The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-09-11
BIPARTISAN JUDICIARY.

az tbo ctata bo;,,or a,,,,,o;ntad hv tho 7 og;s
Iatnre Tho officers ~ tba courts heinz an
nointed nv the indpes. and the latter off,
cers having the Selection Of ;nrors II Is nor
cent;blo What nm od;ons and GRINDING tvran-
rrp was attemnted mon the minority Of tbe
,,eorle under sncb q evsteu, 4 created hv
portv onno;nted far marty n,,noses and
aetia,ed 6v The sn;r;t Of nartyia -Thouph
aclTno,vledc;np thr worth Of individnal.
| ;,dree -,ef n nust be said 10 thu. shame NJ
:, H. oo;siotra thot
~ tbey s,,t;ro f ;r,ciarv of fRis Cannon '
,,raaith tharo e NOT on ofTicer' b;ob or low,
We, Wal. dros rot QUO his annontmant to mart,
~ W, ~ oes III 1yaar thc nartv cplayr
,1ho z W." ,nt ovnoeted 70 do tbe h;dd;ng 81
,'a,.t,- ;. aoo 81 anvs stra,,oar obserrn
ttbe fo,,a ~ tho consoryot;ve ;6urnals and
nnbl;c asSe,nh Mi Il tba' Stotc towards tbe
Rennbl;can Marty and IMAGINE what chance
ca. ;,,st;co NO hsyo had i, no,,rts in ub;ob
;,dSas ;,rors clnrlss and sbor;ffs ara
yrleSgnd IL the interosts Of orr enemies.
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N :. HE iioN '', r.iAi W. LA ''h''
Among the most wise ana paternai pro-
visions oil the constitution are those de-
signed to secure to our families hon'esteads
which neither adversely, accident, nor fraud
can take away from them.
The FAMILY is the foundation institution
OF society the nursery OF virtue the toun-
tain OF the purest springs OF PATRIOTISM
Whenever It loses Its integral existence So
clety falls into dissolution. ABOVE all, Is
it the support OF Republican institutions
and free government. The superiority of
our Teutonlc civilization IS chiefly due to
the prominence OF family in the social sys-
ten, and the influence OF family in the po-
litical economy. t.,5..a.
But what is more essential to the smteg-
l1ty and stability and independence OF this
, noble institution than permanent, 1nallen-
, able home I. Let the laws say to the heads
OF the family, mo adversely nor misfortune
nor fraud shall rob you OF your home-here
: shall you sit unnolested under your own
= vine and fig tree, las a permanent and IN
alienable. sanctuary; !" and at once will they
begin to decorate it by every art. that can
make it attractive and valuable. lmmigra-
: ton Is courtedby our wisest heads as neces-
; sary to the revival OF our prosperity. But
: far more important. IS 1t, that we should
Keep aoith as or ndtire papatatto1s, by SO leg
islating as to dot the land with homes so at
tractive that no temptations OF soil or adj
vantage III the west or elsewhere shall Sc
: duce them away. fs'ieo s,i'.'
. such are the wise CONSIDERATIONS that nave
= induced hloue!il s.a'esiiicii ~ prosper
gus conl,iitli1ieS ~ es sS ny none-
o,tta,iatad ~ thoso ne tho
: Sat- oanst;t,,to, 1,b;nl, rotate IN tho suh-
q 100 d. ;c ~, oots of tha iots 7 oo;sI.
49, h nxon,;nod With attention tbey vii
s coon r.thar 70 have been designed far tba
4 s,,j,,ors;nn of 10 Homestead than far estah.
I;sb;,,. ,'; + -, socrrn haes Tbe banefl
: ;nflnance If bankers and Imomev-lendcrs
# san, f tn have controlled IN The framing Of
4 tboSe octs and their fraudulent forms for
# nerot;.hlo naner arn 50 worded that \ ct.
!. .o7 ;p co,,,ie]led ~ s;gn a,vsv HE ho,nestead
q in hor,oyy;po n;t;fnl SIMS Of money. and
a virtually to t,i,n his family ont of doors
: wbenover he entars brokers shon ), These
q G.a',ds ,,,,on fbe bomesfead which - vpnal
: iaa;sio ' bas enacted atisct He wealthv
Il h5t l;ttlo1e It;s ibair ch;af av;lr that Yhny
If make tbe State an inhosnitable abode for tLe
d iahor;n,r ortson and busbandman, Uenro.
! G,,.s 10 o,n;orata 70 communities where
! Sa,,os az 'rn3tsd fyn,lv 70 tho lso; and
m 1rhora fho fsr,Iv roof.tyea Is sac,red Under
/ 10 aoo;s If ;rrnnoolahln law Who shall
,e est;n,ate the loss to Virr;nia from exline
v hv tb;s ;n;on;tons LEGISLATION. the hest and
e most ente,nris;no of our MECHANICS and far.
IS mersi So '''iii' 1'i5f ,lill5lGs.fis
p .,,,,e, ,-,,,,,, M, :, :, ,,,,,,, or
1T IliDiN 1A % uroN ,ihi' Ni''ini vi
N eor i'AN'i
IS Equally unialthiul to the provisions Of
of the constitution, have the conservatives III
s. the Legislature been IN Their apporuonmen'
le of representation. They have corrup,tly
D. and for party purposes, denied to large DO
IL dies OF the people an equal and just repre-
r. sentatlon, and conferred upon other por,
in tons OF the people an unequal, UNJUST aho
w. excessive representation. len Repuohcai
I'd districts having an aggregate population o.
ID l26,S $50 are given put ten representatives IL
c. the House OF Delegates while ten Demo
e cratic districts, having a total population
IL only 62,2l4, are gwen ten representative,
S, in the same body. vi fifty counties, eaci
NJ having put one representative, ana De
W ing nearly one-haifl OF al the counties III
NJ the State, Twenty-Five OF them having al
mt aggregate population OF ~ IA, are gwen
MS twenty-five representatives while the othel
re twenty-five counties, with a population 0
be OI,o64, nave but twenty-five represents
d. tives. 10 lo9,07S inhabitants resident II
on Democratic senatorial districts are glvel
" live senator's; Whlle 1864 nhabitan,s
it Republlcatni districts are allowed only thie
mi ~ IN In rf.a ann