Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-05-07

ltfhhs an The figh 81 suffrage. Bein. mem
her Of The lasi Legislature, aud attending veil
MS IS my custom, Ia the state OF pubic feeling,
rs eVinced by the Representatives Of the paa-
pie. presume fo have some knovirdee ON
that and uiIer subjects Likely to b. the subjects
of grave CONFEDERATION IN that honorable hot,
The right of sniTlase mus ha extended liberal
~ Towards ainlt eitizrns, or those of y ,enr,
If n.y.. always inLing cate 20 exclude vara.
bonds. sas giants, timer ant. persons oS un ound
mind, pndpers and such a. are engaged in no
useful calling. Whereby 10 support ;hemseh..
and their families, il they have une, {,hat they
,nay NOT beromr psupers tool and those who
do not pay their taxes, nr other public dues
tfihrre wrr,' no other motive fer mi, extension
Of suffrage, the single motive ofpruducing quiz.
Had calmneSs amongst the urople. is suifi.
cipnt isncrmeni. fl,e right ui ,ufIr age having
hrch regulated thus, then II is proper that the
legislative department should h.. regnlaicd-
the Senate To remain organized somewhat on
It's prcsent plan, tho see ~ objection Ia It's
numbers being a little "a creased, aud its term
in office reduced Ivy inc year, IL meet the views
of some very respectable politicians J. is a
useful body, aud niien 4 salninry check GA ti,r
other House. organized AS II at presen', aud
uo dAuit will be when organized differently
Tie lower House IS, since the formation oil
hefs I, has a tendency TO lensthrn lhr So.
sion unfeaSoaahly. II occa,iuHs too much lie.
gi.laiion-the lanr of governments. l. deterS'
ynnr brsi aud most useful cllIzcns from uiler.
ms their srryicrs us. in general the good. the
useful aud cs,abe citizens cannol reconcile
il 10 themselves aud their family Interests 10 he
one fourth rf eaca wear from HEIR domcStia
affair. their families, and their Grcsd,s l.
costs too much slOnrV, and IL productive OF loo
much legislation. We're the members IN tia
House duced 10 something like halt theirpirs-
ens numbers y properly npr"rtIuIcd anorgsi
the inhabitants, ii would. according TO N,
present Impressions, give pcrnanency. respeci-
ability aud usefulness TO your |n@', aud rrliev"
yaur treasury OF more than half the charges
far legislative pn poses.
We occupy the middle country. md ne IN
fari the ievcr by which the conflicting inter
ests preiudises aud IA tialiirs nf the extremes
o east and west mu,l aud o-gM To be iurnrd
aud regulated We nave delicate task TO
perform. II Is our interest that each extreme
Of east an WIS, should uri,h spd b" con-
ten, aud happv--thn all local prejudlc"s aud
icai usies, aud nlI grounds FIR such feeling,
shn,ld be removed.
Il the eastern country whn hpll much the
target portion OF II certain kind Of ropr,ts,
q
lie II, a.uIe j. raised. (f,r fear OF being grraliy
imposed on by the w"st, in.,t un u lrprr.co'
iation nc. ording "a taxation ard ro.,,i,tiuu-
aud tho west will no agrtr to it, bu, insist and
aIh y" y, Il plan ni rep rSent ,'inn occerdng 10
free white pOru alton alpar; &c us then vXac.
IA plcdge, which, am sure, ihey i" i'll afford f.
the east and incorporate II ~ Inc cons I'uitpn
that no olb"r thN or public hurth " shall be
imposed on the Kind OF property alluded TO
than Is ar shall be impos u on Other ana dii
G'fen, kinds Of property. III proportion AS II
respects itS value, aud Thea let W bottom the
representation npon tree white popu'aiion only
As il regards The executive branch Of the go.
vernmcnt, my imprr. sionS are, and have long
been thai the Council. Is NJ present organized,
should be- abolished rs useless rXcrrscnce'up-
on the body roiir that the Governor ssou'd
be made more +, spectacle and more RESPONSE
bic TO the sd,orclg people trough their I'M
mediate aernts, Nv giving nan hunger term III
Office for the fist, aud by IN king him the or
g,n denomination 10 office ia certain ca~es, j.
impeachabie aud removable tr'm office Tor &C.
tti failure. aud offences His advisers should
be The Attorney General, Min oihel officers Of
government.
Asregrrds ,h, iudiriar, branch ut the gov.
e. nmcnt have II hesitation 10 say, that Tor II
y anton neglect Of duty in J,4.cs, or tor II
permadcn, lncnp.city If body Or mud, 10 dis
charge thr duty they havr implicitly contact.
I TO prrtoic. that they ought To br removed :;
perhap- i, OUCH, t. lac by thc JONI resolution Of
two thirds of b ~ houses al the Legislature. !
have leng been OF opinion that the executive
hody are au huriy ed 10 supCrscle them ior tie
later cause III our prcSrnt niltnIlon tho
that power ha nrvrr been pNcrci ed.
For mal-administrdtinn, corruption, or o'hcr
offence, for hic,l an imp"aCumen, ought l.
le--.I1 ) nate .hnuld be the trsen Inc art-
cies OF Impeachment, 10 br preferred through
The inmcdate representatives III Nh people, the
love- branch Of Ga" legislature aud NV in.
press ~ i. that the Governor shouldhe inpra-
cied here ar before the Geuclai Court, II there
should &c one.
Ihi' mode ofimpenchnent mlsh' lie put IN
practice, II Il case occurred Ia rrqunc II NJ IA 81.
feet, and nos be theoretical aud mliboa, effect,
rs is now the mode poin ed mi b, 'hp cons !.
tuiie,, ~he,e Judge j, uied by his tfiIo".
judges aud the Governor Is tried hcioIe the
same tribunal i,ter he retitc- f'om Office.
At.r much ma,ure reflection Oh iHr ,ublect,
am 'srionsi! Of opininu that nIemorr, NJ oon''
exercising the functions Of civil aud CRIMINAL
jurisdiction over Tie property, the person the
liberty, and the lie ot Il fellow -C1izen, should
bG placed IN situation 20 he sufficiently iHde'
penden; OF popular excitement, and popular
cIanior and pre- adice, TO enabIe them. imp"i-
inliy, 20 decide the cases between the govern
meat and ie4iew chHcn, or between mao dha
man, heiwoen the rich and the poor, the ma"
who has much personal popularity and Inn VINO
has none !; and to pronounce upon ;he consu'u'
'Soality of all laws, according tn his conSeI-
ehce ahd the right OF the case. would there
FIRE think thai 10 Judge or Justice, having such
extensive jnrisd ictIon, should be suffice, TO Ire
qaeai periodical appointments er dIsm'>aals
troln office know that m Office for lile, espe
c.ail, with a saiag, alta c|,ed to j. is an odio"s
'hshg 10 The people, il nas IA udiols ,purdt1
me yel al Office " he held during eouj oeha
v'our. does not appear wrong, even in tepub.
&c. though II generally omounts TO An san'e
tbiag II. therefore, III" tenure Of 'hro { 81
II ige or Justice is 10 be altered, provide thai
= Judge shall! Le III least ,hirty yeai, of age al
his appointment, and lhal he shah not continue
IN "iicr longer than n given period, Hud I've ~
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