Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-03-20
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FRIDAY MoRNING, MARCII 20. 1sea.

| The nominations made by The meeting on Monday
night, iElve as far can learn met with general
concurrence. Gen. Marshall is acceptable to all par
ties, and nearly to every individual His great IN,
ents, long experience, profound acquaintance with
constitutional law and the almost divine bcnutv and
republican simplicity of his private life, have eradica
TED the remnant OF ancient party bitterness. Tile
vote IN his favor, will bencxt to unanimous.
The next in order in the nomination, is John Rob
crtson' Attorney General--a man known to them
who know HIM at ALL as possessing powerful intel
lect fearless independence, and the most unaffected
and enthusiastic attachment to republican liberty.
ar. Robertson is objected to by some, as carrvipo
his desires of reform too far--as being wilnt foo
entirely, to trust the peopie.--Iftis last be in fact
an objection Mr. r. is certainly obnoxious TO it. He
is willing to trust thepeople, practically, as well as
Theoretically. He docs in truth as well as in nre.
tence, believe them capable of selfgovernnen, and
he does desire to confde to their hands, the exercise
ofall powers, which from their number and their ter
rtora diffusion, tits possible for them to exercise
lie is in favor ofradical reform in the Constitution
in favor of educng the enormous and eternallv in.
creasug expenses ofthe government, of loppinr off
the Executive Council, of making the Judres more
W 'iiOSC WIZ uPpVHlC JncnlJ ana VINO
them viii any object 10 him for these opinions,
Is there single man, Conventionist or Anti Conven
tlonist, so welded error q enamorcd of abuses as
to oppose hlmsefto these rofortnaons in the Govern
man' When the Constitution comes TO be overlauled
viii any admrer of the dust and cobwebs ofantoitv
be found selfdcvoted ersoug oppose in Convention
the reformation Of these crying grievances under
which Virginia labors' We engage for it, not ONE
Why then should these opinions constitute obi actions
to the choice of John Robertson? But saw some tim,
i'd souls, with all alarmed aspect Mr.. Robertson is in
favor of electtng the Judges. Horrible! What
dreadful thing to elect the Judges instead of riyinO
them life estate in fheir Offices which in at least
five cases out Of ten, makes them fat law insolent
and goodfor nothing! What an outrageous thing tn
DESIRE that they like all the other officers of tbo
Republic, should at least in ten years, be held
responsible to that people, whose servants thew
and whose money supports them We would have
people be on their guard against this slang about
the independence Of tie judiciary. It is talked
OF as something too awfuy sacred to be touch
ed, tasted or handled. It is judicial pro-
fanation in the eyes of some, to express an opinion
that Judges should be responsible, for the manner
III which they exercise their functions, like all other
public faactionarics, But let the thing be a little
looked into, and it will he found that all this hor
ror which las infected ut least many others, pro-
cecdcd in the first instance: from, and it is counto-
naaccd and encouraged 5V. 'qtrge17. Nobody should