The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-07-20

cn4nE~ N prcr~tnrs Thrfr - ~ ~NHt@n"-
the, The q Ma -.,stis. which ~s- - prove
an sasinsoftvrsnsF un.i~r the rule ~ an
xnla. Nsso ard Domittsn. had ben fet a.
a Sr'"vanc- IN ths n rn - Augustus Ant
Ith>rus 70 hardly 10 10 blam~f fof n"s
anhullins -tthin .ts manths 20 hs arces-
sion old legislation when. 40 vet. hal eau~d
little t-pconV-nl.ncs
NJ TAver points out that fscitds had
' a. his hspoSsl the whole body 81 the trans
actions ~ the S~nNt. good oasr cOnid
- made ou' ,xain.t m. msnn~F IN when
N" IL, MastS'st. vas worked un'i"r
nb-rus, al ~. material VAS b~fors him
A. a matter q 'ac' he produce only thr~s
css-s in the YEA IS A D In two OF thess
cases the charges we're dismissed at ths
snessstion 20 rtsnus In the third cs-N,
. Governor ~ ni,hvnis VAS accused OF
two crtmss. 20 vi, defamation ~ the
character % ni~nus, and e,,oition In tho
government ~ his province 1artus
admits that Tthsr,is allowed the s~cts~d
to 10 acquitted on the charge % defamation.
ard that tho charge ~ estortion Was re
f-rrei 10 the as>~~sors. N. constitutional
judges IN such Q cs~e. " seems then
that the thre~ eases under the lex Nagis-
tstis which are adtuc~d nv raitus were
simnarlv Gusshed nv Tb~Iius Never
theisss. The historian proceeds ~ n uherus
had thereby vaded kns~-d~er in blood.
and tr1umphed In the perversion a justice;
Not satiated with the proc~~ses In the
S~,at.. he ua~d 10 attend ths courts. sit
ung Q, the End ~ m. ,rihuual. In order
not 10 remove the Pm " from his ofh1al
-~st Abou, ih. fact There IL No dispute
in N. sam. unosirai fashion, Augusta.
used 20 attend the courts and watch IN"
a~drinistration ~ Justice. acting In this
respect like any other Senator. The sk.leul
uss - the words mot, sa,iatcd,' however.
gives q sinister significance To a staiemant
in'rinsc~llv innocent. The truth IL that
the administrator - Justice in the Roman
law courts vas no, above suspicion. and
that the presence % Tiberius secured a
'eir hearing A. 1acitus himself sdmits.
MANY dsci.aons were giysn in his pres
ence contrary 20 tho brh~~ and eolicita-
tations - influential men, then follow
q chsractersic Tsci,~an comment. but
while the Interests ~ 'ru-h~sre hing looked
after. liberty was corrupted Our author's
note upon this comment runs AZ follows
~ liberty means the sacred RICH. ~ s~na-
tora juri~~ and powerful men to SECURE
INSTRUMENTATION - justice hy means ~
brib~- NJ private influence Ne an hardly
blame Th-rius for ~'corrup'ing' such liberty.
and may Ia ercis~d Tor nov seeing any
excessive adulation in The remarks which
Pa'.rrulns makes in r~fe-snos 20 IN" Same
procedure. confidence IN tho courts of
law. wa. restored. ard, again. With what
dignity dn~s Nc trhcri1sI a'tentively
ii.,~n 20 eases as q senator and iuryrnan.
not a. pr1nC-ps And C~sr " Is prob
shl~ enough that. hv insisting on an i'm
nsr'lsl administration ~ justice. lltaru-
rsfH Nn~r'.s among those who wrr"
in'er-'-l In the contrary practice. and
that nary n Sens'or re'"v~d ms ie"iingS
Z hy r~oorirs instance ~ such tyranny
IN HIS r-ivs'- disrv which was 10 come
under the eve ~ Tac,tus
Tho r-H' recort.d transaction In the
Senate vas 81 a different ns'ure; IN" "S-
ceesivs weight ~ 4 road and aqu~fuct had
caused 4 suhsid"nce ~ III" foundations
~ = Senator's house. The man who had
entered damages applied 20 the senate
for compensation; the or'cisls ~ the Treas
ury re.red The claim, but Tthertus ordercd
the value ~ the hous- IN be paid 90 the
owner Tlen follovs another character
site comment On the par 81 the hi-toran
For he ~as fond OF money
IN Honorable ~ays' a virtue which he long
re'ained when ne was abandoning all
o'h-r The nett statement made nv
Tacitus IL calculated 70 appeal TO a we'll
known veakness Senator hah ask'd
~ b- allowed TO retire from IN" Senatorial
Order on account ~ ~insnhh1ency 81 means
1ihsrius. on asN"rtain'ns that the Sena-
tors poverty vas Inherited. ana that. SON
~-Grsrtly. he vas NOT r~eeponaihle for w..
b-r'owed on him q million se-'rrtia 'about
s12.5o' No Senator could ohlect 10 this.
but Tsritus eoes on 20 .ey When others
attempted 20 set he ssme relief. h~ ordered
hem "a prove their case 20 the Senats.
harsh -ven In thoss things which he did
In due FORM. through his eross'ive love
81 strict procedure. For this reason the
rect preferred silence and poverty To con-
fession and %Erstuity That Tibertus had
good reason for insisting that mon who
claimed assurance should Civ" q fuh ac-
count Of their means and ~ rs can~'.
Of their poverty vas subsequentiy proved
by q particularly impudent attempt on
tho pArr Of an INDECENT senator 10 eNtorr