New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-09-12
NETWORK CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
FIFTEENTH WEEK-LXXlXiT-th DAY.

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ALBASr, Thursday, Sept lo.h, 1916
To the Editor of Tie Tri5uns:
SIR: Mr.. John Miller of Cortland. farmer. a
Wing 6 years age, and who formerly in Congress
is recorded the journals having voted on Monday
last 10 perpeuate the lawyer monopoly and prevent
Legislature from achieTing great legal reform.
step toward the peaceful overthrow or removal OF
nightmare which is crarnping and depressing the ener
ges Of our lawyer ridden land To-day.for first time,
had bret casual conversation with him. and nc as
sured me II tho most unecurocs terms ina ne did not
vote that he had intention Of voting and mat ne
was altogether opposed 70 the monopoly. lie may have
mistaken the How Is i that Nj Miller seeing that
his vote turned the scale does not bring The matter up
for review J took down MS vote a. ne gave !. and
compared II with the journal. ana nc undoubtedly
voted u have stated whatever re may have
His the right side would have been the frststep.
toward breaking up an organization than which there :
assurcdy none IN America more hostile and dangerous
70 Republican Governments
frankly avow. that; with no 81 feeling toward any
member OF this CoEvsntiOnwiih private interest 70
be served by any course i MAY adopt-vith much expo
attention the proceedings Of Members here dare not
hesitate in lie have seen IN
than the lawyers body haze generally exhibited
There is no abuse By which their order may
inoely profit the public cost that they do not bend
their whole energies pcrpetuate Their opinion OF the
intelligence OF their constituents must De very low, ludg
ing By their conduct Messrs Brown and Ruggles do
not now see Messrs OConor and Jordan appear 20 fill
their places es the leaders OF the Bar Naturally az
generous humane and patriotic as others the system ct
tcchnicslty and fiction in which they move changes
their very natures.
The Old Coay4 ,Io5.
The majority haze carried their point: Wings enough
Joined ;hcm 70 give Chancellor Walortn and the three
Supreme Court judges with their Vices Assistants Reg
iscrs Clerks Examiners &c III. July 1875, Of the con-
troll OF the unhapply in their hands for de-
ciiontorethcr with the control OF The three millions
dollars III tho hands OF the Court Of Chanc"Ty 2ct
oupbi iGrc 5o placed promptly IN the core Of nc STATE
This money affair is shameless JOB. far II has
boon exhibited but there - spirit OF reform here
there If the spirit OF monopoly and prohgatc cTpendi-
urc-ihe spirit tiat stops our public improTemcHtE-
that wastes the public rcvcnuesthat attens contracts
Judges &c ii oil the pnrty-;hat induced Gov Wrghto
support Senator who would 90 tor Slavery, Texas
War with Me,co Debt OF l5J millions and Veto on
the improper OF Northern harbors rivers. sc. This
j. the spirit that rules Albany and the Whig principles
OF 70 are made yield and bend in defiance OF public
opinion Southern domination and Northern cupidity
Mr.. O'Conor and the judiciary Committee month
ago required no scts OF Judges. They knew they
did need them Here is Section l. OF their Report
which, a. lawyers ten OF them asscnted 10.
q Il The Court for the trial Of ImPeachments- ani
the Correction Of Errors The Couft OF Chanccry the SUI
Court. ana the County Courts, a. N present organ
lied, ARE sRoLishrn' Signed " CHARLES II. KU"SLks'
Chairman.
How urn and solemn were the assurances then made
that the Bcpor; and Its b Chanceors included all tnnt
wanted How steady was the condemnation OF the
old system Gentlemen only felt their why. Mcssrs
Rurgcs and Brown have disappeared for time, but
Messr-. OConor and Jordan have taken up The qucs
lion and stouiy hattied to-day Tor pensions and two
year oh to july II o. for the two old Courts while the
Public is to be paying the same timc immense in
come to the new ones. They failed to get ALL Beyond
July ISIS. the Convention could not Dc got TO vote
During the debate,
Mr. RUSSELL sind that; rs 10 The miserable object oil
keeping up the old Courts for the purpose OF continuing
10 the old Judges their present salaries hnd offices he
would counienauce II Tor moment II was not re-
quircd.
