Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-11-11

appointed whilst they resided in different
ton, aud afterwards removed when this as Il
frequently has tie Court recommends 10 fill the
vacancy in the neglborhcod left destitute, and not
two III one be enough) for the frivolous Of CIV
ing one nelghbourhood as many Justices another
Save and excepting snch inequality NAV have isen
from OF this Kind, and they but few tile Court
arc aware of the existence OF none but what is demand
ed ty the public interest. More Justices are required
the vicinity of the Courthouse than in other neigh
borhood because more business is done tiee-tev are
wanted for call Courts, and there always ought to be
enough Justices at the Court house, and in lis mmed
vicinity. to nuke Court, them falls chiefly the
burden Of Court business, those dwelling at Il distance
very seldom attending throughout the week unless de-
tnnci BY private business There present only
FIVE Justices including Mr.. Lancaster. wio will
this fall! withn miles Of the Court house and
at the place. vacancies occurring there during the
present year. one by death. the other by removal
I he objection made by the writer 10 IN" Executive,
that he South and South East section o.: the county
has not received its due proportion OF Justices appears
to the Court TO be without just foundation. The district
OF country comprised within the limits Of the line pro-
posed by that writer and which he admits TO have six
acting Justices, so far from being II 10 10 miles in
w!dLk does not il is confidently believed, exceed
average os sir. by reference 10 the map. it will be
found that neither Of the places mentioned, tine New
Store Cnrdsvlle Boiling MILL Indicated OH the mp
hy deg. lust East of Wills Moun.an,} ot BollInSfs
Mill. Indicated b? similar mark, en- tiatchers Creek)
is five miles from the county line. AS this district docs
not extend II Is miles in width, neither does
tain onehi:d of the whole population Of the county: it
does contain more lhG! onc3l2tE that SIX JuSti
to this Scctlon rather more than lar proportion
of the present Justices there being only 50 But the
gloss unuirncss Of ascertaiag the just proportion o!
! Justices by running such ne is rendered pal pablo
by the fact, that it may be made 10 le South Of
Justice here, Justice there and stop little short
Of another a. Goth ends And this, to extent, is the
fact n this case. Mere So !sice few miles West Of
the New Store another few miles Forth and another
near Brown MILL neither OF whom it is supposed, in
cludpd by the author OF the letter 10 the Governor 1.-The
admitted. These three all near enough to Go bust
ness south o. tn" line, and should the preer. rccom
lnentalon be confirmed, three more vii! be addrdone
above the New Store, another at CurlSvI.e. ans! ano-
the! at tie casterr extremity Of the cline ana The re-
moya Of Nh Lancaster viii be another; making l3Jus
tees sOUth Of the line, and near enough north OF II
for all useful purposes This would he due proportion
c tie Justices for hi, :eg c0ncrdnr that II con
tans third of the whole population of Tie COUNT
But make the most liberal allowance possible, and con
cede it oncourth of the population. and thirteen would
be the quota it % IL commission ii may be re-
marked in passing that the recommendations now be-
fore the Executive, be confirmed, there WILL he within
miles OF the New Store and CurdsvIllc e2ch as mary
Justices there are at present wltE'n The same distance
from the Courthouse. The Court are OF OPINION II the
present recommendation SHOULD be commissioned, there
will be more Justices south Of the cline ncntlonedby
the writer to the Executive than ut any former lime, ana
hope that these remarks will satisfy the Executive, that
the objections URGED The inequality Of the dstrlbu0n
merit no further consideration.
