Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-12-27

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the benefit of tbs insnlseni Law.
Ne " aid IL sHs due TO the House TO fh'
t,iaitt In = aszv .efsiz the object OF ihh p'o
position .--f5rea, ineUnvenience shh n"t"'".f
had often occurred, IA eonse1behse u Ps'
boiling the sitaalioa Of NAG ''ffhies VINO no
taken the benefi ~ tn iosolgepf ac'. lh1'''
dual. s.d been arrested, aud obhged 10 tfuu
Que hundred aiiles u obtain wit OIL hh2eh' e,i
pDs. - ~
ge. Witchsr observed that he had been Tor
many tnars a Iiaiec olfne P.scs 10 Ia. COM
~ afPihsyisania; mad nothing oi tie MI. a.
iuied 10 w tnp gpnfe.nan from HARRISON ~
ever hsppeeef ~ tat county. Be could no.
think the genllemau rom Harrison intended 70
sllade To hin. Did a. THINK 50, he s"auip
e0tertaia far different opthiPn 81 ~ II ~
thai he had always entertained. he presumed
! however, thai Ia gentle nan al!udsi ~ 1a'e'
which occurred some Yeas since II MS CIV"
county. Mr.. ". was ~lliing TO go ~un M"
! in his amendment. The matter could De !"
anired into, aud inforoailbn eheded' hu5
! Their insolvency was proof 0i crinr, Or "he
iher u rendered mtn corrupt aud uhnese''
/ M Of coni lsnce, were qaestion5 when coni
! he discussed afterwards
Mr.. Williams Of Harrison, did not IN The hrd
nlA.e, know Tint the gentleman from ft.tV
| ala was a Justice oi the Peace therefore,, MS
! 4en8tks eonl have 40 allpsion TO him. Anu
/ so thF v ON btatEhbs ~ "'NN ~
pIicabie as a reply tn the observations oil the
Gentleman, he Mr.. w, had not heard them'
| III, motion was bayei on the abstract primer
plr OF right, aud did not apply 10 tue mover o.
| lie resolution the gentleman from ftistt
yania or any other gentleman. u was H''e"
Jad M .al,ntt 10 the confederation Of Tie com
! mittee, whefher those pei sons who had most FL
fectuaily los all pecuniufy responsibility ,odsh'
10 sit a, magistrates, aud deal with the property
Ill tf,IIN "A
case IN view aud hr did not i0tenc to aildhe
Ia a rase from the county OF Harmon.
W. Brodna1 had the most serfons objections
IN entertaining the anne ndment. lie objected
IN IL becyn.p IL rendered the resolution entire
Iy heterogeneous. II had no cannrsoa WIN
the subject uudrr consideration. II was bring
ins the subject frat offered Inio Jasia pos'ion
wItb snother 10 which IT had no affinity. Buf
the separate proposition of the gentleman nom
HARRISON was IA itse.f OhJ'cliunab.e. IL was n"'
well To rsco.nixr, eitns directly, or indirectly,
the prin i,tl. thai insolvency was cfi ilf' La
there ns hi u .sibly be y fr" eases IN VIII The
insolvency Of magistrate would crra t inc nse-
nien,e. mighi, pe,b ps, he tl"e.-8aa t'ej
should moi IN Lace Us to sigma 20 "ah TIE
imnutaiion OF inalty ,.the dninrnnhte ahd
The ndl 3rni. Mtay vi 'he he,i men he VIZ.
