The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-03-31

The CHARTER ELEcTIoN.-We perceive that the
three partes-whigs, hunkers, and barnburners-
are the field, preparing for the charter election,
which will take place on the tenth of April next,
and which will, RIO doubt, result Gas all former
ones have) IN the election of a set of men from
whom no retrenchment, or any reform of the
abuses with which this patient and ng-sufferlng
people of New York have been afflicted can be
expected. 1t is really too bad, that the inestima.
BILE right of suffrage, which citizens possess in
unbounded measure, Is considered OF such little
value as it is by them-that they will not arouse
themselves, shake off the lethargy which hangs
on them, and unrvet the letters forged for them
by the rascally wire pullers and politicians. Well,
SO be it. Let the next city government not
only nval, but excel their predecessors, In
extravaganza, waste, and corruption let them
take no heed of the low growl OF dlsap.
probation which may assal their ears for they will
hear It but once or twice in the year. Let them
pile up the taxes
--"Lsy on Mscduf,
And damned be he who Hrst cries hold, enough
Our benighted, ploddlng, god-hunting, saving
at -spgot and ettng-out- at-the -bung-hole ctl-
will never raise their voices IN opposition to
any extravaganza they may indulge In they have
a carte blanche, by prescription to tax them to an
unlimited extent, and, rapacious their maws are,
to satisfy their appetite tor the spolls, until they
throw themselves back in their chairs with reple-
ton, and stroke their well-flled bellies with com.
placency and satisfaction. Perfect impunity should
be always before their minds, for they will never
be held to account, no matter how extravagant
they may be, for anything they may do
We have almost abandoned all hope of reform in
the management of our municipal affairs, and have
accordingly ceased to agitate the neces sity of
CHANGE but there Is one point connected with the
ensuing charter election, which we cannot pass
over, and In which we must take an interest. It
is the election of judges There are several Of
those functionanes to be elected on the tenth OF
next month, and we sincerely hope and trust that
good candidates will be selected. We never
much favored the election Of judges by the people;
we never were 30 radical oar opinions as to de-
sire to see men elected to the bench because of
their past services to this party or that one. We
never wished the ermlne to be dragged through
the slime Of Tammany Hall or National Hall-te
see party services rewarded by seat on the bench
OF justice. We always hoped to see the judges of
our courts of justice free and untrammelled-
contaminated with party politics, unrestrained by
party pledges. But as the people have decided that
such desire shall not be gratiied-that Judge as
well as all other officers In the service of the
people, shall be elected, we hope that learn.
ing, ability, and talent will be the only tests OF
qualification of the candidates who are about to
be selected for those offices at our next election.
We would willingly enter Into bargain with the
and politicians, Of this kind. We will
allow them to lay as much taxes as they please,
and to feed to satisfaction themselves and their
relatives and dependents to the tenth degree, with
the spos Of Office, If they will give us good men
and true, for the bench The ilustrio,s Sheri-
dan said, on memorable OCCASION in the British
House Of Parliament, "Give me a corrupt
King, a corrupt Court, and a corrupt Para.
ment; and let me have a pure, honest,
and independent press, and l will defy
the whole of them, united to trench one inch UPON
the constitution" We say, give us corrupt 60
vernon, corrupt kitchen cabinet, corrupt Iepls-
lature, and let US have a pure, honest and indie
pendent judiciary, and we will DEFY the whole
united, to trench inch on the rights of the clti
zen.
lhere are candidates to be selected for Judges of
the Superior Court and the Marine The former
mas always been an honor and credit to the coun-
ty' Its decisions are quoted as authority In every
State OF the American coniederacy, and the Judges
at Westminster think 1t not beneath them TO recit.
the opinions of an Irving, an Oakley, and other
great men who have dispensed law and Justice from
It's bench. Let the high reputation Of that court.
then, be maintained by all means let its future ca.
reer be as brilliant its past The Marine Corrt
en- the other hand-let that be elevated
(if 1t were abolished, so much the better)
Jet its bench be occupied by men whose decisions
will not be appealed from, from day to day; let not
he reports OF our higher courts be filed with surs on
he incapacity Of its judges; let it, in fine, occu
'ied by men worthy to sit on It's bench, and dispense
ustice between our citizens.
We do sincerely hope that good men and true
viii be selected as candidates for judgeshps. Our
r''y abounds with such--let ny have them, and we
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