Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-07-22
TO TIE VOTERS OF BEDFORD AND CAMP


Having become candidate 10 represent You IN The
tonventon 10 oc held in October next. Gd he pufpse
oi revising State Gonsu ion. obligation re's mp.
On me. To give You far and candid expression o my
pnlnns upnn the aiding subjects which will be consd
cred IN thai Convention.
| nm Of opinion, hat tho political nsnlmsd every
country have great Influence opnn the chnpeei Of
people and icvils and abuses shall bo found tov
IS II Is NJ cleary the duty, II is the ght ol thu p'o
pie Ia rrfolm and cprfer hom. " ise aud patriotic ns
all Will ledge, the trainers e the presrni euns
tuition 10 have been. yet they bot aud then
work 10 therefore necessarily imperfect Experience hns
s'own that IN mnny re6prcs the gmd WIN they
songnt hns not bnen attained. The varying cir
cnn,innc's o the country nav render thu mpele and
lmpoIilic nor, which nj the lnne of lis adop lon may
have been wise aud sanitary. am, therefore, favorable
10 The correction and reiom oi every thing IN the pr
ent constitution. which. IN . practical operation, has
nal pronoied the hesi interests IT the people
On tho uthft haud. M Nipihinn, am proud 10 hc-
leve HAT my Stao is nuw and hsever been di
tngns e among hrt slater States, for her deviation 1,
law aud orde and for the moral purity ol her people.
Il would b. strange indeed. if reputation So enyiable
aa hers could hc built up aud snstan'd II every hng
in her organic law. whlly imperfect aud virnpN.
No. This Is past belief All is not evil Her cansu.
lion must contain something 90 d, aud that good would
cherish aud preserve
Among thu m,s' important questions In be settled by
The convention. is that nj the ba.ls 1t representation.
Of opinion, that representation should be bnsrd upon
White population and tXiiipn combined, GD9ernmtnt
is instituted Tor protesting The rights both Of p'ra and
property. and has been well remarked that insatinn s
the price paid for the protection Of the latter. Tile con
snin should far po.s bic guard against all VIC.
laon Of either According 10 an es innate mndo hy the
Auditor of public accounts and submitted to the Ieas-
alnrr dung the last winter that portion Of the STATE
which lies west Of the Bloc Ridge contains cansidc'a
BILE majority oI the entire white popuoll n, Of The Com
mnnwea'ib. II represent ton ware based upon Wit g
papultun alonc, then. although The people easi o The
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State. th living west Of it wnnil not only the
power Of taxation, hui also the power Of appoprang the
revenue when collected. in any manner aud to what
Obj CHS they pleased do not say that onr bfethen Of
the west would abuse such power, but think II wise
mol 10 present t. them the temptation.
am favorable II the extension Of the right OF snilraqe
10 all lrc" NAL white citizens of the Commonwealth.
who shall have resided vi hin the rnunty, in which
they offer 10 vote for twelve months md have paid the
axes, state otherwise which may have been imposed
upon them.
brirve that The election Of The Covenor. and Lieu
tenant Gnvon should he made by be people and that
the Executive Council should be abolished, The Guy
erno in fdiflicny should be autlnrizod 10 call
10 Lis aid the Attorney General. Auditor aud Ileasner
hese officers would well supply the place Oi The pres
ent Executive council without expense.
There is nothing which will 80 Immediately affect
the Interests n the reppe, as The organization nt the In
dietary. II ,hs sdeparment of the Government be ell
eent and pnre there is danger Of oppression the
penp- Virginia has suffered HE delays o justice prn.
cna ly from the physical inability of her Judges dis
charge their duties. But she has suffered o u
their corruption. The reason s, tlai while she has
qued Of her judges under the solemn sanclifn of an
oath 10 discharge their duties without 'ar. favor,
8lec un'- she his been careful not 10 present temp
laton violate the sacred Obj cations of that oath She
has required them guard The rights If all, protect
the weak against the powerful the oppressed against the
oppressor aud they have been true 10 their trnst, -,
lhey have been pure, mainly because they have been
independent.
Bn, 10 make the Judiciary efficient, changes are
desirable IN this department also. think the Judges of
the Couu of ppeas should be chosen by the Legsa-
iure and the Judges ufthe Circuit Count elected by the
people of the nlies embraced within the circuit over
which they to preside respectively. The term of
oflice with all Judges now is nomnay during good
behavior but substantially II is llie-enure. am of
opinion thai this should be changed and that Judges
should be chosen r bong tenn OF years. aud made in
ellglble for second term.
have heard many oberiions urged 10 ~ County
Cour systcm aud some Of them doubtless " ell foun-
ded No system is perfect. But doubt whether the
various m ant duties, conflfd 10 The County Court
Magistrates have been discharged by any body Of
men, in any country with mnre fidelity. u is urged
that they are saf and that therefore the system
should be overturned. This obeclinn may be obviled
without Involving the destruction e the system. Sup
pose the counties should be divided into districts, and rs
vacancies occu they should be filled by elections to be
made by the people. Under the operation Of his ilan
in few years all the Magistrates will hold their offices
immeda ely from the people Uncertain and conln-
gent l. is, the compensation 10 the Jnsices under
the present sys seems 10 satisfy them, and cannot
think Of mode less burdPn'oe 10 the people. u the
mode Of remuneration however, be objected to, can
only say that the Shefifaty is not given To the Aaeis
traes by any constitutional provision but by statute,
and the law might heretofore have been, and may
be at sny lime repealed There is another strong
which should operate up'n the people 10 modify rather
than DESTROY The present system. There Magistrates
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