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Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-09-10
FOR SALE,

Il tooo .)2ory HOUSE and
LOT Jmg npom The Garner Of King and
4AJfrsdf,xets. The hog/e is 4vyN Exj9ed,
avitb eOery xets1ary aeeemmoaansu, con-
yGjfMg efa paaf,y, kitchen, Rabte, ca,,i-
age bo3/s, .im0ke bon/s, sc. &c, The Int
rs 90 teef fr0nt on King .hreef, by 100
feet back to aIS fset alley.
Alto,
A two .Eoay HOUSE, 4o
.tSet tt0xf, zvHb half acre lat, ueludiug,
a garafg neatJ paled in, Jixg upou he
eo,xe, of Cameron and 1Aljysd R,een.-
i1e 6og/e is 1eyy eOauenieaf, qvii5 q kucb-
en-, -qors room, fa5k, &c. sSc.
ALTO,
A FARM about three and
andaJ miles from Alexoadria, Containing
ado3t 100 acres, pa,tly ying on tie Gel
ebslfe, read, and commanding gerry e.r-
tegfz'e preipet7 Of t6e loaVn and river Il
eOitb a Doubling bexfe "a feet by "a, a
kitchen adjoin'sg, and /e-Oe,al imb,e.ues.
msnfs, eogh5eixg Of 2 barn ard ,q4bAe 90
feet BY 10. There are adext So ceres of
land elrayed, 7uitb yoagg orchard eons
tanning about GOO frecs If eboice fruit
Fsrterms appyto
THOS. RkCHARDS, /
-Ahs fore ot3s6te The W4y5iagtoa taveru.
.4ugnR I8. n
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-09-14
POETRY.
Sw6L1LY IN LIES JocUND MoRNIHc.

SWkE1LY IN LIES lOCUND MORNING
Fran II csncJ n Ljf."
CTEElIV in le's jocound motning,
- Btam'd On me fathers imie;
Iov with lvsher charms adorning,
Cheering gave inRratlion'. toll.
CIacI memor7 too feverely,
Tells me ,hoie bIeR hovr' are gone,
Which with HIM, Ptiz'd y dearly,
lie has frownd and they sr7 aown-
Love which drew this forrow on me,
Love alone can yield relief
The plying power whish has undone me-
Pours the balm that heals my g,ieL
wbatthcu memory 70 frvsrey
Tells me that my joys are gone,
Le, Do, him love 70 dearly,
Smile, and then my Gates arc flown.
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-09-14
EXTRACT.

It was frequent faying with Warrington
that (" to dire deep into merchants LEDGE,
was a fure 6go Of a filling fortune, or eallous
confidence" For this reafon, bis life was a
pradical comment On that whole{omc Old pro
verb. " Gu, your ca, according TO your cloth .
| have been told BY his ola fieni and PaA7r.
the Rev. Mr. Lee MaGey t"h', If Wit and
worth could have given tiihopri.', would hay;
had mitre long aSo) that while Warrington
received no more than the lajary O. a country
furveyor, he always had dollar AZ tAc i-t7.tl
Of friend, aaI never flfered creditor to ii
him a wink. ana take him aiie 70 ibo,e an
account into his at. Anj when, by che gene
roEJy Of his brother, he iohe.i,ed the Noun.
Vernon e0atc, and by tie tai greater gsasroGiy
Of The young Ms, Martha CuAi., he UPS maje
one q The we4th.ci} msn IN Amcr.oa, he con
iirued I've came. i-doPenJen; and good-He
warked Wit jeaor, and ju0i,e Is one OF III.
mighty Pillars that iuPport the throne If him
who IS the lame y,AerdaY, TO day ana forever.
Warrington uf,d g FAY, that Z q b JuR,
Psrfon NUT mst;mes ceafc to &c generous
C.nerou5 minds have been known Especially
when young, 70 gratifi their benevolenee, even
the s1Pence Of their LonetY. The reafon Is,
SIS Of gen7'oGy give great p'eadi-e e our
ielv.s; hey a1saa On Us The admiration an
love Of Oth-rs; and every fcrmon we hear,
every nov.l vo read, d~el's On IL. PraiGes IF
charity. But lei 10 boae9 youth delpair, beeauf-
Ne j. net ale 70 b gfraou5. LIT him reA-8.
that We are under crater Obligations % The one
than he other. Society my fu6Ga without
geaeroGty, but uot without j1Rice"
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-09-14

