Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-04-19


true Judge Parker. Sir, has, IN the estimation Of very
large proportion OF the people ofthe District those quail
Ties OF mind which, without stopping to attempt an
enumeration OF them tcs ,btk, most necessary Tor
Judge We have tried hm--we know him we'll
and are unwilling TO ri.Que an unnecessary expert.
men, VI the delegates here, Sir, OF 10 from the Dis
ret 10 prefer The selection OF Judge Parker and even
OF the Circuit, we claim eight out OF eleven.
Sir, tho interest OF Judge Parker .rson ay nxous
as to secure hi. relecon-is but f-ath rim the
srae. com AIRED with the interests Of the Cirer And
feel aJu't rerrobat OF he idea that N. Circuit i.
TO be DEGRADED into province, ard have Ju uowil-
inxy bi led upon it Il is uniu-, and uug
aerous 10 Gen Taylor, as il is TO Judge Parker. Aud
what adds morubcaon TO the injury |. the r. .c,sp
-of what every tody here knows that we are thus
to be treated Tor political reasons tina, are 10 be
punished by our Western brethren for holding opinion.
dii1etent ON theirs Sir these should he REQUIRED
to in selecting Judge. We nclud such considera.
ions, in our elections the other day. to the Court of
sppeais most rroperiy;-but if they TO be rerur-
red to, IL II fair reatmeo th- people o. any Circuit,
70 pace over hem man, whatever Y be hi. other
metits-Probtneaiy on the very ground, that his DO
hcei principies aud opinions otnox iou- TO them
S, s'op 70 on,r to those gentleman admori'ion,
In perfectly KIND feelingTh- il not the last election
beg then to recollect the turmo-ihe excited ei
ng-the interminable delay in getting along v, n he
apr cinime nts-f party oes to be drawn Do ,bose
gen po' know that sliaon could be
rrge', Sirtbat any person I, ON the Circuit should
nave found II proper to aude to In. name Of gentle
man 10 Nansemond-es Prtjndices me ht be excl @
without any prospect OF good tom it, He car nat and
must no, be proposed in opposition TO judge and
could o. consent, under any to be n, IA
up Tor this Office AZ the very allusion him. however
mas called orth some remarks, | cannot stand here
end permit injustice 10 be done rie nd in his alb
sence-and when he IL not the willing caus. Of H.
WIN SIMPLY remark oil im,-that purer spirit does
hreSthe than his-hst he not ouiy possesses could
they properly be called 10 requi ion the a,iot
to make an excelen Judgs-but exit avasa AZ some
may choose to regard IL, there not in the State
his equals
In conclusion, must inform The genIen,n from
Harrison, that The fact, that ware end avourps to
bring Judge Pa ker from the Circuit 10 which hs was
property attached, to ours, not a. he r,p-e,ent,d
has been fortune TO have pracsed before him ever
since his appoin'me N, He originally com mi, sion.
ed Tor that very Crcuit-he has acted as n Judge
among us for thirteen years. II is the very Circuit 10
which he most appropriately belongs; an If he shoud
be Transferred TO aneherh.y cannot sppre ciste and
respect him so Lightly as We because they do ne know
him well.
Mr.. Eppes said, he had only named Richard Fl. B.-
ker, 10 give gentlemen an opportunity of Withdrawing
Judge II. at the eleventh hour-but es gentlemen
would no, will draw Judge p. he, with he permi,
Ion of the House, would Withdraw Mr. Baker.
MIR Murdaueh asked the g nteman from DbwiI !.
die, If he did know Judge Parker would ps bs
upper District And while he was I'D, he would nm.
derake TO say, thai If Gen. Taylor shonld be eeeed
the 1t Circuit, and Judge Park should not be
hansia ed 10 The upper Distric', Gen. Taylor would
| ioot accept the COMM sion.
| Mr. Brodnax repl.d that though Judge Parker
might prefer the Frederick District, he knew he was
prersred TO obey the call of the people of the District
| Mr.. Claiborne spoke in the warmest and mos, 70.