Mr. oCoroR approved Of amendment by Mr. Jor-
dan continuing the old Court till July, 1879.
Mr.. CHATFIELD thought that II the two Courts were
allowed to run along together and H. instead OF The Law
Reform looked for we allowed the present Chancery
and Supreme Courts to- remain burthen on te Public
Treasury IN addition Ia the whole force OF the new
Court the People il they had opportunity by lis be
ing submitted 10 them, with other means for carrying
the system into effect separate article Would
js-urcdy reject H. He had supported the plan OF the
Judiciary but lis friends come forward ana ac-
knowledge that il is useless unless bosercd up by the
old Courts for and halt years 10 come II we cui-
not do without three Courts at time we had better 20
back 10 the old Courts. He proposed an amendment
which lost--JJ 10 -
Mr.. Mann moved 20 strike ont $50 aud substitute
lriS. Carried
Mr.. KIRKLAND whoplaced uchprovisoninhiscwn
Report spoke in favor Of keeping up botn Courts lie
declared that the Supreme Court with calendar oil sou
could only act on 20 or 20 IN term OF Tour weeks
and that there were now 2VVJ cases pcidHs III tit
Courts and that the last OF his Court out OF
many causes pending. Chancellor Wa!worh had
HEARD But ONE lie wanted the new Court mol 20
be oyerloaded-a wear and half from row would hot
be cnouch-hc wished the old supreme Court and Court
OF Chancery TO be continued along with the esnt new
Supreme Courts for least TWO years from July ISL
there enormous mass OF ouslhess--'uOV cases
now ready Tor argument Enough 10 break It down
All he he knew to-day Mr. Kirkland must have known
six weeks ago
MIR SrRoNG-If the Chancellor had taken the whole
term 10 try one cause years hence would leave Us
worse OIL than we now are-much worse. he wished
the Court Chanccry once swept from existence
the country looked on Il rs scours ana II WAS hchI
blrthen to individuals II time It's days were mum
bered The people had signed is death warrant
Mr. JORDAN sorry 10 see his irlend from Monroe
Mr.. Strong 20 blood thirsty this morning was en-.
tircly contrary h!- nuturc, and from the smile on NJ
face directly after sealing the Gesthwsyrant OF the od
Courts he satisfied he did exactly what ne
said he {Nlr was in favor getting nd OF the old
system as possible ana he thought that by the
provisions OF the article they would cease to receFe
their salaries the moment they had finished tue causes
which were ready .or hearing the Isl OF July lei
Mr.. Misunderstanding has been shown 10 1s' ho'
word o.: proof that this and extraordinary demand
upon the public pu:sc Is required Gentlemen nave
told him often. N private that tho Court OF fihA-
pas would bc blocked up nrtihat The eishi Supreme
t,ourts would cause iiicuty-Gnd II So way not
cep up the old OF Errors tor Two or iFee years
TO help 10 clear OF the arrearaces
ron the I'd of September, 1872 when Flag and Wal
worth were County leaders Pa;tsburgh, the Backtais
drank hard The Evening Journal OF Sept 3 published
Buckta bill OF twenty-five bottles OF wine and seven
bottles OF brandy and gin to moisten forty srppersalso
nineteen bottles OF brandy s. each by order Of Il Il
walworh-and Tor tue Bucksils six bottles OF gin ard
brandy-.n per Messrs. Flag and Luther, 81 - &c
sc am AFRAID tina, the gin snd brandy WAY against
Governor Clinton ls-, and which has made and bro
ken down Pa;tsbrsh banks since has only changed
it, scene OF action--hc weapons msy have multiplied
as the means increased with hard keen crafty and sell
ish politicians. bu, The end Is not yeti
Mr. CHArF1rID said that Ii TIE ncw Cour: should be
found TO require additional id The Legislature had the
power to supply il 1t probable that the new Courts
would have very little business Tor yesr or Two ny
should the people be subjected two sets Of Courts
and sal aries when there was TO need 10y II
Mr OCoNoR declared ;hst the plan c: the Courts the
old ,nd the new was admirable srrsnserlsn-he
only regretted thai the Contention would not continue
II to July. lS+9.
Mr. CitATglgIp proposed ,hat the old judges should