Litchfield enquirer., 1863-05-21
The Judiciary Question.

The New Haven Palladium copies the following sentence from an article in our last, upon the subject of the re election Of the three Superior Court Judges. It says we think that "mere party politics ought not to enter into the consideration Of the mat ter. If it did, the present Legislature can well afford to be generous" and then, after stating that it cannot agree with us, urges the Legsla- lures to be just before they are generous" sThis is just what we wish. and the PallaoIi1"
 would have been fairer had it quoted the schole ssntence from which its text was taken. What ws did say,was, that "the Legislature can well afford to be generous, suaile at dss sanss time 't can sabsepe justice and right" We believe they win bs both generous and just by retain-I' ing the present Justices of the Superior Court upon the bench.
 The RalladiMm urges the reelection of Judge Park, on the ground that he is loyal to his county, and Republican, and opposes the sleution of Judges Seymour and Waldo, on the ground that they are s'copperheads,' and consequently disloyal. Now we have reason to believe that the Palladium is wholly mista- ken in this assumption. Judge Seymour is afellow-tewnsman and neighbor of ours, and we state what we heartily and unreseryedly believe, when we say that he is as thoroughly loyal man aa there is in the State. Itis very prob able, nay, certain, that he does not regard the acaussa of the war, or the methods by which itis carried on. or. possibly, the ultimate issue, $ from the same standpoint from which we view $ it but that he regards the rebellion of the Southern States as wholly unjustifable, ane
 that he is in favor of . vigorous prosecution Q tho war for the suppression of the rebellion hvs do most sincerely believe.
 assaAsto Judge Waldo, we are not quite as sur
 of his sentiments with regard to the war, eu NC hsvs beard him say upon the bench, durln'
 ths paat yaar.i in an. important rial,npon cer
 tain qaeatiqn Of jurisdiction, tbat he should b.
 yssy 10th to bring the civil authority of thi State In sysn sssmino conflict with the miii
 iary, but thas he was in favor of sustaining ths Government into ali its necessary measures
 s0,psk dosn ths rebellion in the. revoltet
 6tatAs.s a'.
 We rssnul, then. this personal knowledge Q < cur own. sufisisnt to overthrow entirely, il ouf own mind. the objections of the Palladi ssss. which would otherwise have weight witl us. Had ws not this testimony, we shoul' {, probably Do ss strenuous as is our friend of tn
 RaEad5up on tue other side. But the Palld disn, knowa oi its oun knowledge, that neith er Judge Seymour or Waldo are considered eligible to stand upon the Platform adopted D. the Easonians And we have no doubt bu
 that either ot them would have respectful. declined t. gudgs Seymour is not responsible fos the politicafvagaries of his promising son
 nor Jndgs Waldo of hls son.in-law. and VI know of no good reason why they should bs held accountable for them. But even as tt these, we have reason to know that Mr. Sey ,nour the younger was wholly and;hitterly op Z posed ta the uoasj atson of s, and t va, ths toWn-talk of Hartford during the caalraign ana is nov, that neither S., Eaton, Burr qoucey, or their followers, lost much sleep oFe ths probabls slcGes or slefeat of MF. Hyde. In this cpnpectien we need not speak agail of tl1s entire fitness and capablIity of the thfe' Jpdess in question for the position they nov