Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-12-20
SMALL. NOTES.
TO TIE Editors Of The Enquirer.

GrS-trMes:-Whlc think that your position in regard
endsbe regret the harsh structures Thar ha We
INDUCED 10 with regard Judge Hudson, who beg 10 as
sjus, anxious to &c, rid Of them as es u
you gentiemen, can possibly &c.
The practice. however under The existing law Oh tteet
ing passing small notes. has become universal .na' u
utterly !mpossbls 10 get grand utes anS pf anS
enforce the law against such multitude OF a"o
Judge Hudson, as understand from eenuefnen mn'
present. merely his regret that such was Tue
without advising the grand jOrymen whom ne was en
dressing to disregard The The paragraph which you
have quoted would to imply that he dd ;
INDIE Hudson is one Of the most nmiaole and upright
men ina, ever knew and would be one OF The last men
upon earth to Gully tho judicial ermne by Recommending
amp iuracon Of tho Constitution and laws OF 'hs JON
monweolih He is absent al tho district Court al
AbInydon 100 miles from this place. and will doubt not,
DO both mortified aud surprised at the severity OF your stc
lures coming they do from gentlemen Tor whom Kno"
him 10 entertain very high regard 81,
Permit me- thorefore gentlemen to hope that you VIII DO
me the publish this hasy note In your highly es
teemed paper and 10 beg that you will turn your powerful
batteries such members OF the Legislature as refuse 10
pass cen. law for the suppression OF The circulation
of the worthless and abomnabs trash with which the whole
State Ia de,ueed hem and them alone The disgrace
of the iueficiency of the existing law should rest.
Le. the General Assembly of Virginia. at once pass law
recurring the merchants and hotel Keepers before they OBJ
tain their licenses take solemn oath that they will mel.
Their receive pass any note below the denomna
ZION OF five dollars and, life II, the circulation OF
both foreign and domestic indsters will instantly cease
without Intervention of either Judge or jury or OF To-
qaoriai normsrs for if the people can neither pay their
hotel bills bills with them they will promptly re-
fuse to receive hen and The caused by their ds
appearance will be filled with gold and silver coins
Allow me, gentlemen, 10 hope that you will take strong
ground in favor of law, and that you will handle all
refractory members of the Legislature roughly as You
have done pure and upright democratic judges and this
General Assembly adourns without enacting H. and you
Will give us the of the recusants, will consisn
them, hereafter, 10 the obscurity which they merit
MERCHANT OF BoTEToURT
We cheerfuy publish the above also the following ex
tract Of letter from Judge Hudson addressed friend
now In this city, which fully exposes the baselesanes
of the language attributed Judge Hudson by
paper in the West. Judge Hudson thus writes
"AnlSoDon, DEC. Is. 1853.
"Dear Sr:-l have noticed q small paragraph, which
have conc the rounds Of the newspapers
that my charge the Grand Jury in Geenber county
oli them that II useless ndct any for passing
small notes, that the whole community lest
guilty, myself e>csped This Is altogether mistake
never Instructed the Grand Jury make present
ment for violation Of the law in relation 10 small notes.
1t useless for them present any one did
cay to the Grand Jury about having violated
the law myself.
At regarded the matter as too uumportant 10 no
ce, but to have obtained such general circulation
that becomes necessary for me to take steps
It contradiced. My charge the Grand Jury in writ
Ing and can publish 1t, or portion OF IT, II it should b
necessary
In this connection, with pleasure also give place
the following remarks of the Buchanan Recorder. Upo
Information we have from all quarters have formed tn
highest estimate of Judge Hudson gentleman of modes
benring and integrity and fine talents snd an able an
firm Judge-and we cannot but express regret that
mssd by incorrect and unus, report of the Judge
charge. We trust that the present vndcatlon of his posi-
ZION In Its light will be sufficient atonemen for hi
wounded feelings. The Buchanan Recorder says:
"The paragraph published and unfinished does srea
njusiice and the conclusion of ad
dress 10 the jury had been published there would have
occasion for the VI the Enquirer for The
Jury which has been Inflicted upon The feelings Of honor
able and upright gentlemau, by having imputed him
through the columns Of widely circulated and inuen,iu
public Journal sentiments which he held and opinion
which school.boy would be ashamed TO avow.
"Our information, which IL entirely reliable gives tina
portion Of the Judges charge the grand Jury follows
Gfapd Jues the habit OF dsreguding the provision
OF tho law the subject of passing small bills probably
tho reason That all Ut less Justly chu.eabt
With s violation probably from general opinion ver
prevalent thu tho necessities vi trade and the scarcity o
specie render such currency necessary But it my
duty Inform you that plea Of necessity
that will justify you n disrgading The law and it is you
duty to hod true bill against every volaor without.
to PERSONS"
'Now 1t is plain that Judge Hudson has been entirely
and this gives his remarks be
fore jury entirely different meaning from what has
been attributed him paragraph quoted above. Blu
without knowledge Of tho facts should have felt usti
fable In censurng the Judge In terms strong thos
used BY aud have doubt editor Of hi
Richmond Enqurer will be Of the first put him In hi
true position before The public"