New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-09-08
The Old and New Conventions.

las on County radyes-Jadtcary Rport-Co1ls,,:u;ton
Of l-2l-BHrkc on a LUlgioU. CONFERENCE.-The on
PGrtg--A Harnjgz frOra The Pds-TAs Contention Of
l-2l-HA0 cerc the Reai Der,ocrats rtev Kent aud
Rug Var Bura, and YolHy = Eiec;leg Jas'iees
n Lecture on PartyCoNect'ol Of Dsbt'---ir5itra'oR
Hear ,be cau.es betyeeen your brethren aud Judge
phieUu-ly every and h!s broiaef, and Tue
stranger that Nth him Ie shall not respect persons III
ye shall afraid q The face OF man Tor lie Judgment
God and The that IS too nard Tor YOU uIing tuno
me- and .il !Ms,eI to Tie hrasttef' Deaieono-
MY s"'''' '''' ALBANY sept.5tl. 1910
To The Editor Of The Tribune.
SIR friend said TO me, this forenoon. at the
Hall Of the Convention tina; bu; way occurred 20 his
mind Of making real progress with the work before it
Il this
Suspend rule. to the con;rary-,ake all the remaining
reports OF commitiees-vo,c upon them section by
section til the whole are gone through. with this
proyiso the commencing resolution, that the
shall be considered approba,ory or the contrary Of the
principle only but that the details may be considered
where necessary, these reports and rcso-
luUns gone through-resolvc do all this, riih
cord 81 dsbGi,, lie takjnS ~ ir ayes aud
mn When tho sense of the body i thus OBJ
iIned the whole might be left committee
range properly. and then amendments might offered
corrections made plans completed and the votes record
ed in the usual Some such mode must be resOrted
the Convention VIII give the bye 20 much that
is important
In The same way other propositions in the form Of
sections might bc promptly voted and thus tue pro
posnls Of every constituency receive at least SOME at
tcntun.
Locol IriLu,,aIs-O Connect and Ricimoad
nm fearful Of terrible burs, OF iry and prolonged
coqucncc upon the Justices Courts Our builders BEGIN
the siccplc and build downward.
Mr. O'CoSNELL has touch OF Rcpublcan!sm in
of h- speeches in Parliament upon Ocal Courts which
vii he up in tune Tor the debate Herei j.;
The thing he should wash To- the establish
man in Cornwall Cumberland IA lee compelled ~
order to obtain debt there Ionion for bit of
parchment. Hud wtai magic erc IN such process,
hr knew not uud he should therefore, wish tie evil
so.I.d Ibsrt ere 10 be C5prts To- N, g,eoru Of Sai
Dtts ,7ery co,y my C1prts for the recoceryof
ipse de5ts II tine Judge NJ TO decide he
coma liz m 10 decide ON he fler Surely he should not .
in that House thar tie b,'es5 ~ he rich md srentty
required different .eom the business OF The 'reat and
poo He did look 70 London for The establishment ~
r'ch Judge but he looked iol The establishment Of mum
Der OF Tribunals gt would dispense Ju.iie >" t' different
Thus much Tor England and Ireland. Now for Gene
Mr.. RIcHnoND IA farmer from Gcnesee. and the col
league Of Mr. IA@cuft, made some remarks on Law
Courts and taken by the Convention, which
would like to in the Tribune. Hel said thu,
The grea, and crying Evil OF The costs and expenses OF
courts grows the fact tina, large portion OF ile
time Of most Of then employed IN reversing, nonsuins
delaying. aud iliwe ~ .1ch other decisions. The peo
It nigh, be- the machinery which was to be carried on
by OF all the technical ~ordy nonscnsicsl unnea
hr1rd 10 n"i6 by courts and LAWYERS Neither would hey
in his ud gmeui, submit 10 The rninable aud nun
expenses forced upon them by the almost lulneTdr!e
number oil appeals cvrorars denurrcrs, aud other legal
inventions, wei calculated 10 strip the aoorious farmer or
mechanic OF the hard earnings OF MS labor 10 MI ihe pockets
OF the lawyers judges anu ceTh- oi the different courts
Mr. R. had days since, stated his views with refer
peat them believed tina, thai which had go long
afforded rich pckngs for solicitors, masters eNsnn-
clerks trustees &c destined 10 speedy and GER
tain death, without any hope OF d resurrection
This is no, So The whole power and parspherna!ia
of the Court of Chancery, without single improve
ment lis practice except IN some cases the mode OF
taking evidence 10 be transferred to 81 Chancelors.
