The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-02-18

! ny fnhonoR every man, NHhnm putting ms
hands in his pockets, to "ieips OF old scores
and begin again." wa. MT constitutional
As II a constitution ought In have any force
IN Kentucky Why, the very idea is ridi
culous Ii would all have been wrll enough,
however, If they had suffered their dissa
| tisiactIon To end in useless mur,narings,
which as orderly and discreet citizens, they
ought 10 have done but this would not
satisfy them. Theycarried the question To
the Court OF Appeals, aud the Judges wtfe
so foolish as not Ia know that a legislature
| Is superior To a constitutiun-the creature
10 the creator--and they declared the law
invalid If they had paused a moment,
they would have recOllected that the con
stituiion WAS made by the people
that the legsloture is, in fact, the peo
pie aud that they who created the con
slltution had certainly right 10 alter, aho
/ lish or disregard its provisions, rs best suit
ed them ! The proposition is So plain, that
II Is really wonderful how men learned IN
the law could misunderstood il What
deny the right of the people in legislature
assembled, To enact Il law in yiol ton OF the
constitution which emanated from them
T tposter0us No won ee that the lrglsla
tore abolished their court, and thus legiSld
te them out of Office and created anpther
court. with different name, and precisely
the same powers, and put IN Judge. who
have more correct idea of legislative su
premaryi The only wonder with US j.,
that they did not 60 to work more indepen
dently. and strip of the ermine from their
shoulders, without the formaty of abo
fishing the court for, although the consti
tuition recognizes them, when once appoin.
ted, as appointed for life, unless 3 lily
oil some crime or misdrmeanor, that ought
to have made no difference for, even il
we admit that their opinion on this subject
was not a crime, (Which we are 10th TO dol
still the constitution ought to have been no
bar to this course. A pretty state Of things,
indeed, if the " alligator horses Of Old Ken
tuck" are to be shackled by constitutions
We shall see, now, that every thing will 50
on swimmingIy. The people are all the
same as out of debt, for the laws say they
shall not pay ; and who could wish for any
other state of things, except credttorS-and
every body knows that they are interested,
and o course are not qualified to Judge of
the matter! Let them charter about one
hundred more banks, and they may soon
say " dA's aceH I"
DlED,-in Lexington, (kentucky,) a
bout three weeks since, John S. Herring,
ESQ young gentleman possessed of
strong and well cultivated mind, ofgener
Gus and noble feelings, aud enjoying in
high degree the confidence, esteem aud af
fiction of large circle of friends and rela
/ sol qip int
ed by the Executive of his native State
! tVirslnia,) nm agent for experimenting the
snrs eyng, and securing of the claims of our
Revolutionary officers to lands lying south
of the Tennessee ri' er, in Kentucky.
in Boston, on the oh inst. His
Excellency WIN. EUSTiS, Governor Of
Ike state of Massachusetts,-a soldier OF
the Re, olution.
From the JacR,on (Nississippi) Gazette
| TIE MEMORY OF JOHN +. WAIT. ESQ
Among the joys with which Heaven
| has permitted mortaIs 10 felieitate them
selves in this world, the same great arbiier
Of fate has for some wise purpose, doomed
them to mix the cup of sorrow. How
deep, how pungent, how sincere is the re
grrt we feel for lost frieod. When he Is
gone, parted from IS, forever, when the
green sod of the grave puts her seal on
such decree, . how bitter IL the Sur
| rhw we feel. | was thus Illuminating upon
the death of a friend, when happening tn
mention the subject To one who condoled
with me, | was pointed TO some high ties
tlnonlals Of respect IN memory OF the de
ceased. H. had Just launched his lit"
bark upon LIES tempestuous ocean aud
ne, CItiY auf oil
by his friends of his proving useful TO his
| country and an ornament to his profession.
But their fond anticipations have been
! blasted The tree is cut down, and IT.
blossoms have withered ere they had ri
pened into maturity. He appears before
that tribunal here Justice will be rendered
without pariaity aod before whose bar,
alone, his spiit would plead for mercy.
Death came, Il he fell far from the home
ofhis fathers. Under such circumstances
Is consolation to his friends 10 know that
the klndest care and attention was bestow
ed npon him, Il his that spirit was sooihrd
lnits departing moments. Ii IS hut seldom
that youths Of his age arrive al the eies atrd-
standing which he had attaieed, nf which
the following proceedings of the jackson
Bar bears ample testimony. IL.
i" .Norember Term, 1924, Of the Circul
Court Of Madison County.
The Committee appointed by the court
to draft resolutions expressive of the es-
tee m aud high respect of the Jackson Bar,
for tn memory Of John f. Watt, E,q.
late deceased, recommend the adoption of
the following resolutions
Resoired, That we deeply lament the
tecmed frieud and professional brother,
John f. Wiatt In his death society has
sustained the loss OF onr who promised to
b., .,., e ~, ,-t ,,u.,c,I ,,,np,hnrs aud the