The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-05-07
THE APPOINTMENT OF JUDGE LORING.
From The Bo. ton Courier. !

IFFoW INC DO ION courier.
Some people are very much troubled because the
appointment of Judge lIoring to the post of Chief
Justice of the Court of Claims is in effect such de-
cisive rcbukc to our Executive. What of it?
we know OF no public act more deserving of rcbuke
than that piece of enormous wrong, against which
often and so earnestly protested and which
excited all but universal Indignation throughout
the country.
We congratulate Judge Loring heartily on the
appointment and the country upon securing the ser
wees OF person 81 deserving and admirably
qualified to fill the place In this instance the com
mon reproach of the ingraitude of republics does
not apply. Displaced by their inveterate hostility
to the law which Judge Loring faithfully admins
tered, his opponents. while in power. would have
disregarded complaints they refused to listen to
remonstrances and reason. But elevated as it was
the duty and privilege of the President to raise him,
to better place. he is living rebuke to his yndic-
tive purSucrs and their Instruments
OF equal weight is the objection, that sentiments
of hostility thus to be aggravated between the
State and the United States, because the President
torsooth, exercising his rghttul discretion and CON
suIutlonal privilege, has seen fit to appoint to a
federal Office gentleman whom Gov Banks chose
to remove from one held under the authority of the
State. This is mere schoolboys talk. Besides the
State 1--WE say nothing of its present rulrrsl will I'M
doubleday feel the highest qualification at this hap
py selection. Nobody will pretend that any are to
be displeased but such voted for Gov. Banks
and we know multitudes even of those, who uttered
curses both loud and deep against him. for the fla
grant injustice OF the removal of JUDGE Iorng-
But the majority of the people did not vote for him.
His vote was 6O,95S-the combined opposition, 60 :
S9S. The State, we say, will rejoice at this APP
pontment. Then, of those who took an active part
IN pressing the removal, we have never heard the
number estimated higher than eight thousand peti-
TONERS, led on by Garrison and the negro ex-law-
yer, Bradley. We never analysed the petitions
but the examination of the names upon one from
the town of Weymouth, furnished to the Courier
of March 18th, by an cold Farmer" develop
ed the manner in which even such a show OF
numbers was contrived for exhibition. In that
town there are 1910 voters; upon the petition were
500 signatures; our correspondent showed, that OF
these, l9l only were voters; that there were BOYS
1875; and .'emaes and children from the cradle up
wards 4l4;-making in all the round number OF
500. Such is the public sentiment of Massachusetts
ridden as she has been of late by charlatans and
political quacks, whom We have a most abiding con
fidence she will hurl hcadong from her sore and
overburdened back the coming fall. Such is the
likelihood that this act Of the President will tend
to aggravate any unpleasant feelings between the
State and the Nation. In our opinion, the Presi
dent could have done few things better suited tc
foster the right sort of kind and generous feelings
between poor abused and cheated Massachusett,
and our noble Union, than by thus rescuing wor.
thy citizen of both from the jaws of his vindictive
pursuers, and rendering him and his State retribu
tive justice,-rebuke whomsoever it will