The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1855-10-26
PARTIzAH JUDGES.

The judiciary Is the great balancing pow.
or Of the State, and the best, ablest aud
mos, learned men OF the profession should
be selected TO fiji il. Political reward should
never elevate men 10 such q posilion-du-
gusia Are, (Dtmoera:ie) Oct. II.
Il Is the first time 10 the istory OF our
government tina, the Governor has given an
exclusively party character 10 the judiciary,
Judge ShspIsy and Judge Howard are lei,
of because they are Democrats, and Daniel
Goodenow and Woodbury. Davis pu, on be-
cause they are NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Free
Press, (Demoeratie) Oct. u.
Excellent, wise, and forbearing arc The
counssls Of our Democratic contemporaries
when they are out Of power. We quote
above some of their comments on The re'
cent judicial appointments in Maine. Upon
their bitter and caplious comments We turn
the ligh, Of hislory-ihs more recent polil'-
cal history Of the State in the matter Of The
judiciaIy-his'ofy which their party have 90
largely made.
The Judges appointed by Gov. Dana, the
politician who has borne of Of Wildcat
worship larger share than any other men,
a Governor pronounced by them always and
EVERYWHERE a. a model and an exampler-
were Wells, (ihe Democratic candidate Tor
Governor at The recent elecli0n) Rlce al
The time Of his appointment Editor OF Inc
Age, then Tho Democratic Siaie.paperj u
Cole, democratic appointed TO the place
OF Goodenow, (,Yhig) then Judge Of the
District Court, now appointed to ,hs Su.
prsme Bench; Shepley, democrat pro
moied fiom Associate 10 Chiei Justice
Howard (Democrai) brother in.law 10 Gov.
Dana, and Tenney, Wing, re-appoin'od.-
All Democratic parlizans, except Tenney.
How The appointment fell 10 Tenney Is The
theme Of rich chapter in our political his
tory. Without entering into the details OF
the matter, We will remind our readers thai
distinguished and aslute Democrat, who
gave up for the purpose place on The Dis
irici Court bench, was 10 DO appointed in
Judge Tenney's place, had II not happened
iha, four Of Gov. Dana's Council, a majority
two of whom were the NJ. n. Smith Of
Warren and Sc wall Cram Of Wil'on,) mott.
fed their preference ia favor Of Judge Ten
ney, and expressed their unyielding deier-
minaiion to adhere 10 II. Thus The Gov.
was driven to forego The plaa Of nominating
The Democrat no had arranged 10 appoint,
and Judge Tenney was kept upon the bench,
while Judge Redington (who had kindly re-
signed on the Dis,ric, Bench ,)wen, without
q nomination.
Gov. Hubbard (Democrai) appointed &c
the Supreme Bench, nj the time The Dis'ric
Court was abolished and the number o
Judges OF Tho Supreme Court Increased
Messrs. Rice. democrat, reappoin'ed,.
Hathaway, (Democra,) and appleton
(Whig) twill not DO forgotten by 'hos'
/ conversant with the history OF this chang
i. in the Courts, that The change could not hav'
been carried through The Legislature bu, b!
an understanding ,ha, one Of The new Judge
. should be wing. This is why Judge Ap
pleion, a Wing, was appointed, by dem
ocratic Governor. Gov. Hubbard also ap
pointed Judge Emery, Democrat, TO III
District Bench in The place Of Co'e, decea'
ed. Thus all the appointments OF Hubbar
T were Of Democrats, excep, in tho specia
case Of Judge Appleton. ,,,,,
|. Gov. Crosby, the model Straight WIN
Q Governor, appointed two Judges, Grange
o (Whip. who declined, and in his place, Gu
; ling, (Whis.)
4 Thus il will be seen that Gov. Dana mad
}, six Judges-of whom five were politics
par,izans one lHnward) his brolhcr.in.la,
# and another (Rice) the editor OF tho orga
OF his administration. He appointed on
il Wing (Tenney), driven 10 that appOintmer
4 by I" ,he force Of circumstances"
J. Hubbard made four Judges, Of whor
= three were his pariizans--and the fourth
Wing whom he was led 10 appoint, howeve
unwillingly, by the force Of arrangement
which he was no, q, liberty TO overlook
a Gov. Crosby made Two appointments
both Of his parIisans.
|. Gov. Morrill, has made four appointments
three Of The same party with himself, May
n Goodenow, Davis, and one, (Tenney) .
, opposite politics.
.. Thus, after three years Of administrator
i. in The State not Wildcat Democrat. we hav
o Supreme Court which is IN politics ex
}. acily balanced. Itsiands rs follows:
: LAW BENCH.
, Tenney, C. J Wing.
= Rice, j., Democrat.
!. Appleton, J.: Republican, formerly Wing
4 Goodenow, j., 4"
, TRIAL BENCH.
8 Hathaway, j.. Democrat.
y Cutting, j.. Wing.
May. j., Republican, formerly Free,sOil
o Davis, J., Z"
Thus, considered in reference TO the pol
q tiles OF the present administration, the CouI
n m either branch stands two aud two.
b Having read and considered these thing
we trust The Age and the Free Press vii
q in decency iorego their bowls.
!. In today's paper we have mentioned iht
o politics Of The present Supreme Court. II
d religion should not DO overlooked. Thre,
{ Congreg a,ionalisis are on The bench. Tenney
k May, and Davis; three Episcopalians, Rice
Q Hathaway and Cutting Two Uni,arians
:, Appleton, and Goodenow ury.