The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-02-02


that any candidate who is nominated by
the Sachems must be an embodiment Of
all the virtues. Since his accession to the
Bench justice has been busy with her gol-
den scales (the scales being in her hands,
and not over her eyes, as some libellers
assert.) Many boys and women have been
immured by him in the penitentiary for
improvement and encouragement, and
large number of gamblers, rowdies, and
scoundrels of every type, have been ad.
monished and set free, to reform them
selves and to work in the ranks Of the
party for the general good Of society. 1
am panied to say that detraction and cal
umny have assaied the good name Of this
eminent dignitary but | rejoice in believ-
ing that he will survive their attacks. Ho
has that sublime self assurance which
springs from a clear conscience and a
native talent.
You, my inexperienced friend, sweet
son Of Hassnn, knowing as little about the
glorious system of elective judiciary as
Bactrian camel knows Of Roman punch,
may deem it essential to the purity and
dignity of the Bench that q man should
be appointed thereto by lofty impartial
power, and for a protracted tenure; that
he should be fitted by elaborate education
for the solemn and delicate duties Of his
trust that no breath Of suspicion should
dim the lustre of his integrity; that no
political schemer should for moment dare
to assail with intrigue or tempt him by
impure motive; but you must remember
that Constantinople and New York are
not geographically nor morally one and
the same place. Great and good judges
are reared here like great and good cab.
bages.-They are fortified by filth. They
grow up crisp, pure, fresh from the rich
compost Of elective corruption.
Before I had chance to investigate
further the mysteries of tho criminal law
the atmosphere of the room became so OPP
pressive that | retired to an adjacent
apartment where, as was told by my
companion, civil causes are tried. The
tribunal is called tue Circuit, he said, be.
cause justice here reaches the suiter in Il
circuit-ous manner after serpentine ram.
BILE of several years. You will at once
perceive the immense advantages of such
delay. If man has a claim Of ten thou.
sand piastres, it will be doubled by the
sccretion, of interest aud cost before the
suit is tried. If The debtor then appeals,
the Court Of General Term will, in the
exercise of their better judgment, correct
the blunder of their brother below by or.
dering a new trial. After this new trial
is had another year adds to the life of the
controversy. Next comes an appeal to
the court of Appeals, the calendar of which
is so ingeniously arranged that two years
elapse before the great questions of law
arising from the evidence can be argued
before that eminent body. The Court Of
Appeals thinking it apparent to every
legal mind that the Supreme Court was
egregiously mistaken, send the cause back
for second new trial. The new trial
follows, and is succeeded by two more ap-
peals but at last, glory be to the science
of tho law, II judgment for plaintiff is OBJ
tanned, amounting in all to the sum OF
twenty-five thousand piastres. In the
meantime the defendant has become insol.
vent, and it becomes necessary to prose
cute the sureties who have given security
upon his various appeals; and thus an
other suit is commenced, another football
of litigation kicked 10 and fro between
New York and Albany; and when, final
ly Judgment is obtained against these sure
ties, in is discovered that one has gone ou
as consul to the Feejee Islands, and th'
other has made an assignment to his unci'
for the benefit Of his creditors, preierrin!
the claims of his brother-in-law. But a
the members of the Bar are busily en-
ployed all this time, and enabled TO lin,
their pockets and develope their intelects
I do not see why such a delay is not
good thirg.
As I entered the Circuit, the judge VIII
presided was engaged in fercely strikiu
his desk with a mallet. thought at frs
that he might be selling his services a
public auction, under the hammer, but wa
assured by Jones that was in error
This is to preserve order,' said j. "W
estimate the stirling character of a justic
by the number of pounds on his desk.
A measure of quiet having been restore
by the vigorous muscles of his Honor, III
counse! for the plaintiff rose to up SUI
his case to the jury. He assured tn