The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-09-09
ADANrEL COMING TO JUDGMENT.

A, smile is likely to be provoked by the
announcement that legal proceedings are at
once to be commenced before Judge Geo.
Barnard, of New York, against the rogues
who have been plundering that city. How
absurd to go to law at all about ten mill
lions of dollars, and how worse than in vain
to appeal to tribunal where judge, jury,
sheriff, clerk and tip-staff, without, proba-
bly,, an exception, are the mercenary tools
of the criminal to be tried, will be the
common exclamation. A lamb might as
we'll appeal for justice and tenderness to
conclave of hungry wolves, or what would,
perhaps, be better illustration, innocence,
virtue and decency, might as well arraign
DR.. Rosenzweig before a jury of twelve
abortionists. What do they care if the
poor, unfortunate, tempted and fallen, to
conceal her infamy, sought the services of
that brutal wretch and shameless pretend
er, or that he murdered her, boxed up her
mutilated remains in packing trunk for
shipment to Chicago? Nothing at all, for
her or justice, but they do care to have
crime concealed and investigation put to
sleep thriving on crime they wish crimi-
nails to escape subsisting on the fruits of
debauchery they desire that the abortion
list should ply his horrible trade with impu-
nifty.
Such is doubtless the view that will gem
orally be taken of the policy of initiating
this suit before that tribunal. The prosti-
tuition of some of the judges of New York
city has long been public scandal so no.
torious, that the open assertion of the fact
has hardly, for years, provoked denial.
We have heard that proper motions could
scarcely get proper place on the docket,
or the criminal catch the eye or gain the
ear of the court, except through the instru-
mentality of cash in hand, or certified
checks. The great Erie outrages could never
have succeeded, nor robberies they in
volved consummated, without the aid of a
plant judge-the ready tool Of Fisk,
Gould, Tweed & Company. The men
who are robbing the city of New York
manipulated Erie, bribed the Legislature,
used Governor Hoffman, bought judges,
and sold justice. Tweed was and is the
prime mover in all of these disgraceful en-
terpriscs, while public rumor has charged
that Judge Barnard was the man upon
whom the rogues chiefly relied. 1t is not
strange, then, that people. sneer when they
learn that these prosecutions are to be had
before that judge.
The New York Times is justly entitled to
the noble honor of leadership and preemi-
nencc in the successful exposure of these
gigantic swindles, and its Judgment ought
to be taken in the question as to whether it
is now safe to trust the suits brought to
recover the stolen treasure to the tribunals
referred to. We do trust to that judgment
and all the more willingly, because that
paper says: "L9 ere1y man be Judged
By his present actions IN the crisis aohich
zoe are noW called upon 10 meet" which
we understand to mean, that the Judge who
has thus disgraced himself and his office,
no man or Office in the State has fouler
ordor or worse reputation, has delibe-
rately determined to turn his back on the
past and for the future to be an upright
judge.
II our surmise is correct, the choice of
that court is happy circumstance for if
there is living man who knows the enor-
nifty and extent Of the rascality of Tweed,
Connolly and Hall, it is Judge Barnard.
He knows all their confederates, their
shareholders, and go-betweens, and what
is more important, all the witnesses, who
can and will inform upon them. He knows
too intimately every inch of the way that
lies between the culprits and the peniten-
tiary. If he is only ready for the work be-
fore him, it will be a sad day for these ras-
Gals when they appear before Judge Bar
nard.
Three chief methods Of redress are open
to the people of that unfortunate city.
First--A resort to the courts, which in
cludes the effort now begun to make the
leeches disgorge what they still retain of
their stolen plumber.