New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-08-24

o. ls2l p0urtrdyeG bE thdthelC IN Isf0-tDs-
lish Law-No Reform from a Judge Parti-
san Judciary-The General Ticket-That and
Whereas--The Old World--County Courts
/ Stow and Marvin on the Judiciary-Pleadngs
-Bascom-The Court Of Chancery likely 10 be
perpetuated-its vast Funds.
ALBANY Friday Aug a. 1916.
To tie Edaor Of Tie TrijUre:
SIR. From the learned discords Of the Hal o. the
Convention adjourned myself last nigh; 70 Concert
AZ BIeecker Hall the performers in which I'VE
six children. one OF them very young lady Of
wears the rest boys What delightful exchange The
i,nn-as-iou which the voice Of Incledon made upon
rqv mind when il AZ ~ bests be efieced
50 may LAY OF OConnells and Macauiays, in yc-y
different ;hcatrc-so o. Mrs. -idtons's-so OF Tana
Nerone 81 wears ago With what thrill Of delight
youth and have listened to p!antiTc ballads sung Ok
the sweetest male and female voices accompanied by
81 the ahlest pupils OF Vol Gov on the y.Cn :
How asionished was in the Baptist Church mere some
weeks ago when Elder hnapps choir struck up the
Is scots VIA hac VI Wallace bed and sang well 10
some sacred stan%as a. prelude to sermon On Be
mold, &c Dc=plscrs wonder and perish and elsewhere,
p" j ne star Oi Bethlehem, 70 the Banks and Brac- OF
Bonnie Doom. When Priest succeed III alnalga.
nations and fusions like this why shall a lawyer be al
loved 70 place the fusion OF Law and equity among the
inposslb!ucs. Hitherto, il would seem that iac and
'v,qa'y have come together as it were naturally.
We would have Tar sOcality here II vocal and
instrumental music easier taught Such Old mus
clans as cacch!nn ami Mozart, and those more modern
(Rosns, Auber Weber, &C. who have succeeded them
show what may be done. But music Is difficult 10 be
learned. And why Because its written language
more than English Is untrue and lacks method
We want these photographic reormers 10 take it in
hand also. If they do the tune may when concerts
IN Albany and New Ork Will DC cheap ana delightful
common and popular they have long been at i
emma OF Paris Dayds Lutte sed TO peace the troubled
soul OF Saul and Concert cheers, warns and delights
the heart o. wCared Delegate after couple OF situnc
IN solid argument upon dull dry tedious legal details.
made yet dull and dry for the very that
have so few Wchcrs and Mozarts in America.
While listening to the children last night. il mpos
sible think OF the labor and toll they have
undergone 10 reach the degree OF perfection 10 which
they have already arrived Let US hope that long
The mode Of obstruction will be improved both in aw and
IN music so that %e may have more G!ucHs. MENUS
and Meyerbccrs C!Dtons. Acascs. Rom!!lys ami
Jeiersons in another and better age when the OF
Babel shall be removed as mil!ennlal harb!ngcr.
THE Jud,ciory Report ont Of COMMITTEE.
Mr. Bakers Resolution Tor reporting the proceedings
had in Committee OF the Whole 10 the Convention next
Monday evening at o. and going mcthodcaly with
the Report in the House carried this morning with
but little opposition. Mcssrs. TallmaGcc and Murphy
spoke against its adoption
Lar as .Vr Van BurcA F1ccd IN 1921.
Sir. Iofrnans remarks viii show the People wha,
Regency Judges, Regency Legislators and Regency
Convention in opposition 70 Clinton and Law Reform,
have douc for the Democracy of NewYork, from Leu
till Mr.. Chatiied, leading member IF The SANE
larty in his place this morning and described the
condition in which Mr. Van Buren,. his Regency, Judges
and Legislators have continued the administration OF
Justice for the last 25 years.
