Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-12-18

early prime oil lie, (abuul * years OIL a9e,)
and OF strong physical constitution. lie has devo
ted himself most assiduousiy aun vigorously 10
the study of his profession. He regarded him as
perhaps The suundesl jursI in the State. His
mind is clear and analytic, and II ne might use
the expression he would call il Judicial mind.
Wherever he has appeared al tie bar, ne is held
in as high csmaion as any one who pracised
with him. tIe is very hard student; and as 10
talents, he was surpas sed By none. When il was
thought, last Summer, that The Executive would
make the appointment, gentlemen vi Inc highest
standing volunteered the highest recommends
tons IL The Executive without his knowledge
He would form bright luminaTy IN The judicial
tribunal of The Stale.
MIR LEE said thai lie was sorry that il lell TO
his o TO Nominate Mr.. James Marshall, OF Fire.
derrick. He was sorry, because neither vi The gen.
llemen from Mr. MS county IN ugiit proper 10
do SO. Ii had been said, and he thought WIN a
great deal ul ruth, that the mamie oil The o'a
Chei Justice had fallen upon The shoulders ui
his descendant. MIR. Nj. he considered TO possess
a higher order Of intellect than any nominee be-
fore the House. We cannot (said NH raise
ourselves any more in mental Than We can IN
physical slalure-all that we can do is 10 Guilt
vale that intellect which Nature has given US, 10
trim The lamp and keepil well oiled. He thought
that the great question we had 10 consider, was
10 find out who was The best qualified. Mr.. M.
has one Of the most extraordinary inelec,s in the
Stale-one which is able 10 perform great deeds.
He asked gentlemen 10 lay aside all personal ieel-
inss about men, and 10 examine solely their quail
ifications Tor this distinguished office. We are
accustomed 10 valne loo little the blessings OF
peace. We should Iecollect that all The interests
of peace are liable 10 be brought before the high
esl judicia tribunals lie did not nominate Mr..
M. on account OF any personal acquaintance OF
intimacy with him, hnl because he thought him
pre-eminenlly qualified.
Mr.COOK san he had Intended TO have given
a sien, VOTE bu 10 justice 10 his section OF coun-
try and 10 himself, he fell in duly bound 10 second
the nomination Of The gentleman from HALIFAX.
He had known Mr.. Daniel long and intimately,
and he regarded him as talented aud Distinguish
Ell son Of distinguished father and he thought
lhal he had'rcceved all those bIlliantqnalles Tor
which The father was 50 remarkable. lie knew o.
no enc who possessed higher degree Of intellect
Than Mr. Daniel ie would gnaran'ce that II
The Legislature thought iii TO elect MIR. Daniel,
they would choose one both physically and mem
tally qualified for the discharge Of The onefous Gu
lies oi the Office
MIR. STROTHER responded with much plea
sure 10 The call made on him by The gentleman
from Culpeper Being aware, sail Mr.. >, 81
the high duty that We have 10 perform, CT The
Importance Of this election 10 The Stale al large,
and being also aware the latitude ul fancy that
is generally INDUCED in, in nomination speech
es he would only speak OF what lie knew OF the
eminent qualifications ol Mr. Green. lie did
moi think that among all The distinguished men
IN The Stale there was one his SUPERIOR
There was no portion OF law, even The most le-
condile that h. has not traced up 10 lis fountain
head. AS lawyer, he is what the gentleman
had said OF hun as man oil method, he IS
more By adding him 10 The Bench, you confer
The appointment upon one who will do more 10
relieve that Court oil its onefous docke, than any
one We could elect.
Mr.. SCOTT said he had not intended 10 lake
any part in the debate, bat as reference had
been made 10 him by The gentleman from Cul-
pepper, he did not consider himself al Liberty 10
decline responding. He had pTactised ior many
years al the Bar with Mr.. Green, and from his
acquaintance with him, il gave him great plea
sure 10 state, that although as strong as The re-
commendations Of The gentlemen iron Cupeper
and Rappahannock were, yet they ia short III
his merits. Ii has been we'll and truly said, that
MIR. G. had Studied the law as science: as 10
legal ability he is inferior ~ none, either on or
off The Bench.
