New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-10
RESIGNATION or JUDGE PIERREPONT.

His honor Edwards PeTepont, Judge Of the Superior
Court whose voluntary retirement from the bench we
prematurey announced last week, yesterday sent his
resignation to Governor Morgan, as signing az a
reason thst he has long been cooped up in the loft
of an engine house, and his health periled by con6ne
mept in close ventiated TOOms, unfit for Court pur-
poser while tire new Courthouse, authorized by the
legislature and ordered 10y the Board Of Supervisors
remain unbut and the prospect appears to be that it
will not be erected for long time to come, the Super
visors having taken three years TO find tout "that
no man or body Of men in this Municipal Government
have any power to do anything except 10 stay the
action Of every other man, or body of men, After
nveighiDg against the utter want of responsibility
which peryades our Municipal Government and de-
clarna that the people desire and would VOTE if they
had the opportunity, for just wise, and able rulers
The Judge says:
When this great city shall construct s charter in
harmony with those principles which the Almighty has
implanted ISERADICABLE IN the nature OF man. the
Government will be successtu any other viii come TO
naught.
AT the approach of a foreign Prince we haste to do
him honor, and we bestOw our time and our money
freely. If well done, it is well. But it should occur
to some of that it is quite az important to consrn Il
Government which protect us 10 the enjoyment OF
lives, our liberties our property and the manly
virtues of Christian people.
and half the money, which respectable citizens
have spent upon dance for the Prince of Wales woud
give 10 our noble pisg0verned puDdered city streDg
q lsiting and good government
The present is not government; 1t is but the mock
ing ghost of an tempted government The structure
was built on moving sand, ard no repairs propping
will save it. Ii must be taken down TO the very fJun
dalton, IT will continue 10 settle and crack, until 1t
iunbles in with much ruin.
The more intelligent portion Of our citizens give this
subject DO united attention; they are intent wealth
the moment the gloomy cloud gathered from the panic
vapor of 1857 LITE little IN the West, we are all
madly fastening again to be ricb--leavlng Justice,
Order and Government, to take care OF Themselves or
10 be cared for by those who will rampe them in the
dust IL he WISE the wealthy the honest, and the
intelligent, VIII not combine iOr good governments the
wicked the idle, aud the dishonest, will combine for
bad government; and they will govern; and through
the forms OF law in the shape Of taxation and other
egaized obbery, they will strip the children Of the
industrious rich of these carefully conserved estates,
leaving them in poverty the more hopeless from the
yery wealth in which their childhood wac pam pered.
Government wit be administered by somebody; that
msy be relied upon; II the wise aud good will not at
tend % Il, fools and knaves will. Bad government
and false notions Of what is worthy, always go to-
geher, and act and react upon each other hoy 90
mere. Hence this unprOmisng feature IN ciyliiZa
ton garingy presents itself: namely, the insane pas
sion for outward grandeur and meTGtflciOus display
which everywhere prevails.
il s easy 10 dci0onsrae, that in the yet discovered
world there is not sucb an eNrayagant people 10 pro-
portion TO its rf1i lceah that which inhabis this
city. 10 accumulate fortune by honer industry, econ
omy sagacity and the sell-deDia OF long years. with
view 20 found family or to endow an institution,
has virtue in il that is not what we see but To-
rtead frantic determination 10 get, in some t01ltd
Ute Way, the means OF appearing ~ % nch IL Is
making harIotg of your women ana rogues Of Your
men. 1t IL ali idle to expect that individuals viii not
be Influenced by the general tone OF the community IN
=, hich they i've The young man Of good character
grd Industrious hsbits making his loilsoms way mp
~ ~ homo r.fl III Iu
Great wilderness Cf men, cannot marry, because sOci
CIV lnpOfes upOa him expenses which he cannot meet
ijs PRIDE reyohg At alliance which deprves hn of
laaDiy il Independence o. Gegfades his position among
men We al know the consequences Already the
.pccsss of lawyer Is determined by the money which
,e makes: alrrIdy the Edcoef5 Of d minister OF CbT
in fono degree estimated by the salary viii ID he 70
ewes; and the time u Agsenug VbcD ,be ea,vess Of