The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-04-01
judicial and other officers 10 discharge their duties

judicial and other officers 40 discharge their duties
n this respect.
So much for the shrewd sense and independent
action Of the Grand Jury Of the county Of Rensse-
aer. We have no doubt but that, from time to
time, similar presentments have been made by
grand iuries in other counties. We discover in
this the solution of the problem which the
Of the Art Union made go many ridicu-
lous attempts to explain In their Bulletins they
attributed the great falling off the numbersofth their
subscribers, for the past year two, to various
Jenny Lind excitement" the "Kos-
suth excitement" the scarcity of money!" the
sdulness Of trade and other equally ridiculous
causes But they were quite wide Of the mark.
The true reason, in part lies in the perception by
the people Of the true character, operations, and
effects of this institution, SO ably cxpounded by
the document we have quoted, and in part. in their
becoming convinced Of the mismana cement of the
institution and the perversion of its funds to few
artists out of many.
There is fine republican lesson to be learned in
the fact Of committee of homespun, unproiessional
men, by force Of heir strong natural perceptions,
teaching to our lawyers and judges the true reading
and comprehension Of the constitution and statutes
We commend attention to the instruction they so
have been recently wasted in our Superior Court in
n fiuitless attempt to open judicial eyes to true
view of this plain, unobscured subject; and no dec
sion has yet been arrived at. To be sure, we must
admit that when the question of the Art Unions
constitutionality first brought under the
notice of the Recorder, i'll criminal action,
and latterly of Judge Oakley, these learned
functionaries immediately recognized-without the
aid of any very weighty arguments from Bunsby
counsel-thc illegaGty Of the institution, declared
it lottery gambling concern, violatiye Of the sta
tute, and the latter Judge directed temporary in
junction to issue against it. But it seems that Mr..
Recorder Tillou and Judge Oakley are each rara
dris in courts, and that variety Of our judges
and lawyers entertain n variety of views on the
knetty point as to whether q lottery is lottery,
or whether lottery is not lottery. Though Judge
Duer has had his acute intellect concentrated on
this, to him, knotty point, for week or two, the
sweet babe of his long incubation has not yet
the light-he has not yet been able to prove to his
own satisfaction to that of the parties public
either that lotteryis lottery that lottery is
not lottery. But if to exhibit still more
pontedly the lamentable fog in which judicial per-
eeptions in this city enveloped have had two
other judges-one an old fogy, and one young
fogy-ruRning tilt against common sense. and sur
prising and amusing the community, by declaring
their serious extra judicial opinion that lottery is
not lottery.
To wilat should We charitably attribute the
manifest obuscation Of intellect which these facts
evince Perhaps the severity and duration Of the
winter arduous professional duties, the refusal of
the spirits to manifest, some other causes of a
different character may have conspired to produce
this effect We regret that their should be so
desperate and if we might venture to prescribe
a remedy for their infrmity, we would strongly
| recommend them to ruralze for a couple of months
in Rensselaer, county, since it appears that the air
| there is much more congenia to the development
of sound views of law, morality and common sense,
| than the atmosphere of this city Do any Of the
! Grand Jury of Rensselaer, county keep boarding
| house and if SO, would they accommodate few
| members of the New York bench and bar during
vacation! If they can come to terms, we hope
that the guests will be treated members of the
family, and receive the watchful care and COCO
advice of the host and his friends
| LOLA Monies AMONG THE PURITANs.- In anothe
part Of this days paper we publish the letter o
Lola Monies, in reply to an attack made upon bel
character by Epes Sargent, editor of the Bosto,
Transcript, and also the very curious debate on the
same subject in the BBston Grammar School Com
mttoe. Mr.. Emerson speaks like man of sense
and Lolas is spirited, tart rebuke to the Puritan
poet, who has evidently caught Tartar that vii
teach him better manners in future than-in the vic
aion Of every law of hospitality, and in defiance
that gallant chivalry so peculiar to the American
| nation---to assail defenceess stranger, woman
and an o,tise, for simply avang herself Of polite
invitation to visit the most interesting Of the ins
| tutions of 60 the City of Notions
The poet Epes has received "a Roland for his OH
ver,' and this sharp missile which has the ring o.
a Kentucky rife about it, applies with equal force
70 the Courier DIES Etots Uais, the Tribune. and
VINES, Of this city. In fact, she brings down the
70 ur with shot, killing Epe. Sargent right off,
an dangerously woundng Monsieur Arpn, Master
Ra, mond, and the white coat philosopher who
stoo behind in the same range. No doubt when
she c omes here she will have another shot at these
Move, s. which will lay them out cold az stone in
mblie opinion, while she will make them smart in
the me st sensitive part of them-their breeches'
rockets by an action for damages, the result Of
which vii show that we have laws, and juries too,
who will T. cotect women from the unmanly assaults
Of editors no thus dshonor their profession, and
the cbaracte Of the country for hospitality and in
diligence to + pentant sinners.
The two gr eat enemies Of Lola, it appears, are
pn.num and Tia Jesuits; and the transcript cuts Il
say, = figure in \ laying into the hands Of the great
chou man on one side, and Of the intriguing CONTRA
ternit. v OF igna'iu hoy"'a On 'Ne o'ner harhum
+ ~ ,or,al foe. ,tecause she would not accept his
,o.,ts fer Of giving her trumrha entry into the
city Of \ ew orh' 'no eNhipiihs al 'he other
h,mbuc .. , successfully practised in the case of
Jenny Lind. enc oiso''i'eo " DC SHOWN as white
re,,o ~ ~ polly horse: and hence the enmity of
,ha sbovv,,o, She says she has incurred the hos
;l;+ nc ,bs Ia. uts. because she upset their plots
lnd political inf "ence' ~ very great extent IN
po,ar;o md ~, t for republican institutions. to
ybicb thov arc hit, erly opposed Their intrigues.
/, s,oo,s have folo wed her here But she is
...t, e.. ,hou, oil . nd for the silly editors and