Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-04-06

from those dangers which threatened dissolution Of the
States than fsom those dangers which threaten cons"1i-
uf The wiiaic into Contra! government
TIE pcrcrs Of The Gcnrrqi GarerRmrn. 7toaG be strry
aars and is lt-oia: restricted Eccry M!Hg Mat i1cy
ct TIC ser.r Siie GgrtrnEGnt. TIE onsra'tonS q Hc
General Gyrtrnma, siouG t corfHcd Tt1H Ec stretsi
r4!s Of e Constitution. oar eari7 should be nor tffrttd
10 disen1crrqss nc General oreransn from any
di;ag rih he internal affairs Of c S'as and 70 pn'
end 70 prqGglie uas'e and errGragdm expenditure H"i
will stop / lm Obliged isr The compliment! y"n hs"e phid
me- and the attention with which you nave listened 10 what
have had TO say. bid you farewell.
To Ae Editors or'Ae Enquirer. &c., ,..,
GESTLEMES AS the time approaches al which the free
men Of ComaOnwlait mIii bc called On to tAsEcisn
their elective franchise, order 10 determine VII" ey Ill
have 10 preside in c. of justice ii is the privilege
the sovereign people 10 be heard az 10 their pres
In many OF tic Circuits Of the STATE" multitude "i can
thaes and forward present their claims 10 the s"ages
" The rcoc. This is the case iu the Circuit OF Which the
city 0i VIII amsburg forms part
This Circuit cuHInscd oi the counties ot tlehrico
Chrrles City New KEN: james City, YORK, Warwick Eliza
birth City Matthews Gloucester aid Middl'scS, an'i the cy
,t Williamsburg H. therefore. as yon perceive embraces
crossed by some eight navgable rivers. The duties
ol ts Circuit will be- perhaps more 9Iuou5 lan tosc OF
lawyers who are familiar with whole Circuit the Judge
w DC required IA sit upon the bench between nine and ten
months in the year Under these circumstances il bec":es
importance 10 Inc people OF the Circul! INA
the elected their Judge should be onc bath physical
Il AMI rally capable Of The abour. For these reasons
claims o the respective candidates who are tchTc hr co-
pie. Four candidates t:ve been spoken OF for s:is mp"r
post. Wo shall briefly discuss l:1:r claims The first
that shall ricn0n il Young man from the extreme
lower end Of the Circuit Elizabeth CITY county. Oi The
merits Of this candidate shall have little to say Though
unknown 10 Us personality we believe ham To be man oi
considerable promise. Our objection 20 him. we place upon
the ground th in most of the circuit, lie l. enilrcir IN
known ana ciorc e stands not tic renotcs POSSIBILITY
Of election sc viii take the liberty o suggesting 10 Mr.
Mallory that &c quite young cnoGgh 10 wat t'r ms noFu-
aity 10 !ipen before h. thus ins;s himself forward 10 Ger
tain defeat, thereby !cc, niu;in his prospect Fer iniu
sGcccss, m ha defeated candidates H attribute !1 de'
eat 10 him
The next candidate whose m:-it. NC shall discuss
is irum this piacc--Culrncl Robert McCahiiish This
gentleman is who deserves much credit as 'hc h:c
cct Of his own fortunes He is r"s a p'ace!ng law.
yer this hn bu, his practice though still good ias 6I'.
scd wI'hn the lis: few years, rrry materially Though
very good business rln and vc:y goOd manager CASE
il has pchas never entered the brain Of any one who Was
qualified JHd.e, thu; he sufficiently good ta'Ny er "F
The bench: and shnud ne continue candI atr Gc "Il not
probably 4 rge whic: is not given from person.
