Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1850-07-02
CHARLEsTOWN, VA, TUESDAY,, JUEY2 1850.

+ versy of soHle description, which members distant
from the seeBs of it take very lille interest in.
Think tie present organization ottiie court o!
appeals calls loudly for delay otbuSI-
ness before that court is an intOIerable and OPP
uressjyc burden upon the people. 1t IS no unu-
snail thitt1 preases TO lie buried there for seven
wears. to rise up like ghosts To torment many
moor persons whose all hassbeen locked up there
and who ihzmany cases have been reduced 10
r. nkrrufct which Il speedy decision in that
court would baye prevented. The auxiliary
court or An1eab established in lSIT-']SS ~ VIC
iation az tlleconstiIutiun as am inclined to thlnE,
shows4hbw. mnel the court of appeals needed re-
form aud ihegnRcessily OF any such anomalous
and adta ionaln 4hinery shows coRciuslVeIy that
both D abrogated, and one plain, eth,
Client aid Merkif1 eOurtSestablisbed, by which ali
ls3f9fse ibess5d he State could be done. The
ftceteoNf alsO needs 2 thorough reno
ka0ltfng, cons feledaR tn be able
to discharge the bhsIness4 .offnc-c4Tcuits much
more GxpedftiOusly than is now dcne, and prevent
at the same time such a mass ofbusiness from ac'
cumulatingin the court of appeals. ! am much IN
favor of district chancerycouris. For instances
courtofthis description, to hold two sessions aYeaT
(at Winchester. for instaEce,O to be presided over
by the Judges from the three neighboTing circuits
say, for instance, judges Smith, Douglass and
TyIer-ior the hearing of all cases in chanceTy
from these circuits which might be submitted 10
them. ! would not deprive the circuit Judge OF
the chancery Jurisdiction which he now has, but
whenever DaFties choose TO take a case 10 the
district chancerY court they should have power TO
DO 90 wherever counsel could agree 10 sub
init a case 10 that court for final decision, they
should have the right to take it up You will rea-
Oily see that many cases would he eXpcditious!y
decided, and thus prevented from crOwding the
docket of the court of Appeals. And in addition
the costs to suitors would be much diminished.
BY some such arrangement as this the business
of the State could be readily transacted
To tie county court system l am IEFeconcIia-
bly, opposed, as a system anti-rePubi'can IN all ITS
features, unsuited to the wants of the people
ckcap only in name, but in fact the most costly
tribunal in the State, as | shall take occasion To
demonstrate to yOu'at another time. The aboii-
ton of this court j., as | believe, loudly demanded
by the large majority OF the people OF Virginia.
These are the leading topics OF Reform upon
which the people are now called 10 act, and III
which are involved, in my humble judgment, the
best interests of Virginia-her future growth,
prosperity and renown. There arc many other
details growing out of, and belonging TO, these
leading questions, which cannot discuss here.
Your road system, your jury system, your Ptima-
ry School system, your banking corporations
joint stock corporations, &c, all require looking
into. The hand Of Improvement ought TO be
extended In sOmc-the curb OF restriction ought
to be placed upon others.
With this outline OF my views ] submit my
humble professions to your consideration as one
OF the candidates for a seat in the convention for
this district. Should it be your pleasure to elect
me, l shall endeavor to serve you honestly and
faithfully. JAMES Z. STEWART.
Berkeley Springs, Morgan co., june -, 1850