Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-12-10
VIRGINIA CONVENTION.
TUESDAY. DEc.1.

Inc Convention assembled NJ o clock, and
was opened with prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Parks
OF the Methodist Church -whrn lhe President
took the Chair.
MIR Codter rose 10 address the Committee
lie read a ful deyelopement OF his views of a
compromise. He pa sed upon the various pro-
positions which were before the Convention in
re a ion To the legislative Executive aud ia.
dietary Departments. With respect % the
Legislative, he stated that he was willing 10
adopt the frs resolution of tie L.. islative
Committee, III. that / the Rppo comment OF
Representation IN the House of Delegates. re.
gard SHOULD he had to the white population
exclusively up n Ceriain conditions which he
explicitly drve oped tie stated. thai with re-
spect 10 he Executive Department he w in
iavot NOT ouls of asConnciI for advising, Lul as.
sisting h. Governor IN the execution OF his
dnnes. 10 receive suitHble comp nsa ion for
tbeir attention He insisted upon the neeessi
~ OF re- lining the county courts and of pre-
serving the ohancery courts. he concluded
with emph ,tc appeal to tho patriotism OF
the C"nVen ion dwelling upon the dangers Of
division, and the necessity oil con citation. IL
| added, TIM fhe should err in this course, thu
responsibility would b. on his own head-his
colleagues were MOI liahl" aud # his corslitu
ents should reprehtnd his course, it would be
known 10 them IN time To recall sim.
Nh. Summers submitted the following propo.
silon, respecting the canoty counts which as
referred To he Committee o. thu Whole and
ordered In he printed
RfSoireR That each county ought to be dIvi.
ded into wards so that there shall he not less
than three or m ,r- than seven ~ any one
conntv-Ipat th,ie on ht 10 be elected N each
ward, by the voters quad fed to vote for menu
bers of the House Of Delegates me comm's.
sinner, and 'bat the commissioner 'lectrt II IN
the several wards, ought = form Board q
Police for their respective conulIes.
Resoired That he Commissioners Of Police
ought IL go out Of Office, one al the end OF ga
var. 10 b. determined n the FIRST Instance by
lot and that SUCCESSORS ought 10 be elected by
their respeclfy' ward, to serve for number
of wears eqQal to tn" number oil comm sinners
In such ouny, so that one Commissioner of
Police may he chosen IN each county AZ every
| annual II -ction.
ReSOiped That the Boards of Police ought to
be ch rgel with the snpefntrndinc" aud dl
reclIon OF the lis n concerns of thel respective
| counties with power o asses, low aud f'use
20 be collected all local, count. or ward taxes,
aud direct the d sbursemrnt If the anne. u
superintend all provisaH, and expenditures for
| 'he support Uf he po n, aud that the opening,
| preserving and improving OF the public roads
! and other highways, with the erection of brlde-
es aud other public structures, ought 10 he con
| lied the Board Of Pc zoe.
| Rfs0iued That il ough To be the duty Of the
So, raj Boards Of Police from time to lime, or
whenever required by the Governor, to recon
mend TO him suitable persons t. I'll the Offices
OF Justice OF the Peace, and 10 make any other
| recommendations aud perform such other dn
ties as may be required by law.
ReSolrfd Thai the proceedings nf the several
Boar 5 uught TO he recorded and preserved by
such Jlficer as the General Ass mbly shall de
senate. and that the commissioners ought TO
receive n moderate compensation for tbek SER
vices, to be ascertained by law, and paid ou OF
the county funds.
Resoired That each Commissioner Of Police
ought 20 lie Conservator of the Peace within
his county. and, if holding no Office or employ
men incompatible with that oil Justice of the
Peace, ought TO be included in the Commission
of ID Peace.
NJ Bdyiy rose TO explain some ofthe remarks
he had oife'ed on Monday, respecting his ow'
political course
Nj Henderson se 10 say, that though h
was entitled to the floor on the question of
tho count, courts, yet he felt unwilling TO en-
gaga in il, until the great suhjoct of the basis
representation was decided. We knew not yet
whether W. should have Constitution nj all
For, seemed to Aim like establishing county
courts Tor tie Algerlnes-He therefore moved
that the judiciary Report should b" pissed
yer, and the basis of repTesen alton should b,
taken up.
Mr. Leigh suggested the proprie'y of some
delay upon ne subject as newly appointed
m mher from Buckingham had not yet arri.
we'd.
After some further conversation between
Messrs Henderson, Leigh and Cooke, the ques
ton was 'akon, and lost ayes p.
MIR Dodiridge moved that the Comm itlee
rise for the purpose of considering the various
propositions which had been submitted on the
all engrossing subject of the Basis of Repre-
sentailon-The motion was ust-ayes 36, noes
4S
MIR. Henderson rose in opposition TO tina parl
Of the clause respecting the Judicial system.
which relates to the county courts (The DIS
cussion was on the motion Of Mr. Bayiy 10 strike
out those Courts) He contender, thai II was
better TO expunge that CLAUSE aud leave II 10 the
discretion OF the Legislature to establish them
or not according the interests 4 the people,
and the wants the various con0ties, Instead
OF compelling them 10 establish such courts.
whether the interests Of The people required
them or not. He contended that the mags
trates were not qualified by their experience IN
law, 10 administer JnsICe WIN Co'ie''"tsa ''''
the idea Of the gentleman from Chesterfield,
that they decided better from the force of their
own common sense acting upon their own ideas
of right, was the same AS to say, that the more
ignorant tie judges are of the law, so much the
better for the correct administration OF justice
in tact. that the employment of such men,
| unacquanteh and inexperienced as they were
in the details OF the law, was the very reverse
Of our maxims in the ordinary concerns OF lite:
men always selecting even the best boot-maker
because he had been better bred and more ex-
perie need in his busness-He commended, that
the habns Of political information supposed To
he acquired by the people at the monthly meet
ing OF the county courts, were not SD mncb
| improved some gentlemen said that they
| were rather the nurseries of ijleness, drunken
ness and dissipation--IIe disputed the economy
of these courts, conending that SO costly is this
mode Of administering justice, hat he himself