The New York herald., 1871-10-04

feature OF special public interest yesterday was
the charge Of Judge Barnard to the Grand Jury in
Court OF Oyer and 1erminer. As win be seen by the
the charge, which we give In full below, the Judge
goes far beyond the range Of the stereotype charges
usually given to grand jures, and as in his late in
junction order, stands forth boldly the champion
OF municipal reform. Recorder Hackett occupied q
seat the bench during the delivery Of the charge
There was large crowd In attendance and so SEN
stively at times did the popular pulse respond to
the utterances OF the Judge that 1t was evidently
with great difficulty 1t suppressed Its deeply stirred
emotions OF hearty approval The following Is the
CHARGE TO THE GRAND JURY.
II Is my duty by statute. gentlemen at the opening
Of every court OF the Oyer and Terminer at which
Grand Jury shall be summoned to lay down TO them
certain rules for their guidance, and to call their
attention TO certain particular acts and statutes that
have been made necessary By the requirements Of
attention nrst 10 the Usury law and second. to the
TAKING OF FEES
for given service by public OfficerS for q greater
amount than is allowed by law. presume it is
wholly unnecessary for me to call your attention
statute because, as Ibeeve the invariable practice
Is TO take good deal more than the law allows,
sale Of quos also 70 hs sale az '1s of
fraudulent tickets on steamboats, or other vessels,
s eg wnes wss very runnas ex
years since, has been almost eradicated by the
menced again. Whether BY the recent increase or
Immigrants from Europe, or whether money has
grown short and they had to resort to tnat 1t has
am happy to % say that the Court Court Of Sessions has has
dealt with those gentlemen III such a way tiav 1t
will be discontinued in very shors while; ana II
the assistance OF the Court Of Oyer and Termner IS
needed It Is certainly ready with whatever they can
OBSCENE BOOKS OR ADvRRTIsEMENrs
many o. the papers d this city That THAI that law aw
Is almost openly de1et and do not need to call
your attention to any particular paper or print in.
time, 10 ask you to look into this matter further
than your duty as grand jurors dictates when the
cOmDlant Is made TO you by the District Attorney.
Last, gentlemen. Is 4ra l@tNb
law that IN my Judgment ia OF more importance In
its proper Enforcement IN this state than nearly all
the other laws put together. 1t Is unnecessary to
country, gangs OF aissouie men, state Prison
have banded together, either Tor purposes OF mis-.
chlevousness or money 10 vote very frequently on
chance ana by their vote or votes very frequently
one mau is enabled 10 neulralize the effect OF
whole rcspectabe Q neignbornood. Where gentlemen
rious vagabonds will vote fifty sixty times, and
it is for the purpose OF putting that down and to
that have determined to keep TINS Court Of oyer
and Terminer open until after the election. ana TO
Keep the Grand Jury In session, aIhougn not CON-
pellet TO come here, and only The day OF elec
tlon, but the day ate 70 issue warrants as police
magistrate to see II by tier incarceration in State
Prison these frauds cannot be prevented. The time
has arrived In this city when these things
MUST BE rUT DOWN,
or republican government must iaIL think that
the majority OF the dominant party in this city Is
large-very large think, also, that there may be
o majority In TINS State. With that however, l
have nothing TO do. Ii the party In power at present
has an honest majority, as expressed at the ballot
box, they want TO enjoy the fruits and tho bene.
fits OF II. II IN the minority, they must give
way TO the expression OF the peoples VIII,
and wait until such time as the people place them
IN oilce. All they hope for or are going TO demand
and oil they Will get from this Court Is that there
shall DO proper election
This law, IN Its strlngency, was passed very
short time ago, and tlink, during the history OF
the administration OF crlminal justice In this state
there has only been one conviction for Illegal voting
where tne offender was sentenced " the state
Prison. and that was at the last term Of the Court
when had tile pleasure TO send Iim there, and
conviction OF that crime on the part OF any one will
not be treated with Lno nor pard0ned, palliated
or forgiven, nor with light penalty or short resi-
dence In the PcnitentIary but with q
LONG KBsIDKHCE IN TIE STATE PRISON
MY attention was called ms morning, gentleman
70 n ss ron pqSsGSd Beyond s md sS ne
ministrallon CT criminal Justice in Now YORK. Ordi
nasly IT Is not the duty, nor IN the power or pro-
VINCE or the CourS 10 pay any attention to attacks
that may DO made upon tho ADMINISTRATION OF JUS
ucc BY any or It's officers when they arc satisfied
men The administration or justice, 80 far as my ex.
perlencc goes and an experience OIL the bench OF
fourteen years as Recorder aud Judge Of the oyer
ana Terniner, have never known IN THIS Court
case Of
being taken In my lifc and ! know that certainly
have never let criminal 20 who has been charged
win any offence when the evidence would warrant
his convictions; and rom an examination OF tne
over W two magistrates who certainly have the
conn lcncc OF the pubic In very grCa. degree, !