Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-12-06

manner TO obsruct their proceedings. At a late
meeting, however, they exhibits ed AN inclination to
proceed in the exercise OF judicial power, and force
| the execution of their orders, judgments, and de-
ce es throughout the State in direct hostility TO the
existing court, and an act OF the General Assembly,
! which the Executive is bound by the Constitution
and his oath, TO see duly executed. need not in
| form the Legislature, how unpleasant will be the
duty which such course of conduct on the part
| ofthe former Judges, will impose. Nor need tell
them that, painful as it may be, the Executive will
| not shrink from the performance OF that which he
conceiv es himself bound to DO by his oath Of Office
and the Constitution OF his country.
- IT IS an undoubted TACT, that neither the former
Judges, nor the present incunbents, unite upon
| themselves the confidence and respect of both the
contending parties into which population is di-
vided. Nor can either proceed 10 exercise judicial
power, without doubts in the minds of many, to
| the validity oil their acts. The new Court isdeem-
Ell by many TO be unconstitutional and lis void
and, were the recognizing repealed, the same
doubts would extensively hang around all the acts
oil the former Judges, unless they should receive
new appointments and commissions, rom the Co
vernon and Senate. II is of great importance the
State that the Judges of The Appellate Court should
! not only have the entire confidence of the whole
people, bat that their authority shouldbe deemed by
all parties unquestonable. To accomplish these
desirable ends, the way is believed to be open to
the present General Assembly. | have the fullest
confidence that the present incumben,s in the Court
o. Appeals, will present no obstacle TO any pacific
arrangement which the Legislature adopt; and,
although 1t may not be usual for the Executive To
give assurances beforehand, of the course he will
pursue upon probable possible event, yet the
extraordinary circumstances of the times, and the
peculiar attitude in which am placed, seem to re-
qure OF me the frank declaration, that, should any
| measure be adopted by the General Assembly, with
the view OF quoting the troubles of the country, by
| the appointment OF entirely new set of Appellate
Judges, shall feel myself oound TO selec, them
equally from the two contending parties Howev-
er this recommendation and assurance may be recev
ed by violen, partizans, have, in making them,
discharged what appeared to 10 be a sacred duty;
and leave the result to God and the people. II
our agitaions snail be thus e.ded, it will be happy
Tor us all; II they are 10 be continued, shall cndea
vor to perform, through scenes yet untried, with
fidelity and zeal, the ar,iuous duty entrusted 10 me
10y The people, OF seeing the laws executed in good
iath, and preserving The peace of the country.
" Next TO the education oil youth, would urge
on your attention the speedy commencement of
general system OF Internal Improvement
- AN official notification has been received by
Inc from the Presiden; OF the Louisville ana Port
land Canal company, by which it appears that the
whole capital stock OF that company has been sub
scrihed lor AID that ich measures have been tax EN-
as VIII ensure the completion of the canal within
w 'iS i'i'Ite III 'Ae Ciafter IL may, therefore,
be fairly presumed, that this important work, so
long desired by the citizens of our own and other
States, will be achieved by the company ncorpora-
ted at the last session of the General Assembly.
Louisville is now, and must continue to be, the
emporium of the commerce of the principal part of
the State would suggest the expediency of i'm
medIaely commencing two great Turnpike Roads
from that place: one 10 pass through Frankfort and
on 70 Maysvllle; the other to pass through the mid
tlsl mir
direction TO Nashville, in Tennessee. That State
would doubtless extend it through the territory. But
1t would be proper that negotiation be opened
with that government, to obtain pledge of Coop
Grafton, and 10 settle the location of the way From
these two great highways, other diveTging roads
may be made, whilst their construction is in pro-
eresz.