Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-05-11

a. Tue following is the answer OF Nr. Saml
Anthony TO letter addressed = lin hy some
of his fri nds, on the snbjccl OF a Convent N ::
May th, ls29
GsnHemen--Y our letter OF ih,> mo,nng, ic-
quesiine TO b., informed whit my sentiments
are upon some oithr importan maflcIs winch
will come before the approaching Convention.
has been received, and Is nave DECLARED my
self a cand H'e Tor sat ~ iha body - as YOU
observe my sentiments are unsnp,sn 10 many
citizens Of tins district. | amg,ai II IN oprOrin-
nifty IL disclose them. ! shall be r'rN brIei,
but AT the sam" time. Shall BE- explicit IN de-
claring wbal NV present opinions are aud a, |!
consider the right of suffrage "a he the most
important, i, is the iirsi on "hich shall gave
my views. The principle lad down IN the Bill
of Rights, am willing TO take Tor nv guide ny
on this subject. n unde, il should cons'drr that
every man Saving - family, indeed ev.iy house
keeper might be embraced Dy III" 'ue laid
down (for do not CONSIDER Ireeholis As tho
only measure nlthr tights ofireemcn1 without
iriuly 10 the state and perhaps with much be
neiI.
am in favor Of cqnnlizin1 fePresenthttan-
as cannot conceive of ANY possible r"aso"
why f5H43g lines. defined unhoai any regard
either 10 their s,HG or 10 ihrtr n"m"rIc 81
strength. should he the standard by which rep
resen'a,ion is regulated.
am in favor OF appointing the lddaeS nf"ur
Superior Courts at Law aud tqlhy Tor hIe,
or at least 80 los0 rs they are capable nid'Scl'T
gine the duties OF their Office ferlap' II might
n"i, however. be ams> iha, the constitution
,hohld dnslsUAtv al what agr tie Judge sh"nii
retire rom Office It mi tht conlrl'ltr in the ihr-
therance ofastlcc by replacing tie he"le and
supernatural with tnosc better qualified
Ia discharge such high aud important du'
ties ; hni at the same TIM" save the
exprnse aud trouble Ot removal and the
terllogs Of the individual. have tn'ught
that the Judges should be practically ."oFo1'i
bic aud Tor neg Iect Of duties or ies offences IN
consistent with the duties ut Office, | am ioi pro
Siding proper punishments, 4 fbr makln9 hole
panisninent as speedy and certain a poSsp'e
have long thought that oHr house ofGele-
gates was too numerous, Tor several reasons.
In the FIRST place in consequence OF the number
Cur believe there are two hundred and four
teen, the business Of the house moves on hea-
,ily aud slowly. and thereby The length oi ih"H
sessions Is greatly prolonged mud ne ei-
pensoS attending them much increased. /
have thought that perhaps that body
might be greatly diminished with much
benefit. /, is highly probable, also, thn'
we shall have ,ao,e talem in ,hr House iban
heretofore nasmuch the dignity ~ Inc Office
VI be raised by reducing the number ol its
members.
iud a great number off people Of Ge district
much dissatisfied with the maunrr ~ which the
mag istrales Of the county court ar appointed.
and also with the great and VERSUS powers
which they possess and exercise nave al
ways considered this branch E. oHr .udIclary
system as the most valuable ant E. AZ few g.
wills have grown Out 81 lis pilseat 0rganlaa-
ton of the county court Sssier- Nevertheless,
as this may De ,ac case IN :u;ure times, let rs,
il possible, in oew constitution, 50 model
them as +. quiet 'hs H.nds Of the people and
make even tae apprehension OF danger useless.
have thought, with regard to the executive
den2rtmen; lhatthe cota Gil Isl useless expense.
Perhaps, in The discussion OF this subject before
the Convention, we shall. he able o form conn-
Gil II ore be necessary, which will be- more ell
cient aud better calculated to promote the it
terest of the State. In giving you something
like M outline Of what are my present views,
much has been omitted which TIL. hrPvity OF
this letter would MOI slow nae 10 introduce |
must remark that the great bjecls Of which
we are in pursuit, viii probably be better pro-
NOTED iflhe people can have such confidence
as TO shackle the minds oftheir representatives
as little as possible. For this constitution, be
fore il is carried into effect will he subn tied
TO their consideration, and If ii should not Gu
tirely conform 10 their views they will rave mn
opportunity thereafter Of changing il, for a ma