., ,ha law, Of the u.,,l Sra're
The use Of the army would not seem 10 l,,
within til, allcrc! r,li ac4.n,, which tna,
LEGISLATION va, aimed From .ae .par>,ue>-
~ non,,.a,,,D and other circumstances. il j.
oe'u ante unavoidable ta Summon a c.,l.
go,>e IN places where officers q l.,t.c, r.
rtiirc assistance AID where i fu...;Ar, fore,
I, within easy reach.
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