Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-02-08

Poohcs In the West, and Lost them Io sou,. mess,,.
our own 'upnene''; US indulge the hcpe H., ,es
-, IN. 70 redeem some Of h-:e Losses. and
MS 10 necessary TO change the whole s,on n 80
legislation; 20 psy more attention 10 the sdm;nis,,',;
o'e snairs' and TO lettering the condition Of ou,
people, Its TO be hoped tia, the Federal G. v.,nu.n.
guided ny it's present sbf. hsIm.mrn will r, oni, -,
OF your 81 epes ws,chfufress han sn a.,
you, ,ien WIN hnd enough OF us iui snd spproprists
ihr greet sntjaet Of eddra.!on, prose-. self u,c,
your PAR nss" aud pronises results OF un.peskab,s
ne mo'a,' and habits Of our citizens, may be
ny w ~ "pe laws. We have, generally, lived be.
yond our means; we hsve encouraged too ,,uch -,
-. nee IN oor sous ard daosh re- and eouotn ,neet
100 much the idea tba II a ,i.,r.rs ., So a..
,aoour. What mutndes OF oilers and ,np,od.c 10.
n'one' 90 W. not every where 6ud, con.uminy n -
Own .o'sance, or that of o,hersi " "
This evil has been area " incr.ss, 4 ~, ~
~ oi your whole system of law and iurispruJ.pre
our R'neiai laws ere too compiex-they ccn.ain too
Luz o. Tue hriOn and complication OF the English
O"uc' me common or bench lac although 90 mpch
ahnred ny the lawyers who live by ils une r,,,,.s
ana lD'rlcacl-,s no' adj pied 20 The ysnS n, mr.
~ II. !" y'no"ieaaed' even in England TO be fu
VI y, ue"on ana ah.ordty ]; rsid by one of the
abiest judges OF that country, that II reanre 10 &c
.en'' OF The very cev.re. sui han Iitetim. ~
tae ode mar, 10 urde rsta,d II. Ia Virgins, ~ IA
are constantly rey,ng III, ir ow n as well a, ~ -.
son- OF each Other. The enormous expenses ADD H.
runous delays OF Courts OF tie. h. We Increased
" dependents on the law TO an astonishing puub.r
"a many OF our young men Of promise. who might
Ie ornament 20 Agriculture aud other us.luI n n.
~, .mp"ymsn's. devote ;hems' Ives TO this VS., N,
""-"e"S; and III not comp He'd 10 f3y TO IN. Wa,
LOT supper drag out existence which 4. ofen mis-.
r. 20 10 themselves end expensive To their nj, pd,
~, .o""qn hn-s all hi, he's beef 81. ntrous enough
D' be eSPen ct supporting such an army of ,nn1o..
a"eHres'sn hing, compared TO the
ue'sy waste al time, vexations and bad habits aeo.t
Pare, Juror and Witnesses Thus the moral srei
es nuch 20 b. dell red,as HI pecnn.yy ,H.,, of 49,,
stem OF English r-prodence. '
oeght to drtan you longer on th. tonic f,r The
Al tba l,.i.
q"iescent people could endure il no longer; and wi n
men, pecan, orc OF the leading induc.m. ns to the,
ca" OF the late Convention. Ahboupb Won arc n :, A.;
possession oil written Instruct ms from your Con.,,
en', you Know what they expect and demand ~ vou,
nanus IN ms behalf perceive that the .ubec il b.
ore you-snt, Unless you permit the yotafirs nj ,h
anten' systrm TO throw dus, into your ,v.s -. ~.
al them IRE well qualified TO d. from Il IN, ga - r.
p,,idn' gem SIS aud The adv.u.ags long prac,ice1
You" gooh sense acting on the Will want, Of IN.
people, must afford some REDRESS. But from ALI III,
can or hea, you ara only str k't at the m.rs or
S.' o, our Court. This ray do some good
OUT looks too much like opening the wi, do W.. AZ we'll
." ne door', fr the adn'i sion of tn. bIeak yv;n,.r
winds. Tue ref rm mus {, be nsefui 20 brvond ,b,
mer' organization Of the Cours--It must s,riL. a, IT,
very roo, o. our whole sysem OF jurisprudeuce Ii /,
presumed that tie Lawyers w,l ouoo.e tbis nnon III.
s'e pripc pie that Doctors oppose the sim pie safe suc
oess "a i"y remedies, in some cases Of di.ease-
But tie ~hoe code of delays expenses and fc,;o,s
30 iuli CT confusion and darkness end among which
y1Vr Judges have been 80 long ercpus, stumbling
advancing aud receding, BE- returned UpIess
you explode the ineNtc ble ,nazs OF the Cream g.,
oyrinth i'se yu had ell not disturb tie en,ranc.
