The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-07-15

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some note Of the sad event will be
made. II you don't believe IL, just Of
fer the opportunity.
TIE CKIfiCIsMs or CoU91s.
The pair Of Jacks are 1t it again.
1.-THE TAttler," writing in the Ashe-
vile Glitter, says:
1t is distressing to contemplate
that the Governor of such . State -
North Carolina should use language
such as Russell used in speaking of
Judge Simoaton's decision. No
blame can attach to Russell for Diff
fsring honestly with the judge IN
the matter, but that he should turn
BLACKBOARD is objectionable. Every
such exhibition weakens his case in
the public mind aud makes friends
for the Southern Railway. Poor
North Carolina.
The Charlotte Observer says "me
too" and add:
The Governors outrageous as
sault upon Judge Simonton and
Kerr Craige, Esq, has, in its fierce
ness and brutality, astounded and
shocked the State.
We beg to differ: There is con-
siderable portion of the State here
abouts that is not at all astounded
or shocked unless it be with approx
al. The time is ripe for somebody
to say something, and it appears
that there is ono man in the State
not afraid to say 1t. Protests in
gentle words have availed nothing,
and vigorous expressions only seems
to have any effect these days.
We regret as much as any one
possibly can that there should be
decadence of respect and a warning
confidence in the federal judiciary,
but none but blind idiot will seri-
ously deny that such conditions ex
list. Ever since the decision of the
United States Supreme Court on the
income tax there has been q want of
confidence and q feeling of doubt
almost of contempt-among the peo-
pie toward the last resort of justice
in the courts. We do not say this
ought to be, but We say that IT IS.
We are not announcing q faith; we
are describing a condition.
Now, SO far as we can ascertain,
the decision handed down in the
lease matter was what was almost
universally expected. We were not
surprised, nor have we seen any
body that was. 1t has come to be so
that, under given conditions, the de-
cision of judge-especially fed
eral judge-can be almost exactly
anticipated by the whole body of in
telligent people, and such anticipa-
ton does not take the trouble to
consider, for one momen+, the mer-
rits of the case. This i, unfortunate
almost awful-but who can deny
the fact9
While people have such n.iments
and feelings as are above lid Gated,
they are, as yet, loath to give them
utterance. But why do these senti-
ments exist Is it the fault of the
courts, or of the peoplei
It is no new thing for the courts to
be under suspicion or to receive de-
ANNEXATION.
Jno. Jay was Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court when first establish
ed, and was commissioned by George
Washington. Jay detected, even in
those early days, the weakness of
which high tribunals can be guilty,
but he himself, would not condone
nor associate with that wes kress.
He left the bench and in writing to
Washington about the event said:
II left the bench perfectly con-
WINGED that, under a system as
defective, it would not obtain the
energy, weight and dignity which
were essential to its affordinp due
support to the national government,
nor squire the public confidence and
respect which, as the last resort TO
the justice of the nation, it should
possess
While Marshall was Chief Justice
the court was guilty of some lions
and decisions which called forth Wig
orous criticism and denunciation
from Thomas Jefferson, whom the
Democrats are pleased to call the
father of Democracy. He denounced
the court as
"the subtitle corps of sappers and
miners-the reprobated systt m-the
canker which should be extermi
mated before it's venom has reaches
so much Of the body polite as to get
beyond control"
The mewlings of the correspond
emit of the Asheville Citizen and of
the Charlotte Observer are pitiful.
They seem to beg for q profound
respect for something toward which
the people have begun to look with
suspicion and doubt. In fact these
papers make US think of soma old
Senator, who when caught at some
of his rascality-such as dealing in
sugar stocks &c-and is told about
it, goes out and yawps about lack