The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-07-02

the Legislature at Its first session, at any time
thereafter, to redlsrct the State. 90 as to equaixs
As stated this ordinance did not form Z
part OF the organic law and Union supposed al the
Tune !, was Intended az pre,ex, to leg slate out Of
principles OF esson The constitution expressly de-
clares that judges shall be elected by the qualified
voters OF the district and that they shall hold thek
Offices for and during the term OF eight years
At the first election in June last Thomas H. stribng
q prominent and well known Union man, was elected
Judge OF the Fourth Judicial district over yery premi
nent and active rebo by about eight hundred majority
w. r. BacoD another prominent Union man, and
Eleventh Judicial district with only sixteen dissenting
votes, and that active rebel. has since
ceived Official appointment Of importance under ths
The Legislature at its last session, under the preext
or apporoning and equaz the labor Of the Different
judges parttioned and divided out these and other
distrcts which had also elected Union judges, among
the surrounding Judges, who were lately active rebels
and are now notorious rebel sympathizers And thus
not one Union judge left In tho State and the
avowed argument used 10 the Legislature In support q
th extraordinary proceeding was to get rid OF the radt
This county Of Dexar added the Fourteenth
dical district OF which B. y. Neal 10 the Distrioe
before the rebellion and active participates
in the rebellion He H. therefore, not eligible 70 the
and Gillespie, Kerr and Kendall Of the Fourth Medina
Uvalde, Frio, Maverick, Kinney and Banderah, OF
eighteenth; Preside ana III rssc OF Eleventh, and
called the Fourth and tho Judge OF the Eighteenth. a.
N. Noonan, was BY legislative enactment made Judge
Of this district The county Of Blancc, Of the Fourth
was added the Judicial district Of John Ireland,
we'll known rebel svmcathzer and remarkable for hts
hostility to the government Of the United statsa
Judge Noonan was originally Union man. and in hid
sympahes for the rebel cause has never been Violent
and believed to be Union In his feelings and sem
ttments, and is a good man. The only oi1ce held
by Judge Noonan before the rebellion, that OF
ry public, and he Judge OF the Eighteenth district
during the rebellion II Is impossible, however Tor him
to discharge the duties of district judge county OF
more than seven hundred miles In ex.ent from the
By this n farious act Of the Legislature more than
three thousand voters dsfranchised in the
Fourth Judic district and they placed undes
tho jurisdiction Of two other Judges in both
Of whose districts together there were NOT
moro than two-thirds the number OF voterA
This county alone has population TIs y h en- neay
largest commercial city In the interior OF Texas, Is len
without judge to grant conservative writ without
all this has been inflicted upon US because Of the cleo
ton OF Union judges Now we, the undersigned loyal
it, under the provisional government judges arc 70 Be
maintained as We suppose from your order they VIII
be- bog that the Jud cal districts be restored 70 the
condition in which they at the beginning Of the
rebellion aud they continued up to the time OF
the action of the last Legislature. We ask
Judicial district and W. p. Bacon, Of Ell Paso to the
Eleventh. TO which they were respectively elected By
sucn UmOn MAJ rd IN aSs srbeS
held the office OF district judge for time under the con.
federacy until forced to leave the country on account
Of his Union sentiments; but he never held any position
prior to the rebellion public functionary except e
alderman of this CITY, Judge Bacon took no part In the
rebellion. Or should also rejoice TO see the
othcr judges elected last juno and jegsated out o.
Office account OF their Union sentiments ~
stored, but as have direct Interest IN
the matter we leave II to your own Judgment AN q
which Is most respectfully submitted.
Signed by F. Gross, l. Bork, F. Schemes, Au9uso
Nette DR.. a. Herzberg, L. Twonski, E. Pentenriedsr,
W. A. Bennett R. wulang, N. Slocum, VIM. w. Gam
bic, s. p Gambia, D. Bell, w. B. Moore, Christoph
Rhodius, Juls. Drese j. A. Pashal, Degenes. Jno. q
French, A. Dittmar, Payton Smythe, J. J. Thornton,
Endorsed
HEADQUARTERS, FIFTH MILITARY DfSfMCI, ~
NEW ORLEANS, La, April II. 1851.
Respectfully referred TO Brevst Major General Chssee
Grfin commanding District OF Texas for remarks ana
suggestions These papers TO be returned. M
By command Of
Major General p. a. SHERIDAN.
Gro. A. FoRsYH, Major y. 8. A, Secretary for 0v1
Affairs \ -
HKADQUARrRRs, DISTRICT or TRxAs,o
GALVESTON. May a. 1857. I
Respectfully returned to Eeadquarters Fifth Military
district with tho recommendation that one Of the
Judicial districts b restored that all be- There can b
NO doubt but what both justice and the interest Of the
State would DO promoted BY this action Attention n
invited TO the enclosed copy Of letter. }. Davis Cor
pD Christi; extract letter, John Dix, Same place an1
copy OF letter, J. L. Haynes, San Antonio.
CHAS GRIFFIN.
Brevet Major General. commanding district