Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-12-18

d;d M, know a solitary member whom the STATE a"o
the House could $" badly spare as ihat geh',e'nan
That gentleman had been his leader on all iegai qu''
,;o,. concerning changes in the laws OF The CoHno"
,.oaI,h lie had ever looked TO his experience and
.k ~ IN yuide bin, in the which he shouia pf
md IL. must confess that he did not feel al all as
posed to give him up. He felt no Inclination io' 'n
House 10 suffer great loss when the elevation al ''
other gentleman 10 the Court oil Appears "ou'o -
ooualy satisfactory. For these Conscientious he ie
bnnud To give his vote i'll favor of Judge Alien.
MIR. CRorPER did not know what the gentleman
from Piitsyvana meant by under curreh's' oul ne cou
assure the House that this was with nm no party que
ton. :. =, 49,.
Mr.. DoRaAs begged leave to bear his humble tes.
,,monv in favor of the nomination made by his Friend
from Tyler Four years ago he had the honor, as wen
as good fortune, 10 take an active part 10 pace 1"n
Allen nm the bench of the General Court. many "'
them, dombt-ss, rec"llected well the circumstance
connected with that event. They would recollect
that a very prominent member of the House OF Dele
yates al that tie said that the appointment OF Mt
Allen To The bench would produce civii revolution
Living in the immediate neighbnrhood where MT. Al
lon official duties to he performed, his county
heinz connected with three of the counties over which
h. presided he had an opportunity oil knowing what
was The condition Of public sentiment, from that mo,
ment mp 10 the present time There was at the time "'
his apnonlment some opposition Ia him; but The pre-
dict .n uttered upon the floor OF that House IVES So
oally fulfilled nr he did produce civil revolution,
one ever ouk place in this world. Judge Allen had
moi been upon the bench ayear, before was remarked
by every man, high aud "w gentle and smplr as the
most fortunate appointment That had ever 'ahfn pace
-thc bar not more admired and revered INN az
Judge than loved him as a man, and the people, with
| slilnr voice, congra uattd themselves, mat man
was over them 10 dispense the law, who was elevated
above those pre- induces and passions which ton "lten
mar and blur the judicial ermne, breathing blight upon
their most sacred institutions, and sacrhcing truth
and Justice at The shrine of personal prcjudices and
unwnrthv passnns lie appalled, Ia every membri
who represented the counties around him; he eInia-
tically called upon them as witnesses 10 near lhri
Testimony IA 10 the estimation IN wb'ch he Is he'"
BIZ very man his judicial district. lie believed thai
he possessed the most rnviabr reputation at any man
IN their whole Judiciary. Would 10 God that that
Question depended upon the will If The people VII"
knew him best, for then the question w"nld I've sell
tied n,ninp ronfradcfnte He asked the members h."
esided in that district, whether this was not true IN
relation To that gentleman. Tie did mt speak his own
npinion alone Of the merits Of j. Allrn-he spoke
the opinions Of the wisest and best men IN Virginia
All acknowledged that he possessed that peculiar or
ga zation of mind essential and necessary 10 The
discharge of the afduous dntus THE judicial station
| fe ndds this thorough grounding, deep reading
and learning in all The laws OF the Stae-io ,h's,
patti nee and industry that never tire, and - IN inns
particular almost, believe, without an elual;-added
In all these qualifications lie possessed rne VIOLENCE
of character which but few possess in so eminent
degree; and h, believed, that If there was man per-
fcily blinded TO all the parties living and before MN,
man lonkng alone To truth and inst &C, ever I" b"
found at the bottom Of the WE'LL Judge Allen was that
man There another important fact which ~
would menfo"-Judrp Allen must he either very for
naip or very learned Judge, for he was told that since
that gentleman had heen upon the bench, not one single
Judgment of his had heen reversed by the Court of APP.
pcus. Where the Judge, he should like to know,
who could point To fact like this One thing he cnnld
orhs NV knowledge that the Bar in Judge Allen cir
cui, had arrived the conclusion, that il perfectly
VAIN To attempt I" reverse The proceedings :" john j.
