Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-05-18

But why did the Lynchburg lawyer nsslec, I, -,
the world the number of days that Judges Wi,oo p.9
were In Court during the specified period Of ten vs..
the tables from which he procured the facts ana g.
which he calls the particular attention of III. pn,
have seen the figures 10 which we would now H. =
ticular attention, viz that during the period Of Ten
| has chosen,
Judge Wilson was in his courts -. I
Judge Leigh, during the same period, was in his
courts 81
Now, the Lynchburg lawyer saws tina, the a,,t III
energy and industry Of Judge Leigh, in the dischs,
duties, Is universally acknowledged. That is tue
10 bi2 days. decided the causes in his courts TO the
sfac,ion OF the country. Did Wilson do the same n
days7 Were no complaints of hls want of prompr
ergy and industry made? Did not lawyers an. /
charge him with Incidence? We know not whs,.
complaints and charges came TO the ears OF n.
burg lawyer, bet we can say that they were often m,
often heard in some of the counties OF Wilson's Giro
But according 10 the record introduced by the r
lawyer, Wilson, in 1910 days, decided 1910 cas-s Il
about - cases per day; while Leigh, in 6i2 d,g, y
ll496 cases which is nearly Is cases per tav \ ~
the sum. If Leigh in 642 days decided 1886 CASES j
days he would have decided 1885 or 555 more ill.,
SON did in that time; and if Wilson in 1910 d,v.
1000 eases in 6i2 days, he would have decided on
3405 less than Leigh did in that time Doe. this ~;
Wilson exhibited the "highest degree OF energy u
dustry?"
During the specified period Of Ia. years Wilson
the bench 1893 days longer than Leigh. VIA; wa. u
-
tending Wilson's Courts, produced BY This long s,r!,
Judge? Taking Sl00 per day as the aggregate e, ]
all the persons who were obliged 10 attend the c i
the estimate we believe be reasonable, then tciin
years the parties having business in Wilson's COQ
unnecessarily taxed by the slOth OF the Judge, The
sum If thrty-nine thousand eigh, HUNDRED a. i
amount more than sufficient 10 have paid ine sll
of Wilson and Leigh during The time. lndee!, the
Judge Wilson'S Circuit would have saved money
had paid him his salary as pension ano, a. the sanl
employed an 2bls, energetic anu iiuuSious J.t,s 10
their causes.
We come now 10 the consideration OF more i'm.
questions. What is the value OF decision made b
A. Wilson! and what is the value OF a decision M.
William Leighl Leigh went upon the bench in Jun,
Wilson in March 1910. A thorough examination q +,
cords OF the Court Of Appeals has been made an: /.
that The whole number of appeals taken from Jut,.
decisions
From June 1881 TO May lS52, period OF tser,
and eleven months, is only
or these there have been affirmed, ~
Reversed
Dismissed.
Now pending, Il
The whole number of appeals taken from Jutss :
decisions, from March lSl0 10 May 1852, Qwe!Se So
| two m0nths,)
OF these there have been affirmed, 2
/ Reversed. 50
/ Dismissed, ~
/ Now pending, -
II is unnecessary to comment on these facts; tbs,
for themselves The appeals taken from Wilson's i.
in ~ wears are considerably more th'n double the
that have been taken from Leigh's decisions IN q y
Wilson il reversed oitener than he Is affirmed prov;
the chance arc that his decision Is wrong. The me
udoe is hes established by the confidence of the bar
| country in his decisions. Try Leigh and Wilson
criterion. The facts that we have Just slated dem
(what every who have practiced in the courts OF
iuIues knows 10 be the truth that while Leigh dec
! "a
parties concerned and IS aclucsced IN from conten.
! accuracy (; on the contrary, WILSON'S decision o!
case is generally unsatisfactory 10 The party against
he decides and is carried. at much cos' before an ~
tribunal 10 be reviewed The records oil The cout, o!
show how absolutely necessary II Is, tina, Judge p"
opinion should be passed IN review before some
court.
You know, w-citizens, that the whole tone an:
of public and private morals IN our country are ate
the administration of the laws. William Leigh by hi:
Ing his labor his experience his priority, MS praci
acute faculties gives 10 Us assurance that justice
awarded by him every citizen in the land inepen
all favor And that neither force nor fraud VIII b. PEI
to prevail against right and law II has been siId u
! is necessary evil we cannot believe that You VIII
your Judge one who, because VI his want OF quilIi
will by fully admins tration OF the laws increase
| an hundred fold JUST
| NORTH CAROLINA DEMOCRATIC CONNEN
RALEIGH, n. c., Maq l6.--Ihe North Carolina Den
| ic State Convention adjourned yesterday after Two
session. D. D. Rae, Esq., was eiectedP resident VII
unanimity.
The Hon S. S. Reid was nominated Tor Governl
but little opposition.
series OF resolutions were adpoted defining the lt
of The party and declaring their devotion 10 the con-:
and the Union. They declared their opinion that The
lands are The common property Of all the States, and
all legislation in relation 10 them this doctrine 81
maintained
With regard To the Presidency the resolutions pro
appoint electors for each Of the nine Compassionate
and for the State at large, and recommended u
ma ion of the Hon. Robert Strange for Vice Presdc'
The resolutions also declare That the democratic
North Carolina will adhere 10 the compromise il IA
carried out, but will not support any candidate for tn
dcncy who withhods full and explicit nvowal OF
prevail thereof and expresses determination 10 "a
enforce them.
| We are requested TO state that James N. Newsi!s
gate from Berkeley county, is absent from his sea
House of Delegates in consequence Of sickness in his