The New York herald., 1871-12-09
Mre,inr of he - scrip lon clerks.
TIE 4 Sc e: QJE ZION.

To THE EDITOR Or THE fRI1USE:-
o.R-ln the article entitled ',Re,eree Systemn as
also ll the editorial thereon, In this mornings 10
oil your paper. tnere are 90 many measurements in
regard TO the case Vi Gaskln Meeks ana Others,
anu these errors II anowed 10 stand unc0rrecJed,
virtually cnarse so many gentlemen connected with
the oI having been guilty o. what the Revised
Statutes cnaracteriLc AZ "a Inlsdemeanor punish
aple ny nne lmpr.so 'rneat, potnn that IN JUS
tice TO al tnose coucernci ieel my duty To ask
you 10 puplsn the following reasons why your ar.
tlcles mlust pe wrsng:-
You say the Case was prepared, and that it is
generally re erred to among iawyers'' as "made"
Case Now. nave yet to know OF The first person
who MS said tlls, as Il simple inspection OF the
Judgment iioll wi,l snow that this case was COM
mencei not as you assert In August, 1869, but on
Marcn -6 1859, was also the like case OF Gaskin
vs. Anderson, reported III ADbo;ts Reports. N. s.,
rhls wai nearly tSo months--t0rty days. to be
exacJ-uelure the acg you al ule to was passed by
tne uess.dtute ibe dt.orheys must nave all been
gated W tn pIopneilc insl.h Us to wnaL acts the
Leglsiatur- weu.d enact, Il your remarks are true.
Again, Iie decree % sae was lot presented TO JUS
tee barnard uutli AUGUST 1865, and tns, THINK
yod WI. All 1t, VAS hardly q railroad speeu," or
wa, not "rusnlul s,fuusd vita raptdity' "made
case, Jle acl having pccl passed May !.
In act, sever si,niar DEGREES hat Ueen signed be-
fore tie III ,guicnt tl csc cases, and WHY should
MOI All sucn actiu.ls nave been characterized as
.'made cases y a To, Tie sac tie purchaser, Ben.
Jann r. taircnllu, iiiornied me tnat ne nad bought
Inc premises or yo.u1 ,rien, aud tnat on furtner
O. auli..uLion VI Jns n,s frleni's vile would
i've In H. anu asked ~ ne recessed from the bld
decilnea TO aitcr consultation with the de-
Ienaan.s attorneys aud guardians td ~ M In the
case lnasl,cn ~ Ueiag inlauts rights TO pro-
to we cared new sa e nj nj produce less ia
AT tne neat CnanJcrs oi tue Oodrt regardless OF
W ON tue sll..ng Judge m,ght be, and Justice
s"slona, % All wro.s 0 Al. opinion, wnlcn
was published 10 t.c E"r.bg sjs and olner pagers,
ANA na,led oy ,aen a, . low a. the yreediness Of
Geueral Term. coilsistia1 OF Presiding Justice
1honas y. .crke ani justices Cardvzo and suther-
land, Tue decsIou va, atirneu unanimously. The
appeal was men taken 20 tre Court OF Appeals and
nearu IN sauuar,. IL belg ,n'ilIed to preference
the ulle.luar, uIdcr ru 0i tie Court and the
decision iendereL III uarcn, 1870 again unan nousy
aurniilg Judge NaraoIL TINS court consisted OF
nopert ..arl, Cher judge ana Jud, es Grover Hunt
Lott anu susDOe, ou.lesiand, ingalls,, roster and
smith, lue ~ y. /. .ep., y. ia6.I mus, one year
aitor IL Was starteL ,ns '.raroad made.up casep
Drought lultce 10 lne parties NOW, does It not
W you mat u your ce.lsure Is meri,ed
y. al II Is mer.tei uy every attorney and Judge who
had an tnln 70 40 ~ tue cases Aud n this Is so
h I've you not b en- lltt.e more sweeping tndn you
.lnteuuoh 10 lie Aud dd ~ never occur TO your
'meuUer vi the nrin ~ aiSh aiding AT the BARI
TIA. nus act could nav been d, clared uncon-
stiJutidaai until tie Judges snouii decide It2
well as connon ease although tnls latter quality
/ not apia. ent "A the learned counsellor remarks
II you report n,m t.uiy.
Finay, let me assure sou that you are entirely In
error auout tn,, ter--iuueed, l seriously
believe you nave Uecn Intentionally nus.
informed almost hOaxc,i. 30 lar as l am con-
cyrued. AM tiilJ> the same may lc safd
OF an the lawyers IN me case, | have never had
WorJ ., ,o,nsnun,c .livl wiin auy OF the Judges
VINO nave takeI par, IN tnc dliferent decisions ut
auy uc, elu ucI n. or sidce .ne act Was pa ssed
IL was c,edily unconstitdll nai from the mudae
ui ii. dItie eui sec Ions and subjects, tn,t was
surprised 10 uuar hat contrary hnpresstun was
entc, ,ainci . eu ~ my aUle opponents
tn,aN Tue result % the arxu nents Iustines my
opiuion.
/ s.nd herew,,n All the papers IN the case, that
you lnay examine tnein you wi-h.
aav ! ask 4ou a. pupisl tnis, ami 10 allow me 10
seud |, ot her pages that tne correction may bc
us vide spread as tut orisinai !autr ours truly.
JOHN uEAnY Hull
2io BROADWAY. Nov. - ls5l