Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-01-16
Dec. 1929.
For THE WING.
10 the Members Of the prgiais Legislature, jointly


10 the Members Of the riryinia Legislukuye ;o;ntl.
and sereratfy.
Gentiemcn: Permit individual, who feels ar
interest in the welbeins and happiness of his native
State to approach you, and with that respect which
he feels to be due, and which he is disposed to render
to the guardians of the peoples rights to offer SUR
gest ION to your consideration.
Burdencd as you are, and have lonr bocn will,
local matters-witl matters which do not belnng m
the general interest of tire State, must be desirable
with yourselves, doubtless it is with the ueonlc
that you should be discharged from some part of this
burdens aud If it be found practicable in mart nj eost
TO relieve yourselves and the State may II not he
presumed that you will be disposed to adapt any rc:,
sonabe and eligible measures, for the efectinr of
that object? -
In the course eff the various resolutions offered NJ
an eary period in the session ofthc Convention two
or three things, of the kind above mentioned wore
pointed out by one of the members, &c. johnson.
Esq as not coming properly within the range OF
Legislative operation. Among these was The granting
Of oaHs OF d'co'ce. Without presumng to Judge as
| statesman, of the correctness of this tenet NAV
DC allowed to say, that was forcibly struck with
sense OF the expectancy of placing this business in
other hands than those of the Legislature This
consideration If well founded, is itself sufficient to
inducc the adoption of such n course. Permit me to
offer few reflections on this point:
l. TO place this matter in other hands vii! Lnb,,n
the burden of the Legislator. and the expenses OF
the State.
g. The authority to dissolve marriages which arc
unlawful 40 'nlt'o Is vested by law in the Circuit
n,
why the same tribunal should not be authorized to
dissolve marriages, where existing circumstance
shall appear to justify divorce
B. will readily be conceived that the state of the
case where divorce may be sued for, can be ascsr-
| tanned with more facility and more correctness, by
the convenient location of the tribunal before which
| the decision is to take place.
With these considerations before YOU, and others
which your own good Judgment may suggest. it is
submitted to you, gentlemen of the Legislature,
whether it will not be an advisable step-whether it
Is not due tn propnety, to pass law which shall
authorize the Circuit Courts to grant bills of divorce.
VERITAs (,
Ex-President Monroe arrived in Norfolk much ia-
disposed, on Wednesday, in the Steamboat Hampton,
having LETT the Potomac ashore at Point of Shoals
amount Of Produce and number Of Boats passed do,cn
through The Louer Lochs.
JAN l.-l3 hid tobacco; hid stems; , IL bar
Hour; 81 bush. wheat; 1900 feet plank; bar apples;
box of hair and fur 100 lbs. different artcles.-Nne
boats,
JAN. IL 3 hid tobacco; lI6 barrels of flour; g
barrels OF oi 149 bush. wheat; bush. corn mca 4
cords OF wood;!2 boats coal boats 353 bush coal
JAN. 13-I5 hid. tobacco; OF barrels of flour;
a32 BUSH wheat: a. bush apples; rkins of butter;
~ bush corn, cords of wood empty boat, small
70 boats; coal do 1zO1 bush. coal.