Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-02-28
Ttrgtmfa NegfsIature.

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HOCSE or DELEGATES. F,id,1y. Flb. "a.
communication from the Senate. The Senate have
passed the following bills; Incorporating the Peters
burg Manufacturing Company; 9, Allowing further
r'e Tor The completion of the Smokers Gap Turnpike
Noao and TO raise by Lottery sum of money for that
purposes b Authorizing the Trustees of the Pittsylva
ma Academy to raise of money by Lottery: A.
Authorizing the Board of Public w orks TO subscribe
Tor part OF the Stock ofe Staunton and James River
turnpike Company; 5, Divorcing Rachel Cauhinan
rom her husband, Lemon Caunan; 6, Divorcinr John
~nson from his wife Patty; 7, Concerning William
Jones mes, free man of colour, of spottsylvania.
ihey have rejected the bills; l. Concerning IJup,
Neison 2, Equazine the fees of Attornies
lhe pleas OF the commonwealth in the Superior and In
ierior Courts thereof; 3. Dvorcing Nancy Saunders
from her husband James Saunders.
| On motion of MIR. Jackson il was resolved 70 oro
coed on Tomorrow the Senate concurrng IN Tho .l
ton OF the Board of Public Works
ar. .uarsdH called UP the bill, concerning the 9th
White.) ~ " 's'
.juf. .hcifhGhey supported the bill. He would not
10 'he constitutional question supposed to operate
against The passage of the bill While Judge Whites
capaciy was acknow lodged also aclxnoy
That there cxpedien oS removing him under tic
constitution, 1t from consideration ofls eminent pub
nc ana revolutionary services this was at all dos red
waving then all such considerations Mr. NJ address
co himself on the eApediency of the measure ,o the
good sense and justice Of the House The goth Ind
ca circuit was suffering under an absolute denial of
criminals were awaiting in chains, that trial
lnDOCeUCc-and Ciy SNIFF
were suffering the calames which belong TO q state of
anarchy This called the beginning Of civil NON
sion llst by giving Judge White sinecure i'm his Office
OUT mouiu 'he olnce be more sinecure than it BOW isl
'uF James OF tauquier, said that the roth judicial
CIRCUIT contained population of 10000 souls-with
corresponding wealth. and that il was exposcd 10 al The
ncoh'ehiences OF an entire suspension Of Justice On
tie score OF economy the bill ought to pass for the Com
was sustaining losses grea Ter than the salary
of the Judge. '
.ur. Wdttns, of Prince Edward hoped that this bill,
n, pass "'hont difficulty. The Legislature was un
ue me hghesl obligation to extend the protection or
r19hs TO every part of the commonwealth Could tho
imaginary fear of esta bsbng sinecures commentaries
ns great obligation. On The score of ECONOMY more
ah 4o PRISONERS were in the ails of thai circuit whose
expenses weighed down the salary of the JUDGE
mr. Garter, of Prince William said that tie stro,o
onec!'oh 10 TINS bill, the principle of sinecure
~ MS iehu from Loudoun he thought had placed that
question on me true ground Was the Office now a
sihecure! Dd Judge White perform his duties CouId
he be removed from Office? And meanwhile Wing ta
district ~ fi-'"'
.ur CArstan, of Charles City, felt i, his duty to
STATE his objections 10 the bill He could look no far
cher' than the great principle that was involved Ir
Juose White was permanently incapacitatcd beth bo
any ana mentally, he could under The constitution
tou ms Office Was better that Judre White tbouI5
hou ms once IN this condition. than that we should ro
on ad atinunl to the appointment of new Judeesa Ii
tS OH was passed, no foresight could comprehend the
consequences Judge after Judge would decline into
VI y'niS' dIu DistIlCt after District WOuld ask
Tor the appointment of new Judges lie wished th;s
ques'isn fairly mct-he did think il became tins o.
gSature to getround II. Judge White ought to be i'm
PNe"en' MOI or rnaItcasance bat ncapacty. Accord.
rag 10 he common sense Interpretation of The copstitu
ton, Judge White was no longer capac,ated to hold
his Office. ~ ~
According &c the constitution, the Executive xero
and this bill provided that the new J,,dre slJ 1891
TO Judge White In the event of the death of Judce
"mte, what was tie Executive 10 doo Were thew 6o,
competed under the constitution to appoint his success
sor: He sympathsed in the sulerjnps oG Tho 1o,t
judicial Circuit, but he could not relieve tIen in t
way. ~ " '''
-, mr. WatkiaS of Prince Edward replied to Mr..
Does the constitution give us the power TO
declare Judge White incapacitaed, Had ,vo The r;I
TO institute the enquiry? He did not believe tt J
sution. " VIC 90"
mr.: .ucintnney in reply 10 the idea of impeacImen
White. VI 'uuse
mr. Briggs could imagine nothing more mechanically
t"e V c'Icuit, tfan the rejection of this bill. That
In anu Popuous District was in the condition of an
JULIAN" Inc arguments that defeated this bill ourht
10 DC clear arl invincibe. He had seen not;ny ;n or
many words IN the Constitution, which prohibited tle
es,aol'snment OF sInecures. They were il is true
'no spirit and genus ofour institutions. There
were 10 all Governments, and strong cases whose
necessity compelled departure from princnle TLie
was oDe-an impeachment could not lie--aD ,npeach
ncn' could not be sustained where there was no crime
III me nature Of quo ioarrano could not be
prosecuted with benefit. The Legislature had an nm
Gouoled right to create any number of Judges. Mr..
d. are" an animated picture of the virtues and
Oh yuoge White and the suerings of the District over
which he presided. If Judge White lived 10 wear,
what was TO become Of the District?
.nr CHRISTIAN said that this question was not to be
qeero,9ed by an appeal 10 feeling 1t was said tbal
9uee ~ ME having committed no crime could not be
,; MT I. read The article of the Constitu
on relating 10 impoaohments Does this article CON
une lmpeachments to crimes, The language was
crime offence, or other means which endangered the
ori y, 'ie commonwealth Suppose the whole gen.
eral court bench paralysed within tvvenfv fr bo,
w QUO not this endauger the safety of the STATED
'OuIu they not be liable to impeachment and If all
were Su1lec was not single one' Judges were an.
n s'e 10 'ethe whole Judiciary advanced
ID yeaFs-and the time was not distant when the boIs