Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-01-20
To The Editors Of The virgin,un-dntta

RICHMOND, January 10 u. 1851.
The great aud all absorbing question Of
EQUITY Jurisdiction, aud the Il. re exercise of
lis powers, has received its ncip,ent action in
the COMMITTEE Of Courts oil Justice, and they
have reported il expedient 10 vest that jnrisdic-
ton an common law jurisdiction III the sam
Judge and that n Couit shall be held IN each
counfy Yon will see by the papers the exact
terms of the Report. ms scheme from the
conversations have had aud heard among the
member, will. am confident, be the success-
taI one Its friends seem b. numerous ani
delprnined.-O OF thr objections which ex-
ppcted 20 hear to the unioa oil tue two lnrisdle-
t,nns in the same hands, was MT made tile
iaronpalibhty. On the contrary, the warm
est advocate Of the district system admi ted
hat ON Iii; ground there Vas no uilhculy.
One strong objection arises from ihe lat that
il n, imi.dictlons are naIted the Judges must
be assigned perpPintly 10 the same eli cuts,
state o, things which some seem 10 THINK
n.,nbtpt 10 he, The reasons assigned are,
Isl the ! ,dsas son learn the oa''hre OF The
law,eIs, and the lawyo.rs that :" ipt jugs
which parayzes exerilon in The one an 'ur
oIher-2dly, that tie Judges form Their likes
and dislkes aud hence collisions between the
bar and the be ich, and the peple genrr iy sid
with the bar. II is urged thati yol d. not
unite the jar s,lc;ions, the judges may change
circuits and these evils be avoiicd; but II tie
iur,s Lotions are united, the necessity oil the
In To-, knowing the progress L Chaneery eau
srs, through process and intel 'cutary DEGREES,
before they come to fnal trial, Is indispensable,
and it would be nn"ise 10 change the circuits
And 3dly, that AS lhe parties III IN crest must
always he befu The court The branching OF
the court would subject the citizens OF this
Cnmmonw.al,h to one hundred aud fourteen
Cnancery Jurisdictions. insLad OF nine. thr
,tes.nt number OF districts. However potent
,he>e reasons may hr, am confident they VIII
moi n1eyail, and that the question may be re
pardpd ms settled. The greatest diversity OF
onin,on will be in the details Of the syetem re-
ported by the committee.
win | could speak as confidently oil the
successful result of The scheme iof Ihlerha'
Improvement, particularly the james RIVER
When hook arouni, and see the sfnpenhons
Off ,ts made AMI making by our sister States
-, ;mnr,ye ,he,r internal condition, by giving
+ :. ,.lI'ss 10 commerce. and improving their
n.nn,,fturlng aud agricultural intfrests, am
~. ..t,nishing success which has afead'd
the;r clio IS almost 10 a tniraeie-"heh s'e
,ser,Sources OF my ma i've Virginia Drawn 'nfo
,aese chanuels away from onrse''es' a''
a.ton,sned nj tue apathy aud indifference
/ =, hirh prevail among our people. 1hh le
tarouSe our natural advantages are ile' 'o' -
,hose of others 1t cannot tie i'' ~
in tae Unon equals her IN ms iPsP'1' s',a
:, -, ,hat she is disheartenGd, because sur
, :, oT ."a former a,trmp, proved s%orire, and
mere, mere can br no success, Cef'ain', DOT, ane
I'll r,co!lact that Il or ancesiafs hao oee'
Sy". by ore unsuccessful eioh'o III,
,,s lore Il, oil America, ,his hapP3 tam "o ,
s,,l be the ahoar of IT'S native s"Y"se'' aro
reason is The citzros ot Other Sate' ARE
ent,rprizug, and not 50 es''ls a,s,eH, Viii
strongly hope however, ,' as,ass' c,mmence.
NC "''i ~ the n1eseai Legislature, which ne'
i u; !, ,, ny talent and ps,rro,ism. am corn
u sn, ,u," the stroag opposition whie" has here
E,"s s ars to 'p" ''s a. Of other
, ,,.9, Is 50 mich ab.el, Tint h sr
, stia a.gong trr aud '"e'e,,.. if f' w.
enc en- ~ mo- ~ Is improvement, f:!eE }'