The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-27
The Case Of judge Busted.


The Judiciary Committee of the House of
Representatives has received authority to inves-
tigate the charges against Judge Busteed during
the recess, and to appoint subcommittee with
power to send for persons and papers. This
will give the illustrious jurist in question
some lively occupation during the heated term,
and by keeping him busy prevent the necessity
of his taking part in the Presidential canvass
till it is evident which side is to win. Judge
Busted is man who has had career. He
has no prejudices in regard to party, but
only likes to be on the side that proves
itself right by gaining the confidence of the
people and thereby having Offices to give.
He was therefore a democrat when Tam
many Hall was the vestibue to the national
temple, and when Tammany declined he was
good republican, in for the war, but not to be
shot at. He was appointed district judge in
Alabama by Lincoln. AS his war record had
been pacific, his peace record was destined to
be bloody. He was shot in Alabama and was
expected to die, but experimenting Provi-
dence saw that the time was not come when
the country could spare the services of such a
citizen, and he recovered, to the chagrin of the
enemy If this had happened in the army he
would have been hero, but somehow it adds
nothing to judges laurels that he is hard to
kill. Another attempt is now made to get the
Judge out of the way. This comes in the form
of charges Of misconduct, malfeasance, &c.
One of the charges against this learned Judge
of the United States Courts is "a criminal
ignorance of the law" This astonishes us very
much, for in the simplicity of our faith we
thought Busteed knew everything. However,
this is an age of doubt and inquiry. A great
many ancient notions have been smashed
in our time. II has been shown that Bacon
was not bribed nor Caesar tyrant, that
Alexander did not unite the Gordian knot, nor
Marius sit on the ruins Of Carthage; and
we shall watch this investigation narrowly,
| ready to hear without establishment even tina
| Busteed is not great jurist.
THE GERMAN EXPEDITION TO THE Nor RI
PoLR-Dr. Petermann, the eminent geog ra
pher at Gotha, in Central Germany, 'Sh,
planned, and for the most part fur
nished, the latest expedition to the Niortl
Pole in the interests of science, has rec eivet
the gratifying intelligence that the Germ lania
commanded by Captain Charles Holloway
had been communicated with on the Goth o
June. The Germania was then in iatitud,
Is 20, having Greenland in sight, and OF
Shannon Island with the probable inten
ton of either landing on Scoresby's Land o
making for the land of Edam, lying in lat.tud
7s north. All o. board are reported we'll.
is to be hoped that this expedition, as well q
other expeditions which will leave France an,
Sweden at On early date for similar scientih
purposes, will result In the solution Of tn
many important problems connected wit
northern and northwestern navigation Tn
reports Of the explorations of SIR John Frank
lin, and Of our own country men, DR.. Kan
and DR.. Hayes, impart worldwide interss
to the exrcGitoaary mSyenents OF the Ger
mania.