Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-12-07

tealar plan, Nj II any plan can be tfues oa'
for tbe best, lie wo8ia support ~. For The pu T
po.e oi considering all these matters. he moved
the appoint neni Of select Committee of seven,
: 10 whom these propositions shall be submitted
Mr.. Lsigh said. the only difficulty would be
! that II seven wee appointed, u would deprnd
/ on the ohsrac,cr of the four members oil the
Committee what would be the report Of that
! commitlee. A. to the call Of the gentleman
! ffnn, Frederick upon ms friends 10 stand 10 their
determination.
j Mr.. roioeu rose 10 say that hr did not say
they we're ,scdged but only he called on them
to stand finn.
Mr. Leigh was commenting upon ihe re-
marks Of MIR. Powell when Mr. 7. rose 10 say
he called Oh gentlemen 10 stand hrm 10 TIE
| proposition, unless their conscicnces we're sai"'
Z fed that the,e were better plans-lf he did not
! say IT. he certainly meant 90 say 80.
! Mr.. Leigh remarked. that II gentlemen were
dcie, mined not to rive any ground. thru be no
ped that hi. friends would stand firm TO the
! ground Of liberty an3 justice, whch they had
1 occupied. lie asked his friend from Augusta
! Me Jnhnsonl To consider whether any
/ good would arise from MS TroraHuon,.-flr
/ thanked God that the time had gone by when
1 great names alone would have any authority.
Mr.. sianard SAID. that though he WAS not
sanguine ~ the hope that the pt"posi'ion OF his
friend from Augusta. would do good, that II
might have that tneci-someihing might be
struck out which whs calculated To coaeil'aie
| tho parties in the II use. For this reason he
SHOULD support the proposition OF hs ffIena nom
/ Augusta.
! Mr.. Doddridgs opposed the motion 10 refer
| these three panrrsto a select Commniee which
could have no good effect for il must be me
uialiy constituted Of the hiend' OF one section
or the ofhrr
Mr. Rnndoipk did no, ser The use of snrh re.
/ ference, though he was not surprised the gentle
/ man from Augusta should prefer II, because
/ il had been his tayoritc project from ihr first
/ H. protested against any mao arrognimg me
Office OF declaring thai "A majority WIS here pre-
pared Ia carry through any scheme--@ Tor
himself hs would any, tut no scheme would
/ satisfy him winch recognized the iyfhnnohs ana
preposterous plan OF Introducing the efficacy Of
( numbers ~ the House III Deleeatrs. For one he
would nail his flag To the mast,
Mr. Mercer thtnked the gentleman from
Richmond Mr.. N,tsballl Tor the sentiment
he !. uttered lie WIS opposed 10 the refer
enoe 10 n Select Committee.
The qpcsti,a vas hen taken on diselargInG
the Committee Of ihe Whole from these propo-
siions, aud hay them referred To Select
COMMITTEE and 1t was los without DIVISION
! Mr.. Nithol1a moved that the pape, presented
! +, The gentleman from Richmond be printed
/ mich carried,
Nj. Nicholas moved that n Committee Of
nree be appointed 10 procure other accommo
elons for this House when the Legislature
meet hele--aud catlicd--nnh the COMMITTEE
wis appointed, consi,llng Of Me,srs NICHOLAS,
Johnson aui Leigh Of thrSlcrh Id.
Nj HihOu ruse TO sly. that IN tho course
of the week, he should move an adjournment
of tbe Convention t,ll,he LIST Monday IN OcIo-
brr. ls3o
MIR Mercer moved the House to resolve Itself
inio Committee oil thr Whole aud carried,
ayes 6}-Mf Sanard in the Char.
Tho resolutions respecting the Executive
Department were passed by--nnd The Report
OF the Juh cary Commltt"e was taken up The
Report was rsad--f he first Iesoullo, being rs
! tul#oUs.
:" E,.oIrfd. Tint The Judicial power shall be-
vested Cput OF Appra's in such interior
taurtg AS the Lss'sa ure may from tim" -
uure ntualn nud esiablls aud IL the County
Courts. The jurisdiction OF these tribunals
snail he regulated y law, Toe Ju g "i i he
Court u Appeals md oil the inferior Courts
Snail hold lholr Offices during good hehav tour,
or until removed IA the manner prescribed in
Tins Constitution; and SHALL nj the lane time
hold other Office, appointment or public
trust and the acceplanae thereof by nther OF
INN sail vacale his judicial ofhce No mod -
iica,ion or abolition Il any Cour shall pe con
rard To deprive my Judge thereof of his
oiee tut such JUDGE shall perform any ju
dlca duties the Legislature shdil ~ aga hm.
| Nj Bayiy nosei To strike nui the words
"dad an he CJHntg courts - IL spoke Tor aeon
siderable time "a favor o. his mottpn-ron cad.
ing That the COuniy Courts were not calculated
To administer jnsnce In the most eile ctual aud
ECONOMICAL manner.
, Mr. Marshall commended that we must have
County Courts that Tor certain purposes they
were essentially necessary thit there WAS 10
paIt of America, where there is less dl,quiet
less eonmJtOu, AM ess Ill-will between neigh
bora Than IN TINS state, and he ascribcd TINS
effect principally 10 the County Courts the
D members of which are dispersed through The dit
teIrnt counnes as peace n,akGrs
lie begged the Committee 10 recoiidc that
the striking ou of the clause in question, would
+ sanount 10 an abolition OF the system oi C'ontt
'ou,ls-whcreas they might be retained aud
modified IN another manner.
Mr.. Jognes expressed a different opinion--he
remarked that II this clause was retained, il
would continue the County Courts with their
present system whereas, were il struck out the
Legislature might retain those Courts organ.
ixed IN such manner as they thought best lie
stated some objections 10 tnose Courts rs to
ueil houe OF appointment con lnhlnS them
selves the mode OF appointing shertfs, nc.
Ar y. z. Barbour expressed hi highest
confidence in the county courts, which had
grown with his growth aud strengthened with
hls engih-lhere Was 40 part Of the present
Constitution, which he would part with, with
greater reluctance. He entered INTO an eulo
gum upon this sys,em-iIs qualifying SO many
men TO understand The laws Of The land, the
number OF conservaiors OF the peace which
they distributed. aud the extent of polite al
Information aud interest in public affairs which
they produced by calling the several ciiize MS
OF the county together once 1month.
Mr.. Bayiy referred to the opinion of Mr. JEFF
ferson, IN opposition 10 those of Messrs Mar.
shnll aad Barbour-and he read an extract
from his letter to Mr.. kercheva in 1916 and
his letter to Colonel Taylor OF Caroline. Mr..
B. said he wished to break up those cabals and
inrieues which extsted in the community
Il Mr. Giles remarked. that pentlenen said