New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-07-03
enabled to record h, evidence Of s dlntsrssIsdss''
and integrity ofpurpose

whom fortunately had to give place 10 Daniel Csdy
venerable ornament the Bar Of the state but Mr..
Psge Is not cannot be- required to exhibit bis party
politics on the Bench Judges have done, and
tbs, In amos, indscreet manner
Samuel L. selden Of Monroe who formerly hned q
Judicial station the only Of his politics who sue
ceeded In the Seventh District He owes his election
10 very general belief that he is Independent in bis
views and principles and Of undoubted proby as ne
b. eminent Ia his high and honorable profession James
Taylor Of Yates. who in the Convention oil iS<i'
70 amend the Censttution got the least votes except
Mr. Jerome Mr. Whiting the Circuit Judge was get
aside By the Loco Convention, - unavailable
Nv the Commercial Advertisers both here and Al B1i
fao and By the presses friendly 70 convention and an
Elective Judiciary, and the presses uninendly sem L.
sll is spoken Of ss honest able perseyenng-a nan
whose judicial career gill be brilliant lie naa inc
greatest number Of votes Muiet and maj - Dol
evidence Of popular incspacity 70 honor merit "nen
would the worthless psrssns Of the Van Borsn oyh@'
~. now defunct have Uncovered talents Tor the SO
preme Court bench in James q. Hoyt the unanimous
choice OF the Wing Delegates from his Senate District
10 the sincere and eloquent Nulle and in Seth l. Sill
The power passed to the people who At once selected
them As their umpres Gen g. P. Barker Mr.. Jonn
Van Buren's predecessor as Attorney General and
whose political history no, much 10 bic advantage de-
elned being candidate in opposition to them ana lis
party thought II useless to nominate another
10 the Third District the ticket upheld BY the Amt
Rent Convention was completely successiui-Har1'
w. b. Wright Parker ard Malone Watson were i''
nominees though the Adooeae botcd IN favor OF Henry
Hogeboorn. Alqs Loco. Watson, HrqkT, s understood
10 stand high in public esteem ss lawyer 10 "reene
County
We have exchanged an Appeal Court o. - members
q OF whom we're elected by districts oi seven or eight
Counties under the old system, for tribunal Of eighi
lawyers four Of whom have been nominated by party
conventions and voted for against perty men, and
the other four who are to serve for year chosen
by lot from Supreme Court appointed Ike our Senate
of 1924 in large districts four in each and the whole 80
at once.
our first years Appeal. Court will consist Of eight
members viz;
Greene C. Bronson Chief Justice old Supreme Court
Addison Gardiner recently Lieut. Governor who is
supported by the Anti Renters opposed to Slavery and
was formerly Circuit Judge-Chsrles II. Rugsles for
merly Circuit Judge and who took avery active part
IN the constitutional ConventOn-snd Freedom g. Jew
EFT late Justice Of the old Supreme Court-hese four
by general ticket over r. Whit,esey, former Vice
Chancellor and whom the present Governor has just
nominated - our hold over Justice % the
old Supreme Couri-A l. Jordan who sat in the Con-
siitutions Ccuvonton-Marcus Reynolds Of Albany
aud 3 Davis Noxon of OnoDdaca.
The other four are Charles Gray WIN, B Wright,
Thomas : Johnson and Samuel Jones, who elect
Cd TO the Supreme Court
Samuel Jones is descended from an Irish family, who
emgrsted from strabsne to Rhode Island in 1892
His grandfather William, a Long Island farmer,
and had l6 children of whom fourteen lived TO have "a
miles and whose son Samuel was first sailor, then
LAWYER and the legal instructor of De Witt Clinton was
often in the Legislature reysor OF the laws In l7e9
Controller of the State and nine years Recorder OF this
City Dr. Hosack says that he was liberal and en-
lgh,ened Wbig and advocated the cause of lndepen-
denee With zeal and success" lie DIED in 1879; and
bic son SAMUEL who has jast been chosen by our TEL
low citizens 20 scat in The supreme Court and who
will have seat Tor twelve months IN The Court of ast
resort is a lawyer Of undoubicd skill and great eXpe-
Renee and was 20 ls2j Chancellor of tits State on ihe
nomination Of Governor Clinton. ie resigned that of
d,s 10 1925 and accepted the Chief Justceship Of the
superior Count here in which he has remained ever
since lie was partisan Of Jackson and sat for this
City in Assembly. on the Federal side, in lsll-l2
Judge Joness grand uncle David, Speaker Of the
Assembly of this for thirteen years to 1888 and
Judge thence ill ms. He had the independence.
when Speaker, to order the doors of the Assembly
Chamber to be closed against British Governor till
bill then under discussion could be passed, which his
excelency had resolved to nulhfy by prorogs,ion
The scheme of Popular Election, of Party Nomina
tions and Popular Vote does moi, thus lar seem to In
dictate daeren, results from the old system as to MIN
with this exception that there now Judges from
both parties In the Supreme Court
The legal profession as such controlled The Constitu
Ito a., th ~ lat
session. nominated majority Of the City Judges who
we're elected here Jas, month, were also a msloriiy
the delegates to number Of the District Conventions
dn some Of which there but t. "A nombers) and
framed the judiciary Act Of May sst in the WAY that
best suited their professional views. The Commis-
soners of the Code and the Commissioners to Revise
the Legal Practice were approved by the profession
Without its appreciation they could no, have been sp-
pointed The fears of those who prophesed tina, the
people would look beyond the licensed members of the
profession for capacity to Ill the Office of County Judge
Surrogate District Attorney must have vanished on
sperusa OF our list of successful candidates.
Asap party the Wings have gained greatly in numbers
by the recent changes There has not been Whig on
the Supreme Court Bench for the last twenty years
now however there ten whigs and of the offices
OF County Judge, Surrogate and District Attorney.
Wings will hold seventy, very desirable increase
as compared with the old system.
Among the appointments 10 County efices, we per
ceive that Francis Seeer Hunker Secretary 10 the
Constitutional Convention, aud formerly Clerk OF A
sembly. il Judge of Lewis Couuiy-;hai Mayor Parme
lee who holds hrm the doctrine that TO stop sndjoo
bling We must have land limitation, is Judge OF Albany
/ County--thsi }. Flanders, member OF the Conven
ton and who 10 the las, and In other sessions sat in the
Assembly il Judge and Surrogate Of Franklin County
that Marx II. sibey distinguished for his ability IS
member OF the Legislature. and who was prominent
advocate the humane statute which leaves $50 value
SC in every poor mans house, which creditor can
seize IL Judge and Surrogate sf Ontario Coun,y-ihs
Lemuel Stetson who sat In the Convention OF 90 and
In the 2sth Congress, and was by no means remark
able for hbersy in either, most points 10 Judge and
Surrogate of Clintou Couny-thst P G. Buchsn Loco
formerly from Eifeshre ScotsDd has been elected IN
the whis County Of Monroe, 10 the County Judgeship
which he lately held by the appointment Of q Loco
| Governor and SenAie-thsi }. T. Hogehoom meuors
bic for his Management with Martin Van Buren, and
other) Of the old Hudson Bank. of which he Ii
President 10 Judge of Columeis County suitably
succeeding the aged ancestor Of the too celebTs
led p Ruiler-thst W. W Sorughsm IL District Aiior
me-, f vsstrn.tr BY consent OF both parties and Rob