Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-01-06

-" -" hs VI me Aforesaid officers. be regulated IA,
Nv -""i"hwus agreed to. =
ING -cti section having baen read Mr.. Giles id hs
the regusitioh that two hsds of the VIII Al,
number elected shall agree in the removal of Judr
which Wy tne OBJECT OF judicial responsibility
80 was ia view. This provision, and the citation
20 Jays, hs thought cloggol ile provision in such
waNH 10 render IL totally valuecss. On these
features, Mr. u commented with great point and SCI
Nenti amrmng that instead Of providing for the rec.
Ponsioiiity ofJudgc-,they afforded them clonk n,
entire responsibility, Mr. G. expressed h;nseIf in
iayorof giving the power Of removal TO majority of
n ne Legislature. lie moved to amend. by giving
the power OF removed To two thirds of the ,nembc,s
present and voting.
or leigh OF chesterfield opposed .bc amendmcn,
and entsrod defence OF tine Judiciary from the pre
Possessions against them. The evils fol, no p,
bed MT 10 the personal character of The JJaos b.,
I" the lmpnrfection of the Judicial Syste,,eos e.
example, II under The Circuit Court system, lido
should DO sick, tho whole Circuit wos deprived of
their Courts-as was the cuse i'm n c;,c,,;, ,.h;.h
had been Often alluded TO, the Judrc of which 80.
precisely that Judge. who was thermost popular md
accePtaoe to his District. Mr. L. stated uren,
many particulars which had contributed to the un.
popularity of the Judiciary, without any fa,rl, or
theirs tic knew nothing which in the Ie,s, called
Tor me severely with winch this BODY seemed dsno
posed to treat the Judicial Corps. Feeling and bo
living 'h's' no cooid not withhold his testimony of
thclr deserts, or his efforts for sotte ming the
IONS Oh The C"ns' tuition which related 10 thetn Tho
reason why two thirds and not bare maiority ouoht
10 DC required was TO guard the Jrdre against
sudden en.ii.tlons nf passion aud party feeling. I
TWO thirds of both Houses present. were only reouir
ed, both Houses being thin q bare MINORITY or n
minority might do that. which could never hive bcon
done IN full Houses SIS. j.. gave variety of views
" s'o" 'He mp 'rthncS ~ requiring two-thirds ofthe
members elected, To concur ~ conviction To prooct
me innocence and Independence Of the Jui;c arv
mr' Gi'e' aiscairn ii par icipaton IN any prejudice
against The Judges Hc coneurred in the Justice of
wv, i"ofan!9 character gwen TO the Judges by his
colleague, (Mr. Lrigh.) His object was not personal
10 mem nut to apply the same principle of rcsponsi-
nilhy I" The Judges, which applied To- o,hct func
'"h'ri"s- AIR. IL enforced his former views A.
some ichg'h' and denied the applicability OF the
Term 'inicpen !enee Of the Judiciary" as in use
among
The question was then put, and the amendment
ncga,ived by an equal vote
Tho Goth artic q HAVING b,op ,o,1 AZ C,
moved an amendment IN regard to the creation of
new counties. (whIch will he report ed hereafter !
Such was laid on the ,able and ordered TO he prin
ted. pa
The ao,h article hs wing been read, MIR Cooke ~.
Tered additional article provdinp for orvan,y,ro,
the new government (reported TO morrow which
was ordered Ia be printed.
IN" Tn trhtioh ha:hg be n real th.olch by
reported progress.
On motion o Mr. Leigh OF Chesterfield n ro,o
uton " ~ au'ptea, rcconmitiny the 3rd ana 4th
articles ttespec'ng the npportionment OF Senators
and Dccgacs) to tho select committee with instruc-
tons to rCBpportion the latter IN reference Ia n pu
Ter ol Delegates not exceeding $50, and observing
me same feia'lvo distribution of power among the
tour great divisions of the State provided by
ne nnposltion OF III; gentleman from Albcparie
(A1r Gordon.l
MIR. Clayton moved TO amend the resolution. nv
ihr'hrr instructinr the. committee to observe the
same rule III spppr ionng representation among the
several portion. OF the great DIVISION as they
were instructed TO observe in npportionnp il nuong
the four great divisions in relation to cuch Other
THIS motion to amend gave rise to an int erestng di.
cussion between Messrs. Clayton, Leigh and Scott.
winch Will be reported 10 morrow. The amendment
wasnega wed The Convention then adjourned