not tat full and well fed but lean, hungry salnt and
long cxpectant The people Will have less TO do IN the
election OF these than supposed owing to the
Monster District System fastened us by the Polk
Wrgh, majority with view 10 help to keep the party
from Waterloo next November
Mr. Richmond believed that two
OF the greatest evils OF present system were the
crooked and almost Useless forms OF pleading now IN lll
practice in Courts compelling the party 10 state almost
facilities which afforded 10y system Tor bringing
appeals ana motions, 10 be argued before the
hL her COurisa of which give me fees TO Attorneys,
and involving the parties IN large bills vi costs,
generally result in being back for trial, for the
the former proceedings lie said he had looked tile
Report the Majority this subject and he had not been
able thing there prevent many appeals
present system lie understood from some OF tie
Committee. thai the costs OF these Courts were 10 be very
hrs business would be TO simplify the manuer OF plead
Iugs IN these Courts.
'GeniIcmen had confidence in the Legislature than
he bad he well ecolected the people had been asking
the Legislature for the last eight years 10 do THIS very
thing and because they had not done II, They called t!s
Convention. expecting that something Won hc done
here accordance with their demands. He believed Tie
jurisdictions in Justices Courts should be Increased 10 $50
that such Courts shohd nave equity anu Jaw ia
ul Judgments rendered IN such Courts OF loo dollars
and under. the party dissatisfied should aprea! TO The
Town Court the OF some adjoining town
Town bcrnmposed oiH. the Justices IN the town,
aud four times ~ eacA year Either party 10 ha'r
The right o call jury the t0l OF the appeal cause hui
II neither party desire jury then the Justices 10 decide
the cause the decision ui the Town Court 10 tr final The
Jury for such Courts to he drawn from me NJ oil Souh
from such which list J. now 10y law hlc! IN
the Town Clerks office. There fewer appeals
from the Justices Courts IN proportion 10 We number oil
causes ir,cd by them, than there from any other
Court, not excepting even thu circuit Courts or me dec
iupt OF the Supreme Court
II Is libel (,,td Mr.. r. upon the intelligence vi the
People IN the several towns IN this State 10 suppose that
they viii no, elect men for Justices wleniATee n them as
ISOLATED together shall not be guSied L. decide finally
matter OF Sr0 under. He asked there was man IN
i> Convention that dd uui believe These Justices were
more capable OF deciding matters q! deal between farmers
mechanics than ANY Your supreme Judges could be-
They were more convrt>'t Win sGch matters rs 'aey
We're generally thejr line OF business Tcy would -"
ana hear the Witnesses cstity-wouiJ know w" kiuG oi
confidence L. place IN hei where a. Il me ISSe Wa n
lowed io - up thu higher Courts would BE- decided
oY pa per statements and sometimes 10y men who were Ell
lirely unscQuamed Win such matters OF trade ana frame
This kind OF lit giants dealt III. He sad his system would
be chcapt to parties and cheap to the public.
he. cited one case appeal from the Judgment OF JUS
tee in An adjoining 10 the one IN which lie MI h
resided which occrped the se,le part OF Two terms OF
he Cor, Of Common Pleas in t;eue.cc County In both
trials The Jury could and II WAS yet und-cided
although the Judge ct that County said Il mad already
the County and the parties enc thousand do.afs Ye
the matter il dispute which was Appealed from MAS Only
about t!i,rty dollars.
The following case occurred i'll Sicubcn
q" Two got INTO The Hw-tnc matter m dispute WAS
only twelve slilns>; after gong through JUSTICES
Court, I carried through all The Superior Courts ana
contested III each branch with all The skill ana ingenuity
'al able counsel soa.i bring beSr and was nna4y de-
cl1t IN hc IoiTt Ci INA. ~ expense O more a
elVV cost an justice complete And satisfactory IL
the nsver that both parties cRnd necessary TN order 20
&c; rad q, it, o VI cost away which they did The
one Ohio, and The oht 10 Michigan"
such cases ne described being uu;requcut and
he referred &c another stated by Mr. OConu- in which
,anhled about from Court to another II
The shape exceptions, dcmurrcrs and great many other
LEGAL clibbes until after several year, OF DELAY wa, =
y sent hSck where started from Ne tiied anew A. an
,>nnSs OF some 81 SEE He examined the plan OF NJ
Crokcr for County Court. a. he laid II 70 ma
favor with MANY HIS objections u IL HAT hsd al
The para paernaa Court Of sheriss Consta5es
Jurors Cerks Crer> hui hAi jurisdiction civil
causes II was designed only IL hear matters coming up
from Justices Courts and ny al c:rS! causes ar>!
in The county where the penalty for the oence shall
exceed Iert years ecnnnenien IN one o. ts
Ssi-'s Prisons Now &c thou ghi that Court W a!eh had
sufficient ability aud discretion 10 ae decisions SoIvns