Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-09-24

A Iester from a friend in Missouri, says:
am dad TO sss the general in Virginia for
sdy end spsr bar vigorous prosecution of the
heh dssuaes which her bhriRht. but which, her
lssr hissory seems declare that she forfeit"
This expairiaied Virgnian is right He has
acquired expansion by emigration, without losing
his attachment to his native soil. He reasons
right NJ 10 the opinion that the Convention Of 1929
was q pernicious abortion. and entirely failed to
effect any one important object for which the
People ordered il. Its results, brought about too
by great men, bait great mon who had been great,
rather than men who were still great, were for
the most part wretched compromises between old
error and modern mprovement-between the 18th
century, when English Liberty first dawned bright,
and the 10Th century, when the entire theory OF
Popular Liberty and Mans Rights is as clear and
defined as the sun at noontide.
To that Missouri friend who asks us why we
say 90 little in favor of Convention, and to others,
we reply-that we seek not to add perfume To the
violet. A Convention is certain by great ag-
eregate majority Of Virginia, and we believe, by
even majority Of Eastern Virginia, and we are
too experienced a hunter to give the buck the Sc
cond barrel when the first has brought him down.
What all the world cannot prevent, il is a waste
of labor in any portion of il TO endeaYor to make
more certain.
There is one delicate topic connected with
Convention upon which we wish to say few
words, to the opponents of Convention and by
way OF bringing them 10 reason. They and we
too, wish to preserve a Judiciary for life and to
prevent an elective, we mean periodically cleo.
tive Judiciary: Now We tell them without an in
stans doubt the correctness of the opinion that
the only way TO effect it, is to call Convention
~ithou. delay:-What with the unpopularity of
many Of the prescnt Judges, from the unreasona-
BILE and ruinous delays IN their docketts (Which
we know well not always ayoidsble) and what
from the increasing radicalisIp of the age, incn
ing more and more every day to ultra Democracy,
and to decide every thing by assemblies of the
people, Convention five years hence would a.
most beyond doubt, subvert the whole present ju.
dicial structure Of Virginia. The truth is, that the
popular indignation against the Judiciary caused
the Convention Of 1929, and the same is
now producing, more than any otheS, the same
effect. Let them then say, who for Ju-
dicial tenure for life, STRIKE IN FOR A CON.
VENTION NOW
As for defeating that measure, and overthrow.
ing the WILL OF THE PEOPLE by blowing a
penny whistle in the ears of few large slave hold
ers in Amelia, Charlotte and Nottoway, the OK.
pectaion is farcical. Ca Ira Ca Ira All Eu.
rope could not arrest the French Revolution, OF
even the energies of the Republicans of Paris, and
g. is just impraciicable to prevent the determin
ed purpose of the People of Virginia.
We could IL need were, diIate upon ILe wisdom
ofcOnceding at once when final concession is in
evitable. and conceding with good grace, when
concession is not only unavoidable, but where Il
Is right in principle: We could enlarge upon the
faults and the ca,astrophes OF Charles l. and LOUIS
tho VI.-who indeed but repeated the faults of all
nearly all in their situation ofpossessing power
which was not Legitimate!
But we forbear for the present.