Morrison Waite

“ While we desire to encourage in every proper way all attempts made in good faith to exclude immaterial matter from the transcripts brought here on appeals or writs of error, it will not do to permit the appellant or the plaintiff in error to make up a record to suit himself, without any regard to the wishes of his opponents or the rules and practice of the court. ”

“ The character of the president is vouched for under oath by many persons occupying high positions in public and private life, and they all say 'they do not believe he would knowingly countenance or in any way participate in or suffer an attempt to impose on the Supreme Court of the United States, or any justice thereof, a fraudulent or worthless bond;' but the fact still remains that he did present such a bond, and if he was ignorant of the wrong that was being done, the other agents of the company were not. ”

“ This being done, he caused a certificate to be added, signed in the name of the clerk by a deputy, and sealed with the seal of the court, to the effect that the transcript annexed contained copies of such entries, papers, and proofs as were 'necessary on the hearing of the appeal prayed and allowed in the said cause.' It is now alleged that many important papers and documents used on the hearing below, and necessary for the proper determination of the cause here, have been omitted from the transcript as filed. ”