New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-03-17

We are about 10 Try the experiment &c II IA
generally esteemed Of electing our State Judges
from the highest downward, and II behoves the
friends Of the New Constitution and Of Reform
ssasraly to take care that they are not subjected
70 shame and Modification by the result Here in
cor City, when the enemies Of oonstitutionsl he
form seized upon the machinery Of one Of the great
parties and appealed successfully 10 the pretudces
and fears Of large portion Of the other in order TO
strike vigorous but happily Intellectual blow at the
New Constitution when submitted 10 the People for
acceptance or rejection we must reasonably antici
pate. and ought to be prepared for. the most insd
Gus a. well as formidable efforts 70 render the cleo
ton Of Judges odious or contemplate 1.-THE People
can be induced to neglect the whole matter-to
leave the selection Of candidates 70 secret and in
terested csbals and the choice Of Judges 10 grog
shop bruisers and the refuse Of the City--the
enemies of Reform may well exult over the fulfil
menf Of their predictions As the only Judicial
District which gave a majority against the New
Cor stitution, we spprehend more from this City
than from any other part OF the State. Yet we do
not despair Of an suspicious result even here.
Az the limits Of this Judicial District were fixed
Of the City. and a. the day Of Election first Mon.
day Of May has been virtually settled, 1t is high
time that the People were casting about for can
didatss to Gil those responsible stations. One Of
the original Judges Of the highest State tribunal,
the Cosrt ofAppeals,) will doubtless be conceded
70 oar City another win be selected from the four
Supreme Court Judges to be elected separately by
our City beside District Attorney, several
Judges Of inferior Courts, &c. That oil those have
virtually been selected hitherto by few, may tend
to embarass the first election, bu, will 10 be
felt thereafter while il we start night the danger
Of our going wrong aterwsrd will be greatly d.
minished.
That any Wing Convention. Committee or eau
Gus will presume TO offer party candidates for
Judges we have no reason to suspect That the
Wing masses would utterly scout and disobey
such dictation we have no shadow of doubt
Party politics are very well in their place, but that
place 10 not on the Bench. nor in any approach to
IT, We have had enough Of Judge.makingfo Pol
itics sake-to pay this serviceable partisan for his
efforts TO recompense that one for sundry sore dis
appointments in office seeking, to preserve another
from run, &c &c. We ought now to choose men
for this work because they are deemed III for
Judges and not because they have been rejected
as unit ior something slse. What may be attempt
Cd in Tssmany Hall we do not know nor do we
think IL at all material We apprshend that who
ever shall suffer himself to be presented for
JudsesLip as the candidate Of a party caucus will
hardly prove formidable candidate. Only let the
public mind have fair chance to consider the
matter. and caucus nominations will be at sorry
discount.
We have at this moment no person in view for
whom we are prepared 10 vote, bu. at proper time
(which ought not to be far Distant we mean to set
brforc our readers the names Of all who may be
seriously proposed for Judges, without regard to
their politics. aud we shall select candidates at
the poll with like disregard Of party considers
tions. II the best array of Judges could be obtain
cd by choosing all from Political opponents. We
should heartily rejoice at such a choice But it is
not likely that either party possesses monopoly
Of Judicial capacity and we expect TO vote for men
Of each party and presume most OF the voters will
do likewise. Let us only have full vote cast by
those bes, qualified by intelligence and knowledge
Of men 10 oct 10 the premises, lot each give his
Isdgusas fair play, and all viii 90 well.