Western Censor, & Emigrants Guide, Volume 1, Number 15, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 June 1823 — Page 4

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y.wnc&-yTvr.r.r nuujjgasw-ca -f )alv i ;n ?uri, cirain; as saints cmplo jdcnt Judge, whose tenure was rather-infinite discomposure-and en,l5arras ' f';:r V C)fjV'-, Flit-v whisper to t!,v bosom peace; " jmorc of an aristocratic nature, and that ment. . "'J Calm the perturbed in art to joy, jthe salary allowed them was intended 1 have said that I thought the judicia Yc"'i ihe A tic-York Stuutni v. j And bid the streaming sonaW cease jfor the "purpose of sending them to ry too democratic, I repeat it: it i enWe are indebted to the politeness ofj jsehool, should the nature of their new t'rely too much so; and so are all the n frieml for a copy of the follow ii g Then dry hmceforth the hitter tear, 'ollice render such an operation m ccs-'eounty regulations. Where judges, asm au'ifullmes which it is believed have; heir"part and t'line inverted see. jsary. sociates, sheriff, clerk, coroner, magistnewr h. en publish d. I'lu-y are. as-'Thou wert thtir guardian ang'd here, j Nothing is more common among the traies, commissioners, kc. from the (M ihi d to the p-n of a distinguished, i)Vy oUaidian angels now to thee. wcll informed Americans, than a tiispo lushest to the least, are elected in gen-Am-iican scholar afc-man, whose! mJl--. isition to blame ihe Knglish law proceed- oral election, it is impossible that these vainngs vu other subject have nc y ' ; ',,-. (Urc'le -ings, on the ground ot their expensive-offices should be generally well fi'led. : isr d celebrity f.-r himseif and his; w ' "w,f , " ' ' 'rr ;nes. They say, that to a poor man. i'he whole system is ridiculous and exvountrx: ' jhXGLlSII IA-A I FttS 1 liOM.Wlhn- t e luxury of a law suit is quite unat-poses the people constantly to the risk IJNl'S, i NO. II. jiainahl' . Now, although this is ctr of having the most important trusts deMJ,s.l 'o c mi:i r c?i the Jit!h of Uc. Count) , Indiana, 182-. 'tamly, in many instances, the case, and, volve upon person totally unqualified .7iti:i!f. jDcar F , 'perhaps, occasionally causes injury, and who obtain them merely on account 5 it r. to ihe man-i in- of the blest j You arc already so well acquainted and assists oppression, I cannot but of their general popularity. To transU'ii.'ii i! fant inif.eefic ascend-, Jwith th. statistics of th United State.-, 1 4 1 1 1c that the selling of justice at too act the business of a county, fh re is a i?ome ar -ri hrighter than the iesf jthat anv minute detail of the principles ;,-av a price is quite as great an evil. In hoard of c unty commissioners, who Tht spotless pii'ii's flight attends, .on which the constitution and govern- this country law is entirely too cheap, have the privileges of a court, there. jment of Indiana are founded, would he ;Uld tjlt. icsult is a passion for litigation are circuit courts, probate courts, mag0 wings of eestacy they rise, j useless. Still, however, as you seem to produced among the people of the istrate's courts, and courts martial be-Ih-yomi v li- wui his material roll; sentertain the idea of eventual' v making ,n0t astonishing character. I positive sides, all having distinct business and "J'di ;n.t tail it r of the skies Jthis state your r sidencf , a s iah' sketch !y newr saw a people more fond of an-jurisdiction, and all being composed of R- c ei cs the unpolluK d soul. !o those less impoi tant political ar- nwing each other in a "legal innmici,'' diuVrent persons; added to these, there .rangemetiN. of u hii h I suppose you iii-,.uro resolute in maintaining the are trustees, overseers, deputies and There at th' A'mighty father's hand, 'noraut, may possibly he giatitying. privilege of rendering themselves disa-treasurers, ad infinitum. Togetlicr, Neuic-! ti.e throt e ef living liuht, Leaving then-a more partieu'ar account ureeabte in a "lawful way.'" In an In - they form a rare combination of authorTh" c:i.. of its fa nt -crap- -rand of the !a'o Constitution as ih: -uhjeet ,ia.-a village, a justice of the peace is ities, a beautiful little miniature system AnJ ea!.r;g shiiie wIilic ail are of souu funn e letter. I will meiely men- t -rganh d ns a man of extensive useful-of government, eriualing in simplicity hi tght, ;tion a U w peeuliarties whic'- strike me m.s? a (:onstable thought quite an a the Ileatheti Mytholoiry, and admirably 'as lieing . i v sdmrular, )M1t wh eh, lrom ..reeahle member of society, and a ica- well qualified for imparting a proper deChain'd tor a dreaty length of year? tny being a foreigner, I dare nut cpen- istrate's ollice considered'quite a fa-h ;,ree of digniiv to a trilling subject, by l"o.a ilioHf rlemenu bdon, !y di-ap;.iove. ionable lounge. i'o iloubt a mail's le- involving it iu the most inextricable coll ie . e Main the sk b:un spiio hear-, ? Indiana, in common w'rh its sister gU ahiHties hero, is to doubt his mo-tfus ot. f'-ey all express a very patriltr;iL'ul tii'iii t!i; woiid ul' uu. 'stages, is .livided i.ito a number of conn- r nshed faculty, von tuight as wdl otic, solicitude f r the interest of the ti s, rach of which 'Meets its ou n lli-d,lU,t a newly convened Methodic ounty, and a very natural solicitude to 1" t u:u !'o'g-';-':a!de 1m am, cers. and iegdat( i's own pdic. knowdedge of Virology, or an ohl w )- he well paid for it;until the poor county.

