Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-10-01
For the Journal.
Law Reform-No. z


The County Courts are not even respectable Pro-
bate Courts without Chairman, Cor Judge,) pre-
siding, who knows the law. The municipal power
Of this Court ought to be enlarged. The Chairman
(ex-offcio) should be superintendent of the Common
Schools, and direct and advise the whole system
The Road Laws want amendment; and roads and
bridges shoult be kept up by tax. The Chairman
should be the hiefcommssioner of this department
The Entry Takers Office and its duties require a.
mendment: and the Chairman should certify to the
Secretary of State with the Surveyor, that the law
has been granted before, to prevent frauds
and cheats, and Singing of patents. The whole
of the public lard in each county, should be put I'M
der the control of the County Court its quantities.
quality and location ascertained and of all this the
Chairman Of the County Court Gas Judge) should be
also head commissioner. The Wardens of the Poor
should have a proper head of their important de-
partment. And of this, the Chairman Gas Judge)
should be the constant. responsible chief. The de-
partmen of the public buildings, for their construc-
tion preservation and repairs, should he entrusted
to him. The old Statute, for the registration of
births deaths and marriages. should be revised un-
der his superintendent and direction. He should
have power to grant fats for nunctions and seques-
!
to Hillsborough. In short, he should do thousand
things that nonresident Circuit Judges cannot do
stranger cannot administer justice among stran-
gers. Let rather improve and build up the Coun-
! ty Courts than abolish them. Let the Superio,
Courts alternately be converted into District Courts
of Equity. with salary to the Judges of $4,000
wish place the County Court Benches for screen
ty-nine Lawyers JURIDICUS.
ADRIAN NJ. WEAvER.-This notorious individual
we learn, tried for kidnapping, at the recent
term of the Superior Court of Surry county-Judgf
Ellis presiding. He was found guilty. and condemn
ed to be hung the first Friday in October; but r.
pealed to the Supreme Court.
We understand it was in evidence that in the
Spring of 1913 Weaver induced Il free negro jim
Corn to go with him from stokes county over tho
mountains into Virginia, trip to sell guns; tina
they stopped at the house of one Iowder, in Burke
Garden, after which the prisoner. Weaver, sole
the said free negro into bondage who was carried t,
Louisville, Kentucky. where the negro sued for anc
obtained his freedom.
solicitor Coleman and Mr.. Gilmer conducted tn,
prosecution, and Messrs Mclean, Starbuck AM
Nla~ten the defence. Several and interestin!
questions of law discussed with ability on boil
sides Greensboro Patriot.
STUBBORN FACTs.--Gen Scott was first nronosef
as the Presidential candidate of the Whg nariv !,
the Harrisburg Convention of 1889, and got sixty
two VoteS--n0t one OF Uh'ct 1rds from the South.
Again. at Philadelphia. in 1913, he was proposed
for the nomination of the Wing party, and aea;,
failed to get Southern cote
Again, at the Baltimore Convention of 1852 III,
South resisted the nomination of Gen. Scott, TO tn
very last, and he was pressed upon the country b,
the Seward Wings of the North Thus it is settled
that from 1889 to So. the Southern higs Objected
to him. and the Northern Wings preferred him a
their candidate.
I Can it be possible that they were both mistaken
and that, after all he is the friend of the South 4
Gratitude, if nothing else. for the perseverance )
4 his northern friends must coustran him to repa
them.