New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-09-01
THE JUDICIARY Of NEW ORLEANS.

1t is for the young and the Inexperienced,
when newly mounted upon the public steed,
to attract public attention and admiration by
compelling the tractable animal to execute
series of cayortings which could not but be
pleasing to the rider
IL is natural that an example SO praise
worthy should be followed BY the juveniles of
the city, for the youthful mind is proverbiaIly
initiative, and viii, sometimes, for the lack of
more worldly examples to serve them as a
model, copy the action Of the enlightened
ringmaster IN the circus, initiate the extraya-
CANT grimaces Of the clown, and even APP
proximate the grotesque caccl.sis2asions Ct tha
monkey. At least this was the custom under
the deIeterious and corrupting influences of
the antiqualed system Of the old republic.
We are happy to perceive, however, that
under the eleYating influences of martial law
the youthful mind has become more aspiring.
The antics Of the monkey and the ground
tumblings Of the clown have lost their charms.
The Juvenile subject of the improved form
Of government no longer stands on his head
| OF walks on his hands but, in as close imi-
tation as possible of the high curvetings of
the martial steed, the young Orleanois may
be daily seen in our streets stalking with
solemn and stately tread on stills of extra
ordinary height overpeering the, heads of
tl isregardng entirely the petty
objects beneath ttfsslr reet, and fixing their
tvrapt gaze upon objects beyond the ken Of q
less elevated vision, which is compelled toob-
serve objects and events which may be trans
pirfng in its immediate proximity.
We fear that General Sheridan must have
been on stills when he took his recent obser-
yation ION the New Orleans Judiciary. He
seems to have overlooked some facts which
were patent to others, and to have have had a
vision Of things which others have not vet
seen We cannot account in any other way
for the singular announcement made by him
III his correspondence with the seat Of govern
ment, to the effect that Union men were not
assured Of getting justice at the hands Of the
Judiciary in New Orleans
This opinion Of General sheridans must
have been based on the belief either that the
Judiciary were dishonest, or that their preiu-
dices against Union men were So decided as
to warp their Judgment in any controversy
where q, Union man was concerned. In order
that the public may discover what degree Of
justice there may be IN this accusation Of Gen.
Sheridan, we propose briefly to show the
Constitution Of the State courts exercising
/ Jurisdiction in the city.
There are six District Courts in New Or
leans, each presided over BY a single Judge.
The supreme Court is composed Of I've
Judges We viii begin with the
First District Coprt-ABeH, Judge. Judge
Abel was an original Union man. He was
elected 3 member Of the Union, State conyen-
ton Of 1864 from New Orleans. He was
nominated BY GOV. Wells for Judge Of the
First District Court Of New Orleans on the
31st March, 1865. and confirmed BY the radi-
cal Senate BY IA vote Of "a to 2.
Second District Court Thomas, Judge.--Was
an original Union man. Was nominated for
Judge Of tho Second District Court by GOV.
Wells on April LIST, 1865, and confirmed by
the radical Senate BY vote of 70 yeas to q
nays.
Third District Court w. Eall0,as, ,llclqe. was
We are informed, quartermaster OF commits
sary inlthe service Of the Confederate States,
abandoned the Confederate States, and re-
turned TO New Orleans before the close Of the
war, He was nominated for Judge 81. the
Third District Court Of New Orleans BY Gov.
Wells on the 3Ist March, 1865, and was con
airmed by the radical Senate unanimously.
Fourth District Court Th6ard, judge
Judge Theard was a colonel in the Confede-
rate service, Sometime il the fall Of 1864,
we hay eheen told, be returned 10 New Or
leans and made public speech in which he
congratulated himself, that he was once more
under the protection Of the ttold flag. He
YES nominated for judge Of the fourth Dis
net Court by Gov. Wells on the 31st March,
1894 ana confirmed BY the radical Senate BY
9 vote Of % yeas. to ] nay.
y Fyttb District Cosat-Leaug1o,st, .TisG7qe-l
Judge beaumont was an original Union man.
Heiwas nominated for judge 81 tie Fifth Dis
trict Court,by Gov Wells On the a1st March
1855, and was confirmed by the radical Senate
BY d yotelof 23 yeas to 1tnay. s .sI
SiGtb District Court Dtplantier, .I,tclas. =
Judge DupIantier was an original Union man.
Els name was used as one Of the vice presi-
selAes y she lncenalary meeting on the Friday
night preceding the late riots He was nom |
mated for judge of the Sixth District Court of
New Orleans BY Gov. Wells, on the 31st of
March, 1866, and was confirmed BY the radical
Senate unanimously.
7 Sc much for the district judges. Now for
the judges Of the Supreme Court
Lyman, chief Justice. Chief Justice Nv
man Is believed to have been an original
Union man, butof this We are not certain.
He resided i'm Alexandria, in, the parish Of
Rapides, before The war. Some time during
The war, after the capture Of the city BY the
United States, he came to New Orleans. He
was nominated for chief justice, BY Gov.
Wells, and confirmed by the radical Senate
BY q vote Of "a yeas to / nays
Letbaaue, Jitdge. Judge Labauye, associate
nstice pf the Supreme Court. was an original
Union man. He was nominated for associate
lnsticeby Michael Hahn. radical governor on
The 10th january, 1866, and confirmed by The
iadical Senate by % yeas to nays.
Ho,cel, Judge Judge Howell was Judge Of
he Sixth District Court Of New Orleans at the
ine q secession He is said to have taken