New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-28
Law LY7ELLTGENCE.
TIE sIPRRME-COrRrc CASE.

by,lH - Mr. JCsTIcE hoERIs.
RoosLvTIT, Tho queaion Involved ia tbs oor-
tIoyutJ -slthorgh Of Inc ih,ees' 60 doubt, to ,ae
IN ueo se pNt'es-i- of fer greater impertsocs when
re: aroed, 1t sh-uld be, 10 pu lie Toin, cf vi,w.
shsll Il at on the bercN Ct tie Supreme Cou.t-
vacated TO by the res ulsr oIprsti OF he tsrn OF
tie Icunbsri, bit prema;urely, bJ des or other
fpeoia c,ue, lisp JLiog at however short in,erys
'efore e general e'ection-bc 81 et on the io-t,Ei,
"Aeu the posi- >Iy OF le. al notice, 10 tbs body Of
be eNcNrs, ana IN disregard OF the osAb i,bei forms
q Jaw u! a'sw, and perhaps by single voter WHO
ma! ohhAce 20 De eogLizatt # lie existence May
JUDGE, 'OF eAamPe, rssisu tiz seat so hour before
geptrs ect!op M kirg known bis intention 10 som.
tEyore G'Iraot thus IN etl CT sppoiLt n TO
oCcOpy lis stst fr the residue 10 may be SEVEN year
OF h uIeAyhtd tenn Sacd iPsrhars stcon,ls. vet
My stated is the question reseLt-d for cession
BY he rev Constitution o. III, Sre, wN'ch went
ito cperatoL the l,t Il JsurIy, l5i7, The xes
% the Su, rene Court who before IA en- appOiatsd
By tie G.yerUor end to bold their Offices till toe ase
Of were made elective directly by the people, snd
10 hold il ordinary for tee fixed term Of eight
years fcm tie fist day Of Januiy flowing their
election.
Ills radical charge 10 tie Co sti'ution rem Tered
uecesssy a corr, sponcing ch,nge in the law. And
The Ieeslatute tht refo:e Iected 20 "prescri
Il times fer holdT elections for judges, am the
ucde Of flrg v.csrci,s soould ary ooeu -res;'Ict
Il ( The Governor TO he power of mssiog temporary
eIIciD'mtr wntn az g, long snly as utder The eur
ounstalces h be necessary.
On tfe7 u May. lsf1, new At reepectioZ co
tom as aocoidinAy passed, decerng 20 -f-c! that
t'e JnCgcs should be coosen az the general elections
for Sta tcer. that gu eleciots s,oull De hec o.
t. IUesday ItxI af eI the fret MOLdty Of NOsrm or
IN. u
di ion to The boice thus given BY the ist should,
b,iore IT. stot pttmoer az lhteNa oil tTo moths
at asst sue particular Jo rpeci nag III" ON es
10 be cctfd 20 MI ihopaCes Of tIisi1s GcLIdOeLs,
arc before the 18th OF tooer inter =. of egueen
GAYS at e6s j. 3 like notice OF any .yScsncy oJer
80 he ,upyncd az the ensuing general cec 90 sJeot
GiB. TIE cause tie name IF the Oiic,r sud th- ne
ghr bis tern, in the Ordinary courle Toa'd have OK
IufC.
Here tier, as it seems to NE Is provision cecar
ing BY the oct necessary inl caca thss 10 ssc,ncy
" cea'h nsll be filed s6,tIsl eiec i'n (taas IL,
election 10 &c LeId A. errJ, Pfthsis ss toe "a OF
November uuless tie dee olrs ius II has 'cuned
ss eur a. ieas he lih CT Oc,obe in o., SOrGs,
ths: i yacs cy ia such sse 10 lot ~ he Stau's
cxpessls u "a vacancy p oper 20 be suppled a. tae
general election ItK, sucoeedog tho hsYpeIld<
tlt1ecf" and mrst, therefore, be sulphei - some
Aro is lot su Go errni "a in, VIII her express
impliec With. tie stitotiOnSl pOser ~ 70 Leksia
n,-a 70 ser &C, ssAnly result X f.Om tee CO.'S Au-
ton teiwe4n casualties ana CrlIu-ri e1 sir,uocs)
"sbal be elec'e1 a. su times ae may be Prescribed
By lar, ard fom the iurtttr H. intton that as 70
"yacai ci, In particular" uslrg &c dIs motion BE-
twtep iu0o ia aDd other ihcss " tina L-sisati h1I
provide for filing tneu.
# tie l. sislatuIe q. 10 he regular and ordinary
election Cf Judges. have ire hbsOlae poser OF pr,
scrting the Tin Of sue elections ADD as u tne 90
Loi mtl enc tXaoidlons cleo in o. JUDGES 20 tii VA
cal dies nave tie absolute poEer Ct prusc iOa< OF
oily tines tn all otter particular, "0T can oe
sAc that ttt have Lo she pcHer 10 entot 40 Ia thec
hey hove done, his 10 eleono ~ al facan-y soau
take ace at q me wLicn does not acm't ct ~ least
h'cen GA from the 18th OctDoer . no Tlesd.y
sitter re fist Of Eovea-o % no,"y 400 e."c,o
tnslls n en- uICerstsnC ingy 81 d p opepy to
abs :si 81 io1ai e 6SsoIs thts f,f aon- iefvrfed
to q eu.s TO be coLc-6od. Tne 10, 1OEec- s.orher
cor sru iotsI provision, II Is sid, ich ca icey
CbeIse tie sal c Il tie srgu s9nt -zhd ths. Is
one contained IN the th.r,esLta section Of the sxth
lie.
