Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-04-17

sLasent or fhe Gorey1,or. ,cilh
,rivy council OR reeommen
spec,ive county courts.
. Conformity 10 the chancelor's
to the revision of 1894. aad
corresponds. too, vi n What of
d, Large, vol l p. 81. Il
bat this must I've consider ed the
II 20, we are warranted in say
nsies OF militia officers (then
De supplied by appointment of
,yiis the advice Of the priyy coun-
|acaicies shall be supplied by appoint
70 'vc1nor, with the recommendations
Especliye county courts" Vacancies os
eis lnappening thereafter amoas those
The tine of he formation of the Coz
shall chen be file! ~ appointment, Ell
by the Governor tciih the advice o: the
without the accommodation of the coln-
or, 81, by the Governor, on the recon-
q OF these courts, tDthout the ad vice Of
Ecl.
ihii,iA cdicers, then, in existence. are, by
islitu,ion, deemed constitutional officers
may hlve been created By iato. since,
.holIshel by the same power which created
he mrs, are constitutional officers. sxst-
sfendent of the Legislature 1.-The last ST.
gal, legislative officers, whose offices ere
lao. can he G5rogated by idio.
Is he iiovernor,witb the advice of he pr
,sii. exercise the power of appointing CON
tnGi militia othcers soifhOut the recon
Nm OF the couoty courts?
And does the Govern'r, upon che recomnen
Taton OF ilie respective County c0ur $, make op-
~ pon'msnts 81 oa-'il'iaa nil ii, officers ,tUith-
out the cons, Mt Of The pripy council?
. " Where the irlent OF = written Corst,iu
tion " IL pian," GAG any practice. (nn matter
how long, under 1t snnui lessen power which
the People attempt TO confer TO 10y that
Constitution
Il m aware that there vsrio ea!iags OF
| this cat nj n. % lS.ita on OF Virginia -
In copy of the Constitution of Yirgipia, pub
NJ ,hsd in Loadon very shortly after as adoption
4 and now in the Library OF Coagress, this clause
reads thus
4" The present militia officers shall Be conlinuel.
and vacancies supplied by appo,n,rneG, OF The
\ Governor, with the advice of the privy council
Recommendations iron the respective county
courts"
have before work entitled, Recueil
K das Loix con-litu.ives des colonies Angioses
I ! confedefees sous la denomination D'Eats Unis de
f<l Amerique : eptenlionaie.'
Dedie NJ LIE Eocieui franklin.
A Philadelphia,
Et vend Paris, rue Dauphine,
Chez Ceiiot, and Jorhet, Sc
M. DCCC. LXXVIII.
The paper, type. and binding of ibis work would
eriden,ly shsw that n printed At PMS.
The Cons,ituon OF Virginia was ioruied in
i776; THIS translation n'o F'eHch is Published in
PaTIs IN l71S. BY eerenee to pa, 2e6 we nave
the following trsnsistio1 of me clause oil the Con
si,utlon OF Virginia, above quoted.
g Les officers actusls de M;lIce; seront con-
tinues, ct les ernplos vscans seront renplis pas
Ia nomina ION du GouverueuI, de PAWS du consru
prive, sur la f'coinD enjaiion des DIES com
ties respeclifs;-
This reading Corresponds with the early Lon
don copy, and correspond believe, with the
general Practice oi the appointnent of the con-
sti,uonal militia officers, being made on recon-
mendation i!on The respective county courts.
You are at The -eat oil Information Messrs E
dors, and can say whether the practice OF the
country has or has not, sponded with the
reading OF the London and French copy? Vile.
ther this practice does preclude, and shut ou the
power OF TIE governor, and coua Gil without cr,v
recommendation Of he courts! Whether from
so4nt 0f practice. the Cover aud Council ma &c
lost Their power, OF making appointment without
waiting tdi recommendations from county
court! AMI iastiy, gentlemen, can you give
any explanation OF fact singular, why
IN the early Readings of The constitutions there
! Fshduld sdciI : .aaa:.ss: difference Eon, the
copies OF later date, published by author ty, and
II the practice Of The country has correspondent 10
the readings OF the early copies; whether the co.
- yefnof and incil claim to exercise the power
given TO them by tae later copies githnut any
contoui OF The county courts?-- Any information
which you, or any friend of the CONSTITUTION Of
Virginia can give on these INTEREST," subjects will
be thankfully received by friend 20
WRITTEN CONSTITUTIONS
VncomPi'inee with the re iue, of Intelligent Cone,
P'hien we s'e eng tre and a'eari4,neJ thai The ori.-
nal eonitno, MED IN the Rolls oice, VOID or no, on
The practice Of he execut founded urou this phraeo
iosy Vacaess he disl either Wy or the other
But uaifor ly the u,ast executive to nav The
highest respect to the feeomnendaou ofe county oou,
and not to depart from it, bat upon the strongest cause
EDIroRs)
VIRGLNI.q ELECTIONS.
Berkety For House Of Delegates, 3ses r
Hunter $40, Col. EIward CoIstoD 299 No OF
position.
State Senote-Col. A King 23a, DR.. chsd.
a. Tuley IT,