Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-12-29
SATnRDAY DEC os


The Convention met at IL O'Clock
ne ''h resolution of the Judicial Committee still
under consideration. $40
The amendment proposed by M ,tz
Thursday last, then Ia ken M va
Nr JOHNSON said, that from the incIeuancy Of H.
weather and the absence of seine of the members
the convention, he presumed that it would be cxce
dent to lay his motion on the ia bIe for tho .
he should not move it himself, but hoped some olI
gen leman would. " ' "'4''l
MIR LErGH said he had received motto fro,,, a.,
hon. colleague of his stating his inar;lit -, "ii
and moved to lay the report of the judicial Comm;tL
tee the table, ia O0tiiil'-
MI POWELL said it would be very announcement to
many members 20 adjourn, and thereby prolono rho
continuance OF the Convention That there ,vcr,
not more than three or four members absent
MI LEIGH then Withdrew his motion thai tLe
diiehdinent OF M Johnson might be discussed
Mr. JOHNSON then rose and said he did 80 ;t,
10 discuss the merits at large of his proposed an.,,i
nent-he would merely explain the PURPOSE and efTer
OF 1T. He then briefly stated the nrayii f -;
proposition. His object in callipr IN tho o;d % i -
Judges was TO give the aid OF legal talent IN tho
ohai called on to exercise the highest judicial f,nc
Ilons ne thought TINS desirable, unless there wss
some grelt codntervaiDg objection That ntLsuoL
there might be great legal talent in tho Sen.tc >
Wonid not necessarily be the case and ALTHOUGH lo
talent might be there, it would be from the bar ard
very often the JUNIOR members of the bar He r.
Pea'ed TO Inc experience of The members and to Tin,
COMMON sense Of every man, if that was TIo LII -
talent to winch the most difficult questions Of Iav,
should be referred There was n ,rjcot = n. - .
the effects upon that mind which had becn;i; -
nately engaged in advocating either side OF i,,
ZION lndihereny, and the mind constantly cnpJ,.rd
III ehdcaVorlne to ind the truth alone 'Il.o cf;..
upon the minds OF the bar in prosecuting and dotcni
iEg, would necessarily partake of chat cI,oracfrr
ihe eject OF the judicial Office ON fho r, ,,,,t.
Oc9fts the desire OF arriving at lust co,cu,ic.,
tie thought therefore this talent orri In Lc t,n,ls
10 the AID OF the Senate, unoarned in he law W.
II reared that The esprit Gu corps would fitencc m
MINDS OF the Judges? He thought tbs a vain f,a-
Incy were called on 10 bring their expetiece 10 iI
ala OF the Senate Could three or four Jn,',re, FI
Coutt ~ Appeals, or ten twelve Iudpcs ri Tho mt
Tor Courts lnfuse into the body spirit If nsr,,5
Ihey would know that they We're surrounded nv ar,:
ana aOIe men, who could detect any inprouer has -
thcir minds ana wcgid thereby he restrained ~
saw nothing to fear, and much 10 bn ob,oi,od 7,
n'"sS " 'gcoiected, tbese prosecutions were TO he
conducted on behafof The pnople. ,rbo tr1scc,tr
tle House OF Delegates, the immediate rcprcsepta
yves OF the people, and the trial to be had b,,re 80,
Ihueuihte representatives Of the same pc,,ple r. ,
oenate' was there not then reason to fear wi, -
prosecution IS conducted by tie spirit of ortv tjot
.nese representatives oFthc people may partcjna, IN
me ieebhgs Of the people? Then those ,ylIo Lara
oeeil ost conversant IL detecting error ought 10 ~,
III the tribunal 10 correct these FEELINGS
The trainers of the present Constif,,io, Lod 49,,
gafs OIL this esprit du corps The Judres Of difarer
courts were to try in such cases Proseeution y..s
PROMPTED during the sitting of The Tco;.Iatrrn -
N"9 'pushe necessary TO remove from The ,ana tl,a
Po9o'u'oS' i hcse were the safeguards fboY,lt
''ectsS1ry oy That enlightened body.
''a we ,ake the directly opposi G covrsc, ~,
.luo 1ne 'lei 10 one branch Of the Leojslai,r il, H.
ClamOr. ~" y" perhaps " Popuiar
Happily we huve had no iDpeacbnap, of 1,,5.
'1'' 0aa no c&pe-.o1c. " fas So, mi -.