Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-04-30

AS TO the Judiciary it would DO Declined by mo M
al nnportant-esd It Is IN accordance with the only
oP,niohs which have ever held in relation to ali
publc servants In free governnentthat the iud,,-
es DC not elevated above the practical reach Of
people. They should not only be nomiually hut
virtually and essentially responsible. Desides the
power 10 cvtct for official msdemcanor, or for phys
cal or intellectual inconpctcncy there ought To- be
lodged. would conceive, in somc safe tribunal
created by tue people, the farther power OF expul-
sion from Office for any other causc deemed in their
wisdom ana discrGtinn si.ici... 20 REQUIRE remedy
This power might probably, AFTER the fashion osoric
other OF the States, be benefcally aud sutoly lodged
IN the two branches of tho Lcgslature especially if
ana Tor winch various reasons might be assigned,
concurrence ofboh houses were mndc ncccssar ~ 10
cxrcn. And provided too that due notice BIO Given.
rs II Is not unlikely that such expulsion oupht rinlt-
inNy 10 DC accompanied with previous notification To
the party sought TO bcexpcled. AS 10 tho mode &C
appointment, not prepared to say that the an
pointing power might not well rest where il is or
perhaps more property, under II new modelled cxcc,-
tive. be trusted the Governor with the advice of
tue Senate ms TO be retained in the hands of the peo
pie Indeed, believe should be decidedly orposed
to the latter rs both unnecessary and inconvci,icn
and us diminishing the interest OF all elections v
elections made too frequent.
In reference to the county court system, which il
perhaps my certainly, mportaut institution
find myself rs soon rs direct 10y attention towards
IT. "wadng' To use familiar phrase, in deep water"
and liable at every step of its investigation TO thco
retca conclusions. that might he practicable ia;b,c
Hat IL Is, Is Ut present iranlZeu essentially
wrong ond defective III principle, there can be no
dount 1t Is, nevertheless, whist il is admit cd to
he Thus theoretically defective perhaps also the mos,
practically valuable OF our present institutions i
have said that this is difficult subect--it is embor.
rassingiy so 10 mo: and IN forming now existing i'm
presSions into fixed opinions, and iaShionii1 my
course from them. would largely rely, for my guides
upon he lights that will illumnc the convention in i,
dchbrrntiuns.-Of one thing I am satisfcd-tha,
the hand 81 reform, judiciously and wisely applied
could not fail to render the organization of the coun
ty court syrtcm less defective and far more valuable
The seli-crcatve power Of the magistrates seem TO
he IN wonderful nonconformity TO the salu,ury prin-
ciples oftrae government. An alteration in some
shape or other III the management of our present
sherltalty system could not do karsa MIGHT no, nd
vontage and indeed pccuniary profit, accrue to the
public by new modelling the clcrkslip department
OF the county court system? Taught as we are from
practical experience to he ready To agree that /. is
safrly lodged III these bodies, DO not see much no.
ccssty for abridgiug the legislative or judicial ur
dicon, although the union OF the two sccu-s vronr
IN principle, of the county cb,tr,ss | DO not Know
that the appointing PoIc'r now lodged in the courts
OF nominating company and field officers IN the militia,
IL badly located: but would it not be bust that the
persons subicc, 10 militia duty should themselves
elect these officers
have thus given, rs Gar as have thoucl, OF a
frank ana honest exposition of my views Is thew now
ar G: ana have only To remark, that should ms fellow
citizens, this occasion, deem il fl 10 honor
me with their support, my best abilities shall be ed
cated to their service
Respectfully yours,
JAMES SAUNDERS.