The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-11-28
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as Nav YoRK, November 20, 1856
The "womAn srghts0 convention composed of strong
minded and weak-mnded men, is in session at the
Tabernacle Ii was to have been held in October bu'
Brother Greeley was fearful that the convention might be
outspoken for the good OF Fremont and freedom
the menagee did open till yesterday. The old names
are on the list Of orators Their W""1 - d for -
sectOha' : - .s'ns 90 =, - =
Fred douglass aud Lucy Stone Theodore Parker and Wen
Phillips Mrs. Rose and Horace Greeley, Abby Kelly
and Rev and Col W. Higgins looked in on the mot
Icy group to-day. Such set Of looking people never
saw Not of them looked clean, Lunatics from mad
house taking counsel social matters could not have
made udicrous appearanee-unwashed unshayen
uucombed, undy ooseoined thinyisaged, cadaveTous
wde-mouthed wild, and uneouth-looking-the like cannot
be paraeledsitug check by ow the brothers and the
sisters all mixed up as committeeman vice presidents and
secrearieshe whole thing ludcrous in the extreme
You have Donetts grand exhibition OF his monkey
troupe sitting round table in grave conclaye for all
the world this convention resembled the monkeys more
than any human assembly All the "brethren'
cultivate their boards evidently with than they
do their brains and the profusion by suggests
the proprety of combng the redundant mass keeping
il in order In speaking the women keep the lead ini
osophsr Greeley, Of the Tribune is of the favored
tors Of this and motley MIXTURE The bondage OF the
marriage vow--the freedom OF women-the infamy Of
Dougas-the wounds of Kansasthe cause of the Union
the bloody bonds of the consdtuon-the inamy of the
church-the Incidence and reachery of the priesthood
these among the themes that ediy the crowd who at
tend this convention To the credit of New York should
be said that most of these dsorgan2es are from abroad
| and Of them from Massachusetts,.
4 Rev. Mr. Mcclure an eccentric but talented man, when
settled Malden gave out this notice. to the aston
shment of the grave and the gee of the merry in bis con-
gregation requested TO give notice that Monday
mia old like cock the
Town Hall and all who would like to hear her viii at
tendD The hunderstruek congregation learned afterwards
that Miss Lucy Stone would speak womans rights at
the Town Hall the night mentioned. Such an expert
ment is now going the Tabernacle and all who like
the music attend
We need reform in our law cours The present prac-
tice in New York is tedious, intricate and tardy. Some
time ago the reormers got hold of the legislature and
attempted TO hurry up the courts and introduce legal
millennium by overurnng all the old and settled forms and
introducing settled forms ALL The result is the whole
system of jurisprudence has been knocked into p and the
worst confusion follows All actions commenced
by bill and answer We have no regulation; and what
one Judge does at ten o'clock, another Judge eleven
o'clock will undo Every motion has to be made afi-
day and client will usually an hing law.
yer will write about his case The result is that aidavs
will contradict afdavits statements will be met
by statements motion will be made and order
granted state of facts to- and then be aside
Dy opposite RustO. anQ
the whole community Id the process of education
disregard the sanctions of oath and remove from
society all the safeguards that such judicial oath creates
@ mas this change in any compensated for the
confusion IL has created by the swiness with which JUS
tce is administered. Laws delay proverbia always is
terribly of New York On the calendar Of the
rior court of the city of New York waiting
to be tried 1000 cases-more than all the cases
pending this moment in the Kingdom OF Great Britain
And vet the superior court is one Of the best and
most aborious in the State and is presided by
the abest judges among The highest court that
have and one that should be the ablest the most
learned grave and dgnifed is the supreme court for
the city and county Of New York. The judges are
Clarke Roosevelt Davies, and Peabody They have no
settled rule of action either chambers the circuit
where the trials had and il is often the that
lawyer goes TO chambers to get order and after jos
ling and crowdng for hour will get his order and be-
fore the ink is dry order will be issued from another
Judge of the same court resembling the same.
The presiding judge Of the the Hon. j. Roose
velt He be fair judge but be is queruIous and
childish II he does not like motion the manner in
which II is drawn instead Of saying So and handing Il
back and refusing to sign IL he snaps up the counsel and
have often young attorney not very conversaut
with the inricaces Of the New York Code be put to the
blush and deep modification, while the Judge would make
al Of fun Of the document TO the great mermen
Of the bar.
lawyera of high and noble integrity, who is dec-
dcd but courteous and while acting the judge orge
what due the bar part OF tho Jurisprudence Of
New York. Judge N Z. Davies is Judge whom the
know nothing movement Of the last year threw upon the
bench. He is peulau Tombs lawyer aud his par
tates are open MONDAY. lie has some parts that
might him but not till he leaves the petulance
Of lawyer on the bench Our new judge Peabody Just
commissioned Is new He Is gentlemau y-ookinQ
person. and promises WELL We need the administration
Of Justice to be simpifed We need judges who shall feel
that they appointed for the benefit OF the people and
not for their dignity and emolument and WHO shall
! be civil as well as wise.
Our papers full Of the Burlingame banquet Bos.
ton-"Chon Burliugame" be is called. That fame is
well run into the ground Mr.. Brooks has had silver COB
lets and pitchers and and something be done
for the great unfough who olives 10 fight another day.
It 10 funny TO how Sumner up the surface
occasionally. lie appeared at the last election like beg
gar woman With her sick child weak and dying man.
he could be dragged Boston all day and make q
speech two hours long MANHATTAN
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