U ith cu- 'o.red at ,,,ir birth, ,nd- a n..ue I'm,, discolour i unw, id.e more it lingers on this earth. ;" T'is da-k ahe.de of day, ' . s :e,oi. ..i ui m -t iit : iui;i-; ..i u o ...'i.r i . ;e fticnt r.,v Ju its o:u native fount re turn. unent .e , u d t rnoi t.d brea' ii 1

' (' i''sis r,' v to rc'U:s:- toi inriuiHa--; m prnnirmn to its pop- t uu,' t hev devote to this ra'-'e lor-Ttiinn -.i j , i -it : i . . . 1 , . . I,UUIU l,HN' ia3t. iui ;,tmiij. (.h ion w Pl more precision; and some : ; -ens .j,e s,, r,t .I;:.! ,., deatli, ula'ion, uhdethe ( '.vemor ami Im-u- ;nM .litucultv , , 4, lv, w , L , i i - ' l his results d tvc attention. hen Wn.c.i s;;.-e san mtant o. tne tomt) e, ant t.ov ernor are elected by the vote To g.veyou a slight idea, a f w days a ,Ktr of M)fi sr(.(d, mx inches and a half . , . tlie whole .state. since, feeling atn r lazily, I cairn- into ()fl an n kU'V of an inch diameter, r;'1' ,f' U-r' U To me. the most 'bje0tionahle p irt of the county town with an mteniion f held vm ticaHv. and testing upon freej'-" " ' la,4,lUlCC 01 l'1,','he pohtical instiiutioi.s of Indiana, ap .having a ltt'Io conversation; I com- stune, was stiaick 17 blows with a hamr'!l,(; , r r d"a! U) hc the iudocial department, ar.d menerd on my lar, d. but finding he m,.r : am-uired the power of lifting ti "V ' ", !f, lJ ' ,ir'" t -e,r county government. I am deeid- as too much orcuioed in reading the j j,,. j j f,nvs did not augment' Lwtits, uncioiui.a. as it came. , (i,v a , (.jHd)li-an in principle, hut I statute of Indi in a, to attend to me, I the iV-ice. ' When the bar rested "verti- , , think 'hem loo d mocratie. They ''uu! u a!k-d over to the Lxwyv u ho. v. is as rrjjv ,ipon ft p;tl our pokrr (pr, vioulv " r,, i ;f; I r'f j'i'i' , - , ll,'ft,(1 H.-rod. In speaking thus o he told me, nf. nun HcIn umh r ; derived of magnetism ) -1J blows gav A,, u ; 1 i-li;'1,.1'''1' ' l:ri,Mlici:ir-v',i,not a,luiI' ,ol,l Su cessity of attending a trial at th- :., , . ,,epower of lifingSS grains and 0 - , ''''I; ort l,irme connected wuthtrate's. I then sail. ed over to the - t.;n,vs, wi'h a larger hammer, augmenti .,t a.,r.n-n oi a mo,,. , , urart. their general governmeiP; but I mean tor1-, who begged I would haw , . ( lhe ttu power to 1 30 -rainsl The O ' k t' e d'u'in- rf ihv love 't!,' J ,,,iir'iar.v- l",ii;in; is divided goodms to f xcuse bun, as he u:k,; p()kpr vas:5 a!s() renp.i 4lnaVrri(Mic. 1) v.'iMlot ,,uV,iv ri; 1 ;nto!o,;r pid.cml dst, icts,and at certain suhp(ena d lor a uitr,. S-eing a Fartier hammering rathtr diminished ' - , urr5 ntheyn.r a court is held m numberot people bus, !y enga-cd ti con-tlian icn.nst;d the power. On inveiI ,. ' .' hi- ' 1 r d rl:r''y; U): P'-"l'.g.pidges versition at the oop-ite shuc, I com Ulii, ()ari a sin blmv ncarly ,,e. ' u oi whicn are elected by the two Uepre- menced moving across, hut aeeHh-nt,!l str0yetl the magnetism- two hloivs Of their short m'-rimn - m e- rh . Houses, and for the term of catch.ng the fords. plea, declaration changed th? poics. ' ilamnu iing the stip ou.der i L,", ream. ' y X lm'mhvTt the judgcuent, heirs, admmist, a'ou-s, flS- ,ar in hv ,aic of t,e nia,ncuc . 5 n M.Ptb-- bbl, t,,.;, fr"their birth l:VC . UT e 'rura,,' careful in signs c. suspected the sid p-e;, a, d for, ajso (kstrord the polaiity. The Snil 1 ' grat Pu le ' on lrlV- r Uc: '7":;:;ly Imd a turned roui d aa.n. Almost esoao-n,n.netis,n hy . J was'augmeiw " b ' 1 ri snb nt .Judge, ii not a hi ihiant man, ing ot tmding company; as a last hone, tf,(j vvj,(,tl tlie" len-Mh of the bar was in,p, . c . . , at least a soiifid lawwr, and wll (iuali I plunged into the tavern, whore, sut , . i Pm-'po mura,oo!niV;'" l1"- CaI,,, 'h' dtor hisMtuationl althoegh he wears enough, I found a half a doen pretty '" ,,,,)t l "-sr vtt !r neither rob?; ot ollice, nor full bottomed liveh fellows ami was jus beginning' T i . - , Ihe panusu Uu h thou lor them j. ;;S ;f to lirufralic the ad-to feel quite elevated, when, to mv ut Ao;. e he wns engird v , ''ar;- . . , ... 'vantages of this simple and beautiful ter dismav and di.comf.tnro, in burst a in .tI,sc,,,"5 one ot u' st serious V,! iney mr.ot them not with hlc. M-m, eacu count v has the p, iv ilege, of ducklegecd constable, with "I summo,, VnU 0 a " under rx-.inination, c M . . , t "lacing w.th him on the bench, two an-every man to attend upon a jury." , ',, ,,a,,i roi,;ccakMl J'"11'11 barc- could thr.r germing tnought .;5m;Ul(;s u hoin t U, v (.:iU A()ci:if(; thliS I cannot sav thee is any particular U' r1U,i (able M!ie 1 !n,lse ()1 .,0,,r . . , is; U.e.