New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-10-16
o.r Iadse.npd Law Reform.

We sbsu not descend 70 controversy Win tns
dspraved sheet which, after grossly belying O.
and being mildly informed Of It's mistake fepes'
Cd ia calumny and on being more sharply re-
! linked for il. had the cowsrdce 20 threaten us
with n l,bel.s,nt for our retor, q. the sane time
that II beaped upon US whole column oil the most
strocious and wsntOn slanders That such jour
nal shoold be the oracle and champion OF every
sntiousted abuse aud imposition IS but ns1ufa ;
m.av would not be sure il 'r0s an abuse WITHOUT
this evidence.
We instanced the crushing delays Of ju'uce
| i, this City as an ample reason Tor eiectius ne"
Jadoe. in place Of those whose administration is
such mockery of sll justice, and VIC 'sid that
the best Iurists Of the State have assured Us that
the difficulty originates wi,h the Incidence ice IL
cheney and incapacity Of our Judges, aud nowhere
else. Since we made the statement, friend re-
siding in Harlem casually stated fact to as from
hi. own personal experience which supports our
averment Our friend was daily summoned 70 aP
near before the Supreme Court In this City a. lV
A. NJ. of recent day and make an affidavit lie
anoesred accordingly, but told the parties con-
cerped that DO had important business requiring
his Immediate attention above Norkv'le' ana
must take the Harlem train at l0i o'clock he
was assured that be should be lot of IN ample
time. But 10 O'Clock came, aud no Judge han
pest 10, and still no Judge II, aud no Judge
finally. at 90 minutes past II, Justice Jones msde
his appearance Oh the Bench and our friend was
permitted to make his afidsvit-bUt the Harlem
train had been gone al hour If he had kept the
Judge thus waiting though the Judge gets s-9Oo
year. and the witness a few shilingsl the latter
would have Suffered some And this is leaf ont
Of the everyday book Of New-York Judicial IN
| feithlulnoss
And now TO the attacks generally on our for
mer article
IL true that the delays OF Justice caused 5y the
New Code Far from H. Long before the Code was
thought Of or the new Constitution adopted the same
oppressive delays and incre ase Of cosis ex
sted In full yea greater force for by the change suio1'
hare got I'D Of $4,000 per year for judges fees rarely
equitable and often hardly awfu) which greatly en-
HANGED the bills u cost There has been no time %
ten years past when there we're not 900 causes N ~
Circuit 400 Common Tiess, and 800 70 40J ~
the Superior Court more than threequaitors OF which
we're delayed from term 10 term, swelling the cost
enormously, and running one II not both parties By
delay. Then there were iVJ Lqulty cases ca tLr ~ 81
endar of the Vice Chancellor and Assistant Vice Chan
celor beside great number on the Calendars OF IN
Chsncelor and the old Supreme Court Of the State
arising In this Court
Reside 90 FAR from being delayed by the New Code
the Courts are yet s At work (so iaf ss they work
| aln upon the old causes and have no business undo
| the ode but few special motions, inquesis BY d.
fsu, and few occasionally reached b. runs q
the calendars The Supreme Court General Term h'
more old causes than it hear, At is present pf
sress 10 three years the new Superior Court certain
enough for years the Circuit than enough 70
one, and the Superior Coar; and Common Pless &C
moro than they ever did hear In one year Now vii
what grace any assert that The delays are o
, rribvieble to the New Code, leave the public
\ &C. In Que point Of view W. sdrnt the Codeis
fault thought to have provided on what terms and
what grounds could De put OF, oct down and
served instead OF leaving Il 70 the discretion Of Il
:, Judges 10 dispense fsyors TO the most suoser'lel
lawyers. The Commissioners. however prooso
thought il would do good 10 make law on tbs POI
IS 70 be aA,y disobeyea toe Act Supplemental 10 u
Code Of April. lsis. was by our atty Judges.