Br1dnar) rad ever known, had hfen ~ ft1"-
.eJ cir, u,n,isote, --qnd not nom want oil indus
tryor prudence aud foresight but from u"
C,,rsren circuns. anCcs against which human
prudence co iii not Rahrd. lnesr yfci'Sa"des
If f1rtnae, wee among tla esriy DAY occur
tepces OF hr. MaGy WHO are ~ day fidihs
stately upon the current of prosperity, may
o-norow ne stranded IN the "eHs'hh' 81
poverty. Aud are sueh mea. preserving Iiom
the wreck Of their i5ttunes tdclr Integrity mud
their good name, II be cat oil ltpm t1e conn
deuce VI Their teo" Citizens 7 iits thet ca 2
pacity 10 serve al magistfat's OF MS Judges
been en- lie red less ny their mislortrnes Are
they less capable Of dec hog "pon The rights oil
others l--SHch an argument cerainl, would
not be advanced He covld not support the a.
mendment, as he thought it obj ctlonable IN II
self as well as uuconnecied With the subject
be fore the House.
Mr. Leigh hoped the gentleman from Harri-
sou would not press his amendment, AMI thai
he would see The proprety OF doing 50. In th1
first place he would say that taking the Justices
OF the Peace la this Commonwealth, he did not
,5i f AMI @oft h Of s,conJiv 16.
there was no class in winch there wer3 So few
ln.oiseats. Aud TOT tbs rest, va had proyi-
sion OF The C0nstration that the Jusuces Of the
Ponce should hold their Situations during good
'hasibur. II became then question, under
The genHle va, ptopo 'tuon, wheih, L Insolvency
was or w, ubt "A erime-Nheihr he who Ia
tue Ups and do vns OF this HE perhaps by sure
", is deprived Of his property, has thereby for
lei ei ms tIll, 10 the good behaviour prescribed
by lhe Con.tltltio4l raer. was no ground
iot the Prop ,siion AMI II II were entertained
ii wond 60 the word declaration of tae
corruption of The Just ces oi the Peace Ia w
gina. Add he was not afraid to sag, thaf II, the
wo,id--aye not IN the world there could not
BE- fDan a Wurp unpSCeptoaable set OF msn
ihan the Jaslieei OF the Peace in this State.
II ha1 il ard great deal saIl Ut the ar5tirAry
ats Of the Justices o. the Pcace- mi yet, ne
htd 0cen mich in the todatg CJuGS OF The
etdc, and had never witnessed or heard of
sin lie aci ofarp rary power exercised by them.
II these as had been commit ed why had the
npt bera complained Of To the Circuit Cpur,s,?
SIR, sid Mr.. L.. am lawyer and posse
great dsal OF the esprit dH corps. feel Il
kInLy tesliag towards every man III my pro-
fessiph--pIt | declare, had rather hear am
lnpata'iOn thraw upon me Er, thln upon tina
Justices OF the Peace Of VirginiA--,o well do
kn'w, and So highly do appieeia e. taeir col
leclIse worth.
Nj. Williams OF Ila,rissnn. having address
cd the House tnlCe on the inntloa, asked leaye
tore .iy-Shch beng granted. he SAID, that
ne SrnIe man over The way, Nr. BroinaA)
hai tae geo lenan from Henrlc1 h al scar. civ
Drca Jn,t 10 his argument. he had no idea OF
,onslIcrins insolvency as "A crime' But he did
hink II might d'sqhiiy an Individual from
serving hs IA mag's rte, anI If il wouli b. aoy
uncio" 10 the feelings of the gentlemen. H..
shoali be wiling 10 have sci form 10 the pre-
amhfe of any bill that might ne brought in on
I"ls subject that in olVency Was not IN tue eve
OF the law crime. But he would ask If II was
equitable. thai tor the fault of the insolvency o,
the Justice, an individual ought to he forced TO
lay IN jan two weeks, IN order to obtain from
Il stance OF LOO miles a writ Of habeas corpus.
without redress for this deprivation OF HI. riglts
lie wodld put It 10 the House whether. a..
though the insolvency Of The masi trate wn. no
crime. II wa' nata disqualification in itself. aud
he "oAid submit II 10 lie gentleman who re.
mchb"rej :" mahy facts, whether al insolrent
wa, nat disqualified By beng mcapacnaiea 10
do ~ many Instances what tne law requires of
hun, lie wolli nsk whether. WHEN no ,yas