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

rendering IA tbt si,blle aaS s,..iees ask
tRrn, - II iusi lawsri- an oil ~, vault, X
noniinisnsl, ~ dismiss h,u from office, On
sorh eharsss, "ith"nt a h.arng. M a
ihotengh m,..ligalIon ,utn ~. truth If
fH"ss charges But what becomes of The
bossfed Independence If the Judiciary, #
ani Judge may be Dismissed from or IL
gislaled oot # office without hearing
aB1 eitbont m opportunity of suqniring
intb ths truth, Of motives Of the charges
preferred against him II l. possible that
fhe ehargr4 may br false, aud the motives
impure. But without Investigation, how
is this In appear ~ time to protect The
character and rights Of the accused and
where can lbls iuseslig arion be- 50 properly
madt, Is where the charges Originated?-
IL is with a view" th'v objrcl thai have
taken the Liberty 1T Troubling you With tbs
communication. As To my Office | hold
/ II ~ nothing ~ the present ease. lis du-
| tIes AT, Al all times, Ghly commensurate
With lis rmolnnents. But If, as the Hon.
Member says, have nothing rise left, a,n
uns illIDg 10 surrender al prrlcnsIUDs In
honor AID character. without struggle
rhe preamble and res"lutuns haze gone
Y
beea published IN paper Of general cir
rnliiIon. | have many highly esteemed
and honoutable friends in Virginia, aud
elsr" here, by whom they Nill be read, AS
part 1t the proceedings of tIe Virginia A.
sembly. Thy exhibit me IN what cnn-
slder an odlous light. | have patiently
waited hitherto, IN the hope that they
would he called up 10 the House, aud an
opportunity afforded of d, fratng then
fal.e and injurious impressions or that
the Honorable Member would himself.
IN mate accurat. Information, have had
le nag0annIIty to aCkuuN ledge and cor
rect his mistake. But IN this have been
disappointed. A d rs have lately heard
that the Assembly has refused to take
them up md that pr"babIy, they may not
be acted on during th- Session aud thus
the impression made upon the public mind
by their publication, uuconlradicted or nn-
explained will be suffered to remain :
And az consider my character deeply al
feeted by thu said preamble and resolu-
'ions, may beg the favour of you, sir, i'll
there Is nothing improper IN the request,
nor INDIGENOUS, nor disrespectful To the
Honorable Assembly, IN the manner of
making II, (aad ! can assure you Sir, no
thlDs of III" KIND is intended, though |
confess myself lsnOrant of Parliamentary |
rules, and thr exteut of Parliamentary PR
vlleaes, 10 have the subject again brought |
before thu Ho ,se To b" there fully inve4tl
gated and decided, as 10 the Honorable |
assembly may seem proper aud that IN
opportunity may be afforded, if thought
Important, or necessary, Of proving the
truth of the facts which have herein be-
fore stated
Accept, Sir, the assurance Of the grea,
consideration and respect Of your fellow
citizen, JOHN BROWN.
LINN BANKS, Esq
Speaker If the House of Delegates.
MemO.-I had nearly forgotten To tender
my slaeere thanks 10 the Honorable mo
yer of the rcsolutiOnsfOr the kind provision
which he proposes 10 make for me in his
third resolution. II is true, my prospects
have changed with the change of times
but hope am not yet reduced to the ne
cesslty Of depending on charity either Tor
a dinner. or colin, should need one
Whenever that shall be the case, had ra
ther die without the FIST, and be buried
without ,he last, than be dependant on the
charity of the public, for either. must
therefore decline the favour he intends me,
though proceeding from motives so hon
orahe aud SO iecingly, aud 50 debrirattly
expressed. Il.
NJ. WoodviIle moved to lay the letter
on the table.
Mr. Goggin seconded this motion. If
Judge Brown has never heard of these
clamous. they had certainly been heard
by the State. II he had been exposed b,
his friends il would be- spoken of by others.
1t WAS moi the first phllippic that had been
lrvclled against the members of tins House,
for interfering with the Judiciary He
had acted from sense of duty, and felt IN
dependent of Judge Brown Were the
thing to be done over again, he should pur-
SUE the same course.
Mr. Blackburn stated that it was at his
instance that the resolutions had been prin-
ted and he concurrrd with Mr.. WoodvIlc
in the ptop,icty of printing the letter.
Mr. Wnchcr opposed the printing. He
considered thu communication as Indeco-
rons To the mU,rr OF the resolutions, il not
tn the House. He Thought ii an impeach
ment of the motives Of a member of the
( House, "hlCn was unaulnhrlEtu. FOR
these reasons he was opposed 10 printing.
Judge Browns incapaclty, if not repre-
scented by petitions, was notorious.
Nj. Smith, of Grrenbrlrr, had been anx-
ious that the preamble and resolutions
should be enquIred into and had suppos-
ed that Mr.. Goggm would have moved TO
take them up. ifthis conrse had been ia
ken, the charges might have been in,esti-
gated To a full and satisfactory result, aud
the letter of Judge Blown would, in all
human probability, ney"r have been beard
of. But, as the House had refused to
take up the resolutions, the only course
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