Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-03-29

be perceves that he Is detective but be takes him
because he IL compelled to start 10 preferences 10 look
Of these remarks, that the Twelve Circuit System
with two Judges to each, will devolve great
mount Of ssor on me Judiciary, that their salaries
must. Of necessity and in JUSTICE be greatly increased
They must according TO the Eoglisb fashion, be bought
up, soul, body, and ALL aud take their meals not en-
re'y after the glib fashion on the ben, h, bu, 90
he road They must be reduced TO the condi ion OF
The Engish operative, and wosk six hours i'm the
weny-oor. Il must occur to every one, that W 5,
saving in the item Of travel ing, must he effected BY
The One Judge "a. This saving e compared
o that which would be ,fscted by a Merchant, who
has debts due hin ia the ion. OF the S,ae
requiring con'iderabi. numbar Of Collectors who
send one Collector into the different sections of III
State instead OF two. And Il strikes TN. to be lost A.
bout the thing Tor The Safe nd two en- \.
Circuit a. Tor the Mach INT to send Two Col .tors 10
he same secton-"The Laws delay :" which Shakes.
pear enumeraes as OF tn. ills Of life mus,
b. increased by the Two-Judge Plan According 10 m.
Bill, one Judge 10 allowed to the other to his aid
what, in ageat va icy Of cases ~ st be the eff ct of
his con'ui a'ion dill r,nce of opinion-and con
quen'iy, continuance Of cases, appeals, or som
hiog oil the sort. prompt decision mot d-sra-
bic thing What greater evil caa befal any man. than
to be tied up 10 Court, entanxI led in he net of law
and his substance wasted in the payment of cost,?-
WIN not the parties Zig ant in such protrsc.d cases
generally admit, at tho conclusion of them that IL
would have been infinitely better Tor the IN to have
been decided by dsn arbtrators or even the
Ju ciai contest on brow Of the die! The change Of
circuits Is held oui as principal 70 va tor
The Bill sent up by the Lower House. Ii is sail
TIA the people. aud the lawyers, and III Judges form
mutual parAl,,iss and prsiudces when The iudg, i,
confined t. one circuit Tn, writer OF these remarks
has heard no complaint hi. score in his di.,rici
neither has he heard OF Complaints from other dis CT,
And al hougb under the old institutions there mix hi
nave been 'ome very a'e In t,nces of compliant. un
der 'hs new, II is believed there will be none such
account OF tae increased resp ,nsib OF the iidica,y
fow glazing Instances Of parislty presdice woul
undoubtedly lead to removal l, is further urged in
favor Of the Till Of the iowsr House, that a court i.
almost certainly secured by it, The valuable amend.
ment Of Me- Cainn Of the Senate, will, with fully as
mueh certainty, secure court, as 'hs bill Of the
lower House. That gentleman, understand, propose,
I, divide the S!ae into districts and each Of these
districts to be su3dvideI into two circuits. Judge
TO hold courts in every county aud corpo ion emit led
to court 10 each circuit; either Judge in district
tail TO hold the courts in his circuit, il shall be the
duty Of the oher judge in tina, circuit, to hid them
The General court to consist Of ten judges-one fr,m
each district and the judges in each dist let to attend
alternately In this manner the holdings Of ill., courts
will be rendered certain by any other arrange
men nd 10 each Of the districts here will always be
Judge 10 attend 10 those matters and ,bings Viii h n
10 The du'y OF the Chancellor, or Common l. Nv Judge
20 attend to in the interval between the courts This
arrangement would undoubtedly lead, in process Of
me' 10 very great simp'ihcanon Of legal proceed
ings. The trial by jury would be- enla gsd-mauy o.
ne an'lquaed and absurd forms Of lava good If
ihe venerable mummery OF pecal plesding-might
then De dispensed with. II We commission judges
to district, snd call one the Chancellor and The other
the Judge OF the General Court there can be but iule
hope oil cur ever stripping the ChaneeiIors Of those
powers which Chaneerv "a ssid to have u.urped from
law The cd adage boni est jdicis ampliare iuris-
dicftonem, admitting the Chancellor q be influenced
by II, would induce him cously to cling 10 the
power he may have acquired. But make him Chan
ceiior and Common Law Judge both, and he can have
no motive to enlarge tbs pc of the one
at the expeDce Of the o,har tbs il understand the
matter Is not the Penn'ylvanis pan, but resembles it
in some respects. And however gen lemen NAV be-
disposed to boot and scott al the nstuons of the
percus and peaceful disciples Of Penn, am info med
by gentlemen who We had every opportunity of oh
1 a Ia Hat A. Il
admirably, and that the people of Pennsylyl mia sr
perfectly eonen.ed with H.. have thus thrown 10
getber, 10 very histy manner of the ref cons
which have occurred to this subject. The pub
liea ion OF them, productive of no good can AT apy
rate do no injury. conceive |, 10 be The right and
indeed the duty Of the people themselves, when con
venient 10 express IN r opinions this matter of one
or two judges 20 district. Many members OF the lie.
gsature profess no, 10 know the popular wish on this
subject Let the people the nselves tn IN speak out,
they are capable OF Judging here :hey are on her
suhJses OF government M one will deny, with ths
grand experiment Of sslf government in full aod cue.
eessu operation that the people generally RICH, in
heir opinions ON political 'ubjects They are and mus
he right, because they be actua,ed on these sub
lJects by no other motives than honest, sincere
and ardent desire to see tn Sc measures carried into
operation, which will most conduce to their own hap.
pness and property and the happiness and NJ rity
oil ha state or nation at large. Let not be said how
ever mat the people have not already spoken this
SUBJECT An overwhelming ma GRITTY of the people OF
Virginia approved, warmly Of this very on Judge plan
which some years back passed tho House of DIeeats
10 the form Of bill, aud lost in the Senate by
reason Of the Constitutional scrupies of is members.
A CITIZEN.
TO THE EDITORS OF THE ENQUIRER
NORFOLK, March "a 1881
Isee, by yourpaper that you feel anxiou. to Law be-
Iore me pubic The late speech Of Mr.. Tczswell on
The Turkish Mi'son II is none Of my bu.in-ss to
| interfere with either yours or Mr. TazeweIPs affairs
snd I'D oong So on This occa'iop is but proper say
nM as thi' communication ia unexpected you 50 is
I J., unauthorized by aud unknown to Mr. T zewpli.-
WI this excuse for my freedom il may not be upac
ceptsbIe 10 you u know that Mr. TnzeineIrs mach