Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1850-06-03

of Justice between man and man and the poor
rather than the rich the weak rather than the
strong, are most deeply interested in preserving
the ermlne OF justice unspotted and lis streams
undefiled. There is no question Of the right and
the competency of the people to elect their Judg-
es as We'll as other officers The people are not
to be distrusted but the judges will be distrust-
ed unless the system OF electng by the people
be guarded jealousy against dangerous and
malign influences.
The Judges of the Court OF appeals ought to be
compelled to sit at "nisi prius' at least eight
months in the year, and TO sit in the circuit with
the Judges below TAey might be elected by
pie of each circuit, and the inferior judges might
alternate.
No man ought to be allowed 10 sit on the
bench after he is 60 years of age; and he ought
to go out of office, bat be eeligible aleE de-
finite number of years.
No court ought 10 be constitutional Court
except the Court of Appeals.
hold that the County Courts ought to be a.
polished. The Magistrates and Police Officers
ought to be elected by the people
1othly. The trial by jury ought 10 be most
zealously guarded, as TO the mode of selecting
jurors and their qualifications It should be the
duty of the Court in all cases to instruct them
but in all cases tie juries skouM be the judges Of
the la,c as 1reN as Of The fat And no interested
witness should be allowed, by taease of interest
or otherwise to testify. And no Court should
have the power to prevent counsel at bar from
arguing the law as the fact before a jury at the
trial of any cause, civil OR criminal. And APP
peals should be always as of right, and granted
: In the speediest and cheapest mode
/. 18th. | hold that every man called to dis
charge the duties OF public service OF any kind
should be paid Just compensation. This en-
braces not only all officers. bat such as Jurors and
,lloIfo
These | regard as the prominent topics re-
quiring consideration. | invoke the people to
give to each and all of them their grave atten-
zion and serious thoughts. The work OF Con-
yenlon is their own most momentous work
1t is not to be done for dav only bat is TO be
organic law &c rule themselves aud their Legs-
lathre and Judges for years 1t is difficult ard
costly TO change it hen done. 1t requires skill
full heads and steady hands. II is no work for
thoughtlessness and folly, for fanalcism or i'll
experience. ltrequiresa true Republican heart,
aud unaffected love of rights an honest and ear
nest regard for principle, faithful integrity, much
knowl ledge of men and measures and the vari-
GUS systems of human government, self posses
sion and sound judgement combined with a
bold Independence Of mind and action, and
with will that fears only to Do wrong [ feel
how utterly wanting am, after sixteen years of
public experience in the essential attributes fer
a work like this but you have trusted me here
tofore when was not half 50 we'll qualified, as
] now am, perhaps, and |, therefore, the more
readily venture to tender to yoa my humble ser
vices again. am i'll your nilat, with like IN
tefests OF your OWN identified with you in feel
Jug aud most anxious for tla5 issue Of a success
tnl and happy state reform beg you il this
matter 10 throw aside all Local personal and
party considerations they have nothing 10 do
with the questions which will come before the
Conventions, and, compared with its more I'M
portaut issues, they will be contemplate in the
coming election Look alone to the great cues
tons OF constitutional reform, and forget me in
the canvass if can select, as doubtless you may,
n better representative aud ADLER friend. shall
most calmly submit to your voices i'll the cleo
,ion. if defeated and Will obey your irlstruc-
lions, whatever they may be, in The Convention,
II elected. Your ODD servant,
HENRY A. VI iSE
AccoNAek, VA, MAY 9Th, 1850.