Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-03-24
THE STRING COURTS.

phNA'u eolh huuset, - To provide mere eHSt
maliy Ter the holding of tho remaining Spr,ag
sessions of the existing Superior Courts oil
Law, aud for otaler purposes q We have been
favored with copy OF this bll-of which The
following is M abstract
Section LIST, provides that all The Superior
Courts of Law tho terms of which commence,
or may be continued 10 be held, IA the inttI val
between the 3lst Of March and ,he fifteenth
day after the terminstlon OF the present ses-
sion Of Assembly, shalt be suspended but all
causes. matters aud things pendiny IN suth
Courts, aud all process touching the same
shall stand adjourned over to the terms herein.
after provided.
Section 2, provides that II fanny Cour, shall
have commenced its session before the 3lst oil
March, Il its business i. not completed oil that
day, the Judge shall adjourn il over 10 some
convenient day in May neat, and The adjourned
session shall ihen be held b, such Judge as
shall be appointed by the Legislature.
Section 81. provides for the holding OF spe.
cial terms OF the superior Courts, by the jung
es 10 be appointed during the present session,
where the contingency provided FOR in The FIST
section occurs. The term 10 be held on some
convenient day in May or June next, To be de-.
signated by the Judge. by warrant under hi.
hand and zeal. directed TO the Cie,k oftle
Cour,. who shall give the requisite notice Of
The f"ct.
Section 4, declares that all terms Of tho ST.
perior Courts which mms subsequently
to The fifteenth day after the termination OF the
present session Of Assembly, shall be held by
oneo the Judges to be srpoin ed by the pre-
sent Legislature. In whose circuit II may belong
With a PIortsO. That if any such adjourned ses-
sion OF spscinl term be no, held, all matters aud
things therein Depending shnIl stand continued
10 the first term Of The Superior Court Of Law
aud Chdncery for the count, OF corporation.
Section 8, makes The like provisions with
regard 10 the Superior Cou,ts OF Cbaocery.
judiciary ggstem.-We learn ( ON RI, hmond,
by a private = uice, that the Committee OF the
Senate, TO whom the Jud,clsry Bill va. refer
red, are . OF 3 TO | in favor substituting what
is famIllsrly termed the . cJudge sysiem, for
The tlro Judge plan proposed by he House Of
Delegates. Il WAS thought that the Senate
would adopt the substitute but, so great IA ma
jorty in the House IS opposed TO this system.
that the Senate viii probably ultimately give
way.
| W The reader will perceive by the pro-
ceedings of the Legislature, in this day paper,
tina, the House OF Delegates has refused TO
concur "ilh ths Senate, III an amendment pro-
prted by the latter body 10 the S~taunton and
Petersburg Rail Rond bills, which re fused 10 the
General Government The privilege of ,ubscrlb-
ing to stock in either Of those Companies, un.
der the penalty OF a forfeiture of The Charter,
II was a tyrannical Interference with The right
OF private opinion on the part Of the Senate, and
den rived the fate il met with ia the House Of
DELEGATES. These over-fnstidious Safe Rights
gentlemen really do more injury TO the cause,
by bringing ii into ridicule aud contempt. than
its adversaries ever did, or ever can do. The
conscientious '9S Republicans, Oike General
jackson J have great cause 10 exclaim " Save
US from our friends"
Nominations "A writer in the Delaware
| Free Press dominates Richard NJ. Johnson,
Of Kentucky, for the Presidency. The same
gentleman has been favorably spoken Of in O.
her quarters but his friends, unfortunately foI
| him. are not of that class TO give influence 10
their nominaiions. The support Of the Agra
Ran aud Fanny Wrigh, party Of New York
aided ly thsir hall lozf N " Free Presses" in o
Their parts oftbe Union, would PROSTATE any
cause or any man.
The Pennsylvania Star dominates John Nc
Lean, Of Ohio, as T. eoident, and Francis Gran
ger OF New York, as Vice President. THIS is
a strong ticket.
MshIon Dickerson Of New Jersey, James
Buchanan Of Pennsylvania, and Judge SPen-
Ger of New York, arc nominated by their rrs-
peclivs hiends, as candidates Tor the Vice Pre-
sidency.
tsesms TO be agreed, on all hands, that John
{. Calhoun will not be again run for the Wee
Presidency by any party. lie may take the field
for the first Office, and we shall nOl be much al
tonished il he does.
Dinner 10 Cor. Barbour. 90 the 10Th inst.
the neighbors Of Gov. Barbour, gave hun a din
ner at Orange COurt-house-to which MIR. Mad
son. Judge p p. Barbour and Col. Robert
lay Tor (the former Representative Of that Dis
,rict in Congress) were invited. The Two lat
fer gentlemen attended bnt Mr.. Madison was
prevented from SO doing by indisposi''on, al
though he assured the committee OF invitation
that .. his feelings would be in sympathy" with
those Of the company. We have not room for
the toasts, &c and we regret to learn that 1t
broke up rather inharmoniously. In conse-
o,soce of the introduction Of federal poliics,