The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-09-01
our 81. Louis Correspondence.

81. Lorrs, August -, ISL
Tie Jpdiciai Elections ~ ~. L1ui,--7he Inst
HcycS Of hinton gouc--Jpige Biair Defraiei-
fItcs0aism 40 me E5yress Trim - Bn,0a's
FfiGds rsfr'e Ciritna Con'ot1tions.
The judicial election being over in this STATE,
se look around US 10 see whom il "a the sovereigns
have selected 20 preside on the Beach. Ia st.
Louis county, all the oil judges have been re-
elected. The contcs. between the present incun-
bent, Judge Tica. and ex-Judge Blair, for the
Common Pleas Court, was extremely animated
Blair Is q son Of Francis L. Blair OF Washington,
The celebrated political stagor, who IN Former times
iw3yCd the destniCs Of the democrats party
throughout the land, bet who is nov almost for
gotten amid the changes II political events. Tie s
also son-in-laW Of Judge Woodbury, Of the Uni'e ed
states supreme Court. nc was graduate CT
Aest Point; subsequently went TO londa, during
the inoisn war tbcrcc cane 10 - Louis, and, in
.i3, was appointed Judge Of St Louis Court Of
Common Pleas, with salary Of $1,000, whca
place DC resigned in lsiH. Judge TOat was ap-
pointed 10 Gil the vacancy lie Is native Of New
LAM hire, sri educated az Cambridge yOung
nan Of mind and energy; for some years editor q
ihe Missouri R1Wf0, ard Afterwards OF the -.
Louis CrioH. which post he LEFT ior the Bench, and
makes good Judge. The salary has been raised
from 81 90 70 5000, and a the same time the
tTce was made elective
Blair, for few Jears past, has identified hi nself
with The political fortunes OF Col. BcntJn. 4 his
fact gives bis dtlca (by nearly a Thousand yotes)
great insignitcancy. II. Louis county was sup
posed 20 be the stronghold Of Benton, and he last
I Place IN the state Of Missouri where his frces0n
anti COMP )rlise notions could expect 10 End sup
port. Ever irce Bentons de'cli las winter. In the
/ race for Senator, this election has been looked 10
/ az the time VIXEN bis friends were 10 accomplish q
I signsl triumph, especially In It. Louis county,
where u was Bentoh's intention 20 become a can
eiGa,e for Congress, IN 1852, after iving written
lie celebrated history Of his Thirty Years 10 the
nited states Senate" which subject now cnga ges
I bis profound modilatons. The wings had no suit
able candidate TO offer for The udgeship and offered
! none. 30 we bad II, Blair, benton democrat, and
{ Treat, anti Ben.on democrat. The Bent On cand-
dates for the Circuit Court and Law Commissioners
Courts, were ia the race Just no where, thou Oh
! very fair men aside from politics.
Our Supreme Court IL by far the best we ht~e
ever bad Hamilton X. Gamble, wing, Of lhis city,
IL confcsscdly the ablcst man in the state For
many years he and Mr.. Geyer, the present United
states Senator, have been counted as standing at
the head OF tho profession a. the ST. Louis bar lie
s native Of Virginia. and emigrated thence to this
city in early times, and now is in prime. His
powers are characters iscd more for siren 9Th tina
0ruament. He is not an Apollo but Hercules.
Judge Ryland is re- elected. lie is the judge who
recently delivered a very able opinion in the Mer-
chants license Casa case which excited tremen-
aous sensation hsreabouts when under discussion.
Toe other supreme Judge 10 Scot-an cid Judge, for
| LAWYER
The experiment Of On elective judicar RI has worked
ue IN the main in this state; ard frye soilsm has
"Aen passage IN The express train Cor Oblivion.
BEs JoSsoN