Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-10-16

STILL HARPING ON MY
DAUGHTER.
Jaokson tribune and Sun.

jackson Tribune and Sun.
Or words TO that effect. We think this
aboutexpresses public sentiment on the
deardeparted Referees. The people do
not blame the Legislature for the wan
behring's Of the West Tennessee branch
Of the court. The Legislators ought
not to be blamed. They did their duty
fully in fixing the habitat Of the court.
They made it as plain and as strong as
the.English language could make it.
We don't see how they could have done
more 10 fix it than they did, unless
they had called out the militia and
stationed q company here to keep the
court from rolling" vi ct arms. The
Referee court has done a good work
for the Supreme Court in fastening
the hearing Of causes, provided their
legal opinions stand the scrutiny OF
the Supreme Court. If their con-
struction Of the statute creating the
court is a fair sample Of their
legal opinions an unequivocal en-
dorsement is out Of order for too
previousness," unless the Supreme
Court indorses that. in which case it
can make little difference to the liti-
CANT in which mill be is ground. In
that case it will only demonstrate to
the public the danger Of referring
mixed questions of law and politeness
to an elective judiciary. The Memphis
LEDGER seems TO think that we are
running restaurant, hotel or some
thing OF the kind, and that our objee-
ton 10 the action OF the court is pecu-
mary. The LEDGER is mistaken, we
are only furnishing intellectual food,
and the man who undertakes TO go
through our bill of fare understand
ingly must furnish his own intellect,
and If be has it not that is a question
between him and his Creator with
which we are no concerned. Our OBJ
lection to the action of the Referees
was based on their manifest violation
of plain and unmistsksle law, and
the editor of the LEDdER, II seems, did
not rise to the height of the occasion
when be failed to say that their &C.
tion was legal. The LEDGER's infor-
mant As to the work done by the
court was no doubt disappointed in
this. He (the informanD has no re-
speet for the legal ability Of the edi-
tor Of the Tribune and Sun, and the
Tribune aud Sun has no respect for
his So honOrs are easy there.
Reference is made to the Lebanon
Law School. We are willing to GER
ufy the case TO judges Green and
Martin, and abide their decision on
the meaning Of the statute. We
viii leave it to the junior Law class
al Lebanon. We don't believe that
> mAn need 20 70 Lebanon to know
better. Unless they have very much
changed the curriculum in that grand
Old university, they don't teach
young lawyers there that a JudFe
must esnstrne statute to mean the
opposite Of what il says. The edi,
tor Of the LEDGER has no doubt been
there ssud i be gets such ideas there
be PROBABLY learned then 10 the
mock courts Friday niehts, When il
vas the duiy Of the judge to stick
the defendant for the oysters OF
something Of that kind. Being a
hEJer be must learn 70 draw distine-
teas. This i not q mock co1rt, much
as its construction Of the statute gives
it that appearance. A moeksry OF
justice is Sometimes seen in 8 real
court, bat b. reference 70 the solemn
acts Of the late legislature il wlll be
: seen that this Is 3 real court We will
tickle the editor Of the LEDGER nov
about the eth rib.
Il takes 3 good lawyer to make /;
good editor, As the columns Of thu
LEDGER show, and hence, much a
the editor Of the LEDGER would likl
70 say il, be has too much regard 70,
his reputation 20 say that the action o
the Referees in going to Memphis i
, legal. IL takes oontcientious lawye
too to make a good editor, else the ed
itor might be overpersuaded to sus
tain the Referees as a matter Of 20
likeness. ttftfs
The Brownsville States and Be
thinks it was proper and legal. o
course it does. 1t no doubt has "th
weight Of authority" for thinking SC
We have heard Of another paper man
one OF rare mental capacity and extra
ordinary legal attainments, VIII
thinks it was legal, but for fear Chic
Justice Coleridge, of England, VII
is visiting the United States, Nigh
give him trouble for copy Of hi
opinion on the question, or abando
his tour and want to read law Jude
him we will not mention him.
Some one will want to know whl
ave are going to do about it. We ar
like the fellow who was lodged in ia
without legal authority. His lawy,
told him that they could not impriso
him, He replied more forcibly tina
elegantly that they had already dor
it. We can't bring them back, but v
can follow the following advice:
"Little Bo-peen