Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-01-12

hne, his travelling expences often amounted to
three times as much as the fine, besides his loss of
time. IL his excuse did not prevail, payment of
both fines and expences, operated like oppression
TO man in moderate circumstances. This he
sometimes had to do, with the addition of lawyer
fec and other COSTS
In the early days of the district system, about
tour lawyers of conspicuous talents, engrossed the
business at each bar. They generally resided in the
towns, pracised in the Federal Courts, and Super
Tor State Courts including District Courts, circum-
Jacent to their residence. They rarely condescend
cd to attend county courts. They often travelled
and associated with the District Judges, circuui-
stance which added much to their standing and
sequence. Some of them at first issued from the
cities and borougbs, with gowns cloaks richly
brocaded or fringed with gold lace These eminent
advocates enjoyed the great advantage of practice
y the High Tribunals exercising supreme appel
iate and chancery jurisdiction all the District
ionris No client could presume to approach such
counsel at the district bar with fee less than FIVE
fen twenty, fifty, and sometimes, one hundred
guheds Their department digni6ed lofty
and COMMANDING They gracefully distinguished
themselves, by the Jpesimonisterian air; when
uey travelled with the justices of assize, they
were equally graceful in the W.stmonisferian
practice and address, of oh aiming handsome extra
JeeS, before the cause was tried or finally disposed
Of; nsomuch so, that the poor worthy young
county court auornies, for long time disappeared
from the District Court bar.
ihcontesttbie facts now prove, thousands upon
thousands OF expenditures, by the people on whom
judicial system, and system of municipal law
operated, winch are unknown to the auditors ac-
counts or the public Treasury. The auditors
booS~, only snow such expenditure. of n Judicial
system, as are incurred by compensation of the
Judges, public a,iornies shcrfs and clerks for their
public services: the expences of criminal prosccu-
some few public acls. These books afford no in
formation OF the amount of expenditure or even,
OF the utility, ct either judicial system, touching
the CIVIL administration of the laws or ins,ice in
relation to The great general rights OF property and
'he rights oil Lessons, OF all The good people through
out tins commonwealth. No doubt the audiro or :
DOCKS Ill prove that the amount of expenditures
Tor pubic purposes only, under the Old district
system was something less, than expenditures for
IKE purposes under the Circuit Court system No
dono the same books will prove. that the amount
o. expenditures Tor public purposes only, under
the oid GENERAL Court system, was considerably
less IN any gwen period, han the amount of expe i-
lures IN the same time, under the District Court
system. Aud no doubt the auditors book, will
iurther prove, that the of expenditures for
puphc purposes only, under one High Court OF
Chancery, was astonishingIy less than The amount
OIL expenditures under the Chancery District svs-
ieih' NOV, are we prepared, upon such inadmissi-
PIE estimates and evidence, to explode the present
Superior Courts OF law aud Chancery, and ,es,,s
cIia'e only. the old General Court and one old
fi.sn Oouft OF Chancery! AGRICOLA.