TO THE PRETTY GENTLEMEN OF WHITEHALL
... Judges ought, above all, to remember the conclusion of the Roman Twelve Tables; slus populi suprema ler; thte safety of the people is the highest law.,, .. BACON'S ESSAYS. TO THE PREITY GENTLEMEN OF WHITEHALL. I' Kensngtom, 2d Mwae, 1856. PE'rrY GENTLEM EN, How often have I told you, that shock upon shock, mess after mess, mire after mire, would be your lot, unless you bad the cou- rage ...