New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-03-25

on thfs SUBJECT better represeuk6 tbe W fooh"n
party than the Republican press Of the State. Ar
no doubt this is true. For The Advertiser speaks
more thsn the truth when it says that
the leaders and the rank. andfle Of the Republican
party were willing TO evade this question. This is
more than |, at least, have ever charged. II wss
only a norton Of the leaders who desired 10 eyade
II and as for the " rank snd.he," nothing but their
IMPERATIVE demard, spoken in the House Of Repre-
sentat;ves by such men ss John A. Andrew, Robert
r p,man George ID. Wells. Dexter +. Parker AMI
o,hrrs brought the auietists up TO the issue. Mr..
p;,m,n', hold and successful movement TO postpone
the Consolidation bill, iii order that The sddress
might be- first considered was the turning point IN
Yon viii be- compelled 10 relinquish part OF your
share in the glory of this event 70 im n"Sen
Courier for The .idrrtis1 says truly In"e 'nA'
paper. together With the Opposition leaders 10 me
Legislature, by their ingenious taunts, eu I.1on
to bring the Republicans to the issue. do not gay
that the Judge would not have been removed WIN
out The Courie,s cooperation, but am happy 70
acknowledge that that cooperation Was aeorucd'
II is seldom that that paper is put TO sch good use.
As general thing recurring TO Swifts apoogue)l
should compare il 10 the spider, " which,,by hxy
contemplation of four inches round, BY an over
'weening pride, feeding and cngendcrins on
itself, turns all into excrement and venom, pro-
ducins nothing at all but Aybane and cob
WEBB" but in this case, il has psrtaken OF tho
bee-nature and produced honey and wax.
Its services, though not rendered from tho very ecss
motives, have been unquestionably conssdcracso, "a
for one attn willing 10 concede 10 II Duo snare Oh
the credit without scrtinzing motives too closely
MI Pitmans movement Ito which have referred),
which Was ayowedly made for the purpose oil
fastening and securing the passage Of the A1drses,
could not have been made successful without tho
votes of Mr. Gushing and his followers, and if this
movement had failed, il is BY no means improbable
that the entire scheme OF removal would have fsued
also.
The nomination of Charles Allen to tho sficc Of
Chef-Justice of the Superior Court Of Suffolk
County, has been confirmed by the Council. III
nomination of Marcus Morton, il, to the once
Associate Justice of the same Court, has been re-
ected. for some cause which il is difficult 10 under
stand. 1t is supposed that the Governor Will renew
the nomination -.
The bill 10 consolidate the Judgeships Of Probate
and Insolvency has passed both branches, and will
no doubt become law. II goes into effect on tho
first of July, but the Judges may be appointed pre-.
yiously An important bill relating to the crimo Of
murder has passed the House, and 10 now before tho
Senate. II constitutes two degrees Of murder, and
Furnishes the first degree BY death, and the second
by imprisonment for life. 1t received the support
of Mr. Gushing, who goes for hanging as well - oil
other barbarities, and BY Mr.. Andrew, VINO 10
opposed TO hanging. The principal ground OF oppo.
sitien to il was that it changed the law a. TO the
burden of proof In the case Of Peter York, tired
for murder some years ago, the law was laid down
by Chef..Justce Shaw, that homicide being COM
mitted and proved against man, il was Tor him 70
show that be committed the act with other than
malice aforethought. Judge Wilde dissented, and
held that it was the business OF the Government TO
prove its whole case-the malice rs we'll ~ the act
of killing. And when sentence of death was pro.
nounced against York. Judge Wild refused TO be
present in court, deeming il, ! suppose, IN cot OF
judicial murder. The bill now before the Legs-
lature will establish the law "A it was laid down BY
Judge Wilde. York, by the way, was not executed.
The State tax will be incOnsiderabo this year,
as compared with the last, when il Was nearly q
million of dollars. presume it will not % more
than quarter of Million if 30 much ~ that. The
number Of acts and resolves passed will b very
small not much mere than hundred. In le05 the
number WIS more than 500.
The Legislature will no doubt adjourn this week,
but is possible that extra session will DO held
in September to consider the new CODE Il it is ever
finished by the Commissioners. In 1855, provision
was made for consolidating the statutes, md Gov.
Gardner appointed, as the commissioners, joel Par
ker of the law school al Cambridge, VIM. A. Rich-
ardson of Lowell, and A. A. Richmond Of Adams:
Nobody will dispute Judge Parker's ability; and
Mr. Richardson is an industrious, pans.tAkng man,
who would have done very well if he had been ssso-
ciated with two able and superior men, instead Of
with one Of that kind, and one wholly incom'
petent person, like Richmond. Messrs. PARKER
and Richardson the two in whom the public hsvo
confidence in any degree, have other occupa-
tons, which prevent them from paying proper
attention TO their work; so it has been delayed
month after month, in spite of repeated promises OF
speedy completion. The HOuse has now voted 70
terminate the Commission on tho 1st Of July,
though it IL said that it will be impossible TO finish
the work. 1t has also voted that Legislative
Committee shall receive the WORK, and eonsitsr it
until the 2lst of September, when the Legislature
shall meet sgain. "a
1t is doubtful if the Senate will agree to this
scheme, though there are many considerations in
its favor and first and foremost tho met that Il
quite improbable that We shall have next year .
Legislature 40 capable as this ono Of taxing tho
subject in hand. The Republicans have nervous
dread of an extra Session. but they can bear It bet.
ter this year than the next. They have managed
public affairs in general 90 economically and judi
cisu,ly, that it will be impossible for an extra ses-
sion TO do them any harm. -