Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-01-17
FNR THE WuIc.
TO RICHARD vORRIs n

TO RICHARD NORRIS. ESQ.
S,g' man ~ ne Committee oTPriUiieess & Eleetops
SIR-When IN the Gallery of the ueuse IF DE-
gates few days ngo, heard or thought b.o,d -
say that 1t was the duty Of the House. and of everv
meInper OF me House 10 take that no disosai-
ueH person should SIT thereln and that to bring the
case oi disqualified person before the House fnr trial
u dd not require previous notice as in o,dinnru,
cases OF contest therefore ask your attention IA Tho
provlso in the seventh section of the third article NJ
the Constitution, which is in these words. sp,or;JoJ
that all persons holding lucrative offices and nons'
81 the gonel and priests of every denomination sban
be incapable Of being elected members of either Ious
OF Assembly. Is this not the clause, and the only
clause that excludes from tho Assembly tho boncr,'
BILE pensioners OF the ExecheGucr. as well ne IN,
worthless. who by authority of their Offices draw
money from the p"oplc' IL h not tho only clause
wren Gepves us OF the services. in your honorable
body Of our worthy public printer? in truth is il not
the provision intended 10 preserve the Legislature in
purity. unstaDed %iih lucre or fanatic sir f,2 And re-
not within your knowledge, md that Of every Nom,
Der OF your honorable body that the Rrportrr of tIo
decisions OF the Court If Appeals and General Cou,f
who w hin The last yrnr drew from The pub ,reosnr,
moro than three thousand dollars, is now menbep
oy your sld'? Docs NJ" decent respect for the con-
sUutIon under which you sit, md for the purity of
The preccdents yon now establishing rcouiro ms,
demand an inquiry into the qua ALLEGATION of thai oen
tioman' know the services Of Mr.. Leigh in the
House nj Delegates are Important To tho cornDon
wealth but the purity of the Conslitntion 10 much
more important. When the services of any one man
shall be deemed more valuable than the constitution
Hstf mon indeed equality, liberty and the oonstitu
lion VIII be hut nnmos to guild the monsl or and &C.
ducn the yiTtuOus
II was con,ended, If did not mistake the nrgp
mont few DAYS ago, that innsurich as tho Cannon
bon was acquainted with the fact that the two delc
gates Tor Hcnrico County, who SERVED in ibe lest
House ~ Delegates, were nCtVai residents of the cv
OF Richmond and no provision being introduced IN
INC new constitution by the Convention exnrosslv
prohibiting similar occurrences that il was fair 70 nTc
sumo th"y Intended to- and did perpctuntc to tho C
urs' I"Wns and Borounhs the privilege Of furnishing
g'egatos TO the circumnccnt Counties If this bo n
legitimate construction, what will be said hero.
after IN relation TO the qualification of tho Ro
D"r'cr' should The House omit 10 investigate
III" question: Would it not be said that ,bo
m'mbotF NJ tho House knew The situation Of Mr.
LeiTh-iha' was their duty If he were dsnnaliGc5
10 rr'no"r h'T-ond Tint inosmuch as mo mombcr
mo'Gd ~ w" inaie-. therefore every member beicv
ca 10" oi1cr ol reporter was not lucrative ficcs
what IS nc difference between The Office Of tho non
%h" cHHs'F 10 be- rTincd tho Journals Of the House
O''e"'r' era Acts of Ns.cmhly ard tho man who
C"nPcs ana rnuso ir lr printed :lc rcaor,s of Tho
u'c'on' o. The Cru'ts both bring paid lnrge sim,
nnl OF ih" , T"a surv irr '.rri- srrvic.,.
On thc 18th of Feb. 1890 Il waq enacted "Tl %, Ga,
Iour "i Appeals shall hc ADD is hereby au,bor;zsJ
required va appoint proper person 10 report the do
e's,on9 ~ The sI Court whose duty il shall he ~
FlDhsh, &c L3Y au5scIUcat Ct II IL t5cl. bia,N,