Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-08-02
TO THE PUBLIC.

7 IMPRESSED with the import.
d ance and necessity cf an early public atom
OF the decisions of those Courts. WHOSE opinions
become the law of the ia.nd being convinced
'Hat the speedy and genera circu1 ion of CORE GO
reioreS of those decisons, is less requisite to
.Suowleoge If she law than That OF ,hs aSlS,,f
eacn session 'f the Legislature; having often our
selves fe and observed the inconyeuisneics asis-
i1s from the want of ioforma,ion of thit nature,
ana III consequence Of our situation bsing ena.
o'ed oiiiSen ~ 10 ATTEND the Court of Appeals
ann Superior Court OF Cnancery 1T shis place,
ami To furnish reports OF tue most import
ant OF their pr ceedirgs wi,b as little delay as
Possbis we have determined TO undertake the
work winch now offer to the patronage Of the
pueuc Indeed we hatser Ourselves thai the u,i-
lily OF 4 work of his description, mua b. appu-
rent 10 every judge ard magistrate. as well as TO
every member OF The bar a, present. the decisi.
ons ct the Court of Appeals are unknown, ex-
cept 10 the few who Immediately convercanr
with Them. until several years have elapsed from
the cine v hen they rendered How cf,eu,
Therefore, have the inferior courts been cnnpell-
ed 10 listen to mere oral and Inaccurate repo,ts
ct cases ssjd TO have been determined by the
Cou't Of APpes.si How of,en have tiey dscid.
ed PoiEtt OF law "a dite3 opposition 10 doctrines
Already se,tied by The Supesior Cous,s, ba. os
which no rsooit h&a been pualisl,sd thus sEb-
Jeeuns the Parties 10 tke expsase md delay of
Souf'ionSi hilSailQn, and 10 the injury arisiCP
tom the 'eve sal of . judg nens decree, al of
winch might otherwise have been AVOIDED The
Disadvantages. to which the practitioners OF law
III the country are subjected, in giving advice 10
tmelt Clients without possessing opportunity
OF knowing the decsions by which that advice
ought TO be governed. are ,re!y great. aud 40
doubt. are universally felt and acknowledged.
with retred 20 the mica OF prsAioe>in Chancsry
sni'F. kno,~iedge of the method OF proceeding
IN the Superior Courts of &c encery, isesssnrisiy
necessary TO The Cou6ty and Cooperation Courts;
the 'lW having expressly declared tha, those
Courts shall in Chanoery cases corfcm TO the
practice of ihe high Court Of Crancsry in like
cases. Yer, for want of information on this
subject. it 10 GER ain thar vsrp different modes OF
proceeding prevain the several Connt> and Cor
pora'i3n Ccrr,s 1. appears therefore eviaisne
that the OIL; contcrr PLACED, BY which an attempt
VIII be made 10 remedy the numerous ucsnyeni-
en@lcS we have mentioned You'd, If well exe-
cn;ed. be peculiarly cunducee to The public good.
In prosecuting This undertaking. we shal en-
deavoT 10 avoid tedious or rrolix method OF
stating the cases aud arguments cf counsel -
I he duie' cf 4 jGdicious reporter we conceive 20
be- !. To give I conciLc and accurate stafencnc
OF the points IN controversy, and the most i'm
portant ctcprstancc5 only III ezch case 2 70
mention 5rieRy The Substance orthc zgSunsn's Of
&c Counsel on h1,h sides, WIKI The Authorities
cited by iicGn and--3 10 iascst the opinions OK
the JUICES IT full length
We shall exert ou,s ives TO the Utmost 10 full.
Il those 6g'ies 10 the Satisfaction. cf ctr reader.,
and tsnst that orr joint labors vii enable w. TO
Furnish the worl; with The requisite expedition
and accuracy.