Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-12-05

case, was himself IN favor ofthose Courts He said
ina he had been stricken whom n boy with the dig
ni,y Of Judge on the bench of Dinwiddic. who was
celebrated for his cDcou ugencnt of al that was
good. When any thing else appeared. he was the
first and the most dc ermnod dscouragor lie asked
from Whit schools tho eminent lawyers of vi pino
had sprung They learned every thing in the Cenn
~ Courts-their know!edge-tlrir attachment to
the state, and 10 the people, and TO their institutions
and their coGuencc, for these Courts IRE the first
schools which can be provided for asprnnts nj tho
bar. As to the County o. Lpudou he referred IN tbo
situation of the Judge who by an affection OF Prov
ndcnce, II disabled from attending his du,is- On
,nis accouhc 'hcfc mas been q effectiveness. which
our Tor the County Courts would have necessn riIy
led to change OF the system. He appenIed to ~.
gentleman from Loudon ifhis County had not par
uculariy TO answer for te change which had nrca-
oy been made. IL had been told him by an inte-
gent man, that if Judge White could have remained
'hc tounty would have been wei. content rs 10 the
complaints of drunken and sleepy Just Co.'S lac was u.s.
tnnshcd to hear of these scenes, from, rcn lemnp
WI, said 1t was not the IN the Counties arnund
NM He asked # it was in the County uf
rrincr Williiin, aud stated that in 1913
mere was an old Judge there in whose pres
cnce no drunken magistrate would dare, Ia
ascend the bench, go to sleep. hc was sorry to
near that this County had far drrenerated He re-
minded the Committee that these magistrates arc
stutc for these magsatose lie presume they must be maid
md ,EcG nnn i-odo"n SAID 'ey had knowledge.
"he would then abolish jury trials who may dee die ON lilo l,
well as fact in ali i1ry trials, rn" nn ~ law
81 ASIDE the verdict; hut the Jury decide on III n, and
the fact; aud the which would lead to- the bo"
oi the one, would to the abolition the other
rs to the opinion OF Mr. jefferson that thu, gentleman
ii never pac,ised III his therefore,
lad no knowledge, from experience Of the nature of the sven
Does The gentleman from Ioutoum believe a the ,etic nan
ron lsichn'nd-,he gentleman fra the gentle
man from Stafford, had pTac,ised IN county coS r,v
" WV
lie referred to the county Chesterfield To shaw tic map
p'caoiity OF the objection against the appointments In N Al
S,ny, ne was sue ~" appointment could c uade
rom some 'lnhtcT Nuhnu, such, nc would
MT make the appointment, World you take away iron this
curt the power thus openly exercised ION aud
give l" me Executive TO be svcn w. only private
nendation ~ secret Tie question - which l. TIC
oet'e course: lie l!uaied this by lrtc references III.
Pe persons cou not be asocTaed 10y the 'ecuuyc, c
i'o1c were changed, without private recommendation.
a'u thc gentleman rom C.ch seemed Ia
think that he (ir u had thrown n,uiauon uu tic n,ass
"It,s OF ioudoun lie made b.ief exl lanaiion.
hr Campbell of Brooke To the cu,r-e ,c, tins
pTopos''"n TOOK tic Judicial COMMITTEE ordrr i, .io,y
'iai the words w'c only Gained 10y sinai
~ the gentlemen the Ohns site wl inoely OF
only to he established estiunny lie re,rd 10 yba
had been sad Of MIR Jefferson stated that Inc ,va usticc
Of the Peace, hr;l practlsr n, ,r,r co, n,d @
'spaIasr the testimony o gentleman had horne ic
nnny Tie reminded 'c Couurcc that al character
,,ui5 'm'uh' n'Iin ia" Auiocrh O." all the Russias
hhs or Mobiles Of England would tell y the ame of their
governments aud no doubt they believe whit ,,, ,iI
to jc true TINS showed that form our o,i. nom G
'"nances and 'onk a. things through different ,1eft n.
tSH an extract from the oi toycnor OF Virginia
en-" lye) against tie cnLn,y system Tins ,c,r,au
premises that he had pactced - wears TIA! ,se uan
rs were l'e results There had question al more
Importance before the Conventions in reference To the ri on
b'''S" we are 10 1--we UuST I lives there under
government which had no share in cream. I'm. -
,nnorbs " nss .e power ~ make II" most happy
u Is mat oil mans own lie hcllcvet
tat we obtain share happiness or misery from m,
county court government than from or general govern
', necause ITS operation upon direct There il
% NO que'o before Us which requires ptoc'uud
The principles which these are constituted arr
most objectionable Tho great njcco they are sell
created, men live under them without having any in.euce m
ten formation lie Thought that Ia the gentle
an ron r'erlck (Nr Powell there total abandon
The
sthued OF five magistrates They have
gives Influence forever This was The c
principle There is family rTnere pde-amd pollca
orpay pride which be all mixed up the on o
these The judges he oone iamlyof religion
Tor there grea deal OF tins KIND of RIDE and
nnt abuse good arguments against the systematic mag
tfaes look ont tr OF the church lie had heard
secis where there appointed their religion
who were les worthy than Others This feeling therefore vas
lead 10 abuse and INJURY 10 the people Family pride may cX
IN connection with religion Persons allied 10y affinity or con
s1Iguny may form s'r OF partnership, by which they
Keep M teiT own hands tie government OF county. We
have all heard OF party, political PRIDE creating mags
trales, they pTei0nonGe their l.,
tue operation OF some one or other u these feelings family
religion or party may be brought into action their appoint
ments
The obeti,ns have sprung from good writers
as well as good speakers on this floor He quoted oru
ions Of d .'ngs,ed lawyer lie asked-wh the fun
ulend' powers OF TIE government Is AT all compatible
wI them that we shall he governed 10y magistrates
no dcgee aenabc to u.s. aud why these officers
eHOusWS PVhescs OF emouenis when they have not been
conferred for public crvce' lie then the thru
article OF our constitution providing that the department.
should bc kcpnct: aud stated was AN exccn,ior
introduced providing that magistrates shall eligible TO the
promulgated IL would appear strange after providing tina
murder punishable 10 insert the declaration that kiin
was not MURDER so this connection of the justices wih the
gSature enables them 10 make laws IN their own favor
would not he impossible 10 suppose that gentlemen kce,
eye on their affairs nome while cnacIng laws IN th
Legislature We told these schools aud is
H impossible To suppose that tcy may have thought
study ~ them great deal has been on the subject
the magistrates serving for nothing II objected a,ains
change by the gentleman from ANGLIA, that change wou
lay us under the expenditure Of 900 dollars. A.
thought that the amount paid to the magistrates, means
me seHtaty az present. from 80 to $1,000 dollars
tt,
Ncntou against the Virginia slicrf Ills was aud
~ that OF Republican, make these officers
80 the people. TINS the old principle, to make ol6ce
auenabe 10 the people, which considered the safest dc
postory Of powcT Without iicndn. these gentlemen t
thcrGs, sub.scrf, and magistrate constitute majority
the House Of Delegates Thus they the power IN tkci
hands eHgrO all influence Tie cold sns any reasoa
Die objection the appointment of those the pco
pie Al the arguments in favor Of the election Judges
the General Assembly founded the assumption that tho
people cannot be competent consequence Of hcr gnoranc
Of the character of the lie would appeal the vencra
Die gentleman the head Of the judiciary whether lie Nou.
WISH TO have the power 10 appoint his successors and