Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-01-24
yIsslsia STATE CONVENTION.
ESEYghTH DAP.
TcHrAY, HbvEyBER 20, 1851.
tcoSrlSuED. !


CONTINUED.
IL. CcSaAp.--l will ino'e 20 AMEND Eoy
r,acoS;:i3a bv St. kils OF: ths Torc "hSe'
sci !i.ss-iing "eiEht."
81. HALL, CT Ws,a.l-I endorse ali that
hss b,en s, eloeu4a:l!} said By tie gentleman
|ror. L.udouu iNr. CAETsR). II there ever
was a' o!jecslonsb!s system, It Was the Cid
raarcsry 5, stem, rs prnc.iced 10 this ste
Ma. %as mo fac. 10 relation to That system
/ '.;.s nothing more Ior less than scheme
g 3rns 20 lev ,arnS the o2s:Hes5 CT large
;,s:;e:s ! Sa IS much n LvGr Of separs
,,as .:,g cGsncsfy sa5 ceEnon Law business
49,: clGcr ma. The business cS; III "a 2
t.:-,ascI, DC Is well done IL escd c3uGt! IS
:: :. a;.:2 mac 70 cone !ruIa STth western
i!:.:.a ~ N,nohes:er, CT f:osa t5s Qaio s.vsr
8 ::isants.o Or 70 R:chmocd, for tEe scc2:n
.2.G.'.oA ot ths tar Of ccr;s!n pisces. sc.
:. :" ias Inconvenience 0f the prtEeni
i1@., ,lefi,s;::t: As has hsen ss:o by the ge.-
..=::sn fo,I F:sGer:ck (Er. GosRAp; tas p:ao
-: e .u= i3ig.s mas besn 20 dsc:d= these
.:.a.c cs:- c4ses il ga caurSs Of the night and
G.;.n: Ii: morning hours sll other bua-
g.. -. - - suspended Hhils the Ju0ge IS
a,;.+..;-s l;= oFiaion upaa lis caseS- Mo
:a,.,: lr. Ear a,sae. sc2 the grealer par: If
- a;: . ;sLe:! &c before aoy oitsr busi-ess
!, .r&"rs-,a s!;a.
IL, :i,:,iore in favcr Of foneihirg
.:2 :ctv:cs CT This sort. To au,ht-
- ;a Jars4 ic ho'd cour: 10 The
..-:;-l zen e ch.rcer9 oocrt. Separate
a'G acar: ;S1n tha l,w curt Tnis ", ull
IS -: Ii.ca mo!e convenience lnen the pre-
sl..: sya.eu, .ri cnsels tbs business TO be
.s3tG.: tespaica:d. | am opposed TO lccatiog
;..,ss :oa:;z IA SIX or eight CT the larger towns
u :le Gla,a,-;;*Gel,h, 20 which every man is
IL ~ 10 usa:s as case.
j; HL.RET-( vas very iorcibiy struck
:=!;' i. :saa:k cf Inc g=ntlemor frcm i'u-
c3uH - CASTER -ons remark especially
she a.;.l: cusEr 10 weigh ia Considering
~; eel. lis proposition, but every ether PRO
passion ,!-l :. rs before This CoIYen;ioi.-
:. a.1 9ccssioa to rems:k baf3re, g:eat
e':i-ca1 ct Ice greatest under which cur
c.u.t.y ms heretofore 81 fs:ed--hns been ttG
so2st-E: c5suging Ct tho iays Gud CoUs,ita-
.iv: =; &c o2unisg. So rapid have been ihsse
c.aSTr;s that he best Of lawyers, 70 say aoth>
- i the great mass OF the p.ep!e, ha7o rot
y-:i. &3se 10 keep up with them. Nov, Sir,
.ne:s:sa,k which the gentleman mace, aod
ia: 10 s5.su aluds Tss this: ;has we shcI
81: q mind sh.. t:e psopl, h:-s been ac.'
c-,;;a:ed 10. S,!hing could os t-usr or more
:P5Tc2!;4!e taan that remark. Wa ehouh
TX - ;iIo habits Of tho people-their habits
{: ;nycsht snd C. act;ol-sEd We should con-
:-;a vu- g;.latiou sni tbs provisions OF our
[ So; c;ioi', so ,sat they should 30 we'll
ailf'ed 20 lhaae habits.
