The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-01-20

not been thrown altogether away Our Representa-
tives will find that we DEAR good people, have con-
de scended TO reflect for moment UPON this all I'M
portani subject and the first item that strikes our
attention is, how much we pay them ana Tor wnat
service: we have concluded that we pay them Tor
about four times as much time as is spent IN our SER
vice, or for which they give an equivalent. he
form, reform, gentlemen legislators; The GAYS VI
humbugglng have passed; mems actions MOI thef
words, are TO be the criterion n future. Genuemen,
you at Harrisburg can do all the public business
within the coming month. Do 1t, adjourn, ana
save the state thousands OF dollars; thus preach py
practice. II will have sautary influence upon the
public at large you are no longer i,ouseJ @
fer bank directors: give yourselves excessively 10
business do your duty and you shall be retained IN
the public services we of the city have cor enceo
rigid system OF reform: we are preparing ana are
the honor of the State. II is not only IN private
life we give evidence Of our determination upon
this subject, but you may find that resolution and
fixed determin alton in courts. His Ho 1or, Judge
Dorau, of the General Sessions, has commenced this
thing in good earnest. This January term COM
menced on the first Monday Of this moath, Judge
Doran delivering a sound, practical, and good old
fashioned business charge TO the Grand jury. who
under his direction have attended to their duties,
the legitimate duties OF Grand Jury; they have ter
minated their business; saved the county heavy
expense they have done that in two weeks which
many other Grand Juries have wasted nearly two
months in performing, and we are delighted to un.
derstand that this court will adjourn this week, thus
saving to the county the costs OF the attendance OF
Jurors and witnesses without number TOR nearly six
weeks. Ii has been the practice Tor many years to
have the criminal court in almost constant session.
This change is speaking language which the peo-
pie, and am sure the county treasurer, will under
stand This action must be followed up in all our
public institutions, and we shall soon get back to
hoalf ku md VIM
public and public officers determne that their golfers
shall not be emptied for the qualification Of private
motives or the advancement of private interests
Our Attorney General is ably represented IN his ab-
sence by Messrs. Badger and Scott. We should be
doing injustice TO that young cavalier Il. Scott,
Esq, did we not say that all matters originating In
our city and county, tor which indictments are
drawn, pass through his hands, and all preparatory
to the finding by the Grand Jury, is under his mme-
date control and direction; so that to him, under the
charge of his Honor Judge Doran, assisted by bu-
sness foreman OF the Grand Jury, ls to be attributed
this speedy disposition of the public business all
the causes of this court have been tried before Judge
Doran by Messrs. Badger 81 Scott, and we learn
from counsel, that the intercourse between these
gentlemen and their fellow members of the bar is
truly delightful the Attorney General, in calling
by consulting the best interests of the office.
We CHANGED to be in Court among the lawyers
this morning. When F. + Brewster, Esq pre-
scented himself before Judge Doran, and asked that
the Grand Jury, when the binding over took place
after the commencement OF the term, should be sus-
pended to permit him to send up indictments again
Nicholas Biddle, Thos Dunlop, and others, bouna
of corr e properly refused to grant this unreasenab e
request. Why so much haste, when every fact eli
cited by the examination IN relation to the
dead or dying bank and its officers, has been
published to the world, and known for many
long time past. 1t is known, or should be, that the
defendants made no defence before the Recorder
They did not offer that which by turning over the
leaves of the Bank Books in Court, were at hand
they in all probability contemplate investigation
before another Tribunal. 1t was evident from their
wishing to be bound without hearing, that it was
net their intention to 60 into their defence. One
would suppose that they looked for an investigation
before the highest tribunal in the State, which they
certainly have The right to demand, without the leas
detractlng from the merits or ability of any one
As informed you some time ago the Recorder
would. under all circumstances. do his duty. He die
1t. We who know him wanted no guarantee
Of that ; but Notwithstanding he has bound those
gentlemen over. they not entering upon their de-
fence at all and though we care nothing for the de-
PENDANTS, in particulars. We do regard with pc.
culiar interest the .city's good the country's
welfare the Just, fair and impartial admins
tration of the laws, among our citizens, &c. We
have been struck forciby with the injustice of this
attempt to ssces few n, tor The the projection
how is it that voice is heard raised to mark
with just opprobium, and bring to punishment before
the public tribunal, those corrupt legislators, wht
have been openly brbed before the world, ant
sneak from responsibility and punishment, away
from our Legislative Halls and Senate House, into
private life, where the Indignation of au homes
community ought and will consgn them forever, i
not in time, to more limited sphere OF action. Nor
anon. PATRICK HENRY.
P.S.-The Military and Citizens Ball of the UnioI
Fencibles, commanded by our fellow citizen, Col
Robert M Lee came off ,on Monday night; it wa
truly brilliant affair, and got up in a style worthy
Lee and Scott