TO il.
Unjust be conceded ii, the ln.ou .,i,v and o,,,.,
i m OF our ls|s-the oFp essiou DELAYS and exp-nses
OF JHsuce-he unce taiuty of the rights of persons
na Oh Pr1pe tyIhe exemption OF lands from the pay
hent OF dths--'hs sense hess scafe by which the liz
n"y OF debts is graded AMI their priority Of pIvmeot
nen-"le 'ei uency OF too many Of our institutions 10
ati-'ocracy-the facili'y with which under our Iavs
"uui ana cunning men may prey upon the substance
and industry of The honest end unsr.pciousths d.
h @ growing out OF the arrogant preten.
s'ns OF the rehand the neglect Of the I-eislure 10
poVoe anu enioree wise system Of general educat IN
and Internal Improvements, have, all united bad IN.
ehee oil dIrhearfenng and keeping down the rn'ddug
ana lower classes of the people. Hence IL ba. bepn
mat 90 many OF them have emlgfatsd fran th~ bsJor
90 snd OF their nativity and the bunes of their father.
n,ha.' -, ,ns', at ms very moment, Thousands of
o'hets would follow, II they could raise the me ans IN
pay expenses on the road. AK why il l.. that a man
does not DO como rifng Improvement or repair: and
IN too many cases the s--'' canno, afford it
intend moving 10 the West South. west, a, soon
as can eel my land " ''o'
There are Other causes that have contributed lars.
~ TO the present ccnii OF the State but mos,iv
superinducei by the aciien of the soy-rn,n a, Iy'
or by their remissppss. ave-
Our system Of agriculture. taken all together. IL
"feicheh IN the eNtr-iue. Too many of us cul,iva,
onf lands 10 The saue way tia; .,or die when
'ey were fresh aud productive and live too much L.,
ne Sse sye OF eSp'nse forgetting that the soil wi
ho' forever, weld honnul reurus tn. sIo bnI and
Hnsra'rtn' The facilities Of credit and the abnneanc.
OF paper money have increased debts bu, have No,
diminished the exactioua upon NJ nor inc-eased a.
products Of fields. Bu, I pPreeive ,ba, yon -
/
an Agricul ura Comui tee, who NAV n;rs ill., al
othsr Committees and public hot ia Virginia N
the honoT OF long and able Report whether anv
oenehci@i MEASURE grows on; of II or po-and 7 viii
40, ntcipafe single remark tit may grace f.
ne SUBJECT OF Internal I'm Tovemen nj is ,no.t init
mateiy connected with the agricultural and con,nsr
Cal prosperity OF the State. For the wan, Of the E,
c,hhes oil in'er'"ommuncaon the indusny of our peo
pie, in the depressed state OF the markets has been
alzedoUr lands reduced prices aud tbe sni,it ~
emigration encouraged But here, again I am in jar
ger OF Infringing upon The aper duties If your Board
oil Pubic Works, OF your Committee OF ado aud To
etnaI IN svigaon OF your learned Engineers Auditors
&c We have already had wosds enous h on tI,,s sub
Isct, 10 do somethins really u,eul-and IL tbtv Rad
netn all dollar, enough, perhaps 10 open a commun
cs'inn with the noon.
The present condition Of Virginia is frui uI theme
have but barely entered nto IT, AID y in M, for ,hs
present. pur'ue il further. s fraught with ,oo mi no
o'my = II 'co1s, an calls upon ut for the ct srciss
a,l our wisd IN, energy aud patriotism. Nav not
ioduge the ieTven hope, that we are all M isns,h
waking UP To true Of w. and have determjn. I'll
10 Tcf, rather thaa make reports, speeches, e..
On YOU, gentlemen, responsibility is devolyed of
no ordinary character Ls not private interest or The
rear o. losing little popularity, deter you from al
Temp ny necessary aud 'suIary measures. Nothing
iha' you con do can H. iure much, and n, NAV ban.
your province to put them 10 notion and infuse into
them Dew sPifiL HENRICo
- GoOCnLAND NOT OUT DONE,
MARRIED, by the Rev. Lewis Chaudvin on thr oad m,
IS5 Eah ~ Cgwai to Mary Jane Roger-John 81 Duke "a
bzaoeh DInnrsht-Ltlobsrry s. Palmer to Sally NJ BanSh
Hodges tdH on the doyij " " wary
u, The communications of " Respondent "a
Wanderer and Looker-on," and Anti-visionarists"
shall Certainly appear In MIR nert