Ellsworth American., 1886-04-29

tnat they shall he worthily occupied. am
glad IL has fallen to a Hancock county man
10 SIT here at this term in this seat As We
are the first TO sit here to administer right !
ana justice. as We are to hap,lze as it were
what has been so appropriately dedicated, it
may not be amlss for US to consider how We
shall best administer that right and justice
which our bill Of right, declares shall be
administered freely and without sale, com
pleteiy and without DENIAL, promptly and
without delay"
First, | desire to impress upon your
minds and hearts that IL i, not or IDEAS or
notions OF right and Justice that we are to
administer. II 1t were. there would be no
certainty nor safety for the people They
could not know their rights Our ideas our
conceptions Of such distractions a, right
and justice will be various aud even con.
hicting. They will var, With our different
temperaments, our different circumstances.
our different educations, our different habits
OF living. Mine would differ from yours
and each of YOU would differ from the
Other. The confusion would be mex.
trlcaole and no right and justice could be
administered. The people Fortunately have
80 f''" "P"h uS tii's ouFdeh ol ucHHlhg
az" measuring or establishing the rules and
principles oil right and justice. They have
"us'eu tha' most important worh 70
a'i''He' ahd uI'ihct branch oi their govern
"'e"'' tneN' tne people. establish laws and
."'es anu Ptihc'pes- Ihty dehne right and
J"''iee e"neF oE 'heir common customs or
by their legislatures. They only ask US to
az au'i''"'S'er "ha' 'hey nave thus established.
Tue peop'e idtas 0r notions q right and
Jasuce are expressed IN their laws, and II is
'he peoples ideas thus expressed that We
are 20 aam'h'''er' ne right and justice
named IN the ON oi nights Is simply the law
% 'he 'and-'he IA" thht ne people them
'eI'es nave made ito" then shall We ed-
"''"'''eF '"i' f'sht an" justice alter the pes.
p.e nave u'nNeH q ~ ihe'r !a"'' v hai Is
- "u' "NIA ald hoW "TRIP We bt''
'' -
H,e'! '""to'et'l ihat comes before
coNt'A i'l"nhE ( thtH adjudication, arises
"o'' ''' o' '"' causes or from hnlh l"-
"'st'"'f q W "hal ihe 'a" = or
- :" wa th' 'ac'- Arr- Y parties "f "A
'e'''" H1'" I''h "t the>e questions, ihh
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'e'' Nu''e> ou' ihti do ho' always A-rer
'.'" ''''''' arse {. .hd"NFf''e' Z" ~ ors..!ra
- .''e '''''>' ana e'"f'' ere e@Ah.i'hed tA1
t''a' purpose lhiH cnATt W. hete ta-da>
.o' ,"'' purpose. - decide and enforce
~ "eo'''oA' - 'Ht Who'e any II TIE court
!" h'a"! countries ihis taooF N dec!d''s
p"'" question: '"r IA" HnH the iaet. IS up"h
sue lux. /" "Hf country thc 'aa .S
~ r'' 'I'eN' i"e "ofS "t a>eeEtAhlns Went
we "a" - . 'huu''eI y" iHe Judge ne
'q1@"S IMPORTANT A"A 'Ae rlna..l d'iiFHF
""iN ~ AN't' '"'t.hs "AA' tht 'al,H afa' III
''''u'''" To- JAf! OIL we've men oi iat
'eI,H' l''' institution e. fhe JurH = one
"' 'he hoN ancient an9 N theory one II nIr
of'' '"'N'H'''A'. II 'r"IS by JurIes ha'"
"''''he u'p'pd n ~ i4'e, X i ihe 'i4l; +
J4'ts' '"cn'se'''s- ltr ihraTi N "el' n'gH
perfect
We no" zee I'm d-'l. Nine ''to =
certain understand. and '!fo'tr the N"
YOURS ~ ''crr'hi" ana declare wat the fhc's
are "hat the uu'h =. / : rf plain d-'t
- TOOK i'r hha declare MN ih" Nj ~ rra.N
- as '.e pf'P.' hf'e t''aH'tsari iI' REF i>
"on hA'e Il, hot a. ! "s'h 4 "erc, h-t
a. l. i'' q 4 stands, NJ tt~ people nay-
made H. whatever be the Consequences 70
me Or any one else mu'' ra. beuI The
'aN must nat s'a'- Il toa severely nor
YET 700 ntdi>. mr,' Eo, ri. i" harden
or 70 soften. nsy f'srrt ~ rar-trc,, ui
ti' iaH'it. mni i-rl /. unjust >lii.
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