The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-23

Our W ashingtOn Correspondence.
WAsaNGTos, Dec. 10, 1856.
The Jdict1I Fare in Washinton-7he Missouri Conpro
mise and the Supreme Court.
For the las; few days very pretty farce has been
going the Supreme Court OF the United States under
the preterce Of arguing constitution ai;y of the MS
sour compromise The same thtrg exhibited at the
last term. but i s repeated By special rcqusst-or
called in Judicial language arguing the The
point simply whether bred Scott the Niger Is slave
o. ana I'll the letter writer's and big and little hum
bugs say Is m ,s 4" momentoue question" "great
,sue, moot important case and lots OF other stuff
o, the kind NoE, nothing In this world can be OF
less consequence except bred Scott than any
opinion The Supreme Court give 10 the consttu
uonalty o, the Missouri Compromise No nine In the
Union could be selected whose opinion would have less
weight than the nine persons who SIT upon the gu
preme bench. And whs, could DO ludlcrous than
the notion this trial VIII settle question that has
lately sgits,ed tie public Nina Look at the drdmatis
persOnc-,he CAT o. par-ia :hs farce and their
ctden.s -
Drsi Scott he Nicqr-Mr Blair.
The oaa.r~s o. Ord SeA-Nr. Geyer, Mr. JohuSon
The f,orle 81 ne Un.tet s,aisAr Justice fancy, hr.
justice Mclean, Mr. Justice Wayne, Mr. Justice CAtroa,
Mr. Justice Daniels. Mr. Justice Nelson Mr. Justice Gre-
Ar. Justice Curtis, Mr. Justice Campbell.
Mr. BAR s admitted by every to be az feeble
professed pretended to De entrusted With
any after q Consequence. Hes son Of Francs Blair
and solicitor the Court OF Claims appointed by Pierce
ana Is Il c. his mbece appointments Mr. GeyerM
senator from Assour. abe a~yer. and gentleman
Mr. JChns the GAlphir Attorney General under lay
or held Office nom the wings every chance could
get but turned Tor Bacnana st the st election 10 hope
Of berg appointed Cnis 10 tee when the chief
siIs his wno, rs he Is expected 10 do before long
yr John belongs The belo ~rg school OF oa.ory,
prsaets Up and dosn oesore the Judge making ugly
isces aud great nor which same peopie take Tor ar
gUmeni lie J. striking instance OF what small stuff
great men are sometime made In this case y ) an
amateur perfcr mer. hopug 10 make capital With t,e
South ry h speech, ne did ~ turning Tor Buchanan.
H. - Of cerPly Impressed Sisn the inp,rtaace
OF ihe question and oass VI the top OF BIT voice aooat
tue onion an tie right o, slavery. and eli the sang
with witch the ne sspapers have teemcd
Pass,rs from the counse. 20 the Court the Chief Jus
tee mesh the Art notice. he Roman Catholic Ia
religion jesuit 10 morals and politics. and was appoint:
cd by General Jack by way ofreward for the removal
sny time 20 se.eI hn been greatly impaired by
old age u health but although unit 20 the duties OF
tnesson, he holds on 10 The ece for the sake Of the
,aAry
Jr5ss Mclean Was also appointed by Genera Ja,ksen
IN reward or seivcss against John Q'ncy Adams while
astrS b. p ter General a. some say IN order
20 get rid him He has had brnke-ag the last wen
" years 70 be President and ever since 1880 regularly
every four years his rane fcebiy mentioned b, some
small newspaper oale ewhers Gr the Presidency
He would have born glad 70 get the Blfao nomination
IA lsss and was extremely eager last fail but consotcd
himself by rcioioirg IT Frcmonrs defeat
Mr. Justice Wayne was also appointed by Gen. JACK.
lie bad been representative from Georgia and wa
Means He - . good lawyer scholar and gentleman
the only gentleman In the true Of that ~orc
,ttutorai fudge eonserystye but enightened II mas
been much the practice among some Of his judicial oreth
rem 10 osparsge and underrsie him but the Supreme
Court repors contain opinions more distinguished than
Judge WsyIes for learning soity and sound principle.
Judge Cstfon, o. Tcntessce, u another OF General
Jsckson's Apartments, but no one car imagine fer
vtai reason unless 10 sh9u the contemp, which the
General sometimes 10 have expressed Tor tal irl
brnaL lie Certainty - nee from any qnshooaous OF
r. ~ lad lha he N n
have groomet
Dsncls, Of virginia tue ncr, In order Of seniority.
Of the many bad appointments Of that admnistrs
ten. HIS appointment VAS earnestly resisted oy Mr..
d,rsce 70 the station bu, toe influence Of The schuond
J1nta prevailed. He " nsrr0~ minded ignorant aud
tgotted bey ond ise EXTREMIST measure Of virginia poll
ucisns
Judge Nelson or New Yort another instance Of good
luck supplying the place Of merit Bis ability 10 ABOUT
average the bert Of the County Cosr Jucges he
southern ard Southwestern states He has come Hie
faculty grup ami understand the constitutional prnci
PIES involved 10 the Nj souri compromise -.
Grier, 81 Pennsy lvans Was appointed by Polk NsnC
hs own iidgmen'. yielding 70 outside influences. HIS
voln denun station Of sboiionts in the Presbyterian
Der elevated Dim rom petty Judge hip In Western
Pennsy vsnA to a seat the supreme bench. his re
cord asa democrs.c polteiaa : said no 70 Be very
auase rude and vulgar 10 bis manners, without sInge
qna,y becoming the hIn udlci. station ne unioriunsis
y holds, but he has more intellect than some OF bis
Curtls, OF Z sschuse<s, vss appointed By Fillmore
and owes Place hi suppe syoophancy and the sao
servency Of b. family 70 Daniel Webster. he & very
much Of wooden nutmeg and turn an hone, penny BY
making book which lawyers practising IN the Supreme
Campbell va, appointed By Pierce, and s TIRE worst
looking men 90 tho bench. lie u from Mobile, vn The
author Of the hvie d. union resolutions few year.
ago and voui be seses sonsi the fe Office wa
rot good hing he add neither dignity nor leaning
10 the tribunal
These are the pAres Who been plsyiag the farce
Of aired Scot " and such the men who are 10 pass
iudsmeus upon o sanctioned By states msn law
yers and turis thu least Of whom was far superior 70
the whole talent aud wi-don The supreme bench,
whoever think the question 70 the validity Of the Mis-
sour compromise 10 Affected one vsy or the other
nv the opinion d the Supreme Court the satisfaction Of
Inc American people, Novth or South-whesher Niger
~ors hppsrs oy niger drivers vory much mistaken.
PVT the srce Of u,A 4 over and Is 10 be follow
ID BY the farce offs judgment
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10, 1885
The r,rginia Irbyogio-PIoyd and the Csbfnt-6ot WIS.,
N Rags-G ays,y at ne Ccpsai-fa'Aioaobh Wedding
in Vrginia, g. dc.
The tsrnol IN virginia over the Cabinet members d
far from ended Foyds appointment, on The recomuen
cation Of The elsctor, and Gov WISE will DO sierny re-
ssisd By many Of me leading 10 the state Already
ne opposition 10 hs selection has broken out into almost
opsn var The truth H. IRON rha, gather, FLOYD.
appo ntment would be- perhaps The most exceponable
one hat could be made among the leading public men
The democracy a virginia -Four years $50 N The
gate ben, under great load Of popular oprrobrium