The Nevada journal., 1860-10-19
Sapre.ne Court Justice.

Supreme Court Justice.
The report is current that Judge Bald
win viii resign his seat about the first OF
the coming month. AS usual, large num-
Der of names is presented by the press
/ from which Gov Downey is supposed like
| ly to choose q successor. Among the num-
Der John R. Mcconnell, of this city, R. 7.
/ Sprague, of Shasta, A. c. Monson, of Sac
ramento, Eugene Casserly, Of San Francis
co, John Curry ana B. c. Whitman, of So
lauo, and lastly, the ever suggested j. L.
English, of Sacramento, are mentioned.
We, too, have our choice-a choice
founded on good and sufficient grounds
That choice has been often ere this express
ed, We are in favor of John R. Mcconnell: :
first, because in ability we recognize no
one OF all the gentlemen mentioned, as his
superior; second, because lawyer of ex-
tcnsive knowledge of law, especially of
mines and their tenure, of water rights,
and OF public lands, is required on the Su-
premc Bench, and no one in this State fills
the requirement so well as john r. McCon-
nell. Third, because this section of the
State-the mining region-should be ade-
quately represented in the Supreme Court.
We understand that the probabilities are.
that the choice of Gov. Downey will be be-
tween Mcconnell, Casserly and Monsoon
Casserly is lawyer of ability, hut is noted
quite as much as politician. He is a
Catholic and an Iyishman, like Gov. Down
ey, but we think better of the Governor
than to believe CasserIy will receive fayors
on the score of nativity and religion.
Monson will come up with plenty of
hackers, importunate as the Lazaroni of
Naples. He is a Sacramentan, and that
sort of people implicitly believe it is their
rightto furnish all the Governors, Judges,
State Printers &c. for the State. The chan
ces, estimated on general principles, of
Monson being successful over Mcconnell
are considerable. The latter rests his
claim to consideration on talent learning.
and varied experience; the former trusts
to right of inheritance belonging to
Sacramentan and the sublimity of luck.
Monson was saved with the women and
children of the Central America McCon-
nell would have gone down with the gal
liant Herndon. Nouson is a bulldog on
the bench and has shown himself not de-
void of prejudice as a judge. His severity
to the lawyers gives him eciat with the rab-
Bile who viii make a noise for him about
the ears Of the Governor, who by the way,
would be immova6le to that we're he not
importuned to death by honest and able
people who believe in the divine right of
Sacramento to all the Offices
II the endorsement Of good men and ju-
rists was required alone to determine the
choice Of Gov. Downey, Mcdonnell might
have but little fear, of competitor. Judge
Field made a remark a year ago in the pres
ence of Judge Baldwin who asscntcd to
it cordially. in the hearing of friend of
ours, that Mcconnell made the ablest and
most philosophical arguments in mining
cases, before the Supreme Court, of any
lawyer in the State. On the grounds Of
ability, learning, and experience in mining
cases we say that the State needs him on
the Supreme Bench. We hope, and believe
Governor Downey will look impartially in
this direction before deciding upon the
proper man to fill the place of Judge Bald
win.