New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-01-06
The Gnreruor,s Message.

The Governors Message.
There are some anecdotes that bear telling more
than once, and indeed rather improve upon &C
qusintance and in this class we rank that Of John
Marshall aud the young attorney who undertook TO
sniigb,en him with regard 10 certain fundamental
principles Of jurisprudence. The venerable Chief
justice sat for time The picture Of patience
and att sbtion. but at length finding the sophomore
was intent ON dealing GU, tie first chapters OF
Blackstone rather too profuscly snd literally. he
ventured mildly to nterpose with &" w. ----' there
are some things with which chiefls7'' Of the
United States may be presumed 10 D. amt
ed"
We think tho People have be n impe!led 10 re
gard thirteen column Messages in similar spdt.
All or most OF their contents may be very well IN
trnsically, but the patient public prefer TO take
their Political instruction in more convenient doss'
They choose to have 1T presumed that there sre
some things with which they are already aoqoaipt
ed And we believe they will thank Gov. Young
for having confined his attention in his Message en-
tirely to those topics on which he deems some leg
islative action necessary, True, there are other
subjects on which they would gladly have beard
him give utterance to the convictions OF New-fork
the Mexican War, the meditaied extensl.n q
Slavery the late Anti. Rent troubles in Gus s'ste.
&C. &c. As however. he had no Legislative s''or
on these subjects to suggest and believed thas the
Legislature would have quite enough business on
hand which could not be put aside and must not
be neglected, he probably took the wiser course
In calling their attention only to this and saying
az plainly as acts could say, Gentlemen. let us
do 10 the work devolvcd expressly on US, and
which must be done at this Session and after
ward. iftimc remains to US we will turn our al.
'tcntion to other matters" We this hint will
be needed.
In regard TO the New Constitution generally,
and the judiciary article especially agree with
the Governor most cordially. The selection OF
three commissioners to reform and simplify the
practice Of Law and the Rules Of our Courts ought
to be made a. early as possible. The necessary
acts should be passed to secure the election Of
new Judiciary at an early day. The Court of Err
rors 10 dead rest its old bones and the new
Court Of Appeals as well as the inferior Courts
should be got ready as soon as practicable. We
rejoice that the Governor, who is himself an able
Lawyer and by no means inclined 10 Radicallsm,
has 90 heartily endorsed the Election OF Judges by
the People and the Reforms generally effected by
the New Constitution.
On one point, however. that Of the separation Of
Law from Equity dissent entirely. We trust
the day approaches wherein Law and Equity shall
cease 10 be two things in cur State. and we protest
against any legislation which shall tend to draw
them farther apart when the Constitution has
plainly provided-we think most wisey--tha, they
lsu ~. al h.
into a. olcse affinity as possible. Tho union Of
common law and equity jurisdiction, is universal
II we are not misnformed throughout The civilized
world except in England and those countries which
have received their Law from her. Even Scotland,
we think. knows nothing OF Courts OF Equity apart
nom those OF Law What reason there be for
double process in England and the L United States.
when France. Germany and nearly all the rest OF
the civilized world are satisfied with single Court
for Law and EQUITY We hope the Governor
suggestion ON this head will not be followed 1,
seems to u to point to q direct negative Of the
spirit IL not the letter OF the New Constitution.
We trust the Legislature will act with hberalty
yet not without frugshty in fixing the salaries Of
our new Judges II the practice Of the Law is
really cratsA that the salary which suthces ioi
aGovenor on two years term will not answer
FOR . Judge Of Appeals who is chosen for eight
years. then we must think more Law Reform ne
eessry II salaries Of $1,000 to $4,000 for ID,
Appeal Judges and Of es,5oo TO - 600 for suprem,
Court Judges are deemed liberal. then we are ii
favor Of liberal salaries, II not not
We agree very thoroughly with the Governor il
regard 10 our Internal Improvements. They ougb
to he completed as fast as they can be withou, in
ereasing our State Debt. but the New Constitution
imposes insupsrsble obstacles to that We ooul,
have heartily concuued in all its provisions on thi
question. If they had simply allowed the Peopl
to vote ior or against completing the Public Work
% . whole. or such part Of them as they choose
II evinces an unworthy dis,russ of the People,
fear that they will cheat themse,es-,o stipulats
% Loco rocoism did. that they shall hot vot
Cor more than one work ut the same time
bat there was 90 much good in the Constitution a
completely TO overbslsnec this. and indeed "
thought the Barnbaraer majority in the Convention
let ne Of rather easily on the whole, They nigh
have put great deal more anti. Improvement an,
Corporation stupidity and mslignisy into the New
Consultation than they did. And. now thai III
Constitution is ratified, we are disposed to stan
BY it, TO give full faith and efficacy TO its provision,
until proper time shall arrive for its amendmen
That time 10 not yet And il we can have any
thing ikclsssa. 900 under it to apply TO the prose
cusicn Of our unfinished Canals this year as ID
Governor thinks we may. we shall be ssreeabl
disappointed
We believe ninety.nine Of every hundred voter
In the State will heartily approve Gov. Young
suggestions with regard to Canal Repairs and tn
clear expsdisncy Of providing for them BY oonsrae
90 that the State shall pay, hot 50 much Tor men,
ing breaks in the Canal for keeping i, free fro,
breaks and in good pavigable order We trust III
Legislature viii promptly pass such an act a. tn
Govsrscs suggests viii rsisrsocs 70 this ssbisc