The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-02-14

ftam nhirh we have borrowed - many lights
IN Ia. aud po tiles aud >t,l VS. fheli pI.enec
10 accomplish all Important changes IN tbelr es-
tahlished laws by u, aid aud IN nianentality ot
conmesions composed ut then abipsi Iurisis and
eidels 1.-THE law by boards of i'nI#ts ~ com
mltlets ot revision. ltwa, practice, innn
drd IN necessity policy aud " isdnm. Pinetti.
are mere distractions until ihsy are applied To-
practice; and It Is thtnngh tlte IN, jun 81 the
de,as ola bill, that principle ffsf slat'"n can
he applied Now let mo ask hi. / luuse, hueina
ing IL. this body is and lnust ever b. with the
little opportunity Of retirement. Of e.1lm md so.
Der I'll Ion and mature dclibrin IN allowed
MS here. nIth thr tcw conVeuicures int heem Me
. IMPOSITION and cpmpdniion. ~ sthnnt the niehhS
oifeseareh aud CLOSE IN, csltgation what tine 90
capacity have We g property adjusting the
n,nlht,lious nnd complicated details al an IN.
ponant law - he principle u grana object al
tn lh@ weave competent 20 pass apon but th"
Btgdls 6pcr0Hdi Of expressing aud rnttiuatmr
the legislative viii, is the difficulty For sun
mounting this difficulty, the sal, .nalNe,s, 10 n.
vail ourselves Of the aids referred too suggest
the c,ll. 10 submit Ia commission board ni lu-
rlsts o. committee of revi ION. the enquiry INTO
HI remedy ; and when they present us With u
/ Ill ~ digest, we are Camprteni 10 examine 80
M siigale, aud 10 ,ejccl OF adopt ihelr lahols
as 10 our bcn Judgment shall serm cspr
al occasions like the present and d'strnst
my own suiic,cucy too much no" 10 depan irotn
II
MI / mid having disposed of his prelmna
~ ohisrtious. he would proceed 10 the motc i'm
pottapi con alterations involved IL his opposition
9TH bill. The FIRST ntordrr 'as we'll rs Impor-
iance was the enquiry imothe eonstltatlonallty
Of the Ia" Every act of leeislai,on bong M
exercise oi delegated authority. II brhoovrd the
representatives OF thc people Ia Look 10 TIT char
len iionw Inch ihrv fcrivr sulcl, thrt tie brIet
| authority chcclttn, hdmonishes them thus
far SHUT hou go md no talther. II IS there
We hod embodied the permanent known will oi
these who ,rnt US here. II Ii To us iencr Of
instruction, which II We disoiey Ne deserve the
fate Of ihr uniaiihu servant IN the pm able. -" IA
be beaten with many shiprs MI / said,
before he entered on the examination Of fhe
constitutional question. lac must Ii pefmiitd to
expires his surprise aud ustnnishment ii, and to
en- hIs protest against, doctrines tia, lad
become too fashionable I'll late IN us House
II" meant the doctrine Of the omnipotrncc Of
thu Legislature Tie had supposed tha the odl
Gus duchiur al Parliamentary onnipotrnce had
been swept away by tive tide % eat elutions ,e
,o'uilon. and that We had erected on It's nuns
the Sovereignty ortbc Pcoplc: but II Is now
strongly .nllmatrd by gentlemen, II no, openly
assumed. that because ours i siylfd "a com
plcis Legislature" II ca. do whatsoever " list
eth. Among the friends of this bill, Yea, ~
! most jealous and distinguished supporters, ~.
coenise thc most lie, idrd Limitations IN the ~.
| trrrelation Of the icdrr ! compad-he most
wbtchftl sentnrls over The conducf u other innC
tiouatias lrc6ugnigc among thrtn mann of
tint inquest Who found an indictment, for high
crime, aud mlsdrrncunors apBn-t tbeir fellow.
servant, Ofthc federal government IN thr feso.
