New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-05-25
Ours state Judiciary.

things well corrected many ABUSES PROVIDED ioI
many improvements, but left too much to the dis
erection Of the ensuing Legislature, unfortunately
no, suspecting how scanty the discretion Of that
BODY would be. That Legislature in fixing the
salary OF the Judges Of the Court OF Appeals al
a., 500 per annum, has imposed heavy sscrIhce
on every lawyer properly qualified and sufficiently
eminent 10 be safely put in nomination in conse
onence we hear that Mr.. REYsoLDs wishes 70 DC
excused we have rumor that Mr.. No4oS cber
;.hs. the .ane desire and we are reluctantly con.
.,..osa ~ nsert a note of like tenor from MIR. JoR
"a. IN the other side, we know that Judge
Rso,so. declined 70 be considered candidate, and
Ii Gov. GARDIsER positively declared he would
not be. We presume neither Of the two last
named will be excused; we do not see how either
Of tbs Wing candidates can be. 1t is now too late
10 select new men and have the People made dny
.coosipted with them we shall have to elect the
heat four out Of the eight already IN nomination
and If they hang of, we must devise some way OF
serving them as they would nix US II they were on
the Bench and wanted us for jurors at shilling a
dsy. We must run down or tree the requisite
number of Appeal Judges and make them serve
whether or no.
Vet this is a vicious system and must be re-
formed. The public pays dearest for such service
IA il undertakes to get for nothing next tor that
which is inadequatey paid. Its paltry business
for the State Of New York to be compelling her
citizens TO serve her for half the pay that
individuals will gladly give them for less constant
and less arduous labor IL is shabby, ungenerous
and unwise.
But thought The Tribune in favor of low
salaries says one. We'll, Sir, you hit 1t that time
exactly The Tribune as in favor OF low salaries at
all times But what would be low salary in one
smoloyment may be very high in another and 0'ce
,.,,a We are recognizing no distinction but such
NJ il founded in the nature Of things. Here is
wood .sawing--a highly useful and laudaole busi-
ness-but one which almost any man can learn IN
three weeks, and which nine OF every ten men
may readily become adopts IN Then there Is eA'
pounding and administering the Law-another
Guinness no more useful and necessary-h you
please no more honorable than wood-sawing-but
which only one 10 ten thousand can ever DC
really qualified for, and he by twenty to forty
wears patient laborious and for the most part un
rewarded application. But when you Ind man
who has the qualities OF Judge in perfection, you
have one who by the prompt and correct decision
of the thousands Of points constantly arising IN the
trial of causes immensely economies time ana
labor--not his own time merely, but that OF thou
sand, Of others He may make decisions IN SIN
Gle dsv which embody the fruits of twenty years
profound study-wbch would not have been so
oorrsc, and reliable if he had studied but ten years
of the twenty. OF coarse you are to estimate, IN
settling his compensation not merely what 'he
one wears work should command but the just
recompense of the twenty years preparation also
But no--we will put it entirely on the mercantile
Ground. The State wants wood sawed rthe Cap
itol and its Departments we claim that II shan pay
the fair market price of Woodsawing-not the low
eat or rat price if there two but rather th'
higher market price; nothing more. Weii' th'
state needs the services Of Jurists atso--men VIII
have thoroughly mastered the knowledge oil Law
whether regarded as abstract Science as posItlV
Statute, or as the fusion Of these with each othe
and their application to the cases constantly arsins
What price shall the State pay for the talents cha
ncter requirements il needs in this capacity w
.sv lust as in the other case-the fair, averag
market price--the price that such talents will con
msnd from private individuals who require them
We believe this for men qualified for ApPei
Judges, ranges from O., 900 a year upward; W
would not have them paid less than $4,000 nor ov'
$4,000, we suggested $500 six months ago an
think that about the mark. Gov Young IN b
Message urged the good policy OF paying hoer
salaries the Legislature responded with salarl
Of a.. 500 each. alike Tor Circuit and Appeal Judge
We know this seems large sum TO most person
whose utmost exertions will not command
fifth oft bat let one Of these maAe the case B
own Suppose he had toied many years expen
ing money and very likely mourning deots Ion
good part Of the time at length earning MT
then more until at length he can command $50
by practice at the Bar. Now he is beginning
grow old he can work not many years longer a
he has sons to educate daughters to settle IN Il
The State says, Give up your $4,000 year a
work for me for sa.5oO ard by tho time You ha
fairly lost your practice will drop you irom {
Bepch; and then YOU viii have neither $4,000 I
$4,000 How many men who now think 81
enough would be so patriotic as to accept Juis
ship on such terms
Mr. Jordan, we understand, thinks he Gus
not to take Jadgeship because he was Mem'
Of the Convention, and active IN the formation
the new Judiciary system However this may
Tor him, IL is no reason ct all for the People a
we trus; they viii elect him any how, and 50 OF
rest If they can't afford to serve full term,
them resign next year, giving the People
chance to elect again, and meantime TO incres
the salaries if they think best
ILLSEss OF Mr. WEBsrER.--We learn from
Augusta (Geo) Chronicle that Mr. Webster, Ri.
lsss was s,i detained in that city BY rather
tack Of rcmitsent fever lie had scarcely been abb
leave his bed for days. His Physicians have sdvi
him to return to the North and he authorizes the Chr
cc to cay that as soon Is recovered be hopes to
savannah BY the way of wsynesboro' and the Cen
road, and from Savannah to Charleston thence to
Yosk by the southerner. The attending physicians
sertained the hope that he would be able to CONNIE
the homoward journey yesterday.
REorsrRY or BIRTHS MARRIAGES AND DEAF
This State passed April -, an act which provides
the Clerks OF the several sehool Districts. or, IN
tain cases School Trustee shall keep ssehcdu'
births. marriages. and deaths the OF the br'
bndegooms, and persons dying with the names,