Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-10-19

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Ioyment Of philosophical leisure, at the Wigwam.
The Committee is supposed to be divided 70 and 2
on the question of choosing the Governor by the
reopie--several Wesie',i members voting in favor of
legislative eectionand thus the proposition NAV no.
be reported eligible, TO the Convention.
Tho Committee haye adopted Ii to .. Mr.sCIny-
tors resolution, That the commissioned officers of
militia companies, be nominated 10 the Executive bv
majority Of their respective companies
In the Judiciary Committee on Saturday Oh.
fourth resolution vi the series introduced by Julge
Marshall. was taken up OH the assembling OF tie
Committee.
The 18th resolution reads as fo!lows---
"ReSUired, That the creation of any new, conn,
" justices oi the peace shall be appointed in the
hrst ih.tance, as may be prescribed by law. When
vacancies shall occur in any county or /, sb,u g.
any cause he deemed necessary to increase
Der, appointments shall be made by the Governor nv
ana with the advice and consent Of the SENATE on
courts" '
Mr. CAMPBELL, of Ohio, moved To strike on, the
whole OF TINS resolution, and substitute the fol-
lowiRg:-
"te'ohed That the counties, cities, and bovouglrs
s"uli DC uvided INTO wards tor the apportionmcn of
Justices of the peace amongst the people; and The
persons authorized To vote for mcaihcss OF the Gen
eru' Assembly III each wurd shall elect the Justice OF
inc ace therein, who shall be comiss oncd TO con-
niue IN Office for the Germ Of years but removable
Tor any bribery, corruption, or other hirh crime or
ihiAdeihran"r' by indictment or iniotu!aticn IN any
cOur,-holdlng jurisdiction thereof.
"ReSotced, That constabies shall in Ike manner
be elected annually in said wards"
, On motion by MIR. 81 AWARD, tie q ee,iCn was
divided, and being taken the motion 10 strike ON,
The Committee decided in tic ncgatiyc.-Aycs g.
Noes -. -
The nth resolution then taken Up for cunsid-
Grafton, us follows:
"Resofred, That the clerks of the county courts
aal' hoid their offices during good behaviour u be
ad"dged OF III any superior court of common law
whose jurisdiction may extend over the county"
nir' AENNis moved To strike out the above reso-
luton, and to substitute the folio wing:
"R,soteed, That the clerk. of The several courts
snhH hod their Offices for the iei ~ OF - wears
u so iong they should be OF god behaviour 70
DC a'D"1scd OF III such court courts, as NAV
be hXed by law--but the Office of eacb ,r 10
CLERKS now IN Office shall he vacated AT the f-t
torn OF their respective courts II be held urIer
TINS constitution and each count shall ~ sIrI
term proceed to the election of lis clerks f,r tr bo
lern OF years, but tho former Clerk shall be cigibc
To such election and IN all cases Of the expiration nj
the office the same Clerk may DC again elected
Inc question on this resolution having been dyi-
deu II " as iiTst ken much o. the resolution o
refers TO the tenure OF office, down 10 the wors f
eli by law" and decided in the ncratiye.-Aves 2.
AIr. Scorr then moved to amend the resolution
ny strHng oat all after the word That, and inser-
ting the following words
The clerks Of The several courts shall be pnD,ir,
cd by their respective courts. and their Tenure of 81
flee be prescribed by law"
affirmative 49," IL 'i''
DIR. MENNIs then moved he second jrauci. of MS
substitute as an addition to the amendment Just aoop-
ted, and modified so as 20 read as follows:
"But the office Of each of the Clerks now in Offices
shall be vacated at the first term of the respective
courts to be held under this constitution; and each
court may al such term or al any Subsequent term
proceed TO the election of it's Clerk"
The question was then taken aI.l this proposition
was decided IN the ncgativc-Aycs g, Noes IS.
MIR. rAYLoR, of Norfolk. then moved to amend the
amendment, BY adding to IL the following words:
"Bnt the change OF tenure shall not apply ID cxs
ting Clerks
This proposition also decided in the negative,
only members rising IN its favor.
Mr.. ScoTT then moved To amend the second of the
series ot resolutions. which reads thus:
Resolved, That the present Judges of the Court
of Appeals, Judges ofthe General Court, and Chan
ccllors remain IN office until the expiration of the
first Session of the Legislature held under the new
Constitution, aud no longer"
By addng the following words
But the Legislature shall cause tn be paid TO such
ot them IS GhalI not be rc-appoiutcd such sums as
from their age, urmities and Just services shall be
deemed reasonable"
This proposition was decided in the negative
Ayes 10, Noes =.
Mr.. Scorr thea modified the amendment SO as 10
read,
Bat the L9 yisll'urr NAV caus, t. he PAL Sc.
And in this form, the amendment was carried in
TIE affirmative, Il members Of the Copmi,ec rising
ia it's favor.
Mr.. TAYLOR Of Norfolk, then moved to amend the
same resolution, by striking out Of It the words
Judges OF the Court of Appeals so to confne
INC oI inc JUDGES 10 'lnc present Judges
Of the S4'heral Court and Chancellors."
This Proposition led to some discussion, which had
not terminated when, the time having arrived for The
meeting Of the Convention, the Committee adjourn
cd III Monday.
The Committee on the Bill Of Rights, &c. came 10
no resolution.
Foreign Neas- the polIteness 81 Capt. Fisher,
OF the Tally ho, which arrived in Hampton Roads. in
the remarkable passage of So days from Liverpool
the Editors Of the Wing have been favored with
London dates 10 the t3ih September. Coplous OK
tracts are given. The grand dosidoralum of Russiag
politics dnd Russian ambition, the possession Of Eu-
ropcan Turkey, az Icing ill., after various efforts
dispersed through an interval Of more than 200 years,
fully within her grasp. Adranople taken almost
without resistance, tho victorious Russians within
three days march Of Constaniincplc, that splendid
city abandoned " the license of the Jangsrios and
briganls, md the remnant of the Suaus force dis
rcrscd and dspirted! These arc the tidnrs by the