Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-09-25

you ed,ngy skllfu-Yuu have saved my lite more,
than once-l havea Ugh esteem for you, and vii
therefore employ you to argue very important cas-
which have depending IN the Court IF App.als -
Would not the Doctor lin sstonlshulentj exclam,
"Pdrdon me Sir, II YOU are for pill or polus, /
your mSn--but tor these qu,rks and outlets of the
law YOU must apply TO Other counsel" IL IN our
individual affairs, we taught thus, by common
sense adapt the means the end, wall not the rule
hold equally IN Legislation: Ought We not TO choose
the man who undo ands rights and Interests
best, aud will be most etcIeut IN securing thvms--
And II this tc so III ordinary legislation, now much
mpcrous the duty NOR, when tho whole edliicc
vi law Is tn be rebuilt from tho iOunGotlOn-oI the
officers ui Government RI appointed the whole ma
came CcmudciGd and put IN uutieR Il this work be
well aud wisely DONE every thing wall settle down IN
Peace-ths "Od Dominion, the blessed mother oil us.
ali, Will again move on, renovated strength aud
harmonious action. Is not this "a concentration de-
voutcdly be wished fore" We have FIVE candid
atos--whcb OF thom Is the Master workman, best
fitted to forward this great work. Or the four, first
named by Bacon, shall sp, ak as briefly he has
done-rncy are gentlemen for whom | feel much
respect: OF whom would say nothing dispaTsging
But have the authority OF BucOn himself tor say
ing, that compared with them, Mr. Leigh Is "wha!e
among small Try '-ayo, suCn whale, that the one
which swallowed Jonah, is 4 mere mnnUw 10 HIM
for ye are told, that after ''swsllOwng these ttie
sklrm!Shers, ,hs four compcitors TINS kevathsu o.!
the deep, viii, upon ~ OCCASION" "enguf' the
whslc people of the county lat "A single yiwn. -
up = d. giOUS!!!' But to he serious-It rs ad-
united on all hands, That there is 40 comparison be-
tween Mr. Leigh and ms opponents IN point Of tai
en- 3. aud especially, N that deep extensive 81 crit
zeal knowledge of the Virginia idws--thvir origin,
history, and connectIon-for which | have heard
good Judges say, nc was remarkable, trat IN these
points, hG mad scarcely MS equal IN tho State II
tins be true, what shoud prevent prec rIng him
rs the man who can be most useful TO u.s. Is his
honesty questioned, Docs any one suppose that tho
he can best what for the pubic good he l. ca
pa6ie OF sacrncIns thai good 10 SINISTER purposes
imagine, that man who has resp for him
H., l. Z 80 pti
that he would disoboy instructions; We nave
his 'cord, and ms creed, pledges that n would
w no has forgotten the abu paper drawn by nm on
this subject the Virginia hrglsiaturC' But II IS
SAID that Mr.. L. the enemy Of al cnange IN the
old ConStItUtIOn-LHal ne opposed the can OF Con
yCnuon and IN that body, oppnsrb the white oasis tnr
extension Of the right OF sutlgc, &c. &c. RUS Is
ah tTUc-aud there needed not, those numCrgus GAO.
tatons rom the debates, whicn Bacoua IS .abprI-
ousy collected u establish tho acls. The !. artu'
struggle Tor power, between the East ana " est,
WHICH shook tue State to foundation, prcsrut 90
the mind Of every mar--and Whatever the West
might saw, II hardly 20 De expected, that IN this
ssoIon Of country, stlll less TINS spvtthc very
theatre OF aCtIon-thc part winch MIR. l.. took that
etruggG would be brought up, evidence OF ms un-
fitness TO represent us m the Legislature. But ask
Of your good sense, IN, ich1w-vUtcrs) cOnnec
ton has ali this win the question before us, The
Convention is over-rue Constitution accepted
The questions o. suffrage, representation, and ali
other constitutional points &C at Testanu INC next
Legislature will nave more 10 do with them. than
"the man in the NOON TneIr business VIII be land
business enough tool TO enact the Jaws, aud pot the
government IN motion. Is str L. the aOest man
we can send 10 assist IN tins nungntuus wuTNS That
the solo question IL also OOIeC cd strong
~ TO Mr.. j.. that will not pledge himself vote
Tor abOllshIDg tue chancery courts. An agree. that
the ChanceTy system, at present administered, ~
sore and crying evil, and THAI thorough reform Is
necessary The question Is how this be best eft
Iected' l heard various schemes suggested.
Some, would retain the cUaTts. but remodel them al
most entIrely-Some would give chauc.ry jurIsdic-
ton 20 the Judges the superior cours o. law 10 be
exercised along with thcir common Jaw powers at
each term of their courts--OtheTs n L Tor making
them hold separate terms each county for The RAJ
of ChanCery caSes--Olhers again propose, hat IN
each law circuit, the court house of the CEN
trial county. The law Judge shall hold chancery
court, for the circuit These are lew OF the plans
! nave heard--Many oher= Il douJt MOI VIII be pro
posed IN the Legisal ute. ] understand from others
(to' have attended no meet1g-hcard no speech
that Mr. l.. admits that great reforms necessary
but refuses to pledge himself TO any particular
plan, and can any rational man blame Tim for this
Shall we bind representative hand and foot upon
subject 10 comPiianCc--a subject requiring luad
of wisdom, professional science, end practical uct all
which so few possess, Shall We shut out from HIM
all the Ight which The combined iauR;5 Cf n" STAT
may shed upon this subject by discussion TO which
OF the various plans should VIC bind HirHo Let any
dozen of get together, and try agree upon the
scheme, best fitted IN all parts, to remedy the evil
II fancy should soon find, more aifi.Cu'ICs and
differences sprnglng up between us, than cOuld be
easily settled. BatOH objects further to Mr. l. that
he is the friend OF rested rights / ask what honest
man Is not so' We may DISPUTE. about What ere oes
ted rjghts-but once conccde, that right rested,
presume there can hardly be two opinions as TO
It's sauctrty. il undcrsan Bacon ne has strange
idea Of what are rested rjghts-he states that Mr..
j.. sad she never would have chartered bank, for
he considered them sore cyls--but being established
nc would rcchartcr them, &c. And this Bacon ad
ducCs full proof OF Mr. LIS ''Uiisr aversion 70 die
mr. yrG Ttfn Il AZ IU s-tr,
that bnuk has rested right to DO recharrrcd'
This Is news 10 me, and very bad news too. had
thought that when the charter expired, u was no
longer question Of redcd RIMS, but OF cTpcdIcn-
cy merely, whether the State would rCchartcr Eo-
con has oso attempted 70 against Mr. + spjri,
Of re"rDgeand calls the eaters vote against
him, because Of his opposition To extending the right
Of suffrage. J call on you my friends TO take % no
BILE revenge. The eye % the public will hc upon ne
IN this i,Tsl exercise Of right so long withheld o.
Lot us Fhew Mr.. l.. md tho world, that we know tho
value md the use Of this privilege, well those,
who bave heretofore enjoyed Ct, exclusively that