The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-02-23

lIha Hnnnurshs Members preamble am
resolutions brought II To ny mud. Bu
veil knowing thai | would be- the lasl I,
dlsen,ef SUE calamity, aud lr.seeing
thu Evil consequences, of It, both to thu
pubir and IN, sell, | had enlreaird III,
fiitnds, IN whoSt Jndsm"pi aud integrity
! had confidence, and with whom was u
the habit If frequent iniercour-e, I" ar'
pfize me- of the fart rs soon as they should
discover II, In order that might, At once
reslgn They have not given me the IN
| fprmaion. from which conclude hey
have not made the discovery ; though II
sr.ns the Honorable Mcmhrr has lately
made il IN Richmond report alone
presume. Two days only brf"ts | WAS Ia
have SIT ont, my phyHcian demonstrated
with mr. On ilie impr epri"iy oi such an IN
dertaklng, aud gave II, ss his oplnlon, that
the TIP would b. fatal Ia me whereas, II
! d. rred II TIL the fall, my strength might
BIZ fully equal 10 il. Ny friends concurrfd
with hun IN opinion, aud yielded, though
reluctantly. II was THEN too late, II had
resigned, 10 hasr had The vacancy filed Ia
time for III. spring terms; aud by thu tall
hnprd Ia be- able TO attend the courts
myself Tn event has prO'.d that Vas
moi mistaken. htld my court IN Sla"n-
ION. Ia June 1875, AMI all my courts, as u
SOal. In tlic fall. AT all ofHh cb there was
rs much business jonr AZ ever "as done in
th0se counts III thc satIr time dud from
the small number of appeals, ! conclude
full, rs we'll done /; unless "" can suppose
that both the lawyers and snltors also
turned insane IN comralsance to me. |
omitted Ia mention, thai before | set ont
IN my circuit last fall, | declared to dll
with whom | con,erscd IN the subj jet,
(and the, were moi Il few my fixed deter
mlnhlan tn resign my office Immediately,
II upon trial found could not dlschargr
the dnilrs of II, by attending ~ we'll te
my distant, ~ tn my home courts. And
~ tns declaration was sincere: fur no one
not even the Honorable Member himself,
dcsplses more than | do the man who
pockets the public money, without rem
drring 10 the public adequate service; and
| sincerely WISH some way could be dpfIs-
ed To keep all men. Judges as we'll as o.
Tiers, who we're uotit or unworthy, both
from tn. public 6d.nce, and from the
public treasury. After the facts ! have
detailed, what mnst be- thought Of the
Honorable Members preamble, in which
he states that, for two years, | have been
ineapacitated, by bodily, II
not mental mhrmty and that nolwth.
standing my acknowledged ,ncapacity,
ind thu loud clamodrs, and the petitions ol
ihe people NJ my district repeatedly pre-
ier'd 10 lhe Leg Ill I c for relief, ! have
shown no disposition, and left no hope
that will b. actuatea by proper regard
TO public opinion aud public interest, and
tender IL the Government
aud 10 lhe people a resignation IF my com
mission !! cannot help expressing my
dslonshment and modification, 1t this tx
part oi this cXtraoI binary pre-
imblr. TO what loud cIamo =, To what
eprated petitions, does the honorable.
'nrmber allUdt :? What is their uatur. !,
Aud To what extent do they ask relief !?
" h0 ARE the ria forous, and who the p.-
tlllonrrs | nave been informed, by IA
gentleman lro.n Lewisburg, who must h,
presumed 10 have known the fact il il had
rslsted, thai npsnch clamors and petitions
had been heard Of in that district aud |
kno" of none, aud have heard of none in
the other districts. How then have they
t"nnd their way To Richmond From
what qnlrtrr have they come For II
must he presumed that the Honaurable
Member hid both heard AID seen them
before his preamble and resolutions were
reported. II Is true, thai from tho causes
before menlioned, have, in "a wears, fail
uI Ia, NJ ~. 4
lures may have occasl anrd d'-appoIuImrnls
! AUNT and regret. But until the pream-
BILE and lesoutlSns afoIcs I'D informed me
II the fact, | knew not that they bad oc
casloned cL,mnnrs and petitions for a re-
dress oi grievances. hepeoplr knew the
cause, aud presume hoped, as did, that
II would he b / temporary or if likely To
he pa III nrnt, that hy voluntary re-gna-
ton, would open the way for soC,, one
who could dlscharg" the duties of the of-
lice they had wished my immediate
resignation, why not let me know il -
They need not II have applied t" the LIZ
Slslature. Butt believe. from all know
ADD havr heard, that such was not tine " ish
1t the people IN my CircuIt---but the re
verse. And, on no ground, can account
Ion the el'mors aud pcUllous alluded to,
aud non for III. first time heard Of, after
the causes have, ~ great me ,sur,, ceas-
ri. Whether my otfitr is vacated, aud
whether lhr tarancy ought Ia he sup
piled according 10 the movers first aud
second resolutions, must be- decided by The
llooau'ahle Assembly and - that drcl-
sD"n, Whatever il may be, will ChrerfulIy
,lbnIt; though Iby 40 means admit their
constitutional light To pass or act upon any
such resolullnas. Bur surprising they
nsrr the right, (aod do not with to dis.
puie II III the present easel then | beg
T. ave 10 make few remarks, as much for
[he sake nf III. pahlic, AS on my own ac-
count. Ii Is now i"enty four Years since
VS. honoured with the appointment al
thducrllnr. The honor was unsuiiC led