Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1844-12-05

state Itself into early and perpetual uni, Nh, u lie
er Having submitted the general bass of az -'" uh
ms subject To the last legislature, which h,, Jpn
reason 10 dsapprove OF, respectfully submit !, See NJ
your deli5eratiuhs. anew h
In reporting upon the general condition of Tho
imeesls, as us my duly 10 do, should be 't
leciiu' II did mot direct your attention parIicnas
.he STATE oil business Ia The of appeals II 10
regret 10 say, and has been for some yerr, AZ h
ina early and efirciual measures be taken by v i'
10 project The public trom the recurrence Of snv mi
sfa'e iar ihe future. by Referring 10 the aLs,N
Which have been made from the rrrur,s Of Tho li'e
ihe curt o APPEALS. ty the clerk Of The horse a, A.
gates, and annually submitted by him ~ The leyiI7
nap~ars that from 1857 10 September 1913. ssys@
dred aud ninety suits instituted in the cour, %
peaS aud six hundred and fity-seven dec,dsI f
shelving an aggregate Of suits instituted over tho "
cded OF one hundred and forty one or an increas,
rate OF twenty annually lie, this one hundred AMI
,y-ons be added Ia the four hundred and f,v ~ NJ
which si'#,d undecided upon The docket in 1897 an
five hundred and eighty eight which they make a
shew the number remaining on hand In Sepenh'a
lS43. 5.#as.,IIf5 : f'"Oti
From this statement il is evident that il no cban,o
made of me nore rapid disposal of lis business by ,t
couri lis docket never be cleared but INNS, m "'
increasing al regar aud alarming rate II is ey,d
also, this rate ol decision ntiDuing, that no new c
can reach to adjudication under less than SIX or ,,
years delay In either paint ofyiew, much more ,,s
this accumulation and delay Of business in that cnn,
al tNH WHiN INCONSISTENT With The adj
ofiusl ce and calling loudly for redress
/ The canses OF such condition of business in H..
court, (ahd they are distinct from any want of far L
gree oi competency IN lis MEMBERS undoubtedly va
rl"ns and may be found, perhaps, the structure AMI
adinnsI ration oi The Inferior cours-in the variabenS
and rerpleNilhs Of eur iawsn the absence Of any I'm
liaou eher VI amount or subject required for appeal
III the habits Of the BARN the spirit of pitaon vLl
VIII mol be coniened whilst there any thing 10 be h
pea ior aud IN The tendency Of these several accounts Ia
convert this con from ultimate tribunal for the esn
sltlun and settlement Of law and its principles, into
tribunal merely fpr tie final hearing and trial Of pau
uar cases. Whist, therefore. perfect remedy lot II
must have relation To these and 10 any other causes Cum
spring |" produce H. II Is nevertheless believed thar
servc,abe # not complete our. may be found in Inn.
iaon upon iht rlghi vi apPa-such an one shall
eonne the fighi amount value alrly graduaI,J
by the general value oi ransaciuns IN sui. lima,
tiuu u this kiud has lis precedent IN our magistrate,
Jun dcilun, aud disadvantages daily lett the ST.
pnrie court Of The United States.
Besides this. II would BIZ possible, as VIII he seen b,
reercnce to well considered pori made some wear,
ago Il, The house Of delegates, to constitute o ar
Judges OF the general court new one, iDermedae A.
tween that ana the cour Of appeals, which shall mt
aunuully, uiler, the raj Judicial district, f
the state, anj shall there exercise haa jurisdiction oYff
all casts not eXceedns prescribed am ,lnt value
Ana pass g ~ even this plan, II wunld be lLpDssle
To remodel the existing court by assigning equity
duties To c!ancery branch, which sill III Richmond and
Le"lsbnrg, ann have The right OF de'ldng finally uon
all matters slbnul to its com Zince
! Whatryer The remedy a mi, !, ,,.v hoo, s, ,lo
dom Of the legislature 10 adopt, the nec ssy Tor aCuu
w '""o |' 10 II" 'eu'ae anu urgent. iidPp'v l"fVnt
judiciary and our our people, the administration o ps.
ice amongst us thus Tar has been habiually, nobly and
always fXriap irn even the Suspicion ot sale u dt,
NAL" II is ior yuu take care lhai II us admin.
lSfatnn shall be as perfectly exempt hr,ail, from al
The uiiscieiS and wrongs ui delay.
i Ia with this Suhrct UpneTa ly may mi
be ausS 10 remind the legislature thai usual period
ior the reyl>a Of tile law has passed aud Ina, the .,
then,, elves h,;I, in o,it,r I'D h,, I., =, -. =,
,.h,cb ,,o,lJ ,.,Ja, IL. - - " ''
49, , " 'u a. Wv" 'u"o'"'' :" consistent and
'', .''' "sy "s''"' anu acctp'aole seTluh
i me pubic In n al,on 10 our criminal law Arh
Is the public experience of lis Ieiects and s,lch ,,.
cally The painful sense of them which ,s ou.nl,n,s
prsss, 4 nn,, n, - -, ind md l,.r, :, -, IT; w. ~
4 ,,o,Is ., he ,,,r,, s ~ IL, -. >? 'f
i " &c " y 40 '"' o"'y lo''c'"" a1a'sl Ht'h,
mat "onn now urge npn y"u the necessity ola sela
rae ana niuae rcvlsal OF portions OF IT, al least II II
tur The hope that the eminent eli p N and ,uns
Ia WHOM il has herr u(rq been cur f,ld nv n p
,.,rIl .,,,ic; 4, 10 as. 49,, a. -. l. So
+ - ~ ~ ;" '"I', ''"0"'' W '"e '1'9
io''' '1'o'' " 's y"
communicate herewith tie ndlutahl tcLcrals aunuap-
Poi u On e 'Jec oil The militia aud "ttf matters e'
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Mil ~ ,'a; go " uee''o ''i'i; ne !. ie'
~ ~" ',ioas Seuiiashda'lohs are thtiled-aha'~
~ '"i' esPe'' - us recon he'da'ion, o''"
tI - $500 'o He ieSoia'i non ui o'igade htsltcos'
i,. nj, - Ill, .ou may u,hh 'l eu,e' W "'iy
viii si,ll h. ,,nI a @ anu N'a'eN CT 'he 'n,
~. ,,,I ~ -: =. - az, i,i- w '.' " ''
- L. e,eie,oy 10 'he militia nse, 'M'P W
al, I'M. ,njT t 49, 80 1 ''s nun a"n aoo,s s"sa
M, -, - - l VI Wv a'e 'ifie>t winch We s'e@'
n, mon, If ,r INA -. w ",o,u anu "'i'"' a.
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