The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-08-25

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Ing higher standard for judges 70 reach shaa hnman
nature sapssss Of in eompslns them % nsgec, sp
because they happen be related 70 them
poves Of judge most properly dssgassd 70
wsdom OF the onicer who appointed HIM.
These yemarks apply as strongly % the appeintment
Certainty 10 5. enacted q i the udss sno
sreas cry Of abuse Of once Is raised BY rsason or
the Judiciary In variety Of instances the STATE has
conferred On judges discretion nom which there Is
exsscsss his dlscrston he acts h the capacity OF
Jury because discretion never ipdulged in mattsn OF
law ba, Of fact only lures we're once required 70 b.
selected from The neighborhood Of The residsncs Of
suitor the end that they might knev the parties
as nom the evidence gwen BY the wtnesssa Sitting
invested with the powers Of . jury, the judge hes
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novel thing 70 that because Judge knows man
70 be dscsnt and honest he should decide without other
Of he VARIOUS p:,snsss o. oicl sbuss cited
BY the writer Of the article In the Rspie lawyers who
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The Supreme Rules. and which power IL would seem
must have hesn sxercssd adversely % the lawyer who
wrote The article, insomuch he displays an intimate
knowledge Of tie facts and bitterness o. feeling thai
belong oulyt0 tho defeated advocate 10 those cassA
~ Wv P4kttruIAk CpbCoSuiu8 yooko weO ~
pressed for appointment TO position which gave him
control Of altAe chamber business Of one Of the couE
which he reveWer mentions, IA ~ well TO say Aas
that business 10 Of most crowded, sagraeable and
huTred nature That there are only two judges
court who are capable Of disposng Of 70 the sasfac
ton Of the public and The bar and that would have been
good thing for suito and aorneysn the appointment
had been made. That chamber business controls and
therefore hasens retaTds oil the business In all the
other parts Of the court and IL is matter Of relief
when Judge - or Judge - Is announced TO preside
for term 10 sweep the calendar and set the loyal
business forward with So fal as the connection
Of the Citizens Association Of New York with taas and
other measures ment oned In the Review 10 concerned
u s proper TO infer that that sagacous body knew per-
fecty well what they about and designed in that
well their other movements 70 secure the good
In conclusion 4 may be well TO say that the New
York lawyers Of every political shade, are never so
miserable when country judge' 10 brought from
his rural retreat to help his New York brethren, and
that many special invariably reserved such
occasions until one of tho regular New York judges
hear There is no possible doubt that the appoint
ment Of our judiciary by the Senate or their election
pie, who jealous Of the changing politics that
move good judges and put "green hands the BENCH
and that disturb the independence Of the incumbens
from time 10 time; but whatever may be tho evils which
flow from this source they great In the rural
courts az IN New York city and part OF the effects
Of the Institutions which flourish under Political
favoritism is rank weed in OF the state
should be everywhere eradcated by changing the funda
mental law. But there lie no honesty shown, good
accomplished BY attacking the overworked judges Of
the city Of New York tor defects in the system that
Affects the judiciary in every part Of the State,
NEW York, August "a, 1867.