Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-12-06

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Yur 1e''sione" legs respectfully to represent 4,
your honorable body Ia behalf OF himself others of
'elow-cileos siaiiary agerieveJ that consequence
the imperiectins of the law organizing the Superb,
Courts for this commonwealth that with bm>e,
many others have been subjected only the
thus delays in obtaining Justice that from it's partia
dpsnsatioa arising of partial alton of the
law our property has been sacrificed and our camille.
threatened with heggary and ruin IL is known to your
honorable body that the law organizing the superior
courts contemplate, that the judges shall hold two session
at a't in each annually in their respective circuits
aud for this service that they shoui receive the
OF i5OO' besides pay Tor mileage To expedite justice
the I'D section moreover clothes the judge with discretion
he shall be patriotic enough exercise il and
the business of the shall requr. IT, end OF
term adjourn said day the recess
to him suto,s in said
AMI agreeay such adjournment hold an
causes civil aud criminal which depending and could
lawfully have heen tried bat had heen tried the
from which such intermediate had -
But what is the result Has any body heard of any
OF our judges holding intermediate in any
county for the accommodation of great body of
people! On the contrary, many are there have
not since this system went into operation had their legal
business again and again hung suspense Ivy the failure
oil the superior court judges tn hold in
proportion OF the counties in their respective disricsi
For part beg leave to make known 10 your
body that this has for years succession
taken place Within the sphere of nv observation and that
so partial has heen the execution of law aud the
dspenation OF justice that the defendant lie county
district in which Tie law night Happen administered
hashad his property put under the ced
10 satisfy small deb when at the same time he had
in suit debts treble aud nadrupe the
jaceni district in which justice enforced
because tue Judge might happen have
fever, or think proper spend his watering
place.
but mny he urged your honorable body that these
Casualties the effects disease and are therefore
vodable What shall stream Justice he up
shall the peace and happiness hole families the in
'ereSs al hundreds and thousands he jeoparzed
r;ed by the defects OF system which yields to the ease
aud convenience of one Was government instituted
for the benefit Of the few the many governor.
wer to these quPsons and that apparent your
h9norable body that large portion good people
this commonwealth aggrieved that they have good
ground TO petition for remedy IN the case" that
this be either that you will the defects OF the ex-
ing system To something like certainty
aud ufoTy in the administration of the laws or tina,
you will give Judges have realized the PRAYER
Of the Poet which for corpore sano
For either OF which on behalf himself and his fellow.
eiiizenS your petitioner in duty bound will pray.
! ONE OF THE PEOPLE.
r. S. The editors OF the Enqurer' will obige Din.
widie" subscriber by giving The above insertion in
their paper
Which "qnai in these the income Of an
estate in land and OF % dollars Yet we
are almost ready he told that judges half
paid
have it from good authority, there has not during
the last autumn been single south side
DANES river from the head oil tide the Atlantic
ocean