Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-09-30

Rights, which declares, that "m""t@,0'e' az -
hp,',u and .,r,nLs n NJ pc"p'c, ona az az y,
0mcnnbic 10 Mcm." Let not lhis hea NC ue
nounccd "a dangerous, 'T cohne'nhe', - ~
uoycl or unprec6dcnl,d In New Jersey, tht
Judge, of The Suprcnc Court hold their ONCE:
seven years and those Of Inc Inferior Courts 9
Common Pleas for five years. In Georgia, inc
Judges OF The Superior Courts are elected lol
iIrce years. In Ohio, tine Judges Of Tie supreme
Court the Presidents and ilc associate JnoSes o.
The Courts Of Common Peas, shall he appointed
by a Joint ballot of both Houses Of the Gene
raj Assembly. and shall hold their oltlccs ioi
the term Of seven wears. u 50 Ing my Dfhar'
rcV." In Indiana, The Judges are ciec'eu io'
seven years III Mrp shall 50 iohs heHare "an ~
IN Mississippi and Louisiana Inc 1uuses a,sI i
hold their offices for short prescribed 'erni, an
in no States in the Union, IS The adinili's.i ".'o'
ofpublic justice more pure, more PlonP,, ',,,
more satisfactory than IN those JusI
So much for the Judges oil ouI eupe'i,i c
Now lei us Turn our attention 10 ,"c ocu's,
Court system And here ma myseii "Shl" -
strongly fortified by the opihloh an" a's .tI;a,n
al the great exponnder 81 Souhd hePupl' a..
principles. Mr.. Jefferson, that prefer TO pTeSeh,
his views in his own words, is far stronger ana
more convincing than ans that can command;
In a !c,,er addressed hy him 10 John Taylor OF
Caroline On The 2l,t july, 1910, Speaking oil me
County Courts b, saws .'li is their >ell-appolnt-
men; | wish 10 correct: 10 find some means OF
breaking m a cahaI. when such 4 one gels pos
session Of The bench When ms ,ahes
place. il becomes the most aiclinS Of "
rannie>, because lis powers are 50 various
AMI exercised on every thing most inme-
ciaiely around rs. Ana how many instances nave
you ami known OF these monornits o' r"uh'S
administration. knew county 10 winch par
iicular family "a numerous rncl sn' po>seSsio"
.. ire bench. ana, fur Il whole Srlctailoh- never
admitted man on II who was MOI Oh - cihh VI
connection. SNOW county new, OF one 'hou.
Sand ana i've hundred militia OF which, Sixty are
FsGcral>;S. lis Court is al thiy members, oil
when iwen;y AZ FcieIali>l>- every third man
al he sec.l There are large m! populous DIS
,!ici> in i, without .luslice-hetause, without
Fe,era!>i ior appointment tie militia ale as
di>p-oporiiouatls under Federal officers. And
there i no authority on earth which can break ur
his unto shon Of general Corrcnlion. The
remaining uue thousand iour hunt'ed and iofly,
lee, fighting and paving CITIZENS, are governed
~ men uc5er Il heir choice nor c)nliGcncr, ana
without hope o relief They ar certainty eI-
c,ilGe, irom he blessings ofa IRE, Government
io.s and Indefinitely, for aush!the Constlll-
ton has provided. i not his TcnIc, though
drawn irJN Ieai lie nearly thirty 'eais ago, true
10 the ie..-r IN many Ell The cuuIile o THIS Com
mon vyral::, now? | might induls- in detailing
numerous cher evils inherent in IN COUNTY sIS-
is.a, = organized io' The aGmini>;!a on OF justice
81. as eren Tie enemies OF Con' ntlon admit
rhs>e detects an! - they a.e PAL pail. 10 The
yi1w OF every impartial inquirer alter truth,
des;sl from ary farther argument upol The SUBJECT.
