The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-02-18


n .re iadehf.I 10 he gentleman from p
t..b r. ~ sore re- 8edy IN the Delays con
:, srapf .ti Tie "a siice aud the nature OF lbf
,.as- | believe that other saluiary a
f,snd.neats tni 1T he engreticd IN the sys'
fsniendiuc .lia lagherte abrilse delays aud
s.vr .xpan.e but some delay must be en-
fo5nftfrd We sre told Icy Bar William
Blackstone. that dclay Is the price lreemen
m. or their lihafy ar property aud ne
Gishfai aad enlightened administration Of
fI.Ics. SUNNI ~ justice, Ifiusllee i can b.
esiir1, Is reu1rrrJ ~ a 1ufkph 6sdis a
Cont ct High Commissions and star 1tsm-
Der era Spanish lnguisfuet. Bal 'ha' sef'
81 iasiieu. ,rasf, We would no. purchase 81
eus PRICE. We vii submit 10 defsys faiosr
fhaH injustice.
Nf fas.apson said, II plurality 1t id
g.. and especially an even number. hsa cen
found announcement ia the pr0grsss II 4 5ai' At
Nj prlus. or ANY lds court. Nhess 'hs pqttts
a.re lsu--Ae asked, what would 81 ICE a.
s.nyrniencs rcsulliug trem thai utrcHa3f'a
Ia rpapcery eauses, between Nhtea anu ca.
ses AZ eonmun Law, there Was % marAea a
difference. A. las there was frequently ps'
.,,,, eJinl 20 be judged, aud scarcely ever
a,aal, e.H,p afatyely speaking oai ~ causes
0,osl common ~ equity, # was widely diRsF-
M. Consider the Ssriuus inisflueatufy Of
den, The number Ut parties and points, and
lie muliiarloas aud complicated uHBsac ttVps
.Y5bfaeed 20 a hnal decree eonst1er The IA
..lr, a.fd drErees Vt rrlirl extended To lbefe
srious parilrs--aad tell NE how THESE jug
=. are "a gei along Al ait, should ihey chance
1, differ ~ opinion. There IS no provision
,,,.t,. Tor such itTiUnllies "a toe biIi nor "a.
DID. could Il be well done by the utmost
s,.strb ri hauFsn iagenliiy Tie was "a 'sh-
al ark ~ A q
s,.4,..t,h afihis subject last winter. by dis
81, ,,st.d member from the county OF
tt,tsr that Chauecry doctrines could onlS
ho I'll compre headed, and IT'S lurisd elton
..,.tss1 nv "A siuple mind. II was little r..
-osrkahlr that whl,i other countlies were
=. ,xesipgi the defects OF an organization,
,,,,ict assigned plurality and even number
al inJgss 10 their courts, aud were suggesting
IA remedy. VIZ should he heedlessly embrsc.
80, ,b.,r 81 ,lnd,d systems. The juristcon=
~. IT ENGLAND we're now complaining Of the
number OF indges, composing her three great
,,url. Of KIM Beech, Common Pleas. and
Txchcsler.--i he case of Pennsylvania, who
~ ,reaatzeA Si4i Frlus Court:, by assIgningto
oh. one. instead OF more judges, has alrea.
been cited.
Nj T. sail he objected to any matcriN
change ia our Chancrry Court and Sucnu
Court system. he was 'ree 10 hdmll
1Iere was a time when he regretted.
,,be abolition Of the old District Court
i, .o.sessea great advantages IN the des-
,,,rh nfhnxiupss. the weight and author.
nv Of us decisions, the dignity aud nhlllly -
". b,r and its htuch--It was, indeed, nur.
ere for thu bat, add whatever improves lhui
{nnroyo. tho bench, both directly by the abb.
'itv NJ its discussions, and indirectly hecHusr
{rntn /, the beneh - seieftHd For these ruh-
tnn. he regretted its abolition, and, for u
time toped for It's restoration. But eIperl.
tucs aud observation had tnugh HIM, that
hnoehis had been conferred onthe country bt
ihe change, which were inapprecidble, aud
which reconcled him perfectly 10 the present
.v.tetn-He meant the convenience and sh'
sing II exnanse to suitors, Grand Jurors aud
Vruue.Inen--Iie nfart the mOrhlslng an"
bumanieing . ferl " this system upon the
country. lhe Superior Court rerrhdng
twice YEAR every county III The state, va
not only convenient AMI valuable, as 'onri
nj Over and Tcrlniner, but lis administration
of civil and penal Justice, Indeed is very pre-.
xenrp. sheds a hsuisn iniueure over the NOR.
els Of society. IT, charges 10 Grand Juties
were ediiying, aud valuable source OF legal
and pohiicsl information, 30 the great body
If The people II revising power over thr
nrogee ing, OF tine County Go 1r was not only
salatarv rs IA cheek upon thrn, n for the cor
r,clion OF error, hui leads to judicial exposiil-
y sol the laV, improving 10 the JoSiic's Of ib"
E unity Courts: For these among Other rea-
sans, Mr. T SAID n he before remarked, b.
hal become more than rBcnncled TO the STU
perior Court system, aud lie Elore especial
w a, the LEGISLATURE had made amends, s.
fer al the Improvement Of HE bar and bench
vsre conreraei, Tor the loss o. the old Sys.
ten. by the estahlsbment OF Chancery d
9r,r.s These two Courts be wished to remal.
graitered ~ heir main features lie rrH
IS 1T convenience 10 Tie people, that opera
u in favor pf the adoption 81 the
circuit Court system, did not apply IN
any respect to Chancrry Courts There was
un neressIi. in ibrln for the attendance ~
wifre,se, or Spilots, and there were no ~.
-or. or Grand Jurors IN Attendance. The SUIT,
when ma,ured for tue Courts, required only
TIE attention OF The Gnunsel.
Mr.. 7 begged gentlemen 10 consider. the
dr'nrioraliug dnf rncr the proposed change
wonld exert, over the bar aad the bench
aud il mss question in which the peopic
were deeply inter .,ed. An enlightened bar,
with talented AID independent Judiciary,
were the .uresi safeguards OF the public lber-
-. II wa in bis op mon OF vital imnortanc,
n ebl oIrage The growth OF Judicial fitness q
exc .lle7ce The inevitable consequence OF
the new system would be, 10 degrade and
PROSTATE both.
L the Judges shaald not separate. but 'itto-
fr'her, even the nsp Conrs would afford u
theatre ar taisuis, aud no occasion to call
fprlh thai rivalry and holy emulation that
=ro1ld alone conduciio eminencr. II, howe
ver 'heY Nhou'd separate, iDasnuch AS law
gers, nc more than other men, were possess
81 NJ uri1nity. the Acct would be, 10 co"hne
thenn IN tie practice Of single county
Tins oircnnlsfaace would begst the necessity
n double, triple. qusdruple, or quiniupie
,rpflv Of the profession, aud To that part nj
III House who regarded the lawyers as evil.
this " adl he regarded as no friaine otJee
lion. B the man apprehension al Mr. l.
va, hit 4 "a Nd eE'inEtish ihe lnsfro Of the
bench aud bar al nc MIGHT be allowed
fhe sprc7sinr' r-Ndnce an intellectual Agra
rian among the members oT both Mr. I
said moreover. ihnthe bad ever been opposed
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