New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-08-31
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
THIRTEENTH wEEk-LyxIv4H DAY.

Young on COMMUNICATING Co Members on
Elective nsiitutons-New-York C0unS-Cau.
Gus and Pary-A Bad Appeal System-Judicial
Relorm-Pafty Judges-Don't Trust the People
50 AsoPted-BriSgs and The BiDle-Angei on
Flagg-Fianders on the Lawyers-Justices'
Courts, Town Courts, Chdncery Cash.
ALBANY. Friday. Aug. = 15i6.
To he Edlor Of TIE Tri5vn>:
SIR. have Just met with the nth edition OF a
duodecirno volume Of 295 pages By andrew W Young,
Member Of the state Convention for Wyoming County
containing much useful information to the Laws and
Government of the State and Union and designed for the
10. Of schools 1t is well written and on the last page
find the following remarks
ys-cu 90 BE- prosperous and happy, be- v!rtu-
ous 4 community may ly> under free Constifi:,on,
and YET ,ger all tae es Of despotHm The people may
e- 'heir own oppres-ors. Bad laws in Republican
Government les oppressive than any oher.
Iyheye t5er +e the body po,tc had vii. b.
elected 10 Office, and bad laws VIII be Iaad-. Free
dom exists really wherever the laws good and
where tney properly administered and duly re-
ms Convention affords proc: Of the truth OF Mr..
loun.a remarks.
Mr. Murphy, who has not expressed much friendship
tor the Elective principle applied 70 the Judiciary IN
troduccd petitions today against trusting the PEG
pie. ! mail give you the leading names this evenu,
tomorrow.
Ills colleague Mr TuxIs G. BERGEN Il farmer pro.
ic--t5 10 ne friendly 10 tNS cccGFt ave Tue
state from all such friends -ay Just before dinner
to-day he rose up and offered written amendment "a
Judge Ruggcss RspOrt-4nd what vas u think you =
That 10 enable the people of Kings ind the other Coun-
weed the bench OF bad judges in eight years
often he therefore proposed that every Su-
prcr!c Court Judge when elected. should hold OF
independent OF the people FOR SIXTEEN EARS be
tore going oack 10 them Tor reelection N'hy was II that
the Republicans OF hngs deceived INFO the choice
OF such aman in preference TO Mr. Bruce
Mr.. Swackhamer has steadily and honestly supported
the elective principle There mas been another tedious
debate about the Courts IN Sc'vfo rk Mr Ilden pro
posed provide enough of Supreme Court Judges do
the business in that city This is already abundantly
done by Section g. which provides y supreme Court
Judges do all the business in the state including what
be done in New York by tribunal Of that
trc and Mr. Hunt quantity remarked that legal bust
result o. trade and that Il would be- JUS, hs
discreet 70 appoint equal number OF lock tenders TO
serve on every part OF the Enc Canal many long
level RS where there Is ockHc. N employ many
STATE Judges where there is little nothing TO do As
where there great deal The debate therefore was
little other than waste ri time and answers well the
purpose of that influential minority who voted against
state Convention. and who now desire 10 prevent !,
from acting wisely on the matters committed to lis
charge
Mr., O'Conor wanted that the people of the City OF
New York should be allowed 10 elect twice many
Judges OF the supreme Court in proportion 10 It's popu-
Iat0n, rs any other part o. the state would nave or
more in proportion the lawsuits there OF course
the Judges elected by other Districts who could do the
would be idle and like the additional New-fork
ones, paid by tho whole public He wanted to strike
out the words in 81
but not exceed the number OF Justices the other dis
Iricts in proportion 10 ,heir population"
Mr IIAwIEY made nm excellent and very appropriate
address To the Convention about months oil its time
wasted in useless dcbHtc-movcd the Previous Question
which sustained Sc to II, and thus helped matters
forward
Mr. Chafcd presided Mt the caucus which first or
cnizcd majority in this Convention for party purposes
on the 29,h OF May last Mr. Hoffman the I'd,
tI,,1 l,un rnT
miticcs. every thing organized by party men for
party purposes and state il fact that faction still
guides and that meetings sit ON the great
measures discussed here, but decided in part else
where. have the best means OF information thhi
the second and third sections, a. adopted, they
were considered at party caucus evening meetings
SIR Chucd therefore was not alone IN having an eye
apartisan Judiciary the best umpire between party
men IN great state.
That it is the wish of the Convention take this
course and waste and consume time. is very evident
Mr. Chuleld reminded the minority ut an early day
that Ills PARTY responsible for the acts OF the Con
vcuton and nscad OF desiring TO forward business by
moving the Previous Question as 10 get vote we see
the members OF hnt party ever ready TO occupy as much
time rs possible IN talking much and doing nothing.
Mr. Chnthclds amendment 10 Mr. Jordan's extra sec
ton Yesterday cXccllen-bu. II WINS proposed 10 IN
Juce M Jordan to withdraw which had he not done
both OF them would have oided IN voting it down. Il.
amended