The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-01-09

Judge lredeIl, by exchange, rode the
Eastern Circuit and at the June term.
1898, William Patterson, Associate
Justice, presided. Thomas Badger
was admitted as an attorney. At this
term several judgments in civil ac-
lions were rendered, and a numhe
of persons indicted for piracy. Claude
Payne and several others were cOn-
victed Of piracy, and after an inef-
fectual motion by Martin, in arrest
Of judgment sentenced to be hanged.
This, it is said, was the first con-
victiOn for a capital felony had in the
Federal Courts under the new gov
eminent.
The Mex term Of the Circuit Court,
November, 1898. was held ,'at the
courthouse in Wake county, Will
lam Cushing, Associate Justice, pre-
siding; Tignal Jones, Foreman Of the
Grand Jury. No indictments were
found AT the June term. 1894,
Judge Iredell presided with Ambrose
Ramsey, Esq, as Foreman. The
Grand Jury unanimously joined in a
request to Judge Irede1l to furnish
a copy Of his charge for publication.
Cor correspondence and charge, see
McRee's Life Of Iredell, Vol. II, page
4O8.) The learned Judge devoted the
larger portion of his attention to a
discussion Of the danger then threat
enlnS the country Of becoming in
volved in the war raging between Eng
land and France and the efforts of
the latter to draw this cOuntry into
her quarrels. The charge is an elo-
quent appeal for obedience to the
neutrality laws and support of the
policy of Washington.
AT the November term. Justice Viii
son presided. He and Judge Iredell
We're warmly attached, although, as
shown in their opinion in Chisholm
Ns. Georgia, holding widely different
views in regard to the essential pow
ers of the State and Fedora gov
eminent. Iredell was a l'ederalist,
Wilson a Nationalist. lredcll writes
Mr.. John Hay: & learn that Judge
Wilson was SO pleased with F'ayette-
Vile that if he had Il vote for oalI
local government. poor Wake would
stand no chance with him..
General Davie wrote Iredell:
Judge Wilson's Availability and po-
likeness gay great satisfaction t.
both the bar and the people," At the
une term, 1896, Chief Justice Ellis
worth presided. The civil business o.
the Court had by this time increased
considerably. Peter Browne ant
Henry SeaWell were admitted as at.
torneys. At the next succeeding term
Justice Patterson presiding, Duncan
Cameron was admitted as an attorney
Judge Iredell died October 20, 179!
"a good man-and a truly grea
judge. He was but forty-nine year
OF age. His services to the State ant
country, as lawyer, citizen, Statesman
and judge, place him in the from
rank Of North Cardinals great men
Hon. Alfred Moore was appointed hi
successor and presided at the Jun
term, 1900. Judge S~itgreaves die
early in October, 1900, and was sue
J ceeded by Henry Potter, Esq. At tn
November term, 1900, Justice Bush
rod Washington presided, with tn
District Judge. At the Novembe
, term, 1901, Hon. Dominick Augustin
Hall presented his commission frOr
!, Thomas Jefferson as Chief Judge o
the Circuit Court Of the United State
in and for the Fifth Circuit Of tn
| United States and presided over tn
Court. Judge Hall was one of tn
! Circuit Judges provided for by an &C
5 Of Congress passed during MI
Adams administration, creating ne,
circuits and judges. The act en-
: countered great opposition from tn
Republican UDemocratic) party an
! was repealed early in Mr.. jefferson
administration. Judge Hall We
transferred to Louisiana. During tn
-, seige of New Orleans GS15), whe
: by order Of General Jackson, the cit
was placed under martial law, a men
: Der of the Legislature was arreste
under military orders. Judge Ha
= issued a writ Of habeas corpus fc
= him. General Jackson refused t
obey the writ and committed tn
Judge to jail. After the restoratio
= Of the civil authority, the Judge Is
sued a rule against Jackson, fine
him $1,000 for contempt, which tn
General promptly paid. The amour
was refunded to him by direction {
= Congress in 1914.
q At this term, Joseph Gales W.
~naturalized as a citizen Of the Unite
States. Several indictments wei
found at this term for counterfeitin
At the November term, 1902, job
G Marshall, Chief Justice, for the fir.
time, presided owe the Circuit Cour
William Blackledge having resigne'
VIM. II. Haywood was apDointe