The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1885-11-27

At Seattle, Chief Justice Green delivered
a charge to the reassembled grand jury, parts
of which are worthy of wide circulation, o.
they clearly explain the rights and duties Of
citizens. The learned Judge, among ether
things, said Cali rights in. political society
are related to and complementary OF the
rights of others. Government is for all men
Unfortunately. A free government Is no
respecter Of persons. 1t cannot give to one
class more rights than to others without
abridging the rights of those others. 1t can
not allow one class to take to itself more
rights than other classes, without allowing
that class to Cypress those others. 1t cannot
allow one class to define what rights another
class shall have without deserving its govern.
ment trust, and delivering over the latter
class to irredressib BILE tyranny.
"a citizen cannot divide his allegiance,
and give it partly to his government and
partly to some society or league or commit
tee, whose aims are in any particular hostile
to or at variance with the government Nor
can he be acting the part of good and true
citizen, IL he is endeavoring by combination
and force to accomplish what the common
wealth will not lend the power Of its arm to
him to do. Still less can he be considered q
good citizen and true, Ii by like means he is
trying to do what he knows the government
is pledged to oppose. Such conduct on his
part carried into overt act of armed violence
of any kind, in opposition to government
authority, is more than conspiracy-it is in
surrection and treason.
ITO attempt to deprive a man of his life
by force or fright, is manifestedly an unlaw-
full act. Quite as manifestedly unlawful is it
to try by such means to take away his lib
erty.' And what shall say against his 'pur-
suit of happiness p Is 1t not equally unlaw-
full to try to restrain him, by such means, in
that pursuit? Clearly 1t is. Very essential
to the happiness of hnman being is the
liberty to see and speak to and deal with his
fellow men, to employ and be employed, to
give aud receive mutual attentions and kind
uesses, and to form and cultivate the ties of
friendship and affection. Any combination
for the purpose of denying to any human
being these sources of happiness, or any of
them; Is unlawful.
"Who the person or persons may be whose
life, liberty, or pursuit of happiness, is thus
interfered with, 1t matters not. He may be
laboring man or he may be an idler; he
may be rich or he may be poor; he may be
German, Irish, Scandinavian, American,
English or Chinese citizen or a sojourner,
or a stranger-it makes no difference. There
is one law for all; and that which Is unlaw-
full rs against one, Is unlawful as against any.
"That which is for the true interest Of the
laborer, regard as for my own. l am glad
of the present opportunity to declare my
conviction, that the interest of the laborer Is
forever identical with the interests of the
commonwealth. He cannot fight against
the authorities of the commonwealth with
out fighting with his own interests. His in
terests are to be wrought out and attained
through the commonwealth, and by the ex-
ercise of its great and all-controlling power,
or not at all. To work against and weaken
its authority Is to disown and cripple his
best friend and last reliance. If any person
or class Expresses or wrongs him, the COM
monwealth is the only power on earth
mighty and enduring enough to give him
decisive and permanent relief and repose
The commonwealth ought to give him this.
1t exists for that very purpose. 1t will give
it to him, il he will but insist upon it. He
cannot with all the force he can muster
frighten or drive that aggregate authority of
the people which makes up national power.
He may make it disaffected toward him or
his cause. He may make an impression in
places, here and there, and seem to be push.
ing things finely after his own fashion, but
the effects will be local, short-lived, and to
the end disastrous. He may even make ma
tional authority shift its attitude toward him,
and bring about a change in the form of gov.
eminent; but If so, it will be a departure
from the liberty that now il, toward des-
rof;srn that Ia IN he