Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-04-23

1t is mOnstrous then to change
the PERSONNEL of the Court, but a
holy thing for Funders with Bro.
Button in the lead to enter the
Capitol, ike Cromwell, and dis
perse the General Assembly. The
Editor of the VRGMIAN was a
wing and leaned to federalism, il
we are not mistaken, but we had
no idea that, to sustain the Funds
ing Bill and enforce 1t, he would
appeal to Federal power to over
throw the General Assembly of
Virginia. This is federalism resur-
rected with a vengeance. The
NlRGINIAN proposes to run the
State. It viii call Federal power
to set aside the Legislature Of Re-
adjusters, and it will enioin its pay
and stop is session just at the point
where its legislation ceases to suit
its views. 1t boasts of the characI
ter of the Court of Appeals, and
says the Federal Court will sustain
its decisions. Why, there is a
case, and an important case, where
the Z. S. Supreme Court actually
reversed a decision of tie Virgin
ia Court of Appeals, and the latter
not only refused 20 obey the res
versed decree, but actually refused
to enter it of record. So, if the
VIRGINIAN is to be believed, the
Court of Appeals, like the VIR-
GINIAN, will submit as long as de-
cisions suit it and the funders, ard
resist when they are otherwise.
The VIRGINIAN condemns Grant
for im%prOvising a court for the pur-
pose of rendering a Legislative decis-
ion. That same court counted ont
Tilden. Yet the Virginian would
appeal TO it to fasten the Funding
Bill on Virginia. So here we have
it again. The court is "despicable"
when it does not suit the Virginian
and all right when it wishes the
Funding Bill fastened on us. To
such a Court, so DEsPICABLY con-
stituted, he threatens to turn over
the people Of Virginia and leave
them to its tender mercies if they
do not submit to a wrong.
1t has been the policy of every
dominant party in the Government,
State and Federal, to FIJI every judi
cial station, from the lowest to the
highest, with mel whose views were
in harmony with the theory Of the
Government maintained by such par
ty. Has the Conservative party ap-
pointed a single Republican Judge
since its accession to power in this
State? Why not? Because the Re-
publican theory of State Government
was in direct antagonism to that of
the Conservative party. Did a Wing
administration appoint Democratic
Judges before the war, and Cice gerSa?
Why not? Did Presidents Lincoln,
Grans, or Hayes appoint Democratic
Judges? Certainly not. The Court
of Appeals, which rendered the ex-
traordinary decision in the case OF
An.oni VS.. Wright, was elected by
the same Legislature which passed
the Funding Bill, From the passage
Of that bill down to the present time
the Funders in the Legislature have
been thoroughly organized. and have
almost soiidly opposed every man for
Office, from Door Keeper up to Judge
of the Court of Appeals, who was a
Readjuster.
If the Funders get control of the
Legislature next to be elected, is any
man silly enough to suppose that
Judge Staples, or any other man who
holds that the Government cannot be
destroyed by a Legislative contract.
will be elected to the Court of APP
peals? Certainly not, and we predict
that Bro. Button, if not publicly,
will oppose secretly, the election of
all such On the other hand, if the
Readiusters control the State, they
will restore the sovereignty of the
State they will faithfully execute the
constitutional provision with refer
ence to the public schools they will
preserve the liberties of the people,
and afford them protection in their
persons and property which, as con-
tributors in taxes to the support Of
the Government, they are entitled TO
The Court of Appeals, having
usurped the Legislative power, and
undertaken 20 defeat the will of the
people by a disregard of the plain
provisions of the Constitution, the