The writer the Executive states, that about the
Court-hou and down Slate River, there are about hi
Of the Court house The uniarness OF this statement
is apparent 1t seems to have been the object OF the
writer 10 produce the impression, that down Stale iVef
and the Courthouse the same neghborhnod FROM
the Courthouse TO the mouth Of the Slate River, is
about 81 miles. Draw line SIX miles West OF the
Court. house. run North TO G9olibys Fa:, same dis
thence ND James RIVER, and by reference to the mnp
will be tft's Is large ds,r ct OF country ana no'
ssy s Go@TahD n%a Sy. = hsh D0pnas
and the vicinity of the Courthouse, two otswhom 90
but little business, having aftsysdto IN OLD age
The two last objections mentioned by the writer, seem
a bes LILLE rs yt bsv o the sp PRESENT el act
ing Justices In ne county, little relationship exists
as RrFss ,p IN wSc containing the same number,
stance of two bearing the same and no more than
two are nearly related. Relationship, ore did NOT
Gauss. the Recommendations and OF those reCS .,.nG-
nd ~ Iuy only four nearly related 10 acting just
ccstlrcc OF them 10 three different JuSt!ce'; anu one VI
them two But the Court dc not consider 'at inc iact
Of an individual being relaled 70 s"o !ES''ceS % t,
countv, if he be suitably located and we'll qualified tor
,Ln oi;rc should constitute valid objection, ana par
| him from the service of his county,
Asto the recommendations assuming party eharac-
Tar il is only necessary to state the votes 10 prove 'he
contrary. OF the Justices o" .,e ore" nu,r Grs
S,,,o RIGHTS Wnigs, and six Democrats AZ the nis'
, im3 gentlemen Of different politics were III homi
notion-one received all the votes but one at te scoa
vo,o both the gentlemen IN minann were o. inc s
ol;,ics. al the third vote, two oil different Po"'cs
,,,,,;r NATHAN though the Democrat was out o. Inc
honn,s rcpurtcd by the committee, ana c"hcuI'e" ~ W
the Court-onc received sixteen Y0trS, Tue T'iei
Two Democrats and fourteen Stale 1sshIS TES 'o'
f,r one four Democrats and one state hghI wing w.
,; CIR the oher-u the fourth vote, two IN noihnau'Hr
rbr democrat in ibis case was out OF Tue o"unus,
~, he the committee, and concurfed IN Dy i've N"p''
rbr vote stood twelve for one and nine i"t 'he QUIZ
ten Stale Right Wings and two Democrats vo'tns 10:
wa and five Stale Rinht Wings and Tour Dehi"Cta's
votinr for the other, and so on throughput 7 c"t
Democrats received AZ unanimous s''' ,, Ill,
| ui,,ti,r, in.
; LJ No Influence whacver on Il iTcr nuJ'ri'y o.
the Justices in making tae Eeconneh""t'on''
so...c, 10 the influence of party politics and reIa
.;nshio no objection can justly DC mace Oh uee ~
,r ,,lrss It's influence has caused li!c aPPo'n''t''
r;, in notifies and relations, IN exclusion OF urttef
ied persons to be nominated; and 1t snch was t'e
e., It !, he shown The Court wal! c2Aciuce 'J az AZ
snr;nq the Executive that IN ia"lE the 81 no.
suns L;,,oJ ,trv aays had reference alone 70 he
s,ns nf Qualifications of tie persons "on""a.eo'
and have consulted TO the best OF h"'r a'Y, '.s
nus wants and interests oil the PeoP'e ~ -''
i of the county. . ,:. r;ro yoce IL, one n
con~s in favor Of the SAID answer are o; Hho"s VIZ
rim,,d Glover, Charcs A. scott, rice tih."s %.
L"u William Woodson, Ihos bonduraht VA
5 Lanc% a. F,nrh Scrurgs John Morris, John L. DO
If !anu anu t,;,,;,m Moseev, WIN w. Ferguson Charles
IS eacK' R"b j. Giiisge, Edward W Sims Th1maf
!" r. Flood jonathan r. fhc'pS' w " n"nn 70 said
y na rie "dorck G. Gannaway Jesse Holman Brn
[. ;n;n y Anderson Edu;and w. Hubbard, and Charles
;, Yancey. ,.,o- - No H.,
II ter IF the Governor, IN regard 20 iht h;I
- nation Of Justices had left tia bench Cot Id
u .s.rIcd IN, the Cour, parer in these ~ods Col
iubard desired il to be certified, that "heh inc qnes'o,
to the of osss'T t BY the GTla s
~ Court of Buckingham was 9yeq al e 'e @cb hac
- oaaer vas read in court ny Io!' "'' Ia
e - ran,d by him previous 10 the meeting Oh thf
y ore' .,nort;or to be an TO the enquiries
h @ as to Goa Eaa ssa%sd h2
e. o'A hI ,I,2r or communication 10 the Executive
rs ch in all probability the ground upon WHICH the
n c,y. had acted in relation to this natte1 ana ne mac
Of in surnort of the correctness Of the