1t .,,,g. ~ a..
nov So, lheln converted into ihtldnnnarlans IN
ihe construction ~ then owp consillnlion. oi
InronsiHcnCIr4, thq bears the pnim DOES II
not brhoovc thcm 10 prhriicc iittI olOseT upon
liz Scripture morality, aud before they deNr'y
tlIe mote IN thr cN"Otn brother, To felney the
beam from CIR own Does II moi behopyc
Ihem. before thew aropRtr Ia themselves the cK
elusive custody Hud ua,draushlp ot tho federal
ohnrtrr To look Al home = iui aud 1n e-iahl n
. ,heif clam TO III, r"uso'I,l judgment seat. by u
/ scrupnlcu. irra,d tut thu n.sn fundHnt nth
Inv The coul,hiut oi fed raj usn pHtie,,
= comes ~ nh bad plaCc from lhosr who nv nd
without ccrrmony thcl. n"o constitution. Lcl
a. examine liltlc The EIolnd pf d. JUNCTION -
snmrd ~ gentlemen IL CONSUMING iho tao ~
strancnI. II is a distinction, benese lur, Su
without difference. II !, Is ,ua on, Il u ~.
yornmcm al hunted powers, I'll poetic giants,
al thnl no power rvlsi, but uhnt Is cRprrssl,
ei,tai - Is fanny ,ufci,,hlr FROM In arana,d
pbwoiH-Br u 10 Aud 81 Is an tld tho ofhc'
! trovrfomeui ofplrnafs. retamoupi aud So.
rer"ign powers. With no hmlrailgn u eoutinul
I hui tn tcw - rlcllnu, mpperd ~ tn tlll al
right, ~ constitution irsrttl'olt he eal,c "a III,
arru,nrut 1t this DE- p 'nird aud what dor,
II p#oer : Nolhng 0haIsoe,el, Lat TINT dlnr,
eat hame vas given 10 the two charter. ID,
! rotnnou oh jcct of which was 10 fnfaru the a.
) personalities what power. "hs given aud whnr
: drnle,i Ihr one gave certain ppnors hv Ia,
; enumeration ~ What wcrr druied, aud tie on,
denied ceTfafn powers hy The enumeration 81
= liz. riren mowers should one rule Of con. truc
trbn bold as 10 affirmative rtanis IN the frdrtnI
> conn net nud different one Is 10 tie ncgaiitcs
! upon pow Imposed by om construction aud
hill Of RIGHTS Il CrIuuf br htr thc Hruilc
mn 10 trconci'r the ropo,i iou. which 10 my
mud. seems totally At wW with common sense
\ solution Of rhr d,hic't, in which the peuiIc
meo la I'll ru, is to be- found IN tfi.--Ncr IN
pow are a a 'llIorfrs akeaH h.fesirarpt,
Inpo.od upon their own pu"rr. Nhil-f Thy are
willing Ia hold down nthrrs ~ pc" cf ~ fhp sirtI
irtier Of then authority. 80 II has rYcr been
and S" II will ever bc. whIlst poor "rak human
nature rem ms the same Fr mysen ! know
of bst' one rule nv which 10 interpret CONSTITUTE
nns. aud that T., 50 70 coustlue them ms ~ - ~
, fiiIF into effect the " II 81 The Trainers IN Ia
iefpreilnR The federal compact, n doubt rs 10 tho
ersfcure II she p"wcIs would = Hferfninr NJ a
ganst The exercise # il in interpreting the
5,atc constitution. IT thought ii doubtful wLr.
fhorthc NEGATIVE, IA il by I'm tmp alton or b,
the ritter. reached and forbade the poUer s1agh,
- br exercised ! sronid decline IL exercise II.
1hetwo cases are strictly analogous. III. Sprak-
er. What We askrdhy hat hill 10 do 10
make "a General CoutI 10 consist of twenty lpde
-. to "il. u General tpV,t chancrry Court
and one new judge 10 br elected Ibr>e are 10
parco the State mo ten DlsnIct- o. Incuts.
assigning two Of their number 10 caoh They
are to pernnbula,' the State in pairs, aud are
10 administer all thc iusiIce at law and IN ,dui
~. nov required ~ the haI lis oftbe present tc
neral ard Superior Couts, and Superior Courts
Of Chancety and the Superior Courts ofC HIM
cery arr 10 BE- abolished (or the gentleman