New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-11-04
JUDICIAL NOMINATIONS.
Address OF the Committee.

| To me Electors Of the CITY Of Nec York;
The undersigned Committee were charged by
the Union Republican Judicial Convention with the
duty Of announcing the Judicial ticket which II pre-
sents ard Of calling your attention to some OF the
grounds emitting IL TO your support. Some were al
first inclined to nominate, In whole or in part tho
Democratic ticket but upon fuller reflection that idea
was with great unanimity discarded. The Convention
beeye that in the interest Of wise public policy and
the ipar,ia administration of justice, Judicial honor
and responsibility should not If it can be avoided, be
limited to men Of political party only IL believes
these views deserving OF special consideration at this
time. With tie close Of the Of the Rebellion the
country enters upon new future. In that future we
soc that grave questions Of great national and political
consequence I'VE use the word political in its enlarged
sense) must come up for judicial observation-disclosures
tons growing out OF the war and the legislation
consequent thereupon, both State and natona-ques'
tons OF constitutional construction, AS well also as the
varied and complicated questions arising from COM
me -ca relations and contracts existing Deloe created
during affected by the war and the different positions
the parties thereto occupied 10 the Federal GOYeFh
nen and the Neutrality-suspicious., too, arising OUT OF
the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus, prociana
ton IL martial law and arrests Observation-Disclosures
questions too affecting the innnees OF the country
al rendering il desirable that no ore political party
should furnish the sole judicial opponents OF these
questions -, -
Exuericuce teaches that IN sowing vi po-
ticai signicinee the previous habits OF thought ana
notica leanngs of the Judge are apt TO control both
his logic and conclusions. The great object OF multi
pIeity of judges in Courts Of Review is the more per-
feet safety secured in the result by the varied learning
and logic of different minds viewing the questions De-
fore them from various standponts of view ana TINS Is
particularly desirable when political questions require
udlcal determination. We need not point Tor llusra'
non 10 determinations Of various questions Ike inc
Metropolitan Police bill and others having political
bearing We mean no imputation upon any oil tne
Judges nor 20 suggest even the absence OF judicial
purity in the decision of those cases Nor Is 1t any I'M
putation upon the integrity of any Judge VINO ace III
The solution Of the question If we ask where our Gov
eminent in tho darkest hour OF the war would have
found itself drifting had Judges looked at the question
from the generally received Democratic standpoint OF
view onlv been the only To determine at that crit
zeal moment the const!ntonaity Of the Legaltender
Act of Congress. And the suggestions implied In that
inuuiry might be Illustrated by variety OF other qnes'
tons showing that political lcanings and CONVICTIONS
In the higher sense Of that TERM are not 10 DC overlooked
or disregarded in making selections for the Bench
Enthusiastically the Democracy, as party, seem rapidly
drifting toward determined effort 10 tax our National
Securities in spite Of their exemption thereon by Con
| gress Such is the general tendency OF the whole
Democi attic mind East and West. Is II not In harmony
with this general drifting partyward that they have
nominated for Controller and Judge OF the Court OF p
peals-nlaces where the most injurious blows may be
Struck at orr financial prosperltycanddaies who have
at0usly proclaimed their zeal for that National
bad faith which, after borrowing 80 many millions on
the undertaking that the public debt should not be
liable To taxation, would now In effect repudiate
that undertaking with the public creditors. We need
not suggest what would have been the consequences
the Government and the country II In this city anc
State where II important that the credit and th,
strength the Government aud the prosperity OF the
people should be maintained. there had been unitcC
Judicial decisions that the draft the suspension Of th'
habeas corpus aud the legal tender currency wer'
unconstitutional, and that all payments aud trans
actions were required TO DO made In gold
| results which would have been none tho les
fatal because they might have been brought upon us b,
Judges Of ability, integrity and conscientious but mis-
taken and pernic0us convictions. Is II said that this
is invoking political considerations to control In the
election of Judgesi We admit and Justify IL, and
insist that You have no moral right 10 ded repu
dating Judge TO your Court Of last rcsortthah ha'
your President appoint the Federal Bench one WIZ
would hold with the whole body of the NewJerse! Dc
mocracy that the Emancipation Amendments W .n'
| Constitution Is unconstitutional. These anu alou'
other suggestions brought the Convention 10 lno oo
clusion that the Bench should be represented NOT oe
by our ablest and best men, but by men OF u i pJ
tical affiliations aud leanings ANA We suDn. W az ~
candid Democrats whether these views hfo ~. LIZ
and entitled 10 be supported by their ,oles WV n' ~
however that there are 10 Judges OF nis"ei oou's ~
| this ety 10 wit. In the Supreme 'gulh NV ~ M wy
SnnerIor Court ak. In tho Court oi Common i1cas
| thrce, In The Marine Codrr, ., win one recorder
and onn civ Judqe every one OF whom Is democrat
| WIZ ia his soi We reply, since tho Judiciary be
came elective. tho former Wing and present SnoI
parties have repeatedly joined In supporting Demo