Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-09-03

ca oil ms duty tor him to petiormt. We reero that
ms Jogging seems TO have been necess nry md =,
the same time so unavai.ng But il seems the Jnd
met with MIR. Scott IN Richmond y no 10 kn,n,n
distinguished member of the Fauquior Der, and nn'
on MS ncnt oning to him that he had received SUCH
letter. and advising him whether was nee essarv ~
nave an order made assigning Judge to the coun-
ty, Tor In other words. whether an important md
positive law of the land should be executed or not n
strange subjec' by he bye upon which to take ad-
vice., The Mr. Scott ugroed with me (the Judael
that was unnecessary land that it would be better
to have meeting ofthe persons Interested fix q
convenient time, and then apply Judge as usual
10 Issue his warrant" Thus it that this Judue
and this distinguished member of the Fauauier baY'
agreed and decided that the act of Assembly should
De nuliiiied and so far US it concerned the county
OF Fauquer should not be executed We differ from
the gentlemen We think it would have been much
better for the General Court have dischar ged its
duty III assigning some Judge, who no doubt before
oe hNea on any day Tor the court would have con-
suited the members of the bar. Indeed Voc under
stand that the Clerk mentioned in his letter To tho
Judge, that 1t the gentleman who might be ass oned
snoulo lhink proper to communicate with him on the
subject he would make it his business to have con-
sultation with The members of the bar to the most
convenient and agreeable day for the com mencement
of the term.
"These reasons with some others of a character
which may be readily conceived, induced me to with
nod any FORMAL application the General Court FIR
the assignment of Judge, although mentioned the
.eprSsena1ion made to me to such of the Judges Us
would IN al probability be called upon to perform the
duty These other reasons the charact er of which
the Judge says may be readily conceived we confess
ourselves al loss to conceive, unless indeed one of
tnem was that the Judge considered the Clerk puiltv
imPerhence and presumption In WRITING to him nj
all upon the subject In the old country there 10
saying that cat may look at the King and ,ye
presume that IN this land of liberty and of the +e
hearted liberty boys. clerk may be permitted to 49,,
to Judge even fit should be for the purnoae f 80;
gng him in the discharge of his duty ma rt;cuiI5
as such logging seems to be sometimes so neoe.
sary. We presume it was not expected bu A.
cierk that the Judge was TO make formal ann,;c,
ton to the General Court for the ASSIGNMENT or =
Judge But II Sem. to that he mich, have taLon
some opportunity whist the Court was IN session
Oh pacing the letter OF the Clerk IN the hands of Tho
presiding Judge, not for the purpose of making for
mai Application for the assignment of judge hn,
merely by way of calling the attention of the court
TO SUBJECT upon which the law had made it ,he do
" OF the court to act. Had he done so and tho Gov
eral Court had acted (as did not act) the
DHtS would then have rested the court but "a h,
did not think proper do this it seems tha, !, 60.
On '"oge Parker and "a distinguished member Of the
FauQuier Bar" " VAC
YIN reading the Judges letter. we were struck with
Richard f. Parker, frederick County" T,bon.hs
we 10 ourselves wha' is this gentleman donu in
ericK county: only on a visit presume Il canno,
De that ne is residing there. seeing that tbe Jndre
OF the General Cour sa reside within the crcu;,s -
which they have or may be allotted" and we b.
not heard of this gentleman having YET been ,l,o,,S
to this circuit, altho' such an allotment oronoS
we do not know that should make anv oh;ac ;;s1'
fhsiJudge having been and still being avor;te ,r;t,
US. q 1870 WIZ