New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-08-15
NETWORK CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
ELEVENTH vvEEK-LXlsr DAY


Minors Cash and Widows Dover in Chancery
-Chancery Suits-Bils and Petitons-Snils IN
n York Marine Court-Juslice in AIegany
and Montgomery. ,,.,..s
! tt tie Editor Of Tie Tribune:
SIR More plans given IN ms morning -o
Judicial rtern. The Convention divided on 'i'e fes'
ol,ion calling for full statement IN defa OF INC nfe'
,,;or q. dollsrs in the custod: OF the CefSs oil me
go. If Chancery and the ayes we're '--lii' "7 -
Absent. 80 ,.,,,I, Baker ga.corn Brown.
p RTIrr Cs.asreeug, D. d. Campbell! Snpde, CHsiSe,a'
Clyde Gor pa!o Fapdere Harrison Hart Hawley. Ho-
Ian Tnni 2 Huntington, Huich:nsou HYDE Kirkland,
nain, P.,nnian Porer, Salisbury, Sanford, Shaw,
sIepad John stanton siepagnS; ste,sTI! stoag'
! IVbis Witbeck Wood A. Wright, Young, Youngs, Pre-
si9ent Bergen Boxdlsh, Brayion R. Campbell
csT. Dodd Dubois, Graham Hunter, A Huntington, Mar
VIM Murphy, NicoI, OCCnor' Perkins, Powers, hker,
sears shaver, T.. Spencer, Iasgari-
uy KrnxLAyD cent to the Judiciary Committee for
consideration section providing ior Courts Of Con
''u'''"' Rgoru IN TIE Courts Of Lar.
Mr.. Bows this morning, spoke great length and
ave uroof Of much experience and deep research
1na,crs rertain; 10 the administration Of the Law
III, advocated the Report Standing Committee
not a. all he could wish, but the bes, plan he could
hop. 20 see successful He Analysed Nr Marvin plan
from memory and showed the advantages oil having the
Circuit judge rke the testimony o. witnesses in equitr
cascs in open court There also dlsadvanages-the
Judge viii only admit such testimony ne thinks Mt
and If ne Is biased may exclude much useful testimony
from his notes.-the Examiner Ia Chgncery will pU,
down every thing. admit however. that the change If
made. will be great improvement.
Mr.. SHEPARD spoke next bu; there very iI,lc OF
Law Reform in his remarks
Mr.. TAYLOR spoke next---at grcec length, and with
much iuency Like Mr. Stetson. he would prefer 10
haze Equity and Common Law Courts kept separate
but would conform 10 the views Of the majority If out
voted. lie reviewed az great length the practice in the
Justices Courts showed where they defective and
where they might be improved and advocated good
a Court for The poor man having SO in litigation for
the rich having $4,000 He showed that the jus
tees Court seldom very expensive parties and
nstanccd case IN his own County where two neigh
bOrs mud difficulty about calves value dollars
to whom they belonged, aud which cali each owned
They went TO the Justices Court-awed on--JCries
again and again empanneed but they continued 10
disagree. harclt from the magistrate that cost tste
neighbors $500 and that the Justices Court failed 10 dc
eide the difficulty which the ncghbors had to settle be
themselves. He dis!Iked the plan OF llccnsln.
LAWYERS though lawyer himself--it did good, but
sometimes induced inexperienced people 10 trust unit
persons because they were licensed
Mr. FLANDERS spoke next and proposed simple ana
efficient plan of Township Courts with regular uries
and Judges 10 go from township TO ownship and hold
stated terms with civil jurisdiction 10 the amount OF
$3.50 will hereafter more fully explain the nature OF
Mr. F's well considered scheme, which would indeed
bring justice and equity 10 every mans door
Nh WATERBURY OF Delaware followed, ind III his
PLAIN farmer IhsDlOn, described VI
present legal system and went in favor Of Courts OF Con
citation and well arranged cheap speedy and amcablc
domestic Courts.
There is much discussion among the Members rcs-
tive TO th, question whether shall have elective in.
stituons the Judiciary is concerned wheth
err rs Mr. O'Conor limited. should leave that selec
ton to others. so for trusting the People. and edu,
eating them and improving their condition in every
possible way. We cannot have more decided po4itcHl
rUnesters on the bench than those which the Flag Mar
cv Throop and Van Buren, and Butler dynasty have
mud hive a
proof that the People have dsccment to choose let the
Delegates look round the talent experience. worth
and patriotism which grace the Convention ihcy tIK
about honest and intelligent farmers ana ncchaihcs-
Who is it that fears trust those who choose our Gov
errors aud Presidents choose the Judiciary Who
is that would prefer the parsans OF both parties in the
Legislature appointing power, aud thus perpetuate
the abuses OF the last iortg six veal
| would have the lawyer licensing system with It's
abuses and partially forever abolished and ask 'hc
people whether, in elective republic they believe
themselves unit and unworthy 10 choose any Judge cX
ccpt it be aJ. p.
