The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-02-08
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Perley Poore, the veteran journalist
of the capital, will tell who MIR.
Justice Bradley is-whoro he was
born and when, what Offices he held
and when, and al such statistical
facts, but such an etching Of his
character as may he dashed off in a
two minutesl conversation by ono
who knows him may not be unintor-
esting at this juncture, when his
choice as tho fifth Judge makes him
properly conceded to be as much
the President-maker as ever tho
renowned Warwick was the King
maker. His homo is Newark, and
he stood alongside of Chancellor
Williamsoh, Browning and that class
of mon ut the head of the Now Jer-
soy bar being d most thoroughly
furnished lawyer. But ho longed
for other worlds to conquer. His
temperament, which showed itself
to tho world, evory now and thon,
indicated that he would not be salts
fed with tho regimen laid down by
that jealous mistress, tho law, Of
"scorning delights and living - labo-
rious day " SO ho wandered occa
sionally into the paths Of politics,
where he could indulge his inclina-
ton to lose his temper when he felt
like it, even to the extent of ripping
out IN oath when ho thought it
necessary, notwithstanding his vcs
trymanship in the Episcopal Church.
fEho xyp,,nrrn,. l,o,. ava fnnI <>f toll
ing story or two on him which de-
note in|isome degf6el his telnpera
mont. When asked by client once
who was very anxious to have his
case pushed against Bradley's advice
whether chancery was open to them
that day, "Yes, ried he, chi and
chancery" are always open" He
wanted to catch traiii ono day, and
his wife ldelhyed him SO much, while
sowing a button on his breeches,
that after having missed the train he
came home in such towering rage
that he took the scissors nd cut
tho garments into pieces. After his
mark at the bar he was noted as the
loading managing Ccounsel of the
Camden and AmboY RAILROAD Com
pany in its most powerful days,
WHAT JUDGE BRADLEY s POLITICS USED
TO BE.
AS General Crook used to say,
through 8hisl nosg: 'r'iMy politics
and Bfafney8 pap ,Canlden and Am
boy" He and poor Markley, whose
body was found in the river year
or so ago, were we'll known about
Washington years ago, when tho
Raritan Railroad Company was try
ing to get the franchise for an air
line Observation-Disclosures and New
York Tho bill finally passed, under
tho manipulation Of Asbel Green
tho very man who~Mas dcfeatod tho
other dny for United Senator, Hen
ry II. Alexander, Of New York, and
James M. ScovcI, Of Camden, but it
was so crippled with ame,idnonts
as to make it . practically useless.
SO that Bradley vast successful in
crushing yoNtsthis formidable rival
All this while ho was q good doal of
u politician, but was like many anoth-
er who could lift othep> men into
official seats but couldn't lift him
self. Three times ho was defeated
for Congress, always runnings onya
aighlgqkspSbleseH iclta5 Showeyer.
These defeats seomed to sour him
with people, but did not lessen his
allegiance to the Republican, party.
1t ia said that he was largely instru~
mental in the passage of tho anti
slavery amendment to tho Constitu :
tion by, .usip g,his inalenqe in keep.
ing out Of their seats enough Now
Jersey Democrats to- give that
amendment q wo-thirds vote in the
House N'''E''.'.', Az
HIS PART IN THE LEGAL. TENDER ACT
~ DECISION .,
The decision of the legal tondor
acts unconstitutfohality by a mujori-
ty of the tSHpreme Court, led by
Chief Justice Chase, about this
time made it absolutely necessary to
injectinto that court enough Judges
committed to tho constitutionality
of that, great war measure as to
cause y't1EbS Reconsideration Of the
first decision. Mr.. Bradley, leading
COUNCIL xef,theS Swaalthylink between
Pennsylvania and Now York, was
pointed out rs one of the two Judges