Ana now. ask, i! upon review j The whole
Constitution. and tie history OF lis 'ganza'ion,
n. win q
pies Il The former. AMI in many Of i, provisions
much worse. il i not founded on wong pFInci-
pies, and grossly defective in all lis t@paIlmcnl>
Legislature. Eaecu.lve and Judicia F! And all
TIN, IS natural enough, when we reiemhcr HE
time and circumstances under uhiChi.e old Con-
s-iu.ion was framed Hear wha, N. Jefferson
SAYS aoon this subject. IN his notes IN The Stale
al Virginia. p. l2l .INts Cons. ultra. 1ras
f,r,uc2 ,rtc5l ,-e rc'e and incCpsriGtcd ~ ne
cience Of Gorerlimen Il ras tie frt to- waict ir9s
formed N II. ,-ie'e United States. ~ 'r''dfr,
N.n. fiG! time amt i,lgt hare GscorereGrsrg t6p,-
tal defccis upon Il"
Again. in his eier 70 Mr.. Kerchival in 1916
lie saws "T'ie iafqnen # Tic sntjrt al that RE-
acm. and ouf irtlIercnte cf <eif gore' lmtft, rc-
ASSUMED gross q, gq'inres IN that dr0ngM from &C.
nam Republican c0Eons. In truth nc hn~s NJ
,po,grciy int 50 muct fiicl 0Nihc spqce i E0l,.i
/
R.anJli,an ,riici ,rqs nj mOnd,ciy. u tad no'
ae, p>uciraied 10 he moiter Princip'e. tat GO
r.,,imeais ars R.yuL}coa Onig IN prop't'oa. as
faeu cm5oty ~ mi cf tiarptopis, amt tremte IT, :"
The Constitution was formed, not hv aconven-
ton Of delegates chosen 10! The purpose hui by
The ordinary Legislature, and vas regarded nj
the time as a mere temporary form Of govern
mcnt, SUBJECT 20 modification ard rcrea as any
cher act oil ihal body-and 10 show The unsteady
and tis;fus,fu spirit which then prevailed, MIR.
Jefferson, (in Notes, p. 1919 SAYS Sin December,
l1JG. cu. circumstances beng much distressed, II
Was proposed in he House Of Delegates . create
4 fistQior. il. ,cs;ed with every power, -cglsla-
ike Executive aai judiciary, civil and military
Of life ard death, over cur persons and euI pro-
c.,y: ami in Jane. Isl, again under c-lamNy,
he "a nir proposition was repeated, anu "theu d
lew votes only 81 icing passed. AND . II Is
plain that the subseqIen; legislatures, Possessed
OF coeyal powers with ilat which iran@d Inc
Constitution. Gid mol regard Il as OF binding au-
ihoriiv upon them, as 10y common cOnsel II be-
came 10 be afterwards. En-, the cHcmie OF
Convention content themselves. by The argument
ihat we did well under our f1rn.er Constitution,
land the present and, therefore, we shou! per-
mil things 10 remain as they are. On Inc co,traTy
Mr.. Jefferson exclaims "where, then, IS CIR re-
pubicansm 10 be found Not in our Coriiitu-
ion certainly; bu; merely in the spirit OF on peo-
pie. That would oblige even dessrol 10 9 vern
us republicanly. Owing this spirit, and b no.
hing in the form OF our Constitution, all trss
have gone well. But this fact, 5" triumph ntly
misqno,ed by The enemies oil reformation, not
the frui, of our Constitution, but has pEevaild ~
spite oft"
Messrs Editors, | am done. resign The ar
gument 10 ADLER hands. II have succeede' in
arnusng spirit Of inquiry upon the suhIef,
am content. Profoundly convinced that The ole
structure of our Stale Government demands re-
examination and reformation, and that all rur
public iunctionafies require The process oil %
litical regeneration, and renewed and increa cd
responsibility, have deliberately taken my sli1d
in favor of Convention, and, under The baner
Of Reform, pitch my tent and enlist ioT INC W.T.
/ May,he concs, be conducted in spirit OF moe
ration and generosity, and with lraiernal ieehn:';
and NAV The result rebound 10 The good am gIoy
Of our venerable and renowned Commonwealth,
| is my ,iucere prayer.
AN EASTERN REPUBLICAN.