Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-01-12

'ench oIlolgcs will be u jubilee TO tn ,owlcss-
= "wAe sin holds earn,vsi mud sSit ksrps lent"
but, Sir, tins is not all. You not only destroy the
Independence OF the judiciary, during this tumutous
'ntcrregnum, but you exhibit precedent OF dsngcr-
nus tendency, as long as government shuli en-
durc.--fou settle the principal. that whenever
Convention shall be called in Virginia one effect il
To be, that all the Judges to be turned In.
decd II has been distinctly commended, that the pres
cnt incumbcnts accepted their comm under he
implied understanding, that their judicial functions
were oil course not To survive the then existing
sttution Connect all this'wih the reiterated pub
lie assurances of several distinguished gentlemen
tniS moor, on former occasion, gentlemen who, no
doubt TO considerable extent lead public opinion in
thcir respective districts. and who emincnty
qualihed to act rs prophets, inasmuch as they pos
sess the power "f bringing to pass the events which
they predict, That Vt the Constitution which ha,c
now ON the stocks shall not be wrought out in n
shape congenal with their tastes that your table in
one year, Will groan with petitions for another Con-
vcntion Sir, II thoy Ind not told u.s. we know that
TINS feverior constitution-makng, has become
MA I'm many parts of our country. When the Ii rst
written Cons tuition was prepared in America il
was regarded by the of tho world M little less
th4n miracles but we have gotten hands i'm now
the people. with no practical oppress IONS but in
hunting for theoretical grievances, have become I'M
settled and dis atsied with tho old governments un-
der thcshsdow of which, they had so long liv cd han
ply, had they only known it. And now, Sir pro-
coed IN this work oinnovation far YOU please
still you must stop son,cwhere-and stop where you
may, all beyond your barrier will complain, new Con-
veniions VIII be attempted,-and every pc tfogrcr
IN the Stale, who cannot write declaration in debt
without the aid OF form. will consider himself
qualitied at moments warning. to draft Won out
new Constitution, in neat fotm, and according
to the latest fashion. And il mist of us-nany
at leastdrcud that this ble unsettled state of
things, will lead To other and repeated Conventions
Is improbable that your Judges will also ca,u
late it, constantly Toe look r ahead Tor FL,
'ey may HOOK To prospective Convent he
called by facilities To e granted by te Lgkure-one effect
oil WHICH val, be the election of Of Judges by tina,
\ ntlDl hp
the very purpose, If they do walk to pleas
Their m's'er "i operating dismission Of the Judges
would II, ak, with this apprehension before them,
be strange that they should all this try TO keen well
OF things, great influence IN the Legislature has
cause m court opPosed TO obscure Individual Suppoe
quesiion suppose prosecution by the Legislature at
obnoxious or unpopular individual, whom they were anxious
TO desroy-hs, too, IN times of high MISUNDERSTANDING t.
fore Judge who knew that another Convention would pTo,
BY soon occur with It's power OF
him for his coninacy-where sir is tine man so sn" - W
innocent hiscu as To confde such tribunal Where
The Judge m'ued with the mrnes our nature who could
his erect above the storm "wh,e round H.; 49,
the rolling clouds sprcad shield the ne .cute,l and
innocent cmsed. wtn the whole community the
sicfte' Without sue. JuIees-Ju Judges wI,o cod e" h
torrent no government is worh and such Judges yo,
cannot have without rendering them ordinate with ard NOT
subservi,n, e,siac9 moi cenden On The hrna,
popular applause, tickle the winds such JUDGES
we have such hole long IN this State a,
least, have all lesson ON This subject which on %
mud has left an intclbic pression-- has been lost. an
pTcheid on none We have Individual
influence OF the State Of Virginia last not the si,
OF dom nant party excl eddy ent c. aud flushed viii,
recent victoTy-a party constituting majority which looked
down all oppostional exersd in combination To crush the
accused Not one found TO sustain him. and when
ha who wold have presumed say word against , com
vcton would have been politically Torn
10 pieces by mob The judge, whose frnness Of pur.
pe ana integrity OF motive would hermit him 10 mould
aorcate cs TO compass the conviction the accused (
ay guy as he no doubt ~as he, sir all ecoccr was
az the moment universally eXecraIe his decisions
10 corrupt motives-and favuTiisu To the accused VIVA,
o" SIR me opinion OF all tie alest urists hes, men in
nis Cnon VINO SINCE tire storm subsidized have examined tho
report oi this celebrated trial? Is not without an .xcenion
na me Judge who then presided adjucaien every leo
question which before W h flici,ous accur,cr
most without parallel in judicial history! "
An now sr could any judge, however physically firm and
morally correct b dependent the daily will of the govern
'nen have ridden Out such safety, Sir regard
s ia a. one OF The brightest spots in the history Of the b
enes Oh man his is the kind of Judges want One ho
dares n'epose the shield Of laws between an
government and the hunest individual And such we never
grated on The new constitutions "