Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-02-22
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THE COURT OF APPEALS.

writer 10 the Enquirer Il the 18Th Eco ~
over the signature If .imicps CnT,G. cxpies'c-
great surprise al The proposition nov before Tie
General Assembly, 10 remove the session u the
Court Of Appeals from Lswshurg 10 ;'e White
Sulphur Springs. NV observation his iargh!
me that when member OF the lar Volunteers
10 be The friend oil The Court h generally has Z
considerable regard Tor himself; and suspect,
that II il shall ever be known who this wri'cr j,
he will not b. found 10 be an exception Il ne
rule.
had hoped, indeed, tia: this suhjec. III isht
have been acted on by the General Assembly,
without discussion in the papers; hur as i IA,
gotten there, shall, withor: replying particular
~ 10 Anxious Cifitc stale seine OF the grounds on
which this proposition i rested.
The sessions OF The CauIt ~ Appeals afc net
attended by parties, or Witnesses. The cases IN
that court maue up in The coarl hainw. All
the acls are on paper, and caano' be altered "
any respect Parties cannot si:c ccnnse any in
formation which he ran use iUr menting MS casr,
and witnesses cannot be heard. |, i ohrinls.
therefore, lha The only neres, which i!:. people,
generally, have in The location 81 ihr c"un, i
that il shall be in a place where The business
may b. done, ard done well. But whiis, the
Judges and Counsel practising in The cour
have as il would be most easy To >ho|. The
same inrercs, with the people in these respoc;s,
they have an interest in this question which i
peculiar That interest is, hat The business >h1l!
be done with comfort and convenience = them.
selves. Any man who knows anythia1 81 the
labor which the judges OF the Cour; OF Appeals
have 10 perform and The dTay-hn'sc life Ihal
counsel spend, must be cruel or self y indeed, j.!
he is not willing 10 allow 10 lhem such relief az
is consistent with The faithful discharge Q. their
professional duties.
The counsel practising III he CoWt n Apoe0A
al Lewisburg, have, with lew exec piions, express.
ed il as their opinion, and, as they believe, thr
opinion oil The Judges OF that Cou'i, That The ou-
siness of the Court will be done, ard IL leaS! a.
we'll done, at the White Sui hur Springs, IS al
Lewisburg. Ard they say, loo, 'ha' he comfort
and convenience Of both the judges and the coGn-
sci will BE- greatly promoted by the change. On
this question, certainly, The Judges and thc caua-
sci, who have had some experience Gn m SUI
acl ought 10 he able 10 form at least a correct IN
opinion as gentlemen who merely speculate up.
on il. and who found their spscrlalirGS an The as
sumpion that the judges are boys without any
tseitled abi,s or principles, who are q he Eep
out Of The way OF temptation, est they should ~
into snare Strange indeed, iihie j. the opinion
entertained of the Judges, that III cour y Ap
peals should have been permitted IL remain s
long in Richmcnt where thee s'nlemea air
subjected In all The temptations and s:iucIi9n. y
this gay metropolis.
But first, will tie bu, ine,s BE- more cc:iah'y
done in Lswisbufg lhan al The Wine Sniffuf!-
| have no doubt IL will BE- done nj lfht' place
because know The Judges; and know nal 'he'
will do all that men can do, al Whatever cost -
sacrifice 10 themselves; and there IS time enough
10 do all hat is TO be tonc. Eni i: these Judges
are 10 BE- presumed 10 lie 50 easily influenced, by
a regard TO their own comloIl o. pleasure 10 ne
glec their duties, as seems IT, - supposed by
some, Q hope moi by many thea wiil not this
regard 10 their own comior b tran.l into ex
eIcisc much more strongly in Lev is5uis han a.
the While Sulphur? These judges, who, 'hnash
they are not epicurcs, have been accustomed 10
the comforts and eDjoymea!s Of family circle
you place in a tavern IN country village, "qalet
unprr,ending aad respectable" +" douht without
one Comfort Of home, away from their families
some Of whom ale probably al &c White SUI
pur Springs, within nine miles Of them, and Jet
beyond their reach; and these weak, sc.i-!ndul'
gent, pleasnre-lovng judges are 10 remain IN
this condition Of priyat,on, with lhe paradise o.
pleasure only nine miles off, until lhsy have ma
turely investigated, considerel, and decided All be
causes in the court Now, il these Juaees were
such men as they ere represented, 10 b. by imiriH
Cu,ia. the temptation 10 SUR orerlns business il!
moi 10 leave il unions, would be loo great .
be resisted by them.
What are The dangers 20 BE- arp!ahsntcd at the
White Sulphur sprinss7 Is it feared That the
Judges will indulge to excess in The destinations
ofthe ballroom? they will prefer waiting
with the girls TO s'udyas recosdsl We have
dancing in Richmond, ana pretty slfs ioo-but
have mol heard mat lie JUICES indllsed 10 es-
cess in such pleasures. Is il feared iha, 'hey
will waste their time al whist, hrag Or loo?-such
games, doubt no might be iaduged IN here
But | have never heard hal The lodges Of the
Court OF Appeals were in hehabit Of ihus spend
ing their long winter nights. Why, then, shall il
be supposed that the Judges will Go al The White
Sulphur Springs what, with equal opportunities
and no stronger motives TO avoid, they do not DO
herel
But it is said that The count decides greal
many more cases al Lewisbure Than al Rich
mond-but what kind OF cases are ,hey} Take
the year 1915, when the largest number OF cases
were decided. /. will be seen thai they were g.
nerally small in volume, and still smaller in SUB
stance. Ilrequled hui short l!me 10 read the
record, anc very little longer 10 decide The cause
But causes are not 10 be counted. hus weighed
weighed not coly By their volume, Qhoogh that is
often Of great weigh! in Richmond,) but b the