New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-05-11
The Eight supreme Court Judicial Districts.

This knotty question is at length happily settled,
ia the way your humble correspondent always
said it would be-by compromise, giving the cleo
tors a very short time tor consideration No mat
ter every body knows now what District he lives
in. and as Supreme Court Judge may sit eight
years. the true course for the people to take is to
hold their conventions, WITHOUT DELAY compare
notes find out honest able, and experienced men,
aud 10 them AND THIN ONLY, under Ged, trust the
great work OF administering even handed, speedy and
impartial justice 10 all.
What an enviable triumph Il will be, should New
York State at her rst general election amply prove her
capacity for eltgovernment by the return Of bench
not of demogOgues seeking popularity, right or
wrong but OF the highminded, honorable ministers
OF an impartial system OF jurisprudence, ever ab5 b
distinguish the right cOurseeyer ready % pursue H.
On Thursday last the SENATE sent down to the As.
sFMBLY the bill to divide the state into eight Districts
for the choice by the people Of four Supreme Court
Judges in each, with message 10 the effect that they
had adopted the bill, or scale agreed 10 by the Joint
Committee OF Conference. as follows:
The figures show the population. The lst District
was appointed BY the state Convention
Do D,s,rief--New YORK. City ard CouoIy-J7l rs,
I'd Richmond SgfOk, Queens, Kings Westchester,
Orange, R0osl lard, Putnam aud Duehess-JlJI4o
3a-Colunbis, sullivan. Ulster Greene, Albany, Scho-
FA-Warren, Saratoga, Washington, Essex, Franklin,
s.. Lawrence, Clinton, Montgomery, Fulton, Hamilton
81 oaondsgs. ooeids, oswego, Herkiner, Jefferson
ara LeSis-36 0SA
eta-Ol.ego Delaware, Ma1lson, Chenango, Broome,
Tiogs. Chemung, TOmpkins and COrtlsnd-5055ss.
7hLlyugstOn, Wayne, seneca, Yates, Onissio, Stsu-
ben Monroe ana Cayuga-3o8,slT.
s,i-Ere Cha,audae, Csusraugus, Orleans, Niagara,
Genrsee. Alegany aad Wy0mn g-30t b56
ION the last day Of this present month the important
duty will deyolve the Electors o; appointing iou,
judges for each Of these Districts May the pure and
eun0bng spirit that amin ated their manly sres three
score and ten years since guide and direct their choice
The iumphs OF truth End uphghtness unlike those OF
the conquerOr. unisding-neTer 70 be repented o.
Youth in is innocence age IN is ieebeness look back
upon 4nsuled pages OF human history with unrnnged
sstisfactou-msy the OF popular judicial elections
afford the historian materials for ONE additional page
On THURSDAY evening the Assembly instead q acting
on the Judicial District b laid il On the table5l to a..
Next day ,Fndsy) the Albany EreVtHS Journal said:
We have nov thoroughly examined The question, and
It i. duty So hat here i nothing Of political n ~
ice Or unfarness 10 re proposition which VISA laid upon
the liable IN ths Assembly Chamber"
Same day in the evening session. when considering the
question 10 agreeing 10 the senates BILL hr bLoD.
GIFT advocsted communicable WALSH beeEed
the bin brought about by corruption, but stated facts
As ground Of his beief-he would vote Other gen
tleuer explained, and not lev changed their votes.
The AYES were 81 the Noes IS Mr. HADLEY recommend
"a thai the House should insist its amendments Mr.
Boss moved 70 reconsider-kyes n Noes q carried
On the main question Shall the House concur In and
arree To- this bi the vote stood, Ayes 90 one more
than legal majority Noes 81, present 100 members as
follows.
AYEs-Msssrs Adars, At~ster. Baker, Balloon, Barber,
Barstow BascoIn. BrcEwh. Beers Bel. Benedict, Bod
getf Brown Carpenter, ChsDder. Chahed, Cole Corn
we'll Croker Crowley J. Davis J. Davis Deveiin De
wiz Owen Earl FLANDERS Fuller Gslgp, Gregory, Hsr'
ing Hesion, Henderson, Hubbard Hunter, hsy,sr Lab
d0r Lee MARKS, Marshall Maxwell AcFarEn. Ncgone-
"a McWhor-r. Miller, Orion, Perkins, Rsplee, kahbGn,
Rutherford Sherman, SUBWAY, sickes, sll, Small, j.
Lawrence Smith, ~ B. Smith 7. smith W. ) smith, 80
per souihard Stewart, Temple Tlllghsst Ireadweil,
CaDderoit-6o.
Nogs-Aessrs. Allbeu, BOss, Bufchsrt, blrne- Car
49,, cav Crosby Curry Daniels De Win. Fullerton.
Gould Graz T Green, HAdley, Hammond. Hiicbcosx. La
IN Lawrerce Leyins McSAuAra- Aontanye, ID. Moore,
D. b. snaih Speaker Uph.m. Van Vslxerburgt, Weeden,
WenmAn, Wnsht-5A