Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-01-23


motives may De misconsrued, he does 40, at the ha-
lard OF being suspected of want Of integrity. The
party may have some right to think and he bitter
ness Of his heart may That fellow dared to 90
me justice The far Tor the security %, h.. yrputafion
Of his feelings, aud Of his bread isei has per,
vered the pure stream of justice However Inst and
pure The administrator OF justice he, IL
sder-d asjusce by him who has any cause TO SUSPECT
its purity
here that Judges, when they became odious can no
longer be useful, aud therefore ought to be ds,u.ed
ms teo in the lace OF so many cases VIII known to
this boiy in which honest and honorable Judges have
Tor time, been odious.
In how many ways may not Judges become odiou.
and during the eXciem OF the nome ut be IRE
ABLY ruined u they can he acted by a body 10 whom
they are made odous, If that body has it Ia its power
TO act during the heat OF the moment
Sometimes he oien's the prominent me mbers of the
Bar; as vas the case of Judge Chase and others So
too, II he opposes the Legi-lanre in any f,youri,e
MEASURE by declaring Law unconstitutional; or he
may offend the other party by declaring it constitute
ondf-sonetimes the Judges became by leaning, az
Is supposed, TO Federal us,Dpotion-and the DAY may
GOMEZ think zee ia dawn-when thew will b.come
equally So because hey go far for State Rights
N"y.l understood my friend from Chesterfield, who has
borne honorable testimony in favor of the Judges to
n'nuate that perhaps, occasions we NAV have
done wrong in nieddlinS tnith politics.
nave la little 10 DO that subject exec pt in Pre-
s,ae"'at elections lti true, have had my finger in
hAt atHci0us pte more than once-l have been a mem
Ter al corre-pon ing committee in three cases I
U1hx. Ia two oil them, however, l was fortunate e.
nongh to be appointed by the Legislative Caucus
In the last by the Convention TO form an Anti jack
sen ticket In of the FORMER, that of Claw Cav.
lord * Co. was against The whole set. They began
the e'rctoneering campaign for my taste; hut,
IN a choice IF eplis foe Craw ford In the late
affair, or oGioy, ii that is better term might have
heen IN the Convention itself; but info med my old
hends ia kockbridge who proposed confer that ho-
nor on me- that gain opposed 10 both and woul
even at that late day, do my best 10 olpose byh by Of
i'rng some third man: That was tired of a choice
0eGeeh eriisi and though had that choice, yet az
could see no difference in roli,icai prncipe he
tween the candidates, wished Virginia to stand erect
s"a rm In her principles, ami to eav. il To others 10
make mat choice fr ~ if they would come over to
positive sood.-Who will be for next, mus, no,o
dePend much "a is perceived. the opni,n ofhe Lee
Stature hope no man will consider me 30 ine9aJlv
stupid as 10 risque bread for such t,ifes a. these
II may have though, that 10 elect man would be
curse TO the sen; but have rght to chance that
opinion may even honestly change it-and TO begin
my eleeuoneering course in time, think il impo.-
s'be that may be found tn. side OF the Hero: with
liberty, however, TO change my on proper occa-
SION aud due CONNECTION. was for him with the ex-
cepien OF the Gaze oil the Governor OF Georgia and
some other frfng mat'ers) in his wars, alho' ohers
VINO honestly supported him President, then thought
he was little better than heather and murderer NV
ancient regard Tor him is revivDg; he once .wins
across The libsr with his batch of Editors round his
neck, may again rally in his ranks Ii he can do that
ne VIII be greater Than Cesar: he would we gone 10
me bottom with his armour bat for his friend. If
ne rsdoehs mat epl day, aud trust he will do that
ana much more good for his country, l may vote for
MN as positive good wish no more choices be-
,t0een ee's SeGeu dy though, opposed to Judges
beng thrown into situation in which thew NAV ba
brought into particular od0r by exercising TN. ri,ht
Of every freeman.
