The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-10-08

charge against him2 1t has, 10 reality,
nothing 1t accuses him Of Tearing the
| Erie suits II he did not hear ii ose suits,
and every other suit that properly comes be
| fore him, he would be liable to impeach-
mcnt But has hc ever decided one Of these
suits wrong? The best possible evidence on
| that subject is that Commodore Wander
| Bnr the great antagonist of Erie, has said
many times, in the clearest and most em-
phatic terms, that he would rather have his
controversies with Erie determined by Judge
BARNARD than by any other Judgc--and
that Judge BARNARD was utterly incorrupt
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The Timos intimatcs that rullianism will
rule in New York if these Judges remain on
The bench. Now, is not this Infamous IL
there n better criminal lawyer in the country
than Judge BtRNARD2 Ia there any Judge
on the bench anywhere, who is greater ter
ror to evil doors ? And vet Judge BARNAED
holds the balance Of Justice with a delicately
even hand and is ns wntchful and careful
Of the rights Of prisoners as he is of
the rights of the people. If Judge BAR
SARD is wrong, why is he not reversed by
the Court Of Appeals The Times speaks of
the receipt of numerous letters from
lawyers denouucing these Judges. Let
the Times publish the names Of these
lawyers and we presume they correspond
ex actly with the names of the most syco-
phantic and portinGcious applcarts--or sup
plcsnts-for favors from Judge BARNNrp.
If Judge B>rSARD were to publish all these
begging letters that have been written to
him, the community would be astonish.d at
many of them
Lastly. taking the names in the order in
which the Times mentions them we come to
Judge CARDoZo. What has the Times TO
allcgo against him? Really nothing lie
has been elevated 10 the Supreme bench. M
Judge ISGRAuAM had been before him, after
serving in an inferior court, because he was
found TO Ike good Judge. On the bench of
the Supreme Court he has sustained himself
well He is very hard student obcying
the solemn injunction of Judge Story.
Give your days and your nights to your
profession We have never been able to
detect any flaw in the judicial conduct of
Judge CARDozo. We trust that he has be-
fore him long career upon the bench and
we do not doubt but il will be credtable to
himself and beneficial TO tho public.
The Times complains very much that
Judge joins r. BR,DY was not appointed
ono If the Just ccs of the General Term. At
the same time il publishes n CHARACTERISED.
cally modest letter from judge BRADY.
saying that ne considered the appointment
OF lis more experienced brethren as more
suitable than h own would have been. III
this os in most things, Judge Brady IS
right.
Tho 7j'7,S seems 10 shadow forth--if we
construe correctly some OF its not very clear
insinuations--that the dec sions Of civil
causes might properly be influenced By con
-idcrations OF the social halits and personal
standing of litignnts. To state this PROPOSE
zion Is sufficient, we trust, TO show It's mou-
srous character Whenever it slall como
that suits are to bo decided upon sny other
reasons than The law and equity applying 10
the particular case we shall indeed have
reached dangerous and alarming condition
Of things.
And now we ask If the pcrscvoring-anl,
we must say, mani'cstly maligaaut-attempt
20 iujure and to destroy the reputation Of
those three Judges is an honorable pursuit.?
Is II an occupation calculated 10 commc.d
itself TO Christian gcutleman2
There is no possession on this earth more
Sacred than that of wcllearncl character.
Whoever assails suca possession, and seeks
70 deprive los owner of IT, uniustlv, wanton-
ly, and Ioully, is to be regarded with susp'.
zion, with dislike, with adherence. Such a
creature, 1t seems to us, is on par with the
inccndiary, and only the peer Of the assassin