Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-01-15
FoR rHE WuiG.
To The Members Of the pirginia Lsyislu.ure ;ointiy
| and seperafiu.
Dec. 1929.

For WIG.
To he Members Of the rUginia Legislature, JOINTLY
and severdfiy.
| Gentlemcn Permit nm individual, who feels an
interest in the we'll being and happiness Of Ina native
ate, to approach you, and with that respect which
ne feels To be due, and winch he dlsposcd m render
tn the guardians of the peoples rights to offer sur
gesion to your consideration.
burdencd Us you are, and have long BEEN with
local matters-with matters which do no, belong to
The general interest of tire State IL must be desirable
win yourselves, as doubtless IL is with the neoole
that you should be discharged from some part of ns
burden: aud be found in part at lens,
10 reheve yourselves and the SIate, may It not be
presumed that you will BE- disposed to adopt any rem
sonable and eligible measures for the ,cffectno of
that object, ~
in the course ct the various resolutions offered at
ah early period IN The session ofthc Convention, two
or three things, of the kind above mentioned were
pointed out by one of the members, &c. Johnson.
Esq as not coming properly within the range of
"gisiative operation Amnng these was he granting
ot"S " 0t0orce' Without presuming to Judge, as
s'ateshlau of Tie correctness of tins tenet, NAV
he Allowed TO say, that was forciby struck with n
sense OF the elpedieney OF placing this business in
other hands than those Of the Legislature. This
considerations well founded, is itself sufficient to
induce the adoption of such course. Permit Inc to
ODER "A few reflections this point:
!. 10 place tins matter IN other hands, will fpht Ell
The burden of the Legislator, and the expenses of
the State. "
2. The authority to dissolve marriages which are
unia"fu i 40 milo Is vested by law in the Circu,
courts oil The State; and no good can be pysn
why the same tribunal should not DE authorized To
dissolve marriages, where existing circumstances
shall appear to justify divorce
j will readily be conceived rha, he state of the
case where divorce may Dc sued for can be asc.r-
tam d with more facility and more correctness. by
tic convenient location Of the tribunal before which
The ecIslon rs to lake place.
win these Considerations before you and others
which your own good judgmen, may suggest il is
submitted TO you, gentlemen of the Legislature
whether 1t VIII not be an advisable stcp-whetb.r !,
Is not due 7" proPnety, TO pass law which shall
authorize The Circuit Couits grant bills of divorce
VERTrAS.
EX President Monroe arrived in Norfolk much in
disposed, on "Wednesday, in she Steamboat Hamp.on
having lett the Potomac ashore at Point of Sboal.
'7"'"nt 81 Produce and number IF Beats passed dooA
hr""gh he Lo,cer Locks.
JAN. lib hid tobacco; I hid stems: BIZ bar
hour; p bush. wheat; 200 feet plank; | bar annie .
box OF hair and fur; 90 los different articles-Nine
boats. -''''
JAN l2 3 hid. tobacco; 4l6 barrels of flour: q
Oorreis nf oit;> 40 bush. wheat; bush corn meal IA
cords oil wood;-l2 boats, coal boats 353 bush coal
JAN l3-l5 hid. tobacco; OFT barrels oc Aour.
35e bush wheat; 45 bush apples; frkins of butter
Is BUSH cora, cords of wood; empty boat, small
% bon!s; coal DO. 1901 bush coa