Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1859-06-23
Resignation of Judge Richardson.
ST.. LOUIS, June 9Th, 1859.
IS Ercellencu, r. N. Sswart.

ST.. LOUIS, June Sth, 1859.
His Ercelleney, R. M. Sswa11,
GouernOr, cfthe State of Missouri:
SIR: desire 10 advise you of my purpose
to resign The office / have the honor to hold
as one of the Judges of the Supreme Cnurt
and do SO now in order that ample notice
may be given for the election of my sue.
cessor.
have taken part with the other Judge,
in consolation on some of the cases at JEFF
ferson City, yet undecided, and, on that ac-
count, and on the further reason that there
may be no delay in the business of the
Court by the want of full bench, | feel il
10 be my, duty 10 sit during the next July
term. Iwish also 10 save the State the
expense and trouble of special election,
and to accomplish those objects, have
named time which seems TO be most ap-
prOpriate and practicable, at which my re-
signation shall take effect.
Injustice 10 myself deem it proper to
say, that l am impelled 10 this determiHa-
tion by sense of duty 10 my family
When became candidate for the office
| knew, of course, what the salary was, and
though knew il was inadequate for the Ia
Dor of the office, believe it would be suf-
iicientto support me. was willing 10 give
up profitable practice and TO accept q
bare support; but the salary has proved
insufficient 10 delray my necessary expense
which are daily encroaching on the small
gains had saved from quite a laborious SER
vice in my profession.
As | have no longer any personal inter-
est in the question, l may be pardoned in
expressing the hope that the General AS
sembly, without further delay, will provide
adequate compensation 10 The Judges of the
Supreme Court. Few persons know The
extent Of their labor. The Court is almost
continuous ly in session for more than nine
months in the year, and large portion of
the short vacation is necessarily occupied
in the consideration of causes held under
advisement; and the increasing duties and
exhausting toll OF the Office employ the
Judges the whole of the day and part of
every night during the terms of the Court,
so that they are not only. deprived Of the
opportunity Of atteding 10 their private in
terests, but are denied 10 a great extent the
society Of their families.
There is scarcely Ia yyer in the State
Of ten years experience al the bar, who
does not make more money with half the eff.
fort, and in This city many realize more
than the aggregate compensation of all three
os the Judges.
The salary ought not 10 be SO high as 10
invite men 10 seek the office merely for its
pecuniary reward, but ought to be sufficient
at least, 10 support the insumbents, so that
any lawyer competent to discharge the du.
ties of the place, no matter in what part Of
the State he resides, can afford 10 give his
best services and undivided energies to
the public without being impoverished, or
required 10 L. lake too great sacrifice of his
interest.
In rendering my resignation beg leave
though you, TO acknowledge my sincere obi.
cations 10 the people of the State for their
confidence, manifested in my election, and
if have TO prove myself worthy of it,
feel, at least, that have performed for the
State, during a brief term of service, the
hardest work of my life, and that 1 have
been animated with an eranest desire tc
discharge my duties to the best of my hum.
ble ability. s@l+
My resignation can cause no public in.
convenience, as it will take effect after the
causes submitted at the summer term shall
have been decided and yet in time for the
election of my successor, (the first Mon.
day in August) TO take his seat on the
opening of the fall term. ~
l hereby tender my resignation of the
Office Of Judge Of the Supreme Court Of The
State of Missouri, TO take. effect the 3lst ol
July, 1859.
With respect, your obedient servant
....s ,eras JNo. C. RICHARDSON.
z Lieut.. Edward Cooper, of the St, Loul