John Duer. in the Convention Of tS2l thus spoke OF
the power OF the ludicinrv:
'rhcrc no that conics the posscssor such
sway and authority the minds ot the community
influence can be converted To- The acquisition OF political
power with greater effect or less hazard Of detection
Judges who discharge their important functions WIN hhli
~ and apparent inparnaty naturally attract 20 hsr own
persons and Characters portion of that respect and veneer
auon with which the people OF this country habu&y re-
gard The laws themselves In 'hts iS ana imposing char
they usually exhibit themselves in all the Counties OF
State They become personally known M enct Ia al
most All me Respectable men, ana 'y eNsl0tsc
over the numerous and intelligent profession that has
always furnished and must continue 10 furnish your most
active polilclHnsa control Inc extent Oh which IL Is hc
easy define and the influence of Which over the minds at
those subjected to il It still more difficult 20 calculate.
feel dread when reflect upon ihe
msclcfs which artil and plausible political Judge may
produce, aud with what perfect security, with what little
risk dread of punishment he may procecd As me most
settled malice sometimes dresses It's purposes III smiles 80
the determined paraythat which moves 10 lis OBJ
lect with the greatest skill and certSty-lsy ASSUME te
pcc appropriated and di' caor
sionHic The victim that VIRTUES u
der Its in jusrce"-P 1T Stone's Reports.
Fees of the Three Judges Of tie Superior Court
Ncc. York.
presume that some person keeps a memorandum OF
the amount received the Judges share equally IN
addition 10 their salaries In c+5 each Judge Clones
Oakley and VandcYpoo9 received SllSO. but the
rage OF vo wears only 81 49, part o which Is Tor du
ties performed Supreme Court Commissioners IL
there duties 10 be- done 10y any officer Tor wich
rccompcusc usht TO be piG not by the community out
by tlc individual some plan should be adopted 10y Wiiici
al accountant could collect these tees Tor the state rs
postage is collected Stamped paper would be the best
bu, the British dose OF the lsS century induces the
American stomach 10 revolt At that financial medicine
IntGRts' Real Estate and litd0wS Li0W,T ~
Chducry.
JOIN NJ DAWSON Register IL Chancery makes
return 10 Nr-'s motion for information rs 10 the
number of applications 10 Chancellor Walworth for the
sale of Infants real estate Isis that II was 2 that III
the cases OF Lockwood Rockefeller hcl!oss and FRA
ser h. do nj know the value OF the estate that buttons
100 &C. tina: OF the for conducting the sales he
knows nothing, as they not hcd presume there
fore tina; there no inquiry into or tSNis o! costs III
the cases OF Infants property sold, N this Court, The
cash in this Cour, arted for the Use OF Infants Is Sli9
a6'-sso Sl71 unnvestcd. There ARE SsN' belonging 10
unknown owner. in Court. Invested Tor the use o.
Widows dover, &c $3.50.
Mr. Dawson also gives the like information AS regards
NC tribunal OF the Vice Chancellor, w In $50 twenty
Obligations sell the real estate OF Infants, VIZ Fut-
in, Sstsnts) value OF $S99costs allowed ior sell!
Infants lss--cOsts SD No costs Oi
to, IA the other cases There were paid into Court
44lRrad SS;,en, Infant 81 tS3-C Livingston do 81
in TIN. Courr SSilcdses $I2927. Invested for Infants
-" S>f'Ss Invested FOR Widows Sl7SH.
C@a"eery S'''ts Iy,or. The Chancellor. lice Chan.
Bills alea IN NJ. pavisoSsS,rr .Se
tosaN AS Recs;cr-thA, j. Sace (a Albany of sara
chaneeo: WswoFth-n ers eU, sr. s go =;
lS45 only 80 Also rs bills olea Mett V.ea' n
lor - IN lS44 and 80 IN ISIS zee OHsnee4'
In 1874 and 1915 at bo,h terms 69l case. ,v,,,,
Calendar waiting for trial before the cs,1So On 'e
these l65 were argued and 9'S had been ga ~ W
records waiting for more than TWO wears. 49, Ne"'