Another Letter From "justice."

Juage Uuntmgton must be somewhat amused, perhaps flattered, that he has been able, with such a small hat, to make such a stir in the world. Upon the whole I hardly think tho Judgo would esteom it a very great calamity to be removed from that office, for it must have taxed Iris abilitios to the utmost to keep Iris family from starving on suoh a nigardly salary as the State provides for ita Circuit Judges. Now, from this matter, the good peopie may learu how great calamitieB they may bring upon themselves by being peuurious. Undnubtedly the great musa of those who are now clamoring for the impeachment of our worthy Judge, voted against the increase of judgea salaries, and also votert to put our county officers upon stiirvatiou allowancos. A more liberal policy might have placed a larger hat upon the bench, perhaps Beal's hat, and then of course everytlring would have boen satisfactory. It is a very oíd saying that " whom the Gods wish to destroy, they first make mad." That so peuurious apeople should bo so anxioua to pay the enormous expense of au extra session of the Legislature simply to try and impeach ajudge, becauao he canuot give a judgraent in everycase that will exactly suit both partios to tbo case is certaiuly very strange. The precedent too, once established, will demand that every diissatisfied htigant have an extra seseiou of the Legislatura to try and puniah the court for uot decidmg the oase in hia favor. We will soon have as many special seaaions of the Legislatura as we have law cases in court. The Jawyers rather like the idea and they all intend to favor the project, but why the people who are to foot the bilis are anxious for this state of things is quite incomprehensible. But perhaps after all the expense ought not to enter into our estiinate, if the course is proper and will promote the ends of juatice. The chief charge, and in fact about the only charge, made by the frienda of Dr. Hose ia that Judge Huntington has disregarded public opinión and would uot yield to the popular clamor. Very worthy men say opeuly ou the streets, that the public have (iecidod this case, and the court has no right to disregard the decisión. The burden of Mr. Beal's couiplaint is that Judge Huutington has defieJ public opinión, aud aunouuces his determination to try and get public opinión to impeach him. Othera say that public opinión makes and unmakes judges, aud tliey propose to hare it nnmake Judge Huntington. Well, dear friends, as Dr. Uocker would say, do you really think society would be very much better off if the courts iu every case or iu auy case should yield to the popular clamor. Have not courta been instituted for the very purpose of avoiding the decisión of disputes by popular clamor 'i Has it come to this, that the people of these times are going back to the modes of trial in use by ■ mr iguorant and barbarous aucestors ? Is the accumulated wisdom of the past centuriea in the admiuistration of law iu courts of justice, to be overthrown and disregarded, at the dtraand of the popular clamor '( I'eople are coustautly complaining that our ourts are uot independent euough. It is charged that the United States Supreme Judges on the Electoral Commission yielded to the demands ot their respective parties, instead of following their own judgments. Mr. Beal gives this as the ehief reason why he has lost confidence in all courts, while at the same time he is tryiug to puuish Judge Huntington for not yielding to the popular clamor. He is now auxious to have his confideuce in courts still further shaken. Consistency thou art a jewel; but all jewels are not consistent. The people are constantly complaining that geroua crimináis are allowed to go unpunished, because our judges and jurorsyield to the popular clamor for extreme loniency towards the criminal classes. It is true that crime of all kinds is fearfully on the increase, and scarcely a day passes without several murders. The aeurel vï H all a that oogicty will nofc pormit the courts to be independent aud punish crimiuals as they deserve. Ought we uot rather to praise and cominead Judge Iluntington because he has had the courage and independence to stand up against an almost overwhelming public clamor, and docide the case acooiding to his own judgment. Whether he has decided correctly or not, his conduct in the trial and decisión of thia cause, marks him as a man preeminently fitted to fill the tryiug and difficult position of a judge. All caudid men ought to lay aside their personal opinions, feelings aud prejudices for the sake ot au independent and upright administraron of justice in our courts, and do all they can to sustaiu the independence of the Judiciary. They certaiuly ought not to favor measures that cannot in any event be of the slightest benefit to their friend, and may result in great injury to the public.