New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-05-31
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Correspondence 81 TIE Tribune


WINDSOR. VI MAY 2. I'i2.
The District Court ia now in session at this place.
The recently appointed Juigc PREs1lss preside,
with great dignity and ability. Iis elevation to
rhi. high judicial staiion--cminenty fitted as he
wa. by his sound judgement. his bamcless purity
Of life and his profound mastery Of es,! science,
for the discharge Of his dutcs-has been hailed By
the people Of this State with the same unanimi'y
Of feeling which prevailed in the honorable body
upon the coniirmn ION Of hi. nomination. No man
in Vermont would haze i,icd the seat vacated by
the lalc Judge PAINE equally 70 me abstraction q
every man 10 the state
The principal business before the Court at IT.
present session i, the hearing Of applications for
the benefit Of tic bankrupt Law Prcvou. to tie
passage OF that act II was thought to be popular
in this Sta,c: but this a great error. under
stand that al, his term there viii be very nearly
thousand applications. In the Northern and West
rrn part of the State however, the number l. much
less But here. for some rca.on other almost
every man who owes ~ and can raise sjs 70 pay
the fees takes the benefit Of the Law
TIE course of Hon. ArGUsTUs NorNG. Repre-
sentative from the Fifth District. in voting FIRST Tor
and then against the Bankrupt Law, i very gene
rally disapproycd by hi, constituents and his pub
li,hcd explanation j. regarded unsatisfactory
He will probably not BE- renomualed though
have heard no one named likely to be hls sue
ocssor.
Considerable interest is felt with regard to the
appn.ni,eni of successor in IT, Senate 10 Judge
PRExrIss. Gov. PAISE appointed Hon. SANrEL
CRAFTS t. lill the vacancy temporarily. principally
because be did not wish to indicate preference ioi
any one VINO would probably be candidate. The
choice viii undoubtedly lie between Hon. J'oos
CoLLAuxK OF Woodstpck, and WILLIAM UPHAs,
Ed # Montpelier. see that some Washington
lctrer-wri,er, for New-York papcrs suggest Hon.
HoRAcE EvERrr1 a. likely TO be- nominated. Its
scarcely .o,sbr. huN ever, and | presume Judge
CoLiaNqp will Pee the man. He is gentleman
Of great eafnias, 81 hisE abilities, and Of general
popularity iu the STATE. His appointment will BE-
very generally approved. and will 10 honor 10 the
state be- ai represent. There are few men Ia
Vermont, however, who will quite fill the place OF
Judge PRENrIss; hut with Mcssrs. PHELrs and
CoLLANER IL Senators. she may well bear herself
proudly among her sisters Of the mon.
But tie Loco-Focos q the State with more
chvalry than discretion. not afraid TO ,ay that
neither OF the gentlemcn ! have named will be
sert Ia FIJI the vacancy. They preparing toI
a sharp contest in September and If the same
ignoblc apathy prevail among our friends then
/, be doubtful.-W i:h their overwhelming strength,
numerical and moral, unless they eynce more
spirit and more interest IN the ulumpa ot their
long cherished principles than Is now apparent,
tho Wings Of Vermont will suffer a di-graccful de-
feat. Their present Governor, Hon. CH,s PAINE,
will undoubtedly De- their canddhtc, while the OPP
positc party have again nominated Hon. NATHAN
SMILE Of Of Lamoc Co who ha, been defeated
twice already. The decided stand which the Lo-
co-foco papers in the State, following in the wake
of their oraclcs, the Globe. Journal o. Commerce
Argus, &c. are taking in support of the ab'urdl-
ties of Tree Trade, will he of essential service 10
the cause of American Interests and National In
depcndencc-which is thus made emphatically thu
Wig cause II i not until recently that Loco
Focoi,m has bad the face here among the Green
Mountain. 10 open il. mouth against Protection
10 American Industry and am ssre that the echo
their babhling will awaken will be no uncertain
sound In the event Of success in securing ANA
iori,y in the Legislature they will probably send
% the Senate PAUL DHLISGHAu, Esq. who was
80 .ignay defeated as candidate for Governor IN
1910 They speak also of Gro. PICK. an able
lawyer Of Montpelier. | trust it will be long
dav. however. before either of these gentlemen
presents hi credentials.
hear with regret from Burlington that Rev
JAMES MARsH--who has for many years been
connected with the University of Ncrmont-is III
beyond the hope of recovery. His death Will be
REGARDED by all who knew him a deep personal
affection. while the cause of sound philosophy and
Of heh literature in this Country, will sustain an
irreparabc loss. lour', Nc. IL.