Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-08-20
UNCLE PETER.
Par he Enquire
rur CONVENTION AND THE CODE OF VIRGINIA 3"

THE CONVENTION AND THE CODE OF NieGlNM
The Municipal law Of State bears intimate relation Il
IN, Constitutional; 50 that il would not. perhaps bc very
easy decide which system oi law IN ihc man, most 's
affects the welfare AMI prosperity =" people.
Our ship Of STAFF seems about To- we@h ahciof ' lp''
on the wide and dangerous ri speculation anu rNPr
cut II was br hoped that she had Just cis al ahc'
from her bow which would hold her SAFE To hrr 'n"I'h4.
many years The whole body ol our laws hau 7
been reduced, with great labor aislhily, i,' one h'
ni,nt volume and placed NJ expense mol less n o'
hundred thousand dollars in the hands Of every officer IN M
Commonwealth and low price made accessible 10 nearly
every citizen. :. , c, 4;
of Rct,rm which have described and has given n" lti
sou, , ,hc .oiri, of the a,." Ii has been in operation
ony few DAYS and before il has been ascrftanrh IN" III
it adapted 10 the wants and demands OF TIE community
the yery tribunals which 10 exround i, ana me very
judicial system which has been carefully moulded ana
fitted by the learned and able reVisorS are 10 ~
or greatly changed , a, ,
Not only will this adaptation be destroyed in great mea
sure any of the proposed changes In the DC
ndon,cd but new difficult and expensive Legislation VIII he
come necessary adapt the Code 10 Inc new nndaehl
| law.
Resides the reysors aborcd earnestly TO the pub
lie the immense practical benefit one that can hardly be eS
arpcracd of having all their laws contained in one conve
nient volume. Yet this great benefit may be lost, or 9Fic
yolsly impaired ere il has been n all enjoyed.
For some years after the adoption Of body OF Laws they
should be left far practicable TO The courts and udc
officers that experience sufficiently long 10 he relied upon
NAV point out To the Legislature where 10 bring III hc
amendments If there were any propety or cXrcdenc!
in ordering the late thorough revision o the laws II me ne
and the Legislature who held long special session o
the purpose executed the work with dety and even
moderate degree success and any advantage heerom WAS
expected the State then let Innovation stay
! her hand in the approaching Convention
The pains and care with which the entire Revision wa,
conducted should be light evidence oil us yale and
what been laborosy done may not be- 80 lightly I'M
done.
The opinion was almost universal that better selection
of Reyisus could hardly have been made. They both stand
in front rank of their profession each supplying s"n'
qualities and qualifications for the work which the olc
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imbucd with spirit of Improvement, anu MOI airaiu u
make prudent effort after progress they have Topped OIL en-
cresccncss pruncd rcunanccs given 10 all branches new
directions and incracng and eneaiicd III the con
ldent expectation Of future sweet and wholesome lris by
their work they mus, stand fall bu, time alone can les
ils real excellence People Of Virginia and especially oil The
Metropolitan District, that time lei i have
The plan pursued in making the REVISION indicates ut
care with which il was done When both revisors had con-
CURED in bill il printed part Of their Report I" the L.
rsatnre Their Reuors referred 10 Joint select commit
tee OF both Houses who proposed amendments thereto on
these amendments one both OF the revisos held confer
with The un committee and the amendments finally
reported the Assembly were generally c"nc"rred IN 10y
the Committee and the RevsoTs
Finally the Legislature both n regular and special
session. entered upon full consideration o all these Joint
labora The whole thoroughly discussed and tie! result
was the Code OF Virginia" If that which has been pro-
uced with much pains and caution be only worthy 10 be
swept away BY the hand OF Innovation Soi dtSa Reform
greater hope there be that the result OF the deoer
aons OF the approaching Convention shall be entitled 70 any
more confidence or respect Sir isaac Newons little dog
destroyed in few moments the calculations and abors o
years verifying discoveries in science which are among The
highest rumphs OF his genius ! Il he could calmly ca
claim "Oh, Diamond thou little knowest The mischief thou
hast donc When the Code and the Constitution shall have
been destroyed the "dcar people will hardly endure with
much philosophy the evils ana mischief whch WIZ come
thronging upon them.
Reform The Code and the Constitution wherever actually
needed but destroy neither In saving both il is the duty
and interest of the Metropolitan District 10 avail themselves
Of the services Of such conservatives Messrs Robinson
and Patton.