The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-02-08
The Graaa Commission,

Ihe n7a Aeciuto JtiivtU ~ yf fsi ssise Sd Sd;
nretne Court: who are members Of the
Grand Commission, ere Judges Clifford,
Strong, Ailler, Field and Bradley.
The GEat nf these, whn will he president
Of the Commission, is Judge Nathan
Clifford, now in his seventy. fourth year,
who has been nineteen years on the Su-
premc Bench. He has always been
Democrat in politics. From 1880 to 1884
he served In tbs Maine Legislature, and
was then appointed Attorney General.
From 1889 to 1913 he represented Maine
In Congress. In 1886, President Poll
appointed him Attorney General Of the
United States, which Office he held until
lS47, when he was appointed Commis-
-sioner to Mexico. On the conclusion of
the Mexican war he was appointed Uni.
ted States Minister TO Mexico. On bis
return to the United States, he settled
down TO the practice Of law in Portland,
Me-. until January, 1858, when President
Buchanan appointed him to the Supreme
Bench .ar
Judge William Strong is in the sixty
ninth year ofsliiy !hGe, ,And Has been sevea
years on the GrDfeine BeGcl.. fIe be-
came 9 merhlirf OF the PennsyIvania Bar
in 1892, ard practiced law ut Reading,
until l847. In that year he entered Con.
gress and served two terms. He became
Judge OF the supreme Court uf Pen.,sy!-
"anin IN 1857, and held the position until
1868, after which he praeticoti law In
Philadelphia Until February 1870, when
he was appointed to the Supreme Court
Of the United States by President Grant.
IN June, 1871, 'ho made decision de-
claring the Income tax constitutional, and
in january, 1872, delivered the opinion
Of the Cous affirming the constitutional
ity of the Legal Tender act of 1862.
Judge Strong in a Republican.
Judge Samuel f. Miller will he 81 in
April, and has been nearly fifteen years
on the Supreme Bench. He is % native
Of Kentucky. and ct first practiccd med.
cine, bnt after few years turned his at.
tentiOn to law. He removed in 1860
from Kentucky 10 Iowa, where he became
one of the leaders Of the Republican
1 party iu that State. He was pressed re.
peatedly TO uccept nominations for public
Office at the hands Of the Republicans,
out refused these and confined himself
etrictly to the practice of his profession
In July, 1862. President Lincoln appoin-
ted him to the Supreme Bench.
Judge Stephen j. Field IL brother of
Gyms w. Field, of ocean telegraph fame,
and David dudley Field, who hns within
4 few weeks been sent to Congress from
Nev York 10 6llsthe place Of Smith Ely
Justice Field ia eleven years the Junior
Jof his Congressional brother, being now
In his sixty.iirst year. He has been near
ly fourteen yeats on the Supreme Court
Bench, Burn in Connecticut, he removed
when he came of age to New York CITY.
where he stadied law with his brother,
and afterwards made law PARTNERSHIP
with him. In 1S49 he removed to Calf
fornia, and ut the beginning. of the fol-
lowing year wns elected Fiynt Alcade of
the City OF Marysville. III Cctoher Of
that year h. was elected to .:.ie Legisla-
tnre, ano tank o leading partin moulding
the Judiciary of .he State. He was cleo.
ted in 1867 Judge Of the Supr. nc Court
Of California for six years, and became
Chief Justice Of that Court. In March,
1858, he wa. appointed by President Lin
coin to the United States Supreme Court.
and has the States of tho Pacific slope
for his Circuit Although appointed BY
PRESIDENT Lincoln, bis political affiliations
are known u be with the Democrats.
Judge Joseph P. Bradley, the fifth
ted from New Jersey. in March, 1870, by
President Grant. He is nearly GA yeafs
old, and is n Republican in politics. The
choice, required to BE made by the four
judges designated in the Act, lay between
1 | Iistigca y S@ayne. Davis. Bradley and Hunt.
Junge Sweyne, on account of his personal
relations with Gov. Hayes, declined to
serve; and Judge Davis could not be
chosen Tor tine reason that he he's Just
been elected to the Senate aud is about
| to return 10 political life. II was neces-
saEy to take either Judge Bradley or
Judge Hunt, and Judge Bradley was
wiseiy chosen. 3 ,ss FFf1s ET{ll
Iatsfo arc thiee Republicans and swo
Democrats, Us judicial members of tl.o
Commission, but this need not give the
public any uneasiness. Political feeling
will not affect the judgment Of any Of
the i've judges, ih1d no sh6nla Ss quite
content 60 have ad Republicans. The
Commission will render q fair decision,
according 70 the la.g and the fanta; and to
that decision the country will cheerfully
| aubmit.-Netrs and Courier.