The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-11-24
,mportans priAciple, by applying It to he
courts OF equity. regretted the embarrasa-

courts OF equity. regretted the embarras.-
ment which the i..> ta.osaI, OF thea. cours
ne ess ny created. whist they could not
refuse cir applause I'll that tender regard
which was 'naniies,ed Tor their constitutional
rights. Tiue and events, however. have
marked the present period as one free from
every species OF embarrassments ard not 70
improve the opportunity, is TO abandon the
most valuable effect o the principle, by
"hieh the late arrangement processes to be
soVerh'd-four metnorialists have earned.
.na' oy dea,h the court of appeals have
been reduced to three members and one
vacancy crested in the general court by
aocinY TO the number Of the former ana fiji.
ing the vacancy IN the latter. provision NAV
De mace Tor all the Judges in Office, and the
ultimate object of establshnp,a sunfr;or
eoarf IF chancery in every Judicial Circui.
be obtained. The necessity Of such an es.
tabilshment, it it did not arise out of the
principle adopted and acted upon are adv Nv
the Legislature, would at once he apparent
by examining the course of proceedings and
the embarrassment necessarily attendant on
such proceedings. where no blame can pos
sip'y attach To the honorable gentlemen
WHO hll the office Of chancellor.
Your memorialists beg leave to suggest.
'h.'' th.' court a, Stanton has jurisdiction
over an Immense territory, and the inlah
Blue Ridge, have little intercourse with hat
place htnce the difficulty and expense of
torwarding, serving and returning process.
o commence a suit in Staunton when the.
defendants reside in Ohio, or Brooke county.
o"less the person concerned will deliver the
process to the sheriff and return ii to the
cerH the case may remain for years conti-
nued forreturn Where the claim is large.
TINS trouble may he aiken but when il IA
r ct.t, r.ss(i tI.ar
ence ot the poor AS we'll as the rich aud
that there are many uiabia to encounter
s"ch an eX?ense as the deliver, of process
/" pc Son ust occasion, he propriety such
All amendment, will be evident. Toa cancid
.nina the case Is too plain 10 admit Of dol Ia.
remit us concisely u mention the comfy
c"ui s. and to request On inspection OF DIR
dockets The magistrates whose worth
ana services entitle them to the thanks of
their Country So through he law caoSes.
bar The cha ncery remain untouched sun
pose an Injunction granted, when will d;..
solution or hearing take place! The DIFF
ferent interiocutory orders, necessary To ba
mace and served, deserve to be considered.
we mean not 10 enhmerate all our fficuities
herein; to do this would be tedious. Mem
bers from the different counties can make
them known, for they are felt by us all:
and feeling, they will speak
f"tir memorialists viewing the court OF
appeals as the one of dernier resort. as AZ
ing the great rules of property and of con-
duct, hold the eXpeny. Of two additional
Judges as an object of minor consideration
indeed, when compared to that confidence.
IN the decision OF the Increased number
winch IS 80 important to the good govern
Hlent OF free people. Your memorialists,
therefore, pray, thatthe Legislature NAV
| not iorego the present auspicious pc ,od.
%n'ch offers The means of improving ,ur Ju
die ary System, by ESTABLISHING a cour, os.
chah1ery lii every judicial circuit, and IF pla.
eng the court of appeals upon its old estab-
iishnent as to numbers