Washington telegraph., 1855-02-21
The Quo WarrautO Cases.

the Hon T. F. SoRRELLS, Judge of the
Second Judicial Circuit. and the Hon. ID.
f. FAIRcHiLD, recently appointed BY the
Governor Chancellor of Pulaski county
The cases have been argued and submitted.
AND the decision of the Court is looked for
with interest and solicitude. We are not
advised of all the grounds upon which the
writs were issued, and are not sufficiently
skilled in the law to hazard an opinion as to
what will be the decision of the Court with
regard to them. But, as the decision IN
the case of Judge SoRRELLs will settle the
legality of the election Of Judge HUBBARD,
in this Circuit. we hope. if it can be done
in accordance with the constitution, Judge
SoRRELLs will be permitted to hold his Of
fee, and thus prevent. in both Circuits, the
serious and almost inextricable confusion
that would necessarily follow an adverse de-
cision.
By the way. we have some little curiosity
to know what induced the Legislature to
establish Chancery Court for Pulaski
county alone, of all the fftytwo counties
that compose the State? Since the forma-
ton Of the constitution the Judges of the
different Judicial Circuits have been DEEM
ed sufficiently learned in the law, and pos
sessed of enough moral 6rmness and integ-
rity TO decide all matters that might come be-
fore them, both in law and equity, and under
democratic rule, in this progressive age, the
people have been considered wise and vir-
tuous enough to select them. Now, we
would like to know the reasons, if any ex-
ist, why it has become necessary to have
a Chancellor for one county alone, and if
necessary. why not leave his selection to
the people of that county. or if he is to ad-
judicate matters in which the people of the
whole State have an interest, why not leave
his selection to the people of the State.
as that is the established mode of selecting
iudges. 1t is not our intention to utter
syllable derogatory to the county of Pulaski,
but we confess we cannot see the justice
or necessity of taxing the citizens Of all
the other counties in the State. that Pulaski
may have separate Court of Chancery.-
If the Judges of the other Circuits are
competent to transact the Chancery busi-
ness CT their respective Circuits. we can
see no reason why the Judge who pre-
sides over the Circuit of which Pulaski
composes a part, should not be equally
as competent 20 discharge the Chancery
business that may arise within his jurisdic-
ton.
We presume no one will deny that they
have as good material out of which to
make Judges in that Circuit, as in any
other in the State. and as intelligent peo-
pie to select them. Such being the case.
we are at loss to divine the reasons that
Influenced the Legislature to create a
Court Of Chancery for Pulaski county, and
to empower the Governor 20 appoint a
Chancellor to preside over it.
We are clearly of the opinion that the
Legislature would have acted more wisely,
and done themselves more credit. and the
people of the State more justice, if, instead
of innovating upon the established order of
things by creating Court of Chancery for
one county. they had increased the salaries
of our Circuit Jud dges, so as to have COM
manded for those Offices The best legal abili-
ty in the State. If the Legislature had
pursued that course, the people of every
county in the State. as they do in some of
them. might have enjoyed the advantage of
having. in the persons of their Circuit
Judges, competent and accomplished Chan
cellors, instead Of that advantage being con-
ferred upon single county at the expense
of all the rest
The New York correspondent of the Ma