New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-09-29

! lavyer-hsd never accepted noLainstiOn 1o-
made a political speech within our remembrance
and may be said 10 be wholly unknown on; Of the
sphere Of his profession. We have been near
twenty years resident Of this City 90. uniami.
| her with her men of Dote-yet never yet met
| George Wood IN competition with his name the
names Of two eminent coonseiors Of the central
Counties were presented, both standing IN the
'front.' rsnk Of their profession, and one Of then a
Wing candidate for this very post two years ago
Each was widely known ss a. ardent Whig
and an industrious and effective canvssser 2
support Of cur principles each he'd been Wing
candidate for Co1grsss, one ha3 been a Senator
aud one OF both Of them must have been personally
known % two thirds Of the Delegates. Mr. Spencer
was far more powerfully sustained b. uol- Dele
gates than M-. Wood. And yet on the first ballot
Mr. Wood had thres.sevenihs Of al the votes
and On toe list ballot 90 out Of 100 and barely
failed Of a nomination But lor the accident that
New-York and Orange Counties lacked three ol
having complete Delegations, while every otaer
County was fglly represented he you'd ondoubt
edly have been the leading candidate on the first
ballot and triumphsntly nominated on the second
"a it il, if he will permit the use Of his name tor
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we do not believe any other will be mentioned.
We state these facts % alleviate the fears Of
those wise and good men who have honestly lear
ed that the election Of judges By the People would
impair the dignity Of the Bench and endaDgerthe
purity OF the ermine. We maintain that such ,p-
prehensions are St war with ali the facts set de-
veioped. Who can remember when the rivai
candidates for an Executive nomination Of Judge
were three men as high IN the RACKS Of the pro
iession as George Wood, Joshua A. Spencer snd
b. Davis Noxon We DO not believe such
men could bo induced 90 suffer their names 70 60
Before n Governor ard Senate az candidates & r
any Judgeship. But % stand before the whole
People in that capacity ia more exalted posi-
ton, and awakcns legitimate ambition. The
proionndest iari.t whose lie has passed apart
from tho arena OF political strife, may wei
consent 70 let his name go before the People |
as a candidate for Iudgoship. that he may |
see whether labor. for the public good ab- !
stsct and removed from popular psssion as his !
have heen observed md appreciated by the mil /,
lion. The People may err. Courta Or Preii- |
dents. Governors and Senates may bat 10 man |
wss ever so rsrk 81 sristOcrst 81 rot I" feel |
Battered At running ahead Of lis ticket, provided
no unworthy article o. compliance has purchased |
the distinction Thus lawyers ~no can yliy !
easily earn sl0 geo yea al tie osT - al ssidor,, !
unless poor srd embarrassed, refuse 70 give It. -
FOR 80 800 or $4,000 on the bench Of an Elective
judiciary. We believe our Judges destined
TO improve materially under the new system Of
election, and that the People lone in ~ anty wiil
sufcej are sure to exercise discrimination II -
n, - Ho.r .Df
already reasons for this confidence
NILsoN J. BEACH Our readers WiI have seen
that our Canal COMMISSIONS, though 7eno.ninsted
on The Ere, ballot, was fes more ionnidsby OPP
posed than any other Of the State Officers pre-
sentcd Tor reelection.
Some OF the Indictments 20 TINS were unsvoid-
sblc in tho nature 81 things. New-Yo-h Canal
Commissioner as The present day i only high
| order OF Superintendent, with a wide Geld o.
| duty. tie makes contracts, watches iheis per
iormance, buys mat rials hires abor, di,ccis pay
meutr. 6c. II be 5. one OF tina, very humorous
class who are generous With other people, money
! and especially 70 men OF his Own party. he may
| help his party to many cid votes. be TIE most
| popular man on The Canal, snd hear liz praises
cbsntod on every hand. But If he happens % bo
troubled with conscience, aud iancos be has
been put in Office 10 look after the iuteFesls OF The
State rather than those OF the Party. he must not
undertake TO be thin skinned for he cannot sAord
it. IL had become, under other auspices 90 mucf
matter Of system to buy and hire Of Efficient
useful deyotees Of the party Al generous prices
that wings, who saw the game so on for years
with rather more Of envy than Indignation, were
not all able to see why MIG Canal Ccmmis
sioner should not give them good chance such os
had ia other times proved adv analogous 70 Their
Loco Foco neighbors They have missed Il aDd
! refuse 10 be oomioytod
That Mr.. Beach has committed faults we do not
Doubt that be has been inscnsby drawn, by the
necessity Oh opposing constant resistance 20 eN-
trss' Of all kinds, into habit Of suspeciing men
unjEsty and disputing accoul Is too universally,
quite possible But after hearing patiently all the
| stories told asains, him-snd these are neither
few nor smsll-we could not doubt ths, his ailines
lean to Virtue side and that be might hsve been
moro popular by being less sternly ronest. he s
charged with hiring Loco. Focos instead OF Wbirs
in certain csses-keeping Engineers Of perverse
politics in ofice-ressting payments unressons
bly-not deferribg to the wishes Of his Poiuoa
friends &c. So--,he very points on which lie
would have been morally certain TO avoid oiisnse
If he had not fels that bis duty constrained him 70
brave it. II would have been bad precedent to
have superseded him IN Convention on such
grounds aud though aware that he will he
bsdly scratched in two three Counties We DO
not think this can deiest his reelection. AZ 81
events we mean that it shall not, so lar the IT.
tie we can DO will 20 toward preventing t.
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| Coalition Candidates.
Oaosdaga Co.--The Barnburners and Hankers
had sch County Convention at Syracuse, on
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