Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-12-12

which tasted iot do years We would hereafter no ,ra
oy me rce ,'siF'o'on as II and not the court
VI ai'H tie supreme court, be cnnSecSa,cd as TIE
pts's go zee u n! 30 he argued The inferior
.oG's e""np The INTERPRETATION OF the insuuen, as well
s us "SiSc ~ seems 10 he supposed because mir tces
ciase he is opposed the Independence OF the iudc,rv
INFERIOR court is TO be made independent the esisla-
direct their modification, creation and their ,o;o
So is the countries under the smr ga. noo'
The judge it is said is still capscared o AXE Virginia -
removed or not With respect duties of the ges If
He referred to the argument the gentleman from
as the judges OF the Of admiralty When the cousti,
ton of the U. acoped-when these ;udss LIS ,r
aoa, they had commission but were elected bv ;a
eS'siatare 10 the several He opposed to esa
o!siing s'necures, whether civil military -
by this clause may abolish cou., but you ma, e,r
ohss ioad OF jurisdiction The Legislature mas the
liable to have duties imposed upon him which lesves S
as much at the discretion of the Legislature as oherw,sc
lie wanted that independence which is enjoyed in le u
courts, To prevail here "
MIR MAisHA1 replied The gentleman has said tina, suf.
hcieni degree OF independence given to the interior
where the superior court is independent. was the case
ne sa1' IN every COUNTRY in the world tie would refer to
great britain The superior there is the House of Lords
is not the Kings Bench independent Is not the court Of
common pleas independents Yet there courts aud
.ne tenure OF the judicial Office good behavior in France
the Independence Of the ud consulted he believed nv lin,
constitution on even the judges ef'he inferior
Chder the present system, independence sustained Inv
the tenure of Office The Legislature may impose ,;s
good f avo wS The IaSss mold their office during
nr'er G"'ie bat the Independence judges not i'm
pared thereby We have heard Of and other eptlets
well understood here The Legislature mast be permitted to
a1ols the ohce, aad to retain the judge without salary
says re IS friendly Ia the ndcppndpucc
Judges nut ms friendship extends further than to the sumo
of court All crinlna! business is transacted in the ife
courts he was sure would the court of
aPS Controversies between aad are tried IN the
INFERIOR courts lns of appeals coul not try the great
mass OF causes between and man, without cunulang
business which could get through WIN you give only
acai independence TO those who the last degree as
me court CT appeals doesmeey points of aw9
Dui 1t IS said will give independence petty oicers
WI! gentlemen he (hr asked assimilate our judges to
petty icers? Win any into an Office which the
icisia ture may deprive him of The nemancnce of Office
alone induces senic of standing at the bar to come to ,h.
oench ana that pefmanence is removed YOU NAV appoint
gentlemen, hut they will accept He always believed
ihat hc greatest scourge with which angry Heaven can
inlet country dependent, corrupt jIdcarr Our
ancestors thought he hoped would show that we think
So by oar vote GU this question.
put and negatived-ayes %, noes 56.
hr STANARD proposed amend the resolution by inserting
me FORD supreme before the court" in the reso.
luon-so that shall rrad supreme court of appeals &C
The amendment was carried in the affirmative -
ne question striking the last of the first reso-
luton was carried IN the ucgative-ayes noes So
MIR DonDRiDGE moved that the reports amended
be printed. "
MIR STAMAEn suggested the poprey printing the reports
and amendments separately.
I he motion carried
Al 3 O'Clock the Committee rose and
The Convention then adjourned 10 meet at The Old Rants,
Church, at ii O'Clock morrow