New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-04-02

bility, see them still in session. CEDRIC.
For the Crescent.
Mr. Editor On Monday next the good people of Louis
will be called upon their votes for Judges Of
the Supreme Court under the new Constitution We
propose to offer few remarks touching the election OF
Chief Justice This high judicial officer will preside over
Supreme Court for the next ten years. and the traces
of his strength weakness will remain upon the jurpru
dence of the State perhaps for centuries Surely it OF
the utmost Importance that proper be selected.
Let those then, who have personal interests to serve
who disregard political considerations altogether look
well to the qualifications of the who offer themselves
as candidates. These Christian Roselus Esq,
the Hon Judge sidsl Our preference is decidedly
in favor Of Mr. Roselius. We think him better qualified
than any other in the State to fill the office. He is
kind and sociable in his manners Of tried and
improbable honesty of great vigor of intellect and OF
profound legal learning He made the most able and eff
cent Attorney General that we have had in the
State Though severely tried he discharged the heavy
of his office with eye single to the welfare of the
public lie proved himself not to be awed by fear
or seduced by favor. He is emphatically of the
people, thoroughly Amercanized in thought and feeling
hard working, perseyerng indomabe. Each day Of his
life has been battle, crowned with victory And what
he has won, he has won suge-handed
But let us look particularly to his qualifications
jurst The people asked to make him the first law
oicer Of the State. Is he Of sufficient understand
ing Of sufficient legal learning! We take pleasure in
dwelling upon his abilities a lawyer Like Marshall
Story and Martini he loves law science-loves the
theory of -oves the practice of it, and the teaching q
IT, He takes kind Of professional delight in every thing
that pertains to An unsound legal proposition affects
him in much the way that dscord affects the deli
of musician. And principally solicous
about his election because think that he would bring
back legal science in Louisiana to something of its an
cient symetry and beauty and force ss in other States
and in other countries to quote without sheer
the decisions Of highest Court Of law His opponent
is Judge sde, most respectable gentleman in every
sense Of the word. For years he has been
one of the Judges Of the Supreme Court. His bear
ing Judge has gained him many friends Indeed his
manners while upon the Bench have been altogether uu
exceptionable- digned, courteous and especially
encouraging to the younger members of the bar For this
let him receive all due homer and in consequence this
he will undoubtedly receive many votes This praise
worthy trait Of Judge sde has been made quite proi
nent by contrast and perhaps the members the bar
throughout the State ought to be excused If they have
regard that great virtue which ought to be
looked upon common dutythe performance of which
need excite remarks and the violation which should
be considered almost impeachabe offence Why should
Judge the moment he gets the Bench, be impolite
and overbearing? Why should he do things and soy
things that give pain to others for conceivable pur
pose but to give pain? While engaged is he in the
discharge of any official duty is he away by temp
tations great for human resstance Is there any law
upon the statute book any law regulating intercourse
among men, that exonerates Judge while the Bench
from the obligation of observing the common couresies
of life? If there be any such law know men in the
State who ought speedily to cite in their ustifca
ton But let return to Judge sde and his qualif
cations The Judge is respectable iapyr and notwth-
standing the encomums of his exaggeratng friends he is
nothing more than that Let plain truth be plainly
told There is word in the language we think that
better describes Mr. sde than this same word ,espeet
able We unaware that lawyer, he ever made an
argument Of marked ability, or as Judge that be ever
wrote decision Of marked ability. We know Of no pro-
du,ton n his that would for arrest the atten-
ton Of legal critic His decisions with some ex-
ceptons quite respectable. lie jurist in auy
true of the word and he surely great mas
ter of legal language His style hardly described
except by negatives 1t is not very bad style and It
certainly not good one 1t possesses idomatc ex
pressvenes peculiar virtue Of any kind and no very
striking fault 1t is essentially thin watery without
being positively vicious In word it is respectable We
hicle for the communication of respectable thought and
like the style Of most men, is fair mirror OF the mind Of
the author.
The voters the State chose between these
men Monday next. Both honorable men Both
of character and high position One is emphat
cally strong man and the other is of respectable
"
In Chief Justice of the State unable to see how
any wenfomed voter, who votes solely with reference
10 the public good hesitate In his choice And we
think the attention Of the people ought be steadily
directed to this most important difference between the
two candidates 1t is commended by those who support
Mr. Roseius that capacity of very high order is indis
pensby necessary to enable the Chief Law Magistrate Of
great and growing State to discharge his duties worthy
There office within the gift the people that requires
in Ia naffo ofi
faculties The greatest Judge must be the great
est understanding He must possess in the highest de-
gree of culture all those qualities of mind which were so
exquisitey combined in men like Bacon Mansfield and
Marshall Let the people of the State come as near as
possible to this high standard of excellence If we can't
have the greatest Of Chief Magistrates let all events
have undeniaby great and refuse at all times to con-
tent ourselves with of merely respectable ability
Two things may be looked upon absolutely essential
In Judge-honesy and capacity Other things may be
more less ornamental but these are Indispensable
And doubt to possession of either ought to be suf
cient to defeat the election of any candidate We hope
the'idea may gain ground in Louisiana that med
I'LL high and responsible Offices to the salts
faction of the public That will be sad day indeed when
the State ascertans that it has do for its most
gifted that tried honesty great ability and great
requirements may indeed be valuable to their
but that they quite out of place in Louisiana We
shall look upon the result of the coming election fair
test Of the estimate that Louisiana places upon that which
is nrnscay the most valuable of all earthly possessions
MEMO.
NASHVILLE TrEMs.-The Campbell Mnstrels were giving
concerts In this city at last accounts and drawing full
houses
Jas A. Porter of the Oldest and most respectable
citizens Of the place, died on the ED
On Sunday the Goth inst difficulty occurred between
Elijah L. RothneL and John Carnin stone cuttera In