T.c puIclueton Of this sfc'i9n. ac1 Il imme ,ts
colit ivn yih toe ~bich prec ,ces Il, in.
por ant iesuIes III sscert.nins IS La boh
iL,se rsptc The ci'ahcis a toe r-Istor's PIT til
a., LnCLt are calculated, thjusa IL Oodot 50. ia
teLCtd 10 mis.esd. rLe two se iions. aishod.h Ia
IN M Ciate ,'tv' sir0D, and On tho rab9 sutj-c,
mt e. ere Ce,acled from esh ,iHer; aid I;eIs al
fuitftr the clauses Il latr section az sc
TIC % hCm 10. by tho iuset., If s,a al
colon sbd CsTitsl letter tie fiac5 in the
Or. iLsl !Is9uI cn. co1taEt sitl small Letter
lite g1es oli,ct OF the 18th section whether ~--ls
q no % maitIi,l Sas'O ake from he EHecu ,'i'
give 10 the .Opl, the poser Of PEI log iuocit cfi
otrs. A. vS forser q, however, INST c Vsgzt ga
Of he OfCpuTs course must Ccc old Iat Ia 81 q
case considerable tlne Sht frqaeniy ia etyons bs-
tore bs EeoIe could, N IN orderly sni iosii .rLt
he appealed to, txc-Pi 'H-fOr at 'opf ~
lie f IN az distinct sectOn 10 bat ga ex}tp Ol
The l2tb-tn exception / ssy, was lbs rts1 Goa
tinu. to IA eHhb[ Of til eXize. ~ tie epp"n1ng
IostI Of be Governor, uutd it t"ce Var1pcyl .nsl
Z" ia sUI pea 8. the next gere,al election of tue
"JLdlts -hca It sba be Il III by cleo ION f)r tao
nee cue e tie uut NpiTed tenn Vbe ct re-
peat If TIE tsO teciiOus 'Cge.ter-ts. lead az sod
cUItOli0g iues OF tbtlr f'am-r'-S-s 20 maze ths
rCges az free practicable el-cive. anf 20: 90 p-e
ttrifc he tuts the maoner Uf their tOn These
m rely aC al m6;teTs StTe, de sJgutss OF oas
part of the s'ituuoD, tn IS pre-. Fi0ed bJ law,
A. yIOus III goaSe # sro her par, 10 De
provided fcr - he L.si-la'oIe Why, n ~sy be
AK. q, pos a out 10 express - m-I anH ~ %
reIesie6, 90 the law m,hi lower f. sc Is D tsoisd
20 fer st least respects ,atcIesths Whole .Sor
hso 10 h-ct teen Already performed oy the cro. Or'
- 'hat IC~,I
l. stealing o. euy ord eve'y vac lncy before the
reu rr -ira'ion Of be Ch,e. iern) the 20 is''a
ti..L imp aSely Orc ais 10 a. " ~beL K = all DO
81 leo by election VIII, In he ssue insraient, Is Il
declared ihot TO " time Of eleo'irg tia al ct'er
,bsl be suDh rs may G- prescribed by isH'" all
vtv IN q ,utstquelt iDdepeGceb: se'loo, and Ia
n, article 8 me cut oct 6i saesooirs aud CON
ing tee ssan directly Introduced, aud 'Le ~no's
sr,UIO covered, IN tie ans uese sfetiy quo 90 oy
dIec oa o.dsI,i.g tat tDe Le- tlfu,r sb.I Pf'-
,i6t fcf finn = vac4bo-s IL olfc.
Giving thei. 20 tie l3b se;.L VI tie A'ii'e, OF
ytch rtlscT elies tue interpretation n 80 ie ~
for ca, i. be feifly sveried-aDd ths 81 tue most
gu ., ATTIC o-I:i reness-' his. no Pfovtto1 oil NJ
"CC. tuIUi csn lie iorbd ~G,h conflicts with or
"olthe. II
he fran ers of the CoDi'i'uiop Re ssYs aud he
ueCI p nus, he Ldtr,oOo ~ have tDpi'y9d TorIs
ID th & us!.Iol s.Lse TO have III eu1-d nv tney
-, Bur cyes NJ, tais iVie spply well " tbs 90
ou.r .to.i,Is qOcitr a. 10 be thu eeet1' And rso'
r IL he -.D,F. fbJs ssoe i.eined, least IS pl.tl
tIlfts-ec iJ tie tso former As 10 toe Latter ai'
r. .e hsye ID thai vie at ie~s,, se,uii Gu
rAcc .or q reconcls and, a. ~ pr sea ly be SEQ.
s,-ry 4i its sIc gross .b.urdiJ 80 70 enc 'sat e
" T.,t haze 'Ore upon the sos'ors o@a asaumP-