PATENT INDIAN PFCET tBLE SPECIFIC,
For the cure OF VENERI4L complaints Of every
DESCRIPTION Prepared by Do-tcr Lerga@.-The crPe
ri,nce " fcvsral thouand5 who have been cured by
this medicine q great portion Of them, after the Kill
Of eminen, pby6cians hai proved inefFedua) demon
nr4triu efficacy enPclHnE the dIeafe, however deep
rooted IL the cou nutou, and III countcraCtng thole
dreadful effects which often relUt from the improper
ue Of mercury.
furp Ting cIcacyit' operaucnis 70 gentle that It u
given 70 patient, Ia tae Of pregnancy, with the ut
mott laety, and perfrmsA without diRurbiug the
lylem or producing any Of thofc dlagreeabe effects
inleparable from the common remedies
With The medicine is given defcriptiou Of the
fymptoms which obtain in every Gage Of the dlear,
with copous directions for their treatment, 70 20
accomplish perfrl9 cure III the ChorteR time and with
the leaf inconvenience pollbe.
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-09-14

THE fuofcr;b-ra, having been dulg appointed
il by tie Hon. William Gorhan, Efl. Judge Of
Probate for the county Of Cumberland, TO receive
and examine the claims Of the creditors to the
Eaats of JOHN MTLLET, Of
Pollard, j" laid county, perion eon,bo5 meHtiJ,
rePret'nts1 tioivent-Hrrrhy Ry- notice, that tx
months arr -'nr cd aj creditors ~ bring in and
prove Their CLAIMS io laid tfa---and that they
viii atiey that budatis It the houi, Of JEssE
Rec, IN i3d Poland, on the frf Mondays of DC.
tuber, Noytm"rr, and February, next coming.
from C-c TO five O'Clock. IN TIE afternoon Of la0
days. JESSE RICE,
NICHOLAS MOVES.
Poland, yrI :, Boz.
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-09-14

Fer the prevention and oi bilious and mllguA
Frvcts. w recommended
DR HAMS .4N-[i- BILIJL5 Pills
Wirch have beca attended with a degree Of fucces
highly grateful % the inventors .tclna I'D frycral
parts M the WlQindts ana he 7uh ru pl..s ot the
United states p2rtcu lrIy IN Baltimore, Petersburg,
Richmond Norfolk aeu.on, Win .neton, Ch4rleG0n
ana Savannah. The tchmoly III number of portions
II each w the above places can H adauced Who have
realu To believe that timey ule VI d.. "a utary
medy has unt,r providence preferred ther lives waea
a. tAt moi alarming circumstance.
Flts XII this concIuvc nature l2cak mOre In FAVOR
~ a medicine than column. Ut pomPyus culogy founded
on mere alortiOn could do
y i not indeed pr-fumptuouly prnP1fct zs Ar inta-
Liable cure but th- has KIN rF poibhe TeAl'n
that colt from erenGve experience, for believing
tha, d1e of Ihc,e pgs, taken once N ever two
weeks drr TIC prevalence Ci Oui hIlcr levers, WIZ
prove nai.ihe PTcvcutltivc--arl Lrther. that in
the earlier H7ge ot thoic d!eal-7 rhar NE " VT
generally hcc,cd 90 reno.ag health ~" .yeGGsuty 70
C4t,, oHte 81 dfp-rate, a beyond tuc power Ak
common remedies
The OPERATION If t.rre , !. !, perfe9Y mid. n ~
10 be ued with i1'ety by perlons ." every u@t'on,
and &c every aye.
They Arc excl enly AZ pted "a carry oTluPerfuou'
bile and prev, X, morbid ircre.iOus-to rcore and
amend the appettt--'o produce free periPiration,
and thereby prevent colds. hch arc often Of fatal
consequences "A dof- never fail t0 remove cold il
taken IT'S fra appearanct-Thcy me orItbrateiio Tor
removing habjtua c0ftivcuc{,--hckue!s ,he "maCA
and lsvere headache ought 20 be taken by al
perions 4 change Of climate.
They have been found remarkably cfhcaci1 ~ pre-
ventns aud curing dorders auendan, on long Voyages
and lhuu I'D be procured, aud carefully prel-r7ed for
uf- by every iclman.
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-09-14
21nI Prizes Dts. lA15}

