Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-09-19

the Executive---and cannot help agreeing with Deco
hammock last that the times squaily and the
talents of Mr. farewell too essential the public admit of
his translation from the Senate of the u tn. Bench of the
General This is the moment, when England
poets euery man to do his duty"
FOR THE ENrQ UIRER.
BY the last mail was received, in the county of
AccomaclS, the Enquirer of the 25th ult. contain
ing structures, by q an Accomack Subscriber on
the late Executive appointment of James Peasants
to be Judge of the General Court. and the Judge
of this Circuit The object of the writer seems to
be, by attacking the sensibity and frmness of the
Judge to induce him to resign.
The statement made in that paper is so contrary
to what believe to be public opinion, that
ply ough, to be made, before the meeting of the
General Assembly, by whom he will be approved
or displaced.
For more than year past, by the declining
health of the late Judge of this circuit,
pected that vacancy in the Office would soon
take place, and the people began to enquire and
reflect, (it common subject of CONVERSE
toni who probably would receive the honorable
and respectable commission. Itwas consde-
ration with them, whether the eastern or western
side of the peaie should have the high honor
of being the birth place residence of this great
man. For, after be is commissioned he must re-
side in this Circuit.
The ability and fitness of the several gentlemen
spoken of to fill the vacancy, the subject OF
socitude; and although lawyers, well qualified
for the judiciary, reside the Eastern Shore, yet
it is Objectionable that man, who is orna-
ment the bench and to society, should be select
ed, although he had never been blessed with the
sight of this Peninsula.
We Eastern-Shore men do not deserve this clan
ish character. 1t is certainly true that Litteton
w. Tazewell would have been preferred TO any
whomsoever; his talents are OF the first order;
his integrity unsupported, and having large estates
on this Shore which he often visits, he is person
ally known 10 many, and it is believed that he is
willing to live among US. And that such is his
attachment to domestic life, that he would have
resigned the honorable appointment he now holds,
and accepted the Judgeship. l know Mr.. Tsze-
well did not make application for the office; it is
not his practice so to do. He never has, and |
think he never will, solicit for himself any APP
pontment. 1t was anticipated that the Execu-
tive would not be willing, at this time, deprive
the state of his valuable services in the Senate of
the United States; arduous, in the extreme they
are to those who are DESTROYS to do their duty. A
hope, however, entertained, that they would
Weld TO the solicitations of his friends, who fear
his constitution requires less burthensome Office.
Judge p. p. Barbour valuable and dstin-
guished representative in Congress, from Virginia,
and he was by the Executive, placed on the Bench
of the General Court.
Not many of the citizens on this Shore are per-
when they shall know him, they WILL and
he shall become resident among them, there is
doubt but he will be acceptable.
Ii is evident, that the sc Accomack Subscriber
does not know him-He says: " For twenty
years he has been known only politician, and
the probability is, that during all this time, he has
rarely, if ever, opened Law Book 1.-The age
of Mr.. peasants is of itself conclusive objection
to his appointment" " Perhaps he is poor, of
that know nothing
To the above the reply will, it ought to be,
| short. The probability is, he has, for the last
twenty years, opened many law books and the
probability is, he does not exceed fifty five years
of age; perhaps ne is rich, and OF that know no
| thing.
Strange, that the &c Accomack Subscriber
should be compelled, against his will, to believe
| Judge peasants good man; he that has con-
stanlly, for twenty eight years, been in the public
service in times of the most trying difficulties;
delegate to the General Assembly; clerk of the
House of Delegates; Judge of the Court of APP.
| peals; Representative and Senator in Congress,
and Governor of Virginia; and with all these imr-
portant duties faithfully performed, he may be
good man, and " ought to be thinking OF his
grave
| The Accomack Subscriber " is not familiar
with the history OF his early ife;'' 90 nor been able
to learn that he was ever ranked above the grade
of respectable county-court lawyer"
BY county. court lawyer, presume, is meant a
lawyer who practices in the Inferior and Superior
| Courts of the Counties; and those lawyers
who practise in the Courts held in the Capitol; and
if sos what the lawyers the Esstern-sh shore but
County Court Lawyers?
tits believed, that two OF the five judges of the
Court of Appeals, two OF the four Chanceors and
of the fifteen Judges of the General Court, not
more than four practised in the courts held in
| the Capitol when they received their commission
The " Accomack Subscriber says, Sc we
think it was the duty of the Executive, while they
were looking around for to rule over US, TO
send us one who was capable Of enIightening our
ignorance Is then the Judge not only to expound
the law and render judgments, but is he to assume
other powers and to rule, coutroul, and govern all
around him; to usurp Legislative and Executive
functions! And some may believe this has been at
tempted, if plant men would have been found to
submit to it. Such Judge never was, ever
will be, acceptable to the people here
The &" Subscriber" also says, " we have great
concern with Courts Of Justice" The business
in courts has greatly diminished. BY referring
to the taxes on law process in the Auditors Of
fee, it will appear, that the number of wriis issu-
ed from the offices of all the courts on the Eastern
Shore are not many. The Superior Court of Ac-
comack end their term in FIVE six days, and in
Northampton in three days.
The " Subscriber says, " our climate is I'm
propitious TO strangers to retain mental aud bodily
health enough for the duties Of the BENCH
This is very serious charge against the Eastern
shore; and it Judge Plea-snts can be persuaded 1t
is true, it will have the effect intended and he will
Immediately resign, and 1t will deter any West
ern-sbore man from coming among US, and being in
our way in future.
Our climate is more healthy than any mart Of