Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-12-29
SATURDAY. Drc. s6.

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The Convention mC' at . o'clock
under consideration.
The amcndlnrnt proposed BY Mr. Johnson. ON
Thursday last, was then taken up.
Mr. JoHNsoN said, that from the iucIcmcncv or H.,
wchthor and the absence of some OF the members Il
The Con'en'on, he presumed that it would be cxpc-
dent TO lay his motion the table for fhe urcsc,,
lie Should not move il himself but hoped sou,r oil,
- n man would
Mr. LEiGH said he had received note from I'm
hon colleague of his, stating his inability In attend
and moved tn lay the report Of tho Judlria Commit
tee The table.
Mr.. POWELL said would be very inconvcnicnt T.,
many members adjourn, and thereby prolong the
continuance of the Convention TlSt there were
not more than three or four members absent
Mr.. LEON tLcn withdrew his notion that Tie
amendment of Mr. Johnson might be discussed.
MIR. JOHNSON then rose and said he did not intend
to discuss the merits al huge Of his PROMISED nmer
mcnt-hc would merely cXplain the PURPOSE and efict
OF It, He then briefly stated the provisions of his
proportion. llis object calling in the and of tie
Judges was 20 give c aid of l'gel talent To The ir-
'hHa called on 10 exercise Tie hghes judicial fun..
tons lie thought tins desirable unless there WIS
SOM gre ~ codnicvaing objection. That althsulh
there might be great legal talent in the Senate II
would not necessarily bc the case and n lo,,rl local
talent might be there 1t would be from The bar ard
very o't'n the Junior members Of ITO bar He at-
P'aicd io TIC experience of the members end To The
comrion sense OF every man, If tha; was tl, kind 80
talent 10 which the most difficult questions of I,v,
should be referred. There " as grrai dif,rerc, IN
9 'i'''S UPON iHib "lhu which mad been udIFcruii-
hai'y engaged ~ advocating either side of n quc.-
ton ndiiicrcDlly, aud the mind constantly cuplov,d
ln end'avorng 10 find the truth alone The effect
upon the minds OF iho bar in prosecuting end defend
iEg, Would necessarily pnrtake of that character.
Inc eject al thc judicial Office, ou fhc c,ntor..
bCtts the oe.Ue Of arriving ut lust courus ion.
'ir thought Therefore this toicnt ouuh Lc bTuroit
70 TIC AID o'thc Scnnc. unlcarncd IN h. law Wa.
q curcd that tlir esprit du corps would un. crcc tie
minds of the Judges lie thought o., n VAIN f,n-
Ihcy were called "n 10 bring their experience To- i,
aid o. the Senate. Could three or four Judrcs oCtI
Court Of Appeals or ten twelve Judges of the int
rIoT Courts, IniutC into tho body a spirs of pnrt,.
They would know that they were surroc1dpJ bv o,r.c
and able mon. who could detect any itnpropcr Lns "a
their minds and would thereby Gc RESTRAINED H.,
saw nothing 20 fear, and much ~ be obtaincJ r,
must be- rCcoHccicd these prosecutions were To- lo
conducted on bch1fof be proplc. 'Eho proscc,f,r..
the House Of Delegates the ,rlo,od,a,o ,,,','
tvcs on inc P'oWc, and the trial be had before tl,
immediate representatives OF tho sane people III to
senate was there not then reason TO fear al. ,
prosecution ls conducted by The spirit OF Marty tt,
tbese representatives Oi tho people NAV partcin, ,u
ne icciHgs OF the people? Then thofc WHO have
Doc Hloft cohVcTsant ~ detecting error Ourt 10 bo
III Iho tribunal Ia correct these feelings.
Tho Trainers OF The present Constitution had 40,
ieaTs OF tins esprit du corps. Tho Judpcs of dy,,
Courts were To- Try IN such cases Prosccution ,,.s
pTomptcd during The sitting Of lac Legislature m
was thought necessary TO remove from lilo ,r,o ,t,.
prosecutors These we're the safeguards fbougbf
necessary by hat enlightened body
7iaIl We inko ti" diroc. 81 opposi q course Com
roc 'hc iiia TO one branch Of thc Legislature in ,
Pos'''" " u'o 0ihcr' urged Oh perhaps by popular
Happily "e bavo had no Impeachment Of n t,d,..
U'' W. A''f h49 hg experience IL. thp cGict aud 5-.