Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-01-27
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TaURSDAY MORNING. IAN. q. lasI.


the Char on the three resolutions reported from the
Committee of Courts OF Justice touching the County
Courts. and Superior Courts of Law aud of Chance.
~. What was done by the Committee therein. NAV
be seen under the proper head.
Though no test vote, strictly spcakinr was taken
yet the determination of the House of Delegates to
adopt the resolutions of the Committee, preserving
the County Courts as they ara, and uniting Superior
Courts of Law and Of Chancery Jurisdiction in the
same set of Judges, is manitestly clear So con-
scious arc the friends of the plan of It's pregnable
strength in the House (onl we believe we may add
in the Co.nmon wealth that they evince but little de-
sire to discuss it. Not however, with their oppo
nents Mr. Leigh declared his purpose of discussing
the plan of blending length.
\ resolution "a TO TIC Otangc Election, was iu,rs
dicei by Mr.. SenIlc, which has again opcned tina,
subject, which 1t seen is-ncyer To have an end
what that res 'lation - the reader VII perceive by
rciercnccto the La ,Sll i've head--how eX.rem ely
FAIR aud imPrrtiH 1t is--GJv. Barbour having been
III Richmond al hi1 post during the 30 days employ
ed by his antagonist in collecting ev dence-wlll no;
fail to present itself to his mind.
Mr. Maxweirs bill for organizing the Executive
ION Its 81 reidingi also taken up, and the time
OF the Governors gong into off :e fixed at the 4h
Monday in March. The salaries of the officers will
probably be hNad today: after which i, IS supposed
an early day Will be assigned for the election of
Governor and Council.
CONGRESS-JudgeP eck's trial is no. We, de-
cided Mr. Writ heard on Saturday and Mon
day for the Respondent and would continue his urru
meni on Tuesday. OF the curiosity to hear him. the
National lntelligcncer of Tuesday. thus speaks:
Ihe Senate Chamber, yesterday, presented an
interesting spectacle. From a desire to hear Al,
WIS continuation of his Speech in defence Of Judge
iecA before the Court Of Inpcachmcnt the galleries
Were thouged at an early hour with array of
all tie beauty OF the faIrer sey TO the exc usion al
most OF all the male auditors. The doub g row of
Senator's on each nfnd tthc presiding officer whilst
the galleries hcam.d with radiant ustre above them
brheid the area OF the Chamber and the lobbcs liter
ally iied to ovcrLJwu. with Members of the OF her
iiNuSe strangers and grut lcnen nt dist melton Hum.
de-is of persons who attempted 20 obtain cn rance
had 10 return home disappointed. Mr. Writ cnnnnt
but have been gratiisG (uIirss entirely weaned of
vanity with these proofs of the high estce n in
Wbich ooth his character and his abilities are held bv
"ose oih' Fellow citizens to whom he is best knswn
iilt'e was doag in the other House, cxcep, a re-
port AM counter report from the Judiciary Commit
tee 1r and against repeating The o5th section Of the
Judiciary act. This measure is believed To he rr,ugh,
with great consequences, and has been unq.cstona-
by mixed up with party feeling The character or
the ma oiy of the COMMITTEES men OF bandso-,o -
lcn's-5nt violent. if not reckless parizans anil who
certainly have yet TO acquire the reputation of p,o
found Jurists-we mean particularly Messrs. Davis
and Cords Of Virginia, not calculated to insnira
much confidence ia the result of their deliberations
We know little OF Dir. Foster, and nothing of Mr.,
Daniel Of Kentucky except that he j. one OF the low
est anI most contempt ble hacks OF his party. We
say and the Country will respond to the sentiment
these are not the men % reform the judiciary Sys
TIN 0" :hc United States, admitting it to require re-
form.
The National Integenccr says upon this subject.
The report of the Comm tee on the Judicio,y ocl
winch we had an mixing some days ago. has at ZENITH
made ITS appearance IN the House Of Repre-
accompanied by bill TO repeal the 2jth soction or
the Judiciary ac The report was presented bv NJ,
DAVIS Of South Carolina and Coun or. Rcport or
protest Is to he presented by the minority of tho
comn'tce. The Members of tho Comm no . tIs
have sanctioned this Report Gre Mr. Davis of sor,h
Carolina, Mr. Gordon, of1irglril SIR Daniel oC K
LUCKY, ana ar Foster of Georgia. The Members
who make the Counier-Rcport are Mr. Dncben !
an, Of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ellsworth, of Connac,ic,,
ana Mr. White OF Louisiana. Both these renor,e
we shall lay before readers, as SOON "a we can
get copies Of them. We have only had an onnortI,n,
10 take hnsiy glance al the one winch acconp1nlei
Inc Oil; IN which glance. however wc discover Tim,
the committee declare that they have .ftor rn,oL
investigation OF the subject come TO tho copclnsion
tnat the 18th section Of the Ju1icq,v net s ,,oon,,
tgtional, and ought TO be repealed. or Mr. D,,%5t
opinion on this subject wc sufficiently npprsed
before; bnt we hardly expected that majority or,ny
SANDING committee OF Congress could be brought to
concur with him. So it is, however, and thofo an
pears TO be every probability of tho subject heinz,
brought to the tc,t Of yoie--not tod ~ I,.S
fO5we understand that, by agreement, tho r,,,bnr
consideration ofthc subject will bo post ponod Cr
rev DAYS to give time to have both tic reports prin
Ted and perused by the Members paw
hE"rucHY.-Thc Legislature has adjourned final
ly having postponed tho election Of Senator IN ,Ic
next winter Then wo hope, that Mr.. Clay himself
nsny be induced otokc the scat
The Legislature, besides ;hc Public Prin.e, cleo,
ed the following officers all Clay men. and bv tlo
same majority which was g.yen Mr.. llola,non
James Davidson, Treasurer, without opoosi,io,
Henry W iugatc, President Of the Rank nc r
Commonwealth by a large muiurEv " vac
Peter Dudley, Prosiicn' Of tic Bank Of Ken,ue,v
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L'JNitTA Saffron We have The pleasure oil