Is there important fact stated by Mr.. Hoffman
Mr. Chatfeld. that not Just well known in 1921,
when Mr Van Buren,, Mr. Butler, Mr. Marcy, Mr. Young,
Mr. Nelson and their colleagues sadded once more upon
socety this horrible system it is bcheld now Have
not the complaints been continued since, and have
not the Old bunker Judges and Chancellors had the
OF atfording remedy Did they do III Were
they foremost in the ranks OF the enemies OF n Re-
form Did not they give deadly opposition headed
by Croswell in his Argus every proposition OF Gov,
Seward for Law Reform What else did they propose
instead y
Mr.. Chdtfeld on Lar az Ner- York IN 1916
When the Convention went into Committee this
morning the Judiciary question, Mr. Canbrclcne took
the Chair. and
Mr. CmArFIELp, in substance spoke to this effect:
No department; OF the Government he said had SO
little partaken OF the spirit OF American institutions as
the Judiciary. There was great error IN the tourdH-
ton of the Judiciary system. which cause OF
the evils under which the people have 40 long srohned
and suffered AT the period OF the revolution the Anne
rcan lawyer an ardent admircr OF English istitu
tons--hc admired the English Judicial rysem-hc laid
the foundation OF the administration OF the laws here
upon the basis-le began with the iIO justices,
and he ended with House Of Peers the Court Tor
the Correction of Errors The Common Law OF the
Kingdom OF England adopted by the State OF New
York. stood in the year l515 This adoption OF that
system great crrorbut the American lawyer WAS
admirer OF English prcccdcnts--our youth had been
taught 10 admire theni-cvcry Chief Justice from that
day to this has been welded 10 English Law; he has
been, III education. opinion, ana Judgment an hngAsh
awycr-and was for pcrpetuslnS here, the worst oil
all systems be found the habitablc Globe Is lar
It's practice is concerncd-his mind was filled with
professional bigotry-he did not look into the vale OF
tears, the OF hope deferred, OF thousands who
earnestly but vanly asked Tor Justice III the higher
Courts of their country where the serpent lay coed
behind He only looked the robes, the erlnne the
mcrctIicous Iappnss with which the lspendd hollow
system OF Il ,roign land, WAS deckod
lie Mr Chattcld) would organize the Courts OF this
State 10 make the present rappinss oi Justice map
pcabcyou may add 10 the number OF the Judges said
Mr.. c. you may add TO their incomes dignity &C but
the legal delays viii increase and be multiplied according
to the means you He had no fears OF innovation
aud cited many where change had been improve
ment.
His great object WAS reform the practice OF the
Courts OF Law The practice had been eulogized.-
What is it then true that silly. idle fiction and arran
tpSchood necessary 20 be resored 10 IN our Courts
part OF the administration OF Justice Is not eimp!e
and equal justice smothcrcd and lost sight o. IN the mist
and smoke o: forms o. pcadincs dcrlurrer exceptions
rebut.crs surrebu,icrS &c This was at variance with
our Constitution WHY cannot the parties come into
the presence Of the Judge each o. Us 10 tell the story
OF wrongs and ask tor PLAIN and suitable remedy
Amos, in every action common note OF hand, the
plain statement OF the cause o! acton Is accompanied
bv wrctched rgmarolc-and when PLAIN mani served
with process and gets this legal isnaroc, he cannot
comprehend il. and hastens 10 lawyer TO ass whst 1t
all means.
II the Convention shall merely add more judges TO
those now in commission all Will so on II the beaten
track-adscS IN The Courtof ChGucy and n ne S7reVc
Cor: lcR do as as they hare doaehey ar bring a5os
70 Reform The Courts HAVE ALWAYS HAD THE row
NR TO DO IT HAVE THEY EVEN DONE IT Ana yet
there were lawyers in this Chamber singing 10 palS IN
admiration Of the present system and the present pac
tee
Election 6y General Iieket.
This work OF Reform appeared 10 him 8 herculeaA
task, when he gentlemen experienced n The law
throw their gigantic forms into the arena committed
sS@nsi a! Reforms. They have joined themselves 10
tnelr iao!s, let them alone He hoped 10 see new
pracpce lake more sir.plc and liberal course and
conce0lns his own pEedlcrons would take this MAJOR!
~ Report although he would have liked 10 see al the
judges come directly from the people the
OF power, aye OF Judicial power He would prefer 10
divide the State into y instead districts He WOULD
PREFER TO ELHcr ALL rus IupoxS BY GENERAL
TIoKEr.
Like Mr. Morris M. Chs,hcld denounecs ard con,
demns the conduc, OF his party, long in power
and presents terrible picture Of theiE aNsce heart
essness and .edshness bu; when 10 oppose clcctonby
The People would cndanscr this hypoeFi'c" party he
soe. Tor election vel, as last stronghold for the coz
rupon he admired (or acted with he wants m e!ec.