The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-29

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Supervisor TWEED did not think the Judges the expo
rents OF the law in this matte and he moved that the
letter last read be returned to the party from whom
supervisor sruRrgvANr hoped that motion would not be
carried, but trusted that the communication would be
paced file, in order that the successors Of this
board might see It and judge for themselves.
The motion OF Mr.. TWEED put and negatyed. The
motion to order on file carried.
Supervisor sruRrEyASr moved that this body be now
declared duly organized.
tie Judges Of the Superior Court, in wholly absenny
Themselves AID repudstips the responsibility imposed
upon them by confding people. Those men-udyss OF
Of the highest courts Of this State the 6st lay
precedent of disaection and the fcunc alton of revolt
performed by conventions There had been complaints
aRaint judicial officers before for fde
y co.v but they bad seldom any which equals
in Getty the acts of the Judges who absent themselves
from this convention this evening. Suppose was
found guilty Of murder and that the Jadge bound
sentence him; and suppose he said ~ will not by my
on the prisoner" Where is the man that would not
ase his ard pray to the Aim that he might be-
crushed? The finger CT scoin viii mark the who
thus violate the duties i'm posed upon them and feeling
4 eIecraticn will exist forever their He Mr.
d. knew none OF the Judgaa but he mans para
so4 II is we'll known fct that the Judges in favor
of particular individual fer the Office Of Commissioner
capacity for the situation and there he would
ather see appointed than the Gentleman to whom he
slludtd. The Judges favorable to him. and he
oo; bat they under the impression that this
have settled on another individual Yet rso why do they
supervisor s1URKvANT asked whether the motion before
the Board warranted the dscusve observations of the
sertl4maa of the Nineteenth ward The motion is that
This Board declare itself legally organized.
kr poHEKry continued, and conluded with fervent
aspiration that there sufficient virtue left in the
community which would never again elevate such men IS
The Abss MT judges to oHice.
The RECORDER said that when he moved the adjourn
mspt OF the beard st the last meeting, did not bosvs
but that he Ju ges would have attended this evening.
The srpericf urt not now resented At all and 1t
becomes more important that they should that the
Supervisor TWEED was prepared to meet ths vote to-
night 10 I'll the vacant office, and to show the absent
that they should obsruct the action of
ty mem bers Of this board.
Supervisor DEyAN called the attention of the Conven
ton TO the act that Of the absent judges took part
on certain Occasion, and INDUCED In very abusive ter
towards the members Of this Board which uncaed
for. he alluded to Judge Emmett greater insult
never healed upon q body Of murdersrs vaeabonds
thar was heaped upon them (the Aldermen) by Judge
Emmett These men, the JUDGES Of the Supreme Court,
the members Of this Board OF violating their oa hs
Do hav hun or per
form the duties which they psrformS It Is
rot question Of law II IS one Of common sense to lay
men, He moved that that paper should go on the re-
ccrds, to show the insult from these men. The docu-
mem speaks for ITSELF 1t cannot be dgniaed with the
to the question whether tns meeting has the power to
act he considered nothing is required but simple
ory OF the Beard when sufficient notice has been given
TO the wht body If the Convention In his Judgment
the Only thing about 1t that the date elected
by majority Of those present.
judge DAILY without any disposition to dictate to any OF
the other members Of the board simply desirous of
stating why be considered the appointment of Commits
sioner OF Jurors by those presens would not be valid
The act siply declares that the missoner Jurors
shoult be selected by three clare of persons The
Board Of Supervisor the Judges sths Superior Court
perfectly competent for those bodies to appoint person
without meeting a ALL That in the Board Of Supervisors
might appoint rerson-and that appointment could be
hen taken to the Judges for their s natures For the
purpose q tettng this question, suppose one OF these
the whole members and that they should sign pa
per az he, Judge DAILY suggested would any suppose
for moment that that was valid aPpointmentY Want:
opinion ibst the appointment to be legal should be by
Of s1h . e T. majority , SS n
perior Court and majority Of the Judges OF the Common
Supervisor sTuRrRvANr after passing high eulosium on
the character and learning Of Judge Daily from whom he
Offered in respects this matter, urged the meet
iresto proceed in their election the never
sEpAted that he Office Of Commissioner ofJuTors should
gng because the ldges Of the Superior Court do
not wish to after IL seemed to him that the conven
JituY no in olvoa du
and be that the minutes be read and that they
The RECORDER did not consider the meeting legally or
Judge IscnAnAM differed from his brethren The act
Judges Of the Superior Court or Common Pleas but on
the Board Of supervsorEand the Judges Of those courts
!. s for majority Of those bodies to be pre-
cco directors OF the Manhattanvie Bank and yet It
not for either Of them to be present TO render
the acts Of that board Of directors legal His, judge
ngrahams, opinion IL that the majority the whole Is
competent to appoint He differed from supervisor stur
tevant, who said this office for lfs The power
appointing had the power to take away.
The question was then put and the board was declared
legally organized BY vote Of fourteen to seyenJudges
DAILY, Woodruff and the Recorder voting in the minority
II then moved and ded that the Office of Com
missioner Of Jurors be declarsd,vacant.
Supervisor 1HMASN sap he did not consider the Board
legally organised and he declined to vote any ques-
sion
necessary to declare vacancy yet the other members
Of the Board, who had declared this meeting properly
organized, shoud for consistency declare Vacancy;
otherwise the action of the former Board appointing Mr.
Hawes, would be valid. Carried.
Supervisor STuRTEvANr moved the reading OF the
mirutes.
Supervisor TWEED moved that the proceedings be print
ed In pamphlet form. Carried.
Supervisor BoyeE did not consider the Board legally
| organized and moved an adjournment. EegAtved.
Supervisor DENAAS moved that majority Of the whole
Convention be necessary for ohoicsthAt Ia, sixteen
| ont Of the thirty epe msmbers.
vas then and seconded that the Board proceed
| to ballot Carried unAnimously