-e V-neiate Judges are not Law-'.ll nature or "vimlictivenes, displayed I,,a,,! T 7ca aml ran directly a'l' li,,s v:uc nl tear' thr-vers, but are taken directly from the in all this loudness for litigation; or that r,'SS th: r, setting lip at the same 1",'.ll . . ,. dMHivof the people, without i-terence to a law suit in America i- attended with !'me a.v,1o!,'n11 ,,owL U ocrafi,on"t! 11 bcajceth o loud svmpathy ndieve .-,-. nI,,l(., pl,,fession. They know the same deep and excited IVclin-s a J'st of laugater, and might have dis-Ihesuib-i1.,gs thou lor them ha-t K dt. U()Wil all)llt !a,v; am nlf 1()lu,h ,hr, 'a similar occurrence creat" in Kn.r ;oricr'l(' a ordinary man. Dat he. T, . . . . are ge. . rallvuu n of r. spretan.lity aniYlan.l; but still it certainly has an unla "nrlv hou to ronvcrt the awkward . it there the sou s j'lfrennial l ower i . ,i , " . i i v .1 i occurrences to nurooses of advantage , , '. , ,. ' pidgmrnt, in other le.spects, are mute voiable ellect upon the manners otthe.i . 1 1 auvaiuao. t.pt!n!s in i i v ri-tadnig htooni; , ,- - , , ' . , . . , Haviii'1' waited till the roar-had sidi-id-c 1 . , ' . useless in the situation in which tnev people. it goes to create a distance be- , - 1,11 lIM- luai ,liUl s'o. m s ;iiniis at irie grave s pour tiansunt i i r , t " ! i i i . i- . i i ec, ami nreservinr ajl Ids rravitv s od , ' are placed. I hey can, it they jdease, t ween neighbors, and to disturb and in " pi -umii., ,iu nh si av ny , saio , . ,,',,,r- . . r . , 'iima- and out vote the President Judge, iju'e that benevolence of spirit and those to UwVc'r, "Sir, I have been interAi'U siiod'v, imnejital from the tomb ; i i .i r.i r r i i r i- i i -. n runted bv a new member not npninint. jwho, mdepemhu.tlv ot the c.tres oi ot-kind leelmgs which, alter all, constitute l'J l 1 1 1 . r, not acquaint , , ... , !lice, has sources enough ol trouble imlhe greatest e.harm of society. What , w. tl,(' (onns ot t",1l 1 io vvak'. iiiiiiuiiK (I nl a tin it: , . . i i i i i ! . .1 ,i i i i t herelore yielded to him but hr h s r , , . , his anxiety to keep his place, a id make aggravates the thing also, and deepens . . - ' i.as lolls fir inele promise ot ainiml; i , i- ii . .- .1 i- i ' Concluded his 1 "limi'lit I sh'ill vi'iump rj. j, t,.i,.(M dows cle a his salary pay bis expenses, and dues the irritation, is the ridiculous manner . ull?1)ULU '- a ou,Ilt ni naii u umL r ,. , nu 1, ' - tint want to be troubled u ith them.jin wt ich petty ti ials are conducted by, mmc ti raxad. Mron, lull uiichamiiiig, ami relmed .. , , .i . i 1 r.i i r i i ,1 D' When I Inst came into the state, I was many ol the members oi the bar, who! r, j , , i . , not a litt'e urpi ised ami amused, to see certainly act very handsomely in other' Dirt'iu Pun. On the Duke of VorkV l,.icu aiiMous care rach rendin"" si . r . ' . . ' , t . . J ,,.,. r . m - - , , . ,, ., 'a tiair ot these worthies, pist taken situations. Instead ol displayiii"- nnv Closes winning a match at Ascot, His i nat wiung lor 1m m the iiarents ' , , , , i , . , , , J . n j . . , , ... fiix 'i-t lrom the p'ougb, pruMlering on the en-:poht( ness towards each other inst ad r Ja' Highness was observed to look Dwells on 'remembrance in the si y tangh-ments of a great land case, inyf showing any disposition to shorten 'Vfry thoughtful. A spectator asked Amid the inptun . s 1 'the bb s volving principles of law, founded in'proeeedmgs, or inclimMion to wave all ''is companiou what he imagined the the reigns of I-hert and AltVed; witii ustdess discussions, as oi ly tending to rval sportsman could he pondering a0' r thee with iooks of love they bend U',MH,:- Prr,iaps, for the first time imoccupy the time of the court and jury, ,mut? 4VI,y you know," replied he For il.e- the Lord of l.f. im i" hue ' 'INrs tnr.v 'c Ui ule acquainted and embarrass the case in question, ''that the Duke is a lhsbop, and he is Ai d oil hom s;uno d idis'dVsrnd sa-v ' uas ,,IU( M surprised at this, until they n'ctn to glory in being unaccom .jdouhtless thinking of Mose and the Th; (jundt'd iiuiei to 1 1 s ,,u- ' !a member of the Legislature had tbemodating, and needlessly assading pri- lfofits., goodness to explain to me tin! originaTvate character They stand in embatOft in the s'illnes.. of the ,,id,t j'M-t ion of the f, a.n-rs of the Co.sti.u itled opposition like two Kilkenny ca.s; An excellent rule for living happy it Ihevs.eooth t,e pillow of thvbed; !tu,i,,.n im-king these gentlemen Judges jhandyuig good and bad jobs, to the society is never to concern oureive Oil 'olthe mom's .murnmg light, was U'At s!x',n 1 uo,,,(1 c0"' V,,,c:o,lim0,n cntei taiiiiuent of themselvesJwith the allairs of others, unless they de--i.i! uaichful horn oYr m. head. tres,er l.om the p.-ople, u, y would brjand puzIe the poor magistrate witlfsire it. Under the pretence of being:

