, 1881-12-20
The Democrats Getting Ready to
Uphold the PolYganous
Delegate.
James u. R1aine Goes to Meet Roscoe
- Cohk1tng In Private Lie
:; :, Chill and Psru.,
Loriug on .Le Duo-Pituay 0hiriqut--
Supreme Mississippi
: Riyer-Ri1ver.
THE SUPREME JUDGE.

Al - ~ - 40AA ~ " - - ~ A1~
APPOINTMENT OF HORACE 1llAH. or MAI
SAciirHEfTa.
sptefa! nupasth 10 1ns Chtedoo 1tsstnf.
W.AsitlSt1T0S. II. C., Dec. tfl:-The ,Non,l- |
rnliun nS .}raEo. Gray to tho scat OH the Sn- !
rrcine Hsnel, once gracest by Judge Story |
haa tecn received with u,.Ns.ial qualification |
By the unlnaHt lawyers WHO are numbers Of |
Congress, with, peri,aps. Very few. excop-
tlous, aud It tas greatly strengthened Prcst-
dent Arthur III tho esteem 1t large n4a- !
fotity Of New EliglalMl Republicans: Men,
tion tts bcen made III this correspondence,
1T different times. of the efforts made by the
friends at other gentlemen to secure for
them the nomination. md Ii, Gov.
Bontwell's case Gen. Grant Urged his
'nni"'lntlncnt III MI aut0grnp1l let
ter. fsl,t tile President Inns evidently
looked above ard beytsnu personal grhtttsca-
tfons aild political backing tn tie legal fitness
OF hin who was to Du selected to wenr tho
judicial ruses of our h,gAest tribunal, Il syl.
b,ss,ai which possesses tie power to SGT asIse
II law passed by both HOUSES Of Congress
nnd approved BY thu President.
I g, THE APPOINTMENT OF IUl'as GRAY.
to that tribunal will give u autlltioual lIgnl-
ty, learning. md strength. 1t may not ba
nl,lss tO state hero TINT It WIS President Gnr-
f'elsl's original deslre to llaye appointed the |
lion. George j. llUar to succeed judge Cliff
fnrd. but that Senator I1oar positively declined
the lollor, and urged the appointment of
.jutEs farny. Had Judge Ciifrurd resigned
immediately OIL hls return tn Maine, ms was
expected Wien lie. Int here lust sprlug,.
Jutlgs tiray ,yoI,l then l,ayu been nominated
M his successor By President Garfield. But
Judge Clifford feared that, II lle resigned. It
Maine nla,I would be appolntml 10 succeed
llm, a1lA lle declined IN rcsRl, Then calna
the assassination, ntii linw President Arthur,
after carefully weighing tie respective quail
ticn!tols nj the gentlemen named to him for
tue place. laas indorsed the verdict Of his
mnrtyrctl Predecessor and appointed Judge
Gray. .: =
FOUR NAMES ONLY
were seriously considered III coullectlau Will.
|; the vacancy on the Supreme. Bencll-that Of
the nominee. ex-Secretary Bontwell's, Justice
DOES tNew Hampshire Supreme Court. and
Judga LoweIl's First Judicial Clrcnitl. ills
understood that ex-Secretary Boutwell, was
tho Presidents personal preference Tor tic
| pt.sitEon, but there were ce1tntn obstacles
rendered the selection OF anuther
man advisable. Boutwell, wlIl'' te o.
aiexl tnnnt,,. Tho INV proyides that WHEN
my judge OF any United Stntes Court re-
signs lIls office, nvfng held Ills commission
Mt least. tc, yenrs auu attained the age OF 70
years. lie shall during the trslduo Of his lfe.
! receiva' tbs saline salnry which was payable
| 10 Inn ut the tiu1e Of his resignation.
l. MIs io1rr,yELL
could not IN thu cnntso Of nature have OK
p..cted to relhaltl IN the bench more than ten
| years. Donbts wore also entertained
| whether the Senate would. lave con-
iiirn,rtl Mr. Boutwell, owing 10 tie
'nppnsftion nj nearly NIL the Democrats
md II tew Republicans to l.la appointment,
Senator Hnar was Judge Gray's especial
schNtnplon. Tha Senator attempted to secure
the solid support Of the Massachusetts slue-
gasEo,, for bis candidate, but failed. Many
were In fayGr.0 0f Judge Lowell. a.,u II few ill.,
tulsetl Afr. I}0Mtwc.l. 1lr. lIupr during tile
past faw days bcoams 80 Interested III tho
contest that tle expressed himself with little
federation towards ssyeral members OF the
delegation who oppuaed JuHt!c8 Gray. s"s
THE NEWS III noaroS-sKErcll or THE
JunnE's LIFE. =,
5pseta! Dhpateh Ia 1hs CHICAGO 1ssburs. i
'liosTns, "Dec. lv.-Vury great Satisfaction
IL expressed by thu public ~ wuii pa the bar
oS Massachusetts at tic na.!l!naslon OF Chtef-
t.jnst!ce Grny for Associate Justice ef tho MI
ttunRl Supreme Court, ,JutlKe Gray iH one OF
tlle few men Uf independent prEyatg fnrtutu
who lAya eRrea to ft,llow tho Law for Thirty
years bccause lie believed It l.ts duty to nla
fullow,citIzcns. ltla first oflieIai position WIS
that Ut lIeporter of tho Decisions OF tie Su,
preIne Court OF Massachusetts. tn wl!aih he
| was appointed In l854. li0 performed 1he
tlutles Of this, otlIce with p,f@l
,le1t fidelity aud abllity,, until 1Fk
when, having to,,tlureh Ills resignation, hs
was Succeeded by CHARLES Allen, aftsswasd.
AttprMey-siesesa!, SlxteuM volumes ot ths
Standard Law, Ilbrary size, constitute
"0rAy's lleporIs,'' Thu poaltion of llopastel
Of nGclslOns IL QUO which, uI,dar Tho llaage!
Of the past In this State. lIaa saYsral t!uIes
proved ssopplng-stono to jnd'c!al honor'
aud, Mt my rate. " Il certificate 0f tue ,lcRa
proficiency Ut the porsnn holding It. Bne!
M.!yancelupyt catao ta Mr. Gray when,
): - :, IN 1851. q.
lie was appointed by fioy. Andrew to. b.
Associate JHstIcu vt the Cnurt 1ly TIL
, resignation or death or 0ther Judges III
gradually became Senior AHsorlatt,; and
',pon the death of ChlefJl.st!ca Chapman, I,
4sTi.be was promptly nppolntml to the VI
cal,uy by. Coy, WasIibRvll. Judge .{;ray'
prctMtnblc0. lies, perl'Aps, In Niatters ;}ll
yAlylnE tha consideration VI charter rlKhts il
acl1usetts--intleudt In whatever eolcet4
tlla prlgln aAl history 0! ttu Iaw, aud In xet
ugal proceedings and equity, Whun l.8 cam
to tlb bencll the court was not stf strnl&g il
y tllls lust lar,ed branch ut jurisprudence.
ONE or TilK alUsr NOTABLE cAsEA
/ III which Judge lray's y command Ut tha llia
!! tory ut Inv was .Hllown arna8 during III
War period. In whiol, thu Cittes Of lsost1
and Lowell we're tho parties contestlnZ. yh
!, decision nt tho court wns prepared BY Jude
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