New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-02
TsE PENNSYLVANIA SUPREME COURT.
C,ussprdspee Of Tie N. Y. Tribune

k1lsppteence o. iLo w Il Aflobnos
PHILADELPHIA, June 29, 1853.
Your well informed correspondent "Juniata,' in
l,ktsr Of the 18th ipst, has named Judge Pierson
wJctn N. Read, esq, 81 the probable candidate Of
to ubfsd Opposition of this State for Justice OF .ns
Suuens Court II ia understood, however tna' .10.
us Oshsr equally we'll known and promnehI nau..
tx viii b. preseetsd 10 the State ConVeh',on 'U'
ts Among them will be those OF Joseph .. ho'.'
!, si, II eester Coenty the candida ate o' INC oppo
1 ~ "a, for the sams office, lawyer OF uuquss-
ill.,, ,b;isy stsrdipR in the front rank Of bis profess
10; and th Hon j. Pnog's jones' ''os" Vi 'o'
} Cannon Piess Of Berks County.
Nv chief object 10 mentioning this subject IS TO stale
AZ. s.o,. corcerpte the material of our Sopreme
Coo,t snd IN express what believe to be the very
Sdsd onp;o, Of the profession of this State concern
,s tsa xom;,etiop that is about to be made You re-
nsIsr ard history will not forget, that it was THIS
sIunsI vb;cb nv the mouth of the present Attorney
of he limited States delivered the OPINION III
,bs pss.noya Williamson case, and began Una! most
dsnoe1ous baosuse nsidiouS at 8ck upon tne
Sths cun,yy in hich the Slave Power IN the gu'se
a. law and by Tn. use of Judges, has announced IN
rsrd suocs salon the principles OF the Dred ocott oe
escp aud the Poinde1ser case. g.. .,o
The Judges OF our supreme Coart wsn s. o. Ia a.
,stve In 1851 and after the hrst elsctlon was us
cred fhss, by chance or mama semen au tue nov
Jrioss Rad been tsksh from Judgeshps OF the Com
riess; and what s if possible, shu more s.ishge,
N al the various charges smce bit one geh-euhh
has been electeo VINO mad aot previously Deen Juase
Of tie Common Pleas.
These facts will appear the more extraordinary waen
s remembered thai with ore or two exceptions, there
knet single bal tbs safe wnere there are not se''
ertl prsoicIIg sv that in learning, experiences,
and al the eltneis ef the uocii character txcel
their respective JUDGES. In this oiiy alone, there nre
Sveiai dnzen lawyers more eminent IN tue profession
a auy one nov occupying Juictsl position IN tois
h.a frtia "a
hcis of lbs ~ ale rot calculated TO form jadiela
habit Of mind has been often dispT9yea oy Ieasoas
ed haa EaeT effec,un,y snswe5ga " ths hssoTy S'
~ ftI kb0P aIross universally in case of vac sDcy,
es esder VI the bN With sirge stride steps TO the
ied Of the beroh, and the of Mansfel1 Eidon,
tsrshsll and Camphel fully tfy the practice.
Qh the other bend, the people Of this 5. Ate have
hRly tined the experiment of eiecting the Judges Of
70 iseIor Courts 10 tie tribunal of last resort, and
|Ae esu p thus fL surely do not c0mmendi Through
tt tls hole S,ae there are loud complaints Of the
tr, rd of pre- -edspts, the ensctmeut Of arbitrary
Il d fy rules for paper, books and counsel and the
S-s-Us,on OF the ysgarlts Of Individuals for tue
GHd inlse Of law. IL addition to these genefsl Oh
e, II - often alleged that very sinsulsr fatal
IN attended tue eAses ThsIeLn these judges, when
ca IN the Cont. below, were ovenuled By the
M sart
whether these comp ANTS are we'll or i'll founled, i.
tg gk&m hcrlt TO determine. Beyond all question,
htvs they viii have Gn important influence upon
~ soc Coaching election, and VI now appears smost
hrable ~ the success Ol our canddate that he
ia be az eniDeDt prsotiCiUg lawyer, who has prac-
esledge Of the rights OF suitOIs and the priv
nslg es of counsel a. sc ~ sympathy with ootn and
vb6t is equally Important, wac Is not busy IN tae
ssrch among the reported cases 10 ind LIS 0 IN re
serseIs, to osenule them.
Whttber Mr.. Read or Mr.. Le via, or some one else
squa " worthy, is The csOdds'e We care not. While
Mr. Read has the advantage of residing in this city,
v hch is the aome If Mr.. Porter the opposing lndi
date Mr. Lewis is sufficiently Lear for a Useful pur.
potte. He was, moreover, "e believe tae luns"i OF
psssmose Wsn son 10 his suit sg anst the la'e ige
xsoe; and by reason Of the Registry Law sach ne
srt 10 the Legislature two yeNs ago, ms fneo1s 81
irm he woulo be more acceptable TO the American
sleIneLt IN the combined opposition
Bot doubtless many other good nance wi Dc Pc
Ient 70 the CopveItiOn; sud aey one Of them wnca
Si secure US a representative Of The ptaotcing law
'eIs of the state upon SapreTe bench vii De ac-
'sp'abls; w,ile, However woithycur nominee may De
ether respecs tie fact that he Is a. present sJadge
4 TIE Commor Peas would DO very injurious, and
bat. prove fatal 70 h.m.
The prospect new Is bright IL OILY remslus Tor Us
a isImo nze IN the coiuiug Copventiop and next DC
Der vl L. sch tie Eed- al & vernment toe integrity
I Pennsy ylvsnia fre-msn. Z.