S. Ia 81 original proposition It may bel
en-. 30: prepared &c judge, for know nothing
CT - prse;ica: fruits Of ,hs old chanesry sJs
:,c-!: N De that This chsocery system vas
As s?ad OF better shso the present oae. But
clc ptop'e have become accustomed TO the
, sseU: system. Il there sre evils in it, lot as
20. VIE !; cut aad give then something
lev. FIR, ii you tsks the old chsncerJ sys-
zen sGd 8 re II to tae- people Of this genera.
s:on :: wlIl be almost as rev to them as :f.it
IsTv: ald.xs,ed in the country. Let Us not
WYE Crt Ice PRESENT s5sten and adopt new
o:g'a q ion. TO which The people will hare
Ne1;n 10 te;oue accustomed; bu. taEs the
sso.:zl principles Of tns sys:em and correct
Ins .pIc c al evils b.. have arisen undcri IL.
7uc!c sas great force in the remark II the
gentleman :run Frederick. (Mr. CoSsAo,)
Tasa he said. that oas judges have not
::le time u decd. sharosrF cases as they ought
70 ss oscided sdd ny testimony to his, that
;i.I5 Las bsen great evil under the existing
I,'"'l=:oa- Bat cannoe TO hnd remedy for
toa: eva without overturoing the system en-
''''tiy, aAd substituting tosaily different one
il !;s riac". tLiLh II can be remedied to q
seFy large extent, and reEsdicd in this vsy.
tas present Jud ses have not tine to dcasce
ih@ ahahcery cases Upon full, mature and
Celebrate investigators, because their circuits
&C 80 ?a'ss. They have more businsEs 10 do
,2sE .ae; can do p:onsrl:. Now, sir, the
- % ,tS IA f,6 c
~!i. SGi:..er ciTcu:s, END there fore -iih iess
iasioe:is and rocie tine in which &c 90 It.
TaeIe is ano:her branch Of this subject that
S!il simply alludo 20, Dat rot eIisrse upon, !
an: ihat is lha. provision Il the anendman
s-::;l su:horizes IIsj sj9,iLy CT the GecislasuTe
= 5e;auVot the judges by saolishing ;ne Cour!s |
iaa u,.al:erabiy opposed 10 a5y such provision
=, saa'. Ii scrms TO me, sir, that az i.tlc ss
Tsc.nr 9 lire n favor Of the stability and il. !
dvfsat,.c Ct the idiciary would be TO re-.
cue 'csnourrcnt vote Of Two thirds ois.i! the |
- U'Gs:.ers eIcc,e6 to both branches OF lie
= ..'',.cj=, ard csnnot vote for tie rroPesl.
Ioi l:.'ss ii las scms such restriction rs
.hor
III SFa! - cope it vii bs tho plcssrrc Of
. ''s |3.Te;ii:n 10 Ttject 'hs amendments
'h'Ia ave 5e>n lG,reii 20 the report Of the
t'''1''=" AID Glsc, nope the Convention Will
w =" .;tm :.Strepo:- ina clause thai IS pro.
i''st2 =. Il" "l-,e nGed.
''-'. i,e;u listening, sir, with soue expso- !
'>.'s'. .; {. here would CO !ouud some gentle. |!
u 3: '".s' ;5c 4 jor who would give expression
- 'Ss !,e'e: whitn ! entertain in relation 70 |
- .'':e'"sy sJhieIa-sona gentleman who, |
;'''; ioag 'Ice:,susa in thtee nat.ers, would
= f2":s u tnE=;2nt 70 deal with them, aud n no
Sol4 ce':.iaard moro influence than could
s.ie 10 sAs71is5
l t':,"s, s;T. ;ast !ssEe ara RADICAL objections
y, :. 's jao!cisi s. ysfea As a: present established.
= = ~ rot vne oi those who regard the
- I:Ssa aAsoa Constitution IS the non 9a7i
q 7Ecc:lsnce l
:. nsieTe 'has ne have made Sumo progress
u ;!'s ~Iy sf r.fgns, which should be re-
: a2's as good and as. productive OF good ! be.
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