Mr.. HARVIE did not rise for the purpose OF
nominating any Que, vf supporting any Oh Inc
candidates before The House, but simply 10 give
notice that he might nominate Judge John Ro,
berison during The ballutinss.
MIR. TUNSTALL desired Ia give The reason
that would govern his vote. II would be for d
gentleman in his opinion, Tor his age, more emf
nenlly qualified than any other who had been
named lof this Office. II is singular, that Tor ihs
distinguished office we are too much IN the habit
OF making politicians JUICES, and Judges poll
liclan,, or rather alter they arc made Judges,
they make themselves politicians. The gentle
man he should vote lo' is no politician; he is most
decided in his opinions sometimes even consider
ed bitter-b but he is no partisan We ale told BY
the Poet, and il has become tiile saying, that,
distance lends enchanlment TO The view, and
we lind here today, that great m,n are far from
home He, for one, was unwilling thai gentle.
man, whose qualifications are only equaied by
his modesly, Should he passed over in silence =
The dniy ii Judge isl weigh argumenls-ihal
OF a lawyer and an advocate is 10 make them
He could respond 10 The sentiment OF Tie gentle
man from Hardy although in palmer English,
that God Almighty alone made g!eal men,
He could say OF his nominee with truth,
that he possessed The greatest Capacity Tor labor
and work OF any man vi hin his knowledge
Every thing that the gentleman from Culpcper
had said OF his friend, was equally True oil lhc
gentleman Tor whom he should cas-! his Vote. tle
only uttered what he thought. He would vote
for no one whom he did not consider as we'll qua
lifted la discharge the duties thai might devoive
apon him. He had known the gentleman foI
whom he should vote 10 remark, that he woulf
NOT accent seal on The bench oil The Coun ol APP
peals for million Of dollars. And whcE he
was called upon for his reason, he said "he would
moi lake The responsibility Of deciding upon the
rights Of person and property OF individuals, and
thereby selling The principles Of he laws OF The
land" Bur said Mr. T.. told him his ncdesly
was too eTea.; and that clhers not aswell quail
fed 10 discharge the dates, would undertake it,
Ii probably might be better Tor him how 10 name
The gentleman that he intended 10 place before The
Honse-il was Mr.. J. NJ. White, OF Pi,tsylva.
MIA. There has been no running about or Sc
cret talking in regard To his talents intelli.
gence or legal ability, and ne pledged his
wori-nay, his honor-lhat should Mr.. Whit
tie be elected, he would discharge his duIy
with credi, To himself and honor 10 The State
He asked members. with The gentleman from
Hardy. to discard all feeling and 10 look alone
al The qualifications OF The nominees. lie would
ask these who know Mr.. w. il he would suti-r
from a comparison with any. He has not med.
died with politics, but he has pursued ''lhe even
tenor OF his way" devoling himself 10 his pro-
ession. II we make politicians Judges, il will
have an influence upon, and il will tend TO make
a change in The Judiciary. IL may be that my
particular friend may mol be elected, that is mn
luck and although he had never had a parlicu
lar friend elected, he would say that he never
gave vote Tor Judge that he regretted, although
others may have regretted theirs. lie had voted
Tor the unfortunate but never for The unfit, man.
MIR. HUNTER had received note. request
ing him 10 add his testimony 10 ha, Of Others who
had spoken Of MIR. Marshall's qualifications for
the ofIce-he high and responsible office 10
which he had been nominated. He was plain
man, and in the habit Of speaking only On such
occasions as offered definite proposition, and he
had no, been able yel, 10 gel The hang of nomi-
nation speech, bn', he said that whenever
he was in a difficulty, he had but one way
OF getting out Of il, that was By resoning 10 first
principles. What are To be considered he reqni-
sites Of Judge2 lie thought that an unim-
peachabie character, sern and unbending nes-
rity, hgh-loned honor, deep learning and equa-
nimily Of temper, with many other qualifications
which it would be useless 10 add, were necessary
for Judge. lie avouchei candidly thai Jas.
Marshall did come up 10 The standard. He thought
that in regard 10 the human family, as with race