 The judicial department comes home in its effects to every man's fire-side; — it passes on his property, his reputation, his life, his all. Is it not to the last degree important, that he should be rendered perfectly and completely independent, with...  Hazard's Register of Pennsylvania - Page 2711835Full view - About this book
 | Horace Binney - History - 1835 - 86 pages
...should be rendered perfectly and completely independent, with nothing to control him but God and his conscience." " I acknowledge that in my judgment,...wisdom, from an incorruptible patriot, and one of the wisest of men. Standing as it were on the verge of life, free from all mixture and stain of selfish... | |
 | Horace Binney - Judges - 1835 - 74 pages
...rendered perfectly and completely independent, with nothing to control him but God and his conscience." "1 acknowledge that in my judgment, the whole good which...wisdom, from an incorruptible patriot, and one of the wisest of men. Standing as it were on the verge of life, free from all mixture and stain of selfish... | |
 | Robert Walsh - American essays - 1835 - 552 pages
...control him but God and his conscience.' ' I acknowledge that in my judgment, the whole good which m.iy grow out of this convention, be it what it may, will...greatest scourge an angry heaven ever inflicted upon on ungrateful and a sinning people, wae an ignorant, a corrupt, or a dependent judiciary.' " APPENDIX.... | |
 | Daniel Kimball Whitaker, Milton Clapp, William Gilmore Simms, James Henley Thornwell - 1855 - 584 pages
...of private right, the independence of judges is absolutely necessary. Said Chief Justice Marshall, " I have always thought, from my earliest youth till now, that the greatest scourge which an angry heaven ever inflicted upon an ungrateful and sinning people, was an ignorant, a corrupt,... | |
 | Virginia - 1850 - 114 pages
...they may be removed at pleasure, will any lawyer of distinction come upon your bench ? No sir. •! have always thought, from my earliest youth till now,...an ignorant, a corrupt, or a dependent judiciary. Will you draw down this curse upon Virginia?"" Gen. Brodnax, in the course of his remarks, paid a noble... | |
 | Massachusetts. Constitutional Convention, Harvey Fowler - Constitutional conventions - 1853 - 814 pages
...should be rendered perfectly and completely independent, •with nothing to control him but God and his conscience ? " "I acknowledge, that in my judgment,...an ignorant, a corrupt, or a dependent judiciary." Mr. President : I had other considerations to urge, hut the Convention does not seem to be in a mood... | |
 | Massachusetts constitutional convention, 1853 - 1853 - 814 pages
...should be rendered perfectly and completely independent, with nothing to control him but God and his conscience?" "I acknowledge, that in my judgment,...an ignorant, a corrupt, or a dependent judiciary." Slr. President : I had other considerations to urge, but the Convention does not seem to be in a mood... | |
 | George Van Santvoord - Electronic books - 1854 - 550 pages
...perfectly and completely independent, with nothing to control him but God and his conscience V ##*##### " I have always thought, from my earliest youth till...an ignorant, a corrupt, or a dependent Judiciary." An incident occurred in one of the discussions in the Convention, that is worthy of being noticed.... | |
 | George Van Santvoord - Judges - 1854 - 554 pages
...and completely independent, with nothing to control him but God and his conscience ?" «*****«« " I have always thought, from my earliest youth till...people, was an ignorant, a corrupt, or a dependent Jndiciary." An incident occurred in one of the discussions in the Convention, that is worthy of being... | |
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