Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-01-04

| CKAB Borrow, Pendeton county
=, 49, Oct 5ih. 1886.
| Hon. VIZ. SMITH Governor of Virginia:
Sir-At Court held for this county on the - day Of
July last present; James Boggs, Cyrus Hopkins Robert
na'.s marry Z. Tempe Henry Hull. Thomas Jones' VIII
Me- James Is Campbell Abel N. Armstrong and George
W. Amiss, gentlemen justice of the peace Benjamin b
campbell. George f. Johnson and Solomon Hedriek f,he
hts'named gentleman unanimously, with the exception OF
one Noe) were recommended your Exceency as st
Sno proper persons TO be commissioned Magistrates for
hs county and. IN due OF time commissions wee
none for Campbell.
As Mo Campbell resides in INV neishborhood and wa,
put nomination by me, and recommended almost
moHsiy TO your ESeeeney. permit me- Sir respeoIIv To
as you Tor the reasons which have induced you to with
hold his commission.
Very respectfully, &c. GEO w ANIsS
P'S.-My address is at Crab Bottom.
CsIB BOrrox, Pendeton county,
- 49, Nov. 2, 1886.
hon. WV SMITH, Governor of Virginia:
Sr-On the eve OF my departure from home on , .hor,
VISIT to the West (he 5,h ult addressed hasy note 10
yOu' respectfully asking your reasons for Withholding the
commission OF b. b. Campbell who had been almost unan-
lmousy recommended your Exceleney as a t and pro
per person TO be added the commission of the for
ms county and almost month having elapsed and no
answer having been received you nv mind has been
o"agn' 10 he conclusion that through the and
lrreguaTiiy OF the mails resulting the want of ..Ex
uas and other causes, my communication has failed 10
teaen YOU Sir, my profound for the office Won
hoo and your k1own and oltrepeaed devotion TO the Re-
of u
erImen forbid that should for a moment induve IN, in
furious suspicion that you have received nv note ana that
you have thrown yourself back upoa your official dignity
andTCEsed 10 answer it, tmay be possible however that
you regard me impairment intruder upon yor rSht
and oiheia immuniues-meddling with matter that moro
properly belongs 10 the Court, tie the Legisa-
tle. IL may be so-and 80, be itso. claim TO be one
oil the people; native citizen of this sncent and repu
table commonweah-and the right OF petition for ,dt.s.
OF grievances is my bTth rsAt. Whilst would not ac-
knowledge any man my superior IN PATRIOTISM and in re-
vefenee aud respect for and obedience to the hghe DOW
ers would 60 "ar as he who goes arthes,' in hodins
10 the sifcest accountability all officers tho trustees
ana servants of, and all times amcnabe TO- the people
In add9on 10 THIS you will please step into $40 Audi
tors Ohce At the other end OF the Capitol Mr. Heath will
inform you that have not only been COMMITS Of the
Revenue Tor IL or 10 consecutive years but tke best Com
missioner IA fae Stste and iher that have been Sh,r
III OF the county and that my such has been
fully settled up, aid that no balance, Extra, remains
either IN my favor or against
Now, Sir will inform you who BENJAMIN Il. Campbell
H. lie Is gentlemen VI fine business qualifications and
habits Tor mnny years merchant and farmer and
private gentleman; about thirty years OF age and connect
ed by marriage with of the families in
the county man OF good Judgment and excellent sense:
and TO crown ALL so5o OF exemplary moral character and
an Elder IN the Presbyterian Church. HIS local position
Just where It ought he, door Adam Stephenson
Esq where II Is admitted, all hands, Magistrate Is
much needed and where, IN the language OF neghbo-
hood they nave 10 watch their opportunity, when James
Campbell comes into the neighbOrhOod to get their
deeds acknowledged" Such, brief sir the man and
such his locality who by IL out OF Is vos (under
On.
ner nominated by VIM. Mccoy, ESQ., was recommended
10 you as ut and proper person be commits 1ned JUS
tee OF the Peace and wuom have though proper in the
ARBITRARY exercise OF official power, 10 cCmmissun-
what, repeat sir the which have operated 10
induce you, outage least 10 control and per-
vert the Legitimate constitutional action OF the Court IL
there power behind tue throne greater than the throne
Have you been acuated by foreign and eNtraneou nuen
ces What says the Constitution e When vacancies |
shall occur IN any county, shall for any cause be
deemed necessary TO increase the number justices OF the
peace, eppointm Bs shall b. made ~ e OusTRor on the
recommendation OF the respective County Courts" Now
here Is no room for dodgngmo Discretionary" power
IN the exercise OF which you shield yourself bshni
the responsibility OF your advisory Council Appoint
mens shall be made by the GossTH0r on the recommsn-
dalton OF the respective County Courts" Here il plain
SAILING. = GU alone Hre responsible Tor the Your
three councillors take part OF the responsibility as II
does not consiituu'aaF belong Thou art the
man'-and you alone hold TespOns bic. The Bill OF
Rights expressly declares that all power Of suspending
laws without the consent Of he representatives. OF the Peo
pc, iyuIi0ls TO sr rights aad ought be ersr-
essd IoI have no merely suspended the lIt1 but you
have nulHhed, by your refusal commission Mr.. Camp
bell, the CoRsntltion the organic !aw NJ ,Ol,
will pretend, without "recommendatiinr
the pirt OF the Courts the ysrGor has the power TO up
point JUSTICES OF JnU peace Surely contend SIR
tina II Is just competent and constitutional appoint
W h0ut Recommendations from the Courts as 70 refuse
TO comm ssion appoint with such recommendation. Ii
the Governor caa refuse 10 commission ne may refuse
commits al-and thus, by arbitrary OF Off.
cai power, dtfea', nuy and the legitimate and con-
uuona action If the Courts, and Illustrate the ends of
ever cOugcn1l ~ the feelings and OF Tom Dor and
MS c9aluoTs yet ol.y sIoversyc OF peace order hap
Piness and safety, and greatly endangeTng life, liberty,
and the means Of acquiring and possessing prOpery in
deco opening wide the door Anarchy ana Agraans.
In the hope that upon serious SOBER second thought
you will not be willing 10 brook the responsibility Of
usng TO commiss Mr.. Campbell. have thought proper
TO address TO you III my second epsc Should you,
ever persist ia your determination the Constitution
and the action If Court under it, defiance you may
expect, not directly, at least indirectly, u hear from
again. Respectfully, &c. GEO. w. AMISS.
On the Goth Nov. received at the time and by
the same NAL, from bic eGcecncy, Gov. Smith, through
Mr Richard on clerk Of the Council, the following
letters:
ExEsvTIvE DEPARTMENT, Oct. 90, 1876.
SIS am instructed by tho Governor TO inform you in
answer your eilcr Of the 5ih, that Mr. Campbell
not oecaue the Executive informed that
there are already two Iisiiccs 10 his neigAoorhOod
Very respectfully you're &c.
WM H. RICHARDSON, 5. G.
GEo. w. ANss, Esq. Iiuniersyie Pendleton county"