Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-01-18
For THE WiHrG
TO RICHARD MORRIS t,sc

Chairman of The Committee or T5,jY;iees 6. r-,.,
On y" men IN the Gallery of The House of Dele
S"IaS ie" daVS a9" heard or ,hourht heard vo,,
say That 1t was the duty of the House nnd of o,,
member Of the Huuse, to take care that M D.; =!
Ted person should sit therein; and thar n IT.
case OF disqualified person before the House far j
"'u uoC require previous notice. as in ordinary
cases OF contest therefore ask your attention H.
proVlso IN the seventh section Of the third ,rt;c 80
the Constitution, which is in these words. ;3g
'hai all persons holding lucrative Offices and ,ni,st
=. ' So,nc'' ana priests nT every denomination shall
oe incapable OF being elected members of eitber H.
OF Assembly" Is this not the clanse and 40 oI
cause mat excludes from the Assembly the bon,ro
ole pensioners of the Execheouor as we'll ~ tb
W"Tthles, VINO by authority Of their offfc c drar,
money from the people, Is il not the onl, cIn"So
which deprIves lis of the services in vour I3n-oLI
body OF our worthy public printer? In truth isit NV,
e provision intended to preserve the Legislature in
purify unstalned with ucre or fanatic 81 r f. All -
hoC W''hih your knowledge, and that of every Nom
Der OF your honorable body that the Rencrtar or T.
decisions OF the Court of Appeals and General Cot
VINO mn ne last year drew from he publ treasure
more than three thousand dollars is now ,non,bcr
by your sldH! Does not decent resnert for H. 49,
sItuion under which you sit and for the n,,r;t,, f
the precedens you now ESTABLISHING reouiro r
ue"n al INQUIRY INTO the qualification of that rem
IeuiatE L know the services Of Mr.. I.erh in the
House of Delegates are import ant to the 9oroT,o
wealth but the purity of the Constitution is much
more important. When the services Of unv one man
snail be deemed value BILE than the coret;,,,,;
l.
ton viii be but names to guild the monster and So
dnce the viFtuous 0 -
1t was con'ended if did NOT as. =, IL s,,,,-
nlent few DAYS ago. that inasmuch nc fin, Co-,,on
-tion was acquainted with The fact fl,, 80 IN
gates 'or iehrrco County, who served in tho lac,
iIouse n 'eega'oS, were actual residents Of the Civ
N'ohi'o""' ana no provision being introduced in
the new constitution by the Convention avrrossI,
prohibiting similar occurrences thot i % @
sumo .''y intended To, aud dtd perDetuate to the O.
'S' owns ana Dorouehs the privilege of furnisbino
H'esaIes 10 the c'rcppiacent Counties IF this he q
leG!tlmate construction. what will ba s.;J Iora
after In relation 10 the oualfca,;on of tbo o.
porter. SHOULD tie House omit tn inyestirs q
the question? Wogld i; not he said tbat rho
,'rtlile'S OF me House knew the situation of Mr.
l-eigh,-that 1t was their duty if he er, diecpofJ
to remove him-and that inasmrcb &c mo- in,,b.
moved u tile matter, therefore every rnnr1l,sr Lol;
'"e 'liCe Oh reporter was a lucrative Iice9
" "1' Is 'c Herelce bcween the Office of the man
VINO causes TO be printed the Journals Of tho Iouse "a
delegates and Acts Of Assembly and Tho man ,.t,a
complies ana causes to be printed the reports of thr
decisions OF the Courts, both being paid lorre errn-
out OF he Treasury FIR their service,
On the 18th of Feb. 1920, it was enacted seI.t ,r
Court OF Appeals shall be-. and is hereby authorized
required TO appoint proper person To report the de
ciSi%nS OF the sald Court, whose duty it Shall be- &c
puoISi' &c LBy subsequent act it is made his yIu
~ to publish the decisions Of the General Cont &c 49,
appendix to those OF the Court Of Appeals II !.
,hereioFe not mere authority to appoint reDorter
out H"ty required of the Court; nor is II mere nm
t5ory Of the reporter, 10 report and nnhIizh Ib %
clSons' or not alter accepting The Office: if gbgU h
ms daty 1t true that this duty is not renuired mn
der me sanction of fine, nor under the sanctio, o
an nah; but 1t Is required under the sanction of Nm,
Of the strongest motives for human action the hon,
"I reward Inc reporter is 10 deliver to the CIoTL
OF tne Council Tor the use of The Commonwealth 60
ven hundred copies o. each volume Of the rcporfs
formerly SIX hundred) "whercupon the Governor
WIN inc advice of tn" Council shall direct tho Audi
t0T OF Public Accounts to issue a warrant on tbt
treasury III favor Of the said reporter for the sum y
eighty three and third cents for every hundred m
yes Continued in each copy Of the said work. to br
foid out ct ony money II the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated" And The reporter appointed NJ
aforesaid shall hold his OFFICE during the pleasure
OF the Court Of Appeals"
Mr. Lelgh'Sirst volume contains six hundred nm,
ioTty-tour pages for winch, on the delivery Of eaynr
hundred copies h cnfitcdtoa yyarran, for ,Lni
thTef thousand seven hundred AID fifjy.siz daIars
acre IS nc tncre. and here the yGtce
Excuse me, sir. for ADDRESSING yo,, fboso 1iro an,
permit me tn conclude with the admi-able scrfi,,,,
IN the miidcr part Of The opening remarks or Njrc,
non Sidney, published IN the Richmond Tn,,;-r a.
22G Of d Combar 1913: '''' '''
'E%nmplC and precedent are Of r,irhfv md 1
tut influence III the Affairs Of men II l. frro - ~
practice OF all governments, though il be rIso - ~
theory OF onrS, that whacvcr has been done I'D ~
lowed, may be lawfully repeated
4 FIRGINIAN.
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