Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-03-26

ct Congress- tie York District, has been assaed,
""nt yen dcfrnce OF hn and request you 10 publish
u, q soon possible:
10 hc F@rs Of he Congressional District Of Yo7k,
.fce0mach. .iyTt!1mbt3n, Eh-abeM Cttg, H'arnich,
JaAn's C"s. tie city Of williamsburg, The counties
Gt .Nec hent, CsarieS City, .Nsthsns, Gloucester,
Lancaster ami .N1rihum5e5iaad
Judge Bay!y believes that he would be easily elect
co, II he could resign his Judgeship and enter upon
III active canvass. IS he has consented TO serve in
congress II elected in declining take the step which
would rase his Election sure, even in the opinion .!
many ct his oap0urn's II cannot b. that he is actua
ted otherwise than by solemn Of duty \ can
vas5 OF the district with the Of tn" Williams
burg caucus, surely would not he very formidable
undertaking. Probably it would be much more
agreeao dut? than the examination Of musty records
or the holding OF circuit courts.
After survey ng he hole ground, do not see how
1t was possible for him have taken any other
'han the one he has pursued. lie was placed IN one
! oil lh,s na!orGaa'e positions, which left him ~
course to pursue without some If he had re-
signed ms Office at once, under the circumstances dis
closed 10 ms letter to the Accomack meeting lie would
have subjected himself 10 The reproach oil having
elected the duties of to the very great neon
and detrment of number of suilors, order to gra-
tiy an unworthy ambition. If he had dogget!y re-
fused to serve The district il elected, he would have
been charged with a want of patriot s.n, Of proper
regard for the calls of the public and with being &C.
tuated solely by his selfish wishes. And now,
when he has refused, by any OF his, II place his
name before the district and has only, not inhibited his
trends IRON doing IT. provided II was asceraIued TO be
the wish Of the entire States Rights party, presume
something censurabie, what exactly do not know,
will be discovered in his conduct.
As long he remains in the Judiciary, il is not pro-
oabe that he will present himself as candidate
for the suffrage Of The pie be .oInd soliciting their
votes Ia the present case, he not only refused 10 do
this, bu; he did every thing which seemed 10 him pro-
pc. to prevent his friends from doing H. Farther than
ts, did not think IT, required TO 90 and IN COM
ing to TINS conclusion have been guided BIZ the exam
pie OF SEINE 81 The most usirlous Judges who have
ever graced the bench. know Of no Judiciary thi.
any other country, which stands higher :or dignity
and elevation Of character than that OF New York. and
find, rpon very hasiy examination Of her history,
tina, at least three Of the Justices Of her preme Court
have a, different times been preseE ted 10 the people Of
that STATE as candidates for the otice o Governor,
while they Cpon tie bench And al the time
erret Il, the Jusres Of tie Supreme Conr. had CIR
cats IN every county in the State, and the Governor
vas elected directly by tie people The instances 10
when refer, are those Ct Chef Justice Yates, who
twice candidate for The Office os Governor while
he presided in The Supreme Ccurt, karing heen II d
erent tmsa the candidate OF each Of the great po-
.nical parties; of Morgan Lewis, ard OF Daniel y
Tompkias, who Afterwards Wee President OF Inc
United States Bat there Still! Illus rlous ii
stance than either Of these aude to the Of John
Jay, who II 1872 while lie eas Cht Justice OF The Su
pTGme tOHVt ~ ne - ana HftI me CtFTHt lOUL JUT
Ne,c York acting under The advice Of Gen. Hamilton,
becaine a candidate for the Office OF Governor OF tina,
STATE, during ore Of the most exciting contests when
ever took place IN II. 1t the year o: the
famous contest abou. the admiss'ott,y OF the Osego
poll. He defeated by the rejection OF that poll,
and continued hold his Office If Chef Justice I'M.
he was sent, in 1874 by General Washington Minister
T. England. THIS IS tie very strongest that could
be presented. 1t is that Of the most exalted judicial
officer Of tie country Who presdes IN the court
IL, 10 d. mar IN ma
questions, (Which always, less, party cues
tlons) and according 10 the tendency OF lis own
school, The Ultimate abiter Q. all constitutional ques
I tons Judge Jay remarkably pure man, and
one who had great aversion to political lie lie en-
loved eGlnently the confidence OF Washington.
do not quote this example - approve II. But #
these hich Judicial officers presiding courts OF last
resort, before whom party questions may come can be
presented as candidates to The people whortFeproach,
no much more may inferior one, before whom pa'
t. questions cone, and from whose cfc'sion N
almost every case appeals liz: OF TIE ouc
10 which refer, Lewis and TompkGs were Demo
cratic candidates, Jas and Yates Federal. might ex
Tend this si ve.y greatly 5y referring 10 many SINH
lar cases IN The history Oh alnos: every State the
Union And IN State might refer 10 the
case Of Judge Rcane, admitted TO be the mos eminent
OF all our Judges who while in the Court Of Appeals,
was several times Presidential E!ecor; 10 the case OF
Judge Bouldln, who elected TO Congress while
he was upon the bench, and 10 many other instances
volve them in the rep7oach which is attempted to be
cast on Judge Bay!y.
might refer, too to the Of the county Justices
who have unlimited jurisdiction IN Law and Chancery,
in sums lrom dollar 10 million OF doars-who
have more extensive jurisdiction than the circuit
judges do two.,hirds Of the Judicial business Of
the coIn,y-and who. in addition, appoint nearly all of
the couny officers, including the Constaole>. and who
constitute majority OF the active politicians Of tie
coun;. The Wing candidate for the Senate, in the Ac
ar ffp ranfltfi 10
gress il i 5eiersi. is Justice oil the Peace. Have
either OF them resigned their Office Or, i, it expected
that they will
In the references which have made, have designed
" confined myself 20 cases which occurred in the purer
DAYS OF The Republic and the Of judges about
whose characters now that they dead there but
one opinion.
Il but Justice TO Judge Bayly to state, what is uni
versaly kno N IN this county. ll before ne determined
finally on hi. lie asked the advice of lis most
iu1icous friends near him, among whom were fro Of
The mast sroaaeat hjCS Ia This part n the State, and
tieu ali aGrised him ~ take precisely he wicb
he has taken. Nevertheless. il Is not expected that he
will escape The yicaton and abuse OF excited partI-
zans But it Is not believed that his course or his
character will be al all affected BY it.
II, Tha, the preceding communication states cor
rectly the course of Thomas Ii. ayly-that lie vas
actua.ed By the most honorable motivcs-and Will
| be 50 aciuated, whatever course he may ultimate
IS pursue we DO not entertain the slightest doubt
We presume from the above communication. that
he does not mean to withdraw his name from
the canvass He has been advised TO persererc
by some of the worthicst AMI most distinguished
rer in the State Should ne be elected by the uGso-
iced voice OF the people rao"t dragging the ernlioe
in the ,mDid stream Of party conlenon-sbonId he be
elected and we have heard strong hopes expressed Q:
his success even without personally canyassin5 among
the people ard certainly without the slightest degree
of ~ tray III a
,era,ed influence which is said 10 attach 10 him Is
judge. the people will confer honor upon him. which
will well repay all the services which he viii ever be
able 10 render. No District in Virginia viii possess
more accomplished aud ei!cien, member, than the Dis
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