Hitherto, having nothing further to hope for from the
government and having nothing to fears from the yo
vernment, except when they had equal right 10 fear
their God ard their conscisnces they have acted j.
nope, as upright and insp ndsnt men III thew are 10
become odous in these and thousand other WAYS and
10 he turned out as consequently useless although thew
may De perfectly honest. can only compare their s
aion 10 that OF witch in former davs The wav
she was TO be tried have been told was 10 throw hsr
INTO liver; ii she swan out, she wa. a witch ami vas
nurn'; Tor nothing but witch craft could have saved
wen TN fhah nttN
ny the LENDS who had laid a snare and had tempted
he 10 sell heS conscience and soul because she wa,
an honest woman, inaterod not; she only went 10 her
las, home few hours before her time
hs the Constitution before US now stanIs Tho
whole oach Of Judges may be turned out by maioritv
oil quorum, by repeal Of the law; and under s;,,;
lar Jaw enacted the next day, those ofthe true faith
rr-lns'a'ed Or you may vote Judge two.ihirds
OF quorum concurring, whether he il merely Odjous
0Wy or whether some high crime is imputed TO hun
or you may turn him ont for The latter, by inpeach-
ment IT NAV he easier 10 rOte him out than TO give
nun 'Jdr Tid; the responsibility for such an act is
more ueol led There Judges sworn in tina, case,
they don't sit in the judgment seat but in tumuua
ry assembly, with tins additional crcumstsnce that the
accusing body become boh Judge aud Jurv-,he BilI
o. Nlgh's' winch says that has right 10 be con.
roned 10Th his dceers to the contrary notwith.tand.
lug.
II ii be said ,ha' this will compel an impeachment
Tor an impeaebabe of'nce, ask why pn, into our
Con'tn'ion clause oppo,ed to that Bill OF Rights on
which II is founded? Make Judge oniv iDpeachable
Tor crime, and give him fair trial when and where
you will. 'N
III he is snperannuated, otherwise unable to dis.
charge his duties; shall he negligent or Inv i'm tho
discharge oil them which arise from habit moi in
Noving moral fuTPifude If (OH other days f1n the
am ~ I"y,) lac has unfortunately contracted habit
TOO frequently inhulsed that day: II he Iabours
under disease OF this kind, which MANY an hon
est man 10 subject without ever being eonscous of n
himself so as 10 this way, TO unfit himself for his high
W lmpoft'nt duties hear him. and il the accusation Ia
"eh-ounded, turn him out by vote.
Go beyond this, and You lay snare for his consci
snce; you join ths betrAyer OF the souls of men and
you are aDswerabe Tor these souls who are thus
ed and destroyed. Under such temptation Iat M
mas say that he stands least he fall.
How are we now 10 decide the pcndiny ousstiops of
the officers az 10 THAR claim for hall pay or such otbers
as may probably come before Of that knI inv oIvin~
The treasury in very large sums If we decide in r.
Vonr ol the State, may we not he suspected? II again,
nay we not become Odious, and we not risk the
cOnsequencesl '
May we not be tempted TO do the latter that US NAV
AVOID suspicion! VIII You leave dispute 10 your friend
or dependant, and not recoect that he is an honest
man, he may hear az iinsi you, this very ground
ana cecide against you, unless you have very clear
case indeed! '"'
trust and hope that the amendment will nrsvsu
MIR. CABELL moved TO amend the amendment b,,
adding: Bu Judicial duties assigned him hv tbe
Legislature, he shall receive salary in virtue Of
said office" "
On Mr. RANDoLPH's suggestion, Mr.. cABELG
Withdrew his amendment.
The question was then put on Mr. SCOTS An end
meo', aud carried, ayes so, noes ~
Mr.. CABELL Then renewed his motion-and II was
lost, ayes AZ, 81. "
Then the question came on of euaTOssine the Can
suu'ion, aud II was cAREIED, ayes 90; noes a.