The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-05-30
By the resignation Of chief-iustice slidell Q

By the resignation Of chiefiustice Sidell {
the supreme court of Louisiana, the duty {
selecting suitable person to succeed him o
the bench will in few days derolve on til
people of the State. We presume that Their
will be several competitors for the exalted sta
ton. although but two have as yet been an
nounced: Judge Eustis and Randell Hunt. TIL
former gentleman was chief-justice of the oil
supreme court-which was superseded by tn
present constitution of the State, which re0r
ganised the Judiciary, and made the Judge
elective BY the people, instead Of holding Office
under appointment from the governor-and il
point Of legal ability and other personal quail
hcation is well calculated to adorn the station
Randell Hunt, is too well known to require {
recapltulation of his merits; he stands in the
foremost rank, and as an expounder of com
mercial law has fewifany superiors atthe south
but, as he has numerous family of relatives
dependant upon his exertions for their main
tenance, we think it extremely doubtful wheth-
er be could be prevailed upon to abandon his
practice and accept the judgeship. The friends
of the hon. Christian Roselius are anxious that
he should allow his name to be brought forward
for the chief justiceship. AS yet he has not
appeared disposed to comply with their wishes.
He is eminently qualified for the station, has
had thirty years experience at the bar, and no
man living is better acquainted with the pecu-
liar jurisprudence of louisiana He also pos
sesses untiring patience and perseverance. is an
ardent lover of research, and not to be fright
ened or broken down by the amount of work
be may be called upon to perform. He would
make an able and most worthy Judge.
We trust that each and every one of the gen
tlemen who may enter the lists on this occasion
will give to the public positive pledge that, in
case of being chosen, he or they will faithfully
serve out the whole term of office. Within
less than twelve months not less than three diff
tcrent designations have taken place among the
Judges composing the supreme court, greatly
to the detrment of the public interest," and care
should be taken to guard as far as possible
against their recurrence. The best method
of SO doing is to elevate to the bench only men
possessing stability and fxedness of purpose
sufficient to enable them to faithfully discharge
all the duties and functions of an office to which
hey aspire. The resignation of judges Slidell
and Ogden will 60 into effect at time most in
'pportune for the people ofthis judicial district,
IS IN all probability their retiring will prevent
he special term Of the supreme court which was
'rdered to be held at Monroe, in July. 1t has {
'een two years since we have had session of {
he court in this part of the State, and large I
mount oflegal business has in consequence ac- c
which it was believed would be a
nal]y disposed of at the extra term; but it ap- t
ears that portion of the supreme judges are d
etermned that the light of their intelligent t.
ountenances shall never fall on northern Lou il
lana. We have too long quietly submitted a
the caprices and whims of public officers, and a
lie time has arrived when we should choose not q
lily 'honest and capable men, but also men d
no are willing to punctually perform the duties v
the office conferred upon them by their fell o.
w-cltlzens, even if it sometimes required that L,
ey should sacrifice little pleasure, or occa- c
on some slight Inconvenience. Public officers s,
'e created with view Of beneftting the peo- t.
e at large, and not, as it would appear many I
slleve, for the sole purpose ofafording lucky n
dlvidual large salary, with no other duty al
perform save that Of drawing the money and N
'cndnSit in sumptuous incidence No other W
ace in the gift of the people requires so much &C
obty, talent, intelligence and industry as does e.
e judge of a court, and it is a duty we owe Pc
our country, as well as ourselves, that we la
eyate to the bench only such as we know to az
} pure, upright and competent-mcn who will be
fleet honor on the ermne and on the intelli- az
,nce of their constituents.
The trial of acknowledgement Myers, of pc
hio, for perjury, in wilfu]ly receiving illegal a
ties while acting as commissioner at the cleo A
IN recently held in Toledo, has been postpon- fl
until the July term of the circuit court On as
S recent trial the jury could not agree-there d.
ing eight for conviction and four for acquit- W
!. If the next jury should be unable to agree az
their verdict, the matter had better be sub W
TIED to the supreme court ofthe people of the is
ate Of Ohio who will return their verdict on to
p second Tuesday in October IT would ho | n,