The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-10-22
Summary OF this Mornings News.

Few York, Wednesday, October ~, 1881.
Summary OF this Mornings News.
! We have received later and very interesting in
| telligence from Northern Mexico. The revolution,
i; appears, is progressing at rapid rate, and is
supported by force Of ten thousand men, four
hundred Of whom, it is said from the neighbor.
ing State of Texas. Matamoras was the point
threatened at the last accounts This instruction,
or revolution, is assuming very important shape.
The government Of Mexico is incapable of resisting
it, being without money, and without credit.
However, it is believed that Wild Cat, the cele-
brated Seminole chief, has been prevailed upon to
march agains. the revolters. There is nothing in
the way, therefore, except this chiefs band of In
dams and negroes to prevent the revolutonists from
achieving all they desire, they meet with little
! or no opposition from the inhabitants.
Washington correspon lent announces that the
President has actually appointed Judge Sharkey,
! as Consul al Havana, in place Of Mr.. Owen, re-
moved.
| We have a strange ramon from Havana, an
| nouncing that all the Spanish officers who were
engaged in the capture of Gen. Lopez, have been
assassinated.
The India Rubber controversy Of Goodyear
against Day, is now before the United States
Court in Boston. Our telegrsphic intelligence from
there informs as that Mr.. Webster is engaged as
counsel in the case, and that motion was yester-
day made by the plaintiff to the court, to ASST On
the 10Th of next December for the trial, as it would
then be convenient for Mr. w. to attend. II is
very desirable that the public should understand
the facts Of this controversy, but the community
will nsver understand the IN until they are brought
before jury, and then published.
The bids for the Canal loan of 100000, it ap-
pears, amounted to s550,000, and those accepted
made at premium of from nine to ten per cent
Another terrible gale has proved very dessruc-
tive on Lake Erie. Several vessels as well as
number OF lives, have been lost. The storm was
still raging at our latest advces from Buffalo.
Gen. Foote has sent in his resgua lion as United
States Senator from Mississippi, to take effect on
the Sth of next January.
The First Division Of the New York State Mill
tia paraded yesterday, and were reviewed by His
Excellency Governor Hunt, who came from Albany
for the purpose. The display was highly creditable
to the city and State
The SUPERIOR CoURT.-THE WING NoMryA-
Tons Our article, vest sriay in reference to the
refusal Of the whig convention to nominate Judge
Mason, has called forth some discussion amongst
the members Of the bar, and the lay politicians
concerned in the nomination Of the whig ticket. In
pursuance Of our undertaking to do justice to
al parties, we publish, this day, a com nunication
from member Of the cor vention which nominated
Mr.. Kirkland. We must, at the same time, assert
in the most emphatic language, that the article did
Lot emanate from Judge Mason any Of his friends,
bu. was production founded upon facts that came
within our own observation.
We Inadvertently stated that i was on the ques.
ton Of appointing clerk OF the Superior Court tina:
the conduct Of Judge Mason elected the indignation
Of iome o. the VIII g party. The question Of appoint
ment did not arise. Mr.. Jones had been nearly
two years previously in Office, and his term had not
expired when the judges were urged to remove him
"a proposition which two other whig judges, be-
sides Judge Mason. refused to accede TO. The only
question was, whether the clerk then in Office and
dischargng his duties satisfactorily to the bar and
the public, hould be removed solely on political
grounds, merely TO create vacancy 10 be filed by
a man OF opposite politics. Judge Mason, in not
yielding TO partiZan dictation, acted in the true
spirit Of judicial rectitude He did not allow poi
tical bias to influence or sway his better udg nent,
and every Of strict probty will admit tina. such
conduct is highly commendable. Had a vacancy
existed, and the question been merely the ap
pointment Of a clerk, Judge Mason, as well as his
whig colleagues, would doubtless have listened to
suggestions Of political friends, aud appointed some
gentleman whose sentiments eoineidei with their
evn.
With respect to the Commissioner Of Jurors, We
must also correct a misconception. The action Of
Judge Mason was con:urred in by three other whig
judges-hi colleagues Of the Superior Court, and
one Of the Judges Of the Common Pleas. They held
upon question Of law, on which they we're acting
judges upon their oath Of Office that there could
be no legal appointment made Mt the meeting
which removed Mr.. Walker-t was mere ques
ton Of law, disconnected with any political con-
sidera.ion whatever The body, provided by sta
tu:e for the appointment or removal Of such com
missioner consists Of The Board Of SUPERVISOR the
Justices Of the Superior Court, and the Judges Of
tle Court Of Common Pleas. The position assumed
by Judge Mason and his colleagues Of the Su.
tefior Court, with but one exception, We beeve,)
and also by the Judges Of the Common Pleas, was
that the body so empowered was not legally organ
iEed for the purpose contemplated By the statute,
uniess thcre were present majority Of the Board
Of Supervisors, and also a majority Of each Of the
two courts which the statute unites with the Board
for making the appointment or for the removal Of
tho commissioner. S1ch majority not being pre-
sert the removal Of Mr.. Walker could not, Ia the
CT mon OF the judges, be legally effected.
IL will, therefore, be seen with wha. little show
Of reason and right Judge Mason is sought to be
ostrsciscd by those Of whom he is the political
nominee, bu; not the Judicial partiran. FiaiJ atRo'
DEMOCRATIC MEErfSs Ar TANMANY HALL To-
NIcnr According TO all appearances, the demo.
crazy will make a tremendous show at Tammany
Hall this evening Il is said they will make such a