JJtn (iuiniey JJauiy,

.n all a'da rs m which the general interest of the .stale is not imp! cat-

ed The s'ate representation to the :CVngreof the Unit d States, is elect ;e.l m the same maimer, die?ued bv t!ie o'i sinuuon oi me in nerai ifwernmeni. an.l wi'li winch you are all catty well , acquainted. The Legislature, of fhe !te1.compoMMlot tuo houses, and to winch each county sends tioui one to

iMiueeo iom; ,,, up more maniul v lorxM.u.ess speeeties, and eternal

the rijjhu of the public than the X'lcsi-'ciiuci

i;lll ir(-:,iu. in the practice of physic... IJ.-r,- anv thing sen e, as a oretext for

a stpjahble; ir makes no dill-, re nee, as saulu, batt ries, or hrt aking of the ,.ar,.4 d. hts tlamages, r d. ad pigs thieves, tres"assers or ti ansgr moiis. f f,n,f.;ess character, all serve to .,.,, ty i.i.r ar,d tc suoport tin. - iliri)U, uncertainty of the hnv. , is (i,iltr inconceivable how much of their of opinion about nothing, to his'ty

worn out in purse and in spirit,- is really absolutely reduc d to a condition, in

which I ' think she would "thrive by their ncyltct. r' ' Adieu. 5 ' ".. I 'i reunion Mr Secret ,)V ,,.lS i,a a series of experi,P.;.. t..

diifer-iuseful, people often shotViliore ouiiusU

than kindaess.