a u hascr motives. lie Ti gentleman VINO
s PRESENTED circuit Is prcacr; inCLhsEtG Gi the
aacial c''airthc lion Jute cl"tpn Though we are W"
ling give Juigc Cnn his just dues, and accord III him a
the mental ability icQIisitc for The o..Icc yet we must pu
protest (pub!c though it may he) nsnin't s appoint
nicnt rather cecton The Judccsp vi this Circuit; and
or He following Judge Glur;un, although nenAii
capable u the requisite labor, is NO. ply sicay So lie +
vd man. 1ens sixy-thrGe years o; land s 'rai'
4s been nr years past exceedingly dccate 50 that even
he were attempt perform his die5 he won!d most pro
DIbr nw and certainly within very few years, pc
plahe t schaTsirg them But is !!efe any guaan't,
that he vii! atrpt TO discharge The ocFous hu o.
tits Office The Circuit Of Judge Cnp;nn, al prrsen
Constituted consists Of than half Tie hummer o
counties that will be included in the Circuit 80 arranged lin
der ha Constitution: and yet i; is fact, thar Se!l''
ideas have been entertained "i apcacag hin Tor monica
in office The tact is That the Judge belongs 10 ina
mos, unfortunate cas of bcing ucy ntH. 50 wei known
is hs that is commony said that he will grant an lnihnc
lion and dissolve ii i;a e7r'c day. without examining "!"
prayer; and "appYing Judge Clpton has hccnaa pro-
verb for asking for Injunction AEan another !ea:ni
whv Judge Ciopton should not he elected judge "l nus C
cu is found in the fact that he did not live in He Circuit
but hns lett the mos papuous county G hls "a [ircG'l
merely for the purpose at eeconinr canaaac III l'H
foT this Is apparent; II judge Cli9h nan 'n'e,'
Ins1ing MS merits lawyer, he would ht course .
remained IN his Circuit Bat not so--n pars ol thl'
Cic;l tic is PERSONAL? very popn!ari ana u"n 'ls
Al pv2ulry he rccS for We VIII remark mere
that no portion Of this Circuit was eT':'"cad IN J,e'
Clopton's origina! Circuit. Charles Cay was lhhei
frcrn Judge ups!aurs New ken from '"'Gs Gnr7
ijan'e and Hcnrico from the Richmond circuit
The onv reason have heard assigned io' Julco Coptoa
election is his poverty It's said he is an old man poo'
man. and has other means .! supporting Ms i!ls,-
Whilst We entertain all respect fur The feeling wiich prompt,
mi, a-prment we mas, against the "sos :" which
is br applied, and enter soein appeai at"h- . u
feeling, .! being made sub'e''snt - any s'cs
uIrasa as sadtlinc upOE incompetent la!'cafE.
Now for Ike fourth candidate re IS also an occupant
the Judicial chair in Circuit, many counties os "hc:
constitute part The Circuit arranged Under Inc no.
Cors:,ipu Judge Christian appointed - li:e;iio
Tez4wi in September '35, 10 Gil vacancy occ'sonsd >!
the d.a. Of Judge Sempc and in December "l me e1"
year he elected by nn almost unanimous 'o.S " VIC
gAs.ure From thai ti'e 10 this, he has cn'iauca 20 ~
i mace ard Gjsc.r-c the dul!c3 Of the Office Il haZiil
netting in .ayin2 IS mach the satisfaction o 'fe IA
a.4 the people o lis Circuit as any cher Judge IN tn'
State. Indeed, | have no ''oa5t iiat ne e:ra oo.al'
fyir,, soo " and small cxcepans the unanimous nom
inafion oi the haf .! his PRESENT Circuit Jadge Christian
is man in The prime OF e ard few r'cn possess grca'e
yror C constitution Abocl his qualifications or the olce
In mcntai ioia 0! ,cw need say nothing in this u:
cu;,-,ey arc TOO web snown for ne 10 risk euosy'
Viii. this lain statement Of scs before them can the reo
hasi in
"a m,n Of ,,o hsi.;one character descend - the art
Of lhe cleclioraeftr would rather pass Tie remnant 81 III
s. in lhe ru,racy n private ie than wear the erhe
Iusi!ce bss spattered with the mad OF pu:iIcs