Hen. lie would mention another trait OF that gen.
lehman, which would not be without its weight in thai
House. inasnuch il carried with II degree nf high
co,nmr ndaiion. They all knew that they had just
passed through most angry and excited political re-
yolutinn-and what had been the position Of Judge
Allen during this confIct-this shock Of contendng
parties! Why amidst The storm of the contest which
had carried on its angry bosom the passions and the
feelings of almost all men, it left Judge Allen calmly
and quietly behind and he would state fact which
wnsd establish ndsputaby the truth of this position.
During his fall Court there was Wing Convention
held in the county in which he was residing, and not
only was there Convention, but great festival
Did he 20 No. Did he hearken tn the urgent per.
suasnns Of the Bar that he would adjourn the Court
that they might go; No; he refused saying, what
gives him infinite credit i'll my estimation, "that The
administration Of justice should not shield itself to par
" organization party triunphs. / discard IN an
occasion of that kind all party preindces, and all sec
iional preferences, he trusted had ever been his
course in the Legislature of Vrgnia;-he loved his
Eastern as well as his Western bfethren-He should
make no appeal the representatives Of the VEST
they best knew their duty to themselves and their duty
To their constituentsbut he did now, upon this
sion appeal with some degree Of proud confidence 10
his Eastern brethren to grant them this favor was sell
dom that they Of the West trespassed upon their aen-
ton; hut he did not appeal to them because Judge
Allen, was of the West alone, hut from his general
character and requirements Taking all things together
he did appeal 10 the magnanimty at Eastern Virginia,
without lis equnl in the world; he did ak them thai
now, having had appointment for half century,
when they presented their notice man every
spect calculated to be ornament TO the Office for
which he was nominated, hr did ask them 10 crafty
them by comforting the distinction upon the darling son
Of Western Virginia.
Mr. WoRrHlSoros had no idea The discussion would
have taken so wide range-a range which had render
ed it duty on his part TO urge few considerations
in reply 10 the arguments advanced. Sectional pre-
JUDGES and sectional feelings al the bottom of all
that had been urged-this he upon this, upon all
nher OCCASIONS deeply regretted as one which he was
ally afraid would day other be destructive Of
the Commonwealth. He did mt nominate Jno F.
Way because he from the East from the West.
The argument OF the gentleman from R"ckhrIdgr,
and his able exposition nf the requirements and
character Of Judge Allen, his pro"i that he had
ryrn satisfaction 10 all over whom he presded-a
gentleman having the entire Confidence at The bnr,
the suors and the public, constituted in the man,
the reason of his support of Judge Maybe should
consider II something like treason In the district To dis
Judge Allen another sphere He trusted that gen
tlrnan so universally estremrd,-as Judge, having
the entire confidence of his sntnrs, would not be- re-
moved from his snlion;-hr would not on any account
have the harm ninus character existing in That dIstr CT
between the Judge and his people disiurbed;-tlat
would be loss which the dslrc, w"nld Of course most
scnsihy feel. They had been told that the West from
their peculiar position. required the elevation to the
Bench nf,he Court of Appeals Of Western Judge
Were there any matters 10 come before that tribunal
more peculiarly Interesting To The Western counties
Than Ia the Eastern; The land titles of the West de-
pended upon the various acts pas<rdhy the General AS
semhly, and there man, 10 his ledge, within
the Common wealth. mnie intimately acquainted with,
or more able decade the questions arising under those
nets, Than Judge May.-Aer few other uninportant
remarks the gentleman took his seai again urging up
nm The House the gentleman whom he had placed IN
nomination.
Mr.. ERsKlSE bore testimony 10 the accuracy Of MIR.
Dornans statements respecting the popularity If Judge
Allen liz did not believe that # the vote Of the dis
ric in which he presided and that of The surrounding