Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1807-07-03

Mr.. ALBURTIs.
It has lately been
discovered, that Z few medlinr in dis.
posed persons have drawn up . remon.
STRANGE or petition respecting the late re.
commentator Of magistrates by the
Court Of berkeley, and are indusriously
engaged in procuring to L the signatures
Of boys, apprentices and other Ignorant
persons, many of whom can neither read
nor write, nor do they know what the oh.
jects of the petition are, but are inform
ed that it il Tor some useful purpose
1t is fact, that fathers. masters and
guardians, having heard oftheir children,
apprentices and wards, being induced to
sign this renonssrance, by the deception
and MISREPRESENTATION Of these persons,
have searched for the instrument in orr
der to erase the names Of those for whom
they felt an interest from the dirty list,
! do not know thrss respectable persons
that ever saw the yemonstrance, yet I
am informed thaflhese are ak least 4 hun
dred subskribers, such o thsy are. Il
appears thas one shing prayed for, l.,
that three of the gentlemen recommend.
ed by the Court may be commissioned.
and that the others may not, although
Eve Of these were nominated to the Court
by one Of the most respectable republi.
cans in the County and q Magestrste.-
If any of the subscribers are asked WHY
Magistrates ore wanting ten OF twelve.
miles from the Court house, and noe
near it, they can give no reason, but
that they were told Il was q republican
measure. Now it ID fact acknowlede.
ed BY every candid person of every par.
ty, that Magistrates IN or near Martins
burg, would Be more useful than in any
other part Of the County, and one Of the
late uomipation b respectable republic
can and lives in MartinsburE. Il 10 m
extraordinary opinion, that the imperti-
nent interference Of such characters,
should have any effect between the Exe-
cotive & 4 respectable Court Of old Ma.
gestrates, who have served their coun-
try for many years with integrity. That
We want more magistrates Is certain,
but how to obtain them is the difficulty,
are they, agreeahly 70 the constitution, to
be recommended by the Court and COM
missioned BY the Executive, in the or.
dinary way or, 10 il 10 be done in 4
mad and extraordinary way, BY the des-
cription Of persons who have signed this
remaustrance leo, let the Constitution
be violated II once, and let the rabbls ap-
point the Judges and magistrates. T
hope I shall not be understood % impli.
cate the respectable and well informed
republicans or. federalists Of the County,
for I believe all such have avoided ming.
ling their names with the group Who have
signed the remoustranes. have NOS
made these remaks to wound the feel
ings of any person unnecessarily, but to
warn the ignorant who might hereafter
be subjected to aproseeution for signing
papers which mishtbe Prsseased to them
by the promoter Of this reuaonstrance,
and others Of similar cast. Il 10 cer-
tainly an evilto create distrust Of Courts
aud magestrates 10 the minds ofthe young
and lower classea of people, who arc
bound as well a. others to obey the laWs
and institutions Of their country and
what must be the feelings ofa magessrsta
towards those who have endeayoured g
thwart and stamp with Partially and COM
tempt his judicial acts { He. must be
patient indeed il he can treat them with
that cixility which every description 81
people ought to be entitled TO:
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