Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1857-01-17
The sixth District Judgeshlp.

The Sixth District JmdgcShkps
Our Baton Rouge contemporaries and their
correspondents have been specializing upon
and popular incumbent, Judge w. B. ROBERT
SON, (who, we learn, declines q re-election,) as
| also canvassing the claims and abilities of
several gentlemen, one of whom il is likely
will be the successful candidate for the Judge
ship of the 9Th District Court, the election for
which we believe takes Place in May. The
names of the several gentlemen mentioned
are ZENoV LABAUvE Esq, our able and popu~
lar fellow~citizen of this town, J. J. BURKE
ard J. w. SEYMOUR, Esqs., Of Baton Rouge
and we will add another, whose name we have
incidentally heard in connection with this Of
fee, z. w. ROBERTSON Esq, of this place.
One of the above gentlemen has already
exercised the duties Of this important office
before the people of this District, and his
claims, therefore, as we'll as his abilities, are
too well known to the people to require any
remarks of an Introductory character from the
press. Mr.. SEYMOUR is spoken of in the high
est terms as being eminentIy fitted for this
important trust; and MIR. ROBERTSON, though
young, would bring into that office (but we
doubt very much that he would consent TO be
a candidatel that ability, decision Of character
and experience, which are inseparable from n
just and proper exercise of judicial duties, and
the performance Of which could not fail to
reflect much honor upon him, as well as add
to the dignity of the Bench.
The name ofZENoN LABAUvE, however, is no
new one in connection with high judicial
honors. His age and exPerience-his high
position as a lawver-his unblemished char
acter in his private as in his public career. are
a combination of qualities which seem to select
him out from among other pure, able but
younger men, for this peculiar office, where
great moral worth should be equally blended
with matured legal knowledge. But however
much it might be desired to place Mr.. La
BAUvE on the Bench of his Judicial District,
we doub: very much, from our knowledge of
his mind upon this subject, that he will allow
himself to be brought forward for that Office
and we feel confident, that, should he eventual
ly consent to become a candidate, it will be
done only through the most urgent s~olieita-
tons of his friends-in which case we presume
there will be no opponent.
The close application we are obliged to
give to our office prevents US from hearing
much that is going on in the outside world.
Since the above was in type VIZ understand
that A. TALBOT, Esq, of this place, has also
been solicited to allow his name to be brought
forward in connection with the Judgesh.ip of
this District. We do not know Mr.. TALBoT's
sentiments in tlfis matter, but We think that
can undertake to say to a certainty that he
will not be a candidate. We are aware that
the gentleman has d large and growing prac-
tice, which we do not think he would be dis
posed to sacrifice.
The main point for the interests Of the
TO procure q Judge every way COM
petent. This no doubt can be done and we
trust that in the selection to be made, the
merits of the individual will alone be consid-
cred. independent of all influences Of whateVS
eE character.