Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-09-27
To he Editors Of the Enquirer:
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LrwisBrRG, Va, Sept 20, 1880
In your paper If The 18th inst, see piece the g
Of 'Swcct Springs which calls for passing notice
dnierescd party. 1t appears TO me that the
author the piece intended cutting rebuke 10 the
Judges Of the Court Of Appeals especially well rs 10 the
Clerk ewsburg and the Editors OF the Lcwsburg Chronl-
cc The whole piece written in strain OF woud-os irony
which so" the design Of its author. would respectful
the public that the Court OF Appeals IN my opinion
is not in the slightest degree baeabe for the little business
transacted during the session just closed, at This place
Judge Brooke from extreme old age and consequent de-
by absent during the whole term OF The Court Judge
Cabcl compelled 10 leave on account OF his i-heah,
and Judge Daniel assured by his Physician, vas
labon. under sudden and severe attack OF bilious fever
which completely untitled him for Judicial investigation,
that his friends advised him 10 leave. Thus, by the inter
Providence, the Court compelled To adjourn
und sweet Springs would have you believe, That
the Cont is independent TO very little whether
the business of the people before them Is ldore veil
done when is done, whether il is done al all not
50 long their salaries secured 10 them by law. Ec-
sides great many Of the counsel who practise in The Court
this place canvassng for the Convention and IN.
had remained here the business could not possibly
have been carried for when the Court ADJOURNED there
single foreign lawyer in attendance, except
e.. r. Cooker detained by sickness.
We would ask Of the author Of IAN Independent Judc
ay he means who does he refer 10, when hi SAYS
aso consider the advantage that may arise Ia cboGy by
the continuance OF in Court Tor ten, twenty thirty
forty years. has actually been the in some suits
in which am interested lie must either refer TO the clerk,
or his "Swcet Spngs counsel. Now, suppose there ~
an adyantagc" 10 Clerk il is honest gain. Take
this remark in come xion with made by the
thor though under different name in which he makes some
auson the Clerk The docket rs to suit he
views Of his friends "nd The time multiplying
his fees and he would here To charge the Cleik
with continuance OF cause in Court that some advan-
tagc may arise ~ him. Ii this is what he means II Is n
slanderous attack upon faithful public officer. He must
know that the clerk has nothing 10 do with the con-
tiniance of a motion 10 continue 10 a.
WAYS addressed the sound discretion Of the Court,
and does "Swce Springs suppose the Court is, or
can be- influenced by the Clerk, does lie think the
Court regardless Vi right justice and law would continue
in order to increase the clerks fees II So his OPT
Mon of the Court be about exalted, il Of The
lawyer divides the she'll and eats the oyster I" use his
figure. Ii he refers 10 his counsel am sorry he has
been unfortunate have selected such bad advisers
But am rather inclined think that continuance Of
Sweet Springs in Court has not been Of much
advantage How many clerks fees has he ever
paid OF five six hundred dollars due the clerk f
am rghuly nfoed) for services rendered in cases PEN
ding ten twenty, thirty forty years in which an
amount varying from $4,000 to 100000 involved he
has had the unheard of magnanmy actually TO pay the
enormous OF SIS; and suspect you were to consult
his lawyers, his payments would be about as liberal.
Again Sweet Springs" the enjoyment Of the prin
ing patronage of an Independent Court sometimes makes
nn independent Press "rhs" he says "has made our
Wing Press Lewsburg independent already that they
refused publish this communication which was offer
ed to their columns Now would respectfully ASK is THIS
the identical piece which offered to the Wing press AT
Lewisburg for publication. The editors of that paper
they 80 independent as not TO publish the conhnica
ton sent them because "disrcspccul the Judges
sandcrous the Clerk and insulting 10 themselves Ac-
cordng their this then, the Of their in
dependence from this fact they were too independent 10
publish the piece them; but Sweet Springs" says their
independence arises from The enjoyment Of the printing pat
ronage of independent Court Here issue of fact is
made up between the Editors of the Chronicle and Sweet
Springs which only be decided by the production Of
the original piece furnished the Editors OF The Chronicle
without any interineofons which now call
upon "Sweet Springs" TO do.
Agnin think The author Of can Independent Judiciary
has indeed been ieictous in selecting his 'nom de
guerr" sweet Springs his piece is about
Gus as the Of that celebrated fountain But sup
pose the object the impression that the piece
written by visitor at the Sweet Springs, the
der of The piece should happen to know that the Sweet
Springs property involved in law suit and that the
present proprieors interested in its determinations he
would naturally conclude that they Of them, the
author OF Gan Independent judiciary"
suspect that the piece written in Lcwisburg by
who processes TO be citizen of Lcwsburg and he says
first written for paper published in Lewsburg Why then
was the venue laid the Sweet Spngs7 Was the author
ashamed have his connected with it, he fear
full, that possibly somebody might suspect him Of having
written The aforesaid piece upon the nesuabe advantages
Of "An Independent Judicary In conclusion Mssers Ed
tors do hope lyon will stick Sweet Springs "hep him
out, preserve him whole and 'saye the Old Dominion"
| Yours, &C., JUSTICE.