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

sand acres Of land. plaintiffs claimed
title under sales made by the col
lector Of the direct taxes. levied by
act of Congress, the land being sold
as the property Of William Cathcart.
under grants paid By the state. De-
PENDANTS claimed under tax sales
made by the sheriff for nonpayment Of
State taxes. The Court held that The
lands being within the Cherokee reser-
Walton, Were not subject 10 entry, and
that the plaintiffs were not entitled
To ecover. The judgment was af-
frmed by the Supreme Court Ga
Peters Rep, 1860. CASTOR represent
ed the plaintiffs and Badger. the de-
PENDANTS. Mr.. Webster argued the
case for the defendants in the Su-
preme Court. During these years the
Federal Court bar in this State was
not surpassed for learning and ability
by my in the country.
Judge Marshall died in 1885, after
which time Associate Justices Bar
bOur, Daniel. Wayne and others came
to preside. Judge Potter died in 1858,
when Hon. Asa Biggs resigned his
seat in the United States senate, to
accept the appointment of District
Judge. lie held the position until
the state seeded. May 20, 1851. He
accepted the same position under the
Confederate States government. The
Utilities VI llIS 1ouil dit tciil'1ii1o
in one Of the volumes Of the records
of the District Court Of the United
States. The first term was held at
Goldsboro. Hon. George Y. Strong be
ing District Attorney. and benjamin
Aycuck, Esq, the father Of Governor
Aycock, was Foreman Of the Grand
July. When the Civil War was over.
Hon. George w. Brooks was appointed
District Judge. Chief Justice Chase,
a flor tIA racfnpntinn az tho civil a.
thority, presided over the Circuit
Court. and upon his death, chief Jus
ticc Waite came. The interesting
events subsequent to the war con
nected with the Circuit Court are
We'll known, some Of them not of
pleasant memory. Chief Justice Full
Ter came occasionally to RaIelGn. The
appointment Of nine Circuit Judges,
provided for by act Of Congress, re
lieVed the Justices Of the Supreme
Count to q great extent of the duty
Of going on the circuit.
Judge Hugh l.. Bond was the first
Circuit Judge, being succeeded by
8 Hon. Chas. Ii. Slmonton. In 1872
} the State was divided into two dis
tricts-Judge Robert l.. Dick, ther
Il member Of the State Supreme
Court, becoming the first Judge OF
the Western District. Hon. A. 5. SeE-
: raour succeeded Judge Brooks, anC
, was in turn succeeded by Hon. Thos
l.. PuTnell, who died December 10
. 1908. Upon the organization of The
= Circuit Court Of Appeals, Hon. Nathan
: Colt. Of West Virginia, was appointed
: Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit
composed of the States Of Maryland
Virginia, West Virginia, North anC
!, South Carolina. Upon the death o
Judge S~iInontOn, Hon. !. {. Pritchart
: was appointed his Successor.
BY the act Of 1917, the duties O
: the Circuit Judges, except when as
signed to District Court work, ar
: confined to the Court Of Appeals
Under the new system, but II Dis
trict Court Clerk is provided for
g the deputies are appointed by him
= with the approval Of the Distric
Judge. 1t vas the purpose of tn
authors Of the act to simplify pro
e cedure, reduce expenses and expedit
the trial of caSeS--ObjectS urgentl
demanded.
To the student Of history. cou
records are of Illuminating interest
O The James of the judges. attorneys
q officers, jurors and itigants recal
men OF personal, professional and 20
$ litical Importance. besides giving "a
q insight into the commercial and in
n dustrial life of the State. For tn
= first seventy years OF it's existence, tn
Court had but three District Judges
q Sitgreaves, 1790-1S00; Potter, 1901
II 1858: Biggs, 185S-1S61-Who, but 70
the intervening Civil War, Woul
o have remained on the bench until hi
death during the early eighties. Flo
n tnnty-two years of This time. Chic
Justice Marshall presided, and Of hir
a ii is truly said ITO the lawyer an
q layman alike he stands pre-eminer
# as the greatest Of our Judges Q
# its roll Of attorneys are the names c
William R.. Dayie, Samuel Johnston
g Francis Xavier Martin, William Gas
a ton. Tho~'as Ruffin, Peter Browne
% George f.. Badger, Duncan Cameron
Thomas z. Devereux, William II. Hay
n wood, John II. Bryan-since the wa
Samuel f. Phillips. Thonas Brags
+ Bartholomew F.. Moore, Judge WI
= liam H. Battle, Kemp T. Battle, w.
4 Dortch. George y. Strong, Georg
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