spectful terms OF JUICE PGker-decIaring in the most
emphatic terms, that he rrefcrred him IN anu oibar
man in the Co nmonweslth
The discussion terminated here-and the roll was
caiied-and the vo'- was reported by the Clerk, for
Taylor oil, Parker 66.-But baore the Committee was
sPpoin'ed, Mr. linn moved for a suspet sion of the
rule for the purpose OF permitting absentee members
to voe-Aiter some discussion, the rule was suspend
ed and two members who were absent. Mpssrs. Par
riOt and linn, voted for Gem Taylor TIE vote of
he HOuse then stcod-for Taylor 6S u ,rker 81
FoR TAYLOR -Messra. DrummoDd G,lmer II w
Wood, McCue, Nays, X. Campbell, Leftwich Davis,
Spurock, Burfooi, Gibson, Jones. Chichester Mar.
shall, Casemap, King, Hail, Erskine, Dunn, Carska-
don, Seymour, DAWSON. G. J. Williams. Leigh by.
er, Galater, Summers. HOoe. Ewing, Hays, Lawson
Caldwell, Newman, Knox, Waite, Billingsiey Vaw.
ter, Pfes,on, Helms, OFerraH Cohoon, j. Garland
McLaughlin, Mntdaugh, Thompson. PARROT, BAKER,
L. Mliier, Znn. Hart Moore, Mcmahon, Lewis AL
Xander, kiigOre, P Williams, Gdtswood, Ginespje
Mccoy, Nj Gu och, X Her, Newton, Crock Il, Ru.
'herfoord-6S,
FoR PARKER M-ssrs, B,nks, (Speaker,) Bayly,
5 Nj Garland, Keuney, Ghoi,on, Christian, Yancy
w NJ. Rves, Clay, Halyburton, Watkins Broadus'
Wright, james, Payne, c Powell, Holland, ] NJ. Ma
500, w Wood, Perrin, Claiborne, Green, Easl- A.
k'nson, Lucas ID. PJllsnd. j. c. Pollard Lesnd W. T.
l. Mason, Poindex'er, S rect. Hudgn- Goode, Up
shur, Blackwell. Davis of Orange, Hner. Venable,
Shield, Z. Rves, lyle, Good win, Hamilton. Crumo
Eppes, Maxwell. Mcfarland, Bro dnsx, Wrcher van.
son, Moncufe-5l
Mr.. Crump, on the rad of the Committee. reported
10. r
+. Parker $50 II. b. Taylor, Esq. was elected
Judge OF the General Court TO be ned to the ls
Circuit
On Mr.. Macfarands motion, a re solution wassdopt.
ed, Tor proceeding 10 the election of Judge to be ss-
sighed 70 the 2nd Circuit-and he nominated John f
May, Esq, Judge of The Presen; General Court %
that CT cut.
A Message received ON the Senate by MIR
Branch, SITTING shat they ready 10 proceed TO
the Eertioc-When tho roll of the House being cali
ed, II was fund TO be unanimous (IIl votes And
Mr.. Maciarland, from the joint Committee r. nor, ed
a. the vote OF the two Hou.es, al al Tor John
May Esq.-So he was duly eleeie Judge of the Gen.
eral Court, to be assigned 20 thu 2 Circuit.
1t being late (candleght) ,be House postponed the
Elections MI MONDAY and adjourned.
YEsTERDAY-A Communication was received from
the Senate stating that they had agreed to the resolu-
ton for "makng survey to ascertain the most eligible
route for Rail Road from Lynchburg TO New River
Courthouse and Abingdon, the Tennessee line''-And
that they had postponed indefinitely, the bill "Regulat-
ing commissions of sherifs and other officers and pre
scrbing the mode in which executions shall issue ON
forfeited forthcoming bonds"
On Mr.. Yancey's motion, the House came TO a reso-
luton to proceed this day, by joint with the Sc
nate TO the election of Judges of the General Court and
OF the Circuit Superior Courts of Law and Chancery
be assigned TO the circuits respectively in the order in
which they elected, beginning with the Sd circuit
And Mr.. Burioot was requested 10 carry them TO the
Senate.
MIR. Gibson presented bill changing the time of
Cupeper which read the 1st s. 2nd times amend
ed Mr. Erskines motion, and ordered to be engross-
ed
A message was received from the s. maize by AIR