/ Tbs Pv'z"J 900 DsL zUIIb5 1922 Blank.
Z aE-ali q IL tyf a7i l7f -- II n f54 C,f RI
\ lrI-ya B.I4k 6O10 Pixies 7y4 Z. J4fGb
y ~. 3..r erI1r.l br ~.
- The sharss 10 The Canal, Mis-, Slr vii be con.
veycd by rhe Pr stor, a.erv.ng hir1lc,f s- priv
ICES 0t rrdrcn.nB thr fame. IA anr time within lao
yeats from enc time D. drawing fIch flares We piy.
in2 The ancuut Of lueh prize IN money, ana Twelve
Der cent PER aunu iGie el a. lbs tinls Of lch re-
denPtUl.
"a G,-ht ,i7s6 o7 KY The fore. 71E GENERAL
Serene, ,g,U lh.w Tia, me d( c'afs contains
an uncommon aun5.l Of yal14b.- prizes. no f.
cure CAarcl fIr :htf- Pi1,s to ad7entur5rs II The
18th olaf every holder ~ U-kr. KY ckrts IN lhs
Clafs ihal BE enti,c. 10 pu' ch,ft az equal 1BTb,r
in the riSh,h--Ho'iers of tickets in thc r,eh'h q
purchlf- an equal number In tre tn;1, ma thf
fame Of the gtnrr .ill-s ;-0r0ytCf 7r2hclric1
hall b male ~ith.7 twenty da,5 from tie pu5h.
-A'.On OF the Int OF prizes IN .hc 7th Sth, aG5 gt
CaIls respectively. Wheuc= IL rs aPP7re1r thii tor
dollar l.ft crt t7 NE -tb -. 5 Dtrilq my ttaF
eight thOUf3r5 ~ tn lac.
the Ml17Ec-r can atuvs th- plh.c Aaf tn
money already a.fed ('rj thy hsii-vc ~o5l aa'
5ccn rE7-G1ei W. me Canal thH t1f 7Ao77e'of
Is ENW proceeding III The bu6asfs Ti.'t q riuaIar-
dor sand that uO.h nG autthe waat 81 can wh pS-
vent his Completing the works ~ the couIlt~
the prrirnt irafln They therefore clnno. PIP
hlttcrag thcmiSl,cs thar, when gentlemen apron
ertv CO1idcr the chance f1~ prom 3-'e iltCIl'.0"
WI ch the Al I'VE GENERAL SCHEME oh-P
them, and cootsmpIa,es the great ldsan,ls
which mu1 accrue 10 the public and PaF.C l.,,g
this town an vicinityfror1 the CoAl2'eH'e II M
work 40 Am39-ag F-h5, they will game \.
and give ID that fpirted and efhcieni plpoLNG,.
which alone the managers have ever looked ~! ~
Icfs IN th5irun'crtak nrS
Tbs lrveHth cals win commence Dta"lhB Nj.
7th day " O7o5rr next. IN the u.ua mao1ef-D,-
to Sive the adventures ar TIE iz-s,l1d cssie "
the lottery the above detJttl0l ;-tAe fult9
and Blanks drawn agaut tie Numb-f A Nh
Tickets that are fount loId, lhail be oPenfI' ~
declared as ufual; bn, fhoud anyNum6er 6e oT'ga
cut hat appears 20 be unfold the lame m%
mmcdatly rnlltI Up again, and ihe PnIe |" D'ou-
drawn ag2rGG II, remain unopened, lnd BON EPu'
loto leparate boxes, thel to remain hli 'h1 49,
ng for the day is fnihed ;hen 90 Be reiuEh1li Ivy,
the Wheels before they are removed 4 hamen.
% be purified from d7v To day, un;il the tIfs@.
fold, unlsr- any MOULD appear to be u0io0 W.
there remains only 100 10 the Vince J 90 W.
Ca(s, the Prizes and Blanks ihal a u M op'u'g
declared, As they are drawn he ther iodor "''0'
Al Prizes not demanded within * noa,l', una n.
be conidered as generoulY reinquiheo Il II
Lottery.
EPHRhIM ROBINSON, }
SAMUEL TENNEY, 4ld7@S""
NATHANIEL PARKER, }
Es9oa A-ggf r
erTTCKETS for Jals BY z. A. JS1Es
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-09-14

INFALLTBLE AGUE AND FEYER DROPS,
For the Of Ague, remittent and Intern ttent Fe
vers.-Thoufands can tehiiy Of their being cured by
thee drops after The Bark and every other medicine
bad proved Intellectual! and one ID hundred has
had 0ccahCn 10 take than one, and numbers not
half bottle
Thcle ops particularly recommended 10 the in
habtant5 Of low marhy countries where the WORT fort
Of ague generally prevail which uneis early attended
TO and peediy removed njure the contribution exceed
ingly, and bring dropGes putrid ievers, and va
riety Of complaints Of the moo dangerous and alarm
ing nature Many other medicines daily offered 10
the public for tho cure Of this dforder, which upon
trial have either been found dangerous ueles The
bark is the uiual emedy made ufe Of bur being very
naufeous medicine, and leldom taken IN fuficient
quantity, it very often fails. and Oh dren and thofe
who have weak fomachs are frequently loa for want
Of more eafy and PeRlant remedy.
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-09-14

DEGS leave 10 inform the Public in
ID general, that he has taken The Store lately occu-
D ed byEHot G YaapbIs and Co. next door below the
Maine Fire AMI Marine Izj,aaes Q AZ the Sgn of the
I4Jiaa Cliff Fiji Street where ne has for lale kinds
OF manufactured TOBACCO, SNUFF. and SEGARS,
Of the bta quality, whoelae and retail at the Bolton
prices. Poyhasf Seetenky ?, 1891.
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-09-14
NOTIFICATION.

WE the fubfcribers, having becn duly appoint
w ed by the Hon. EGward Cults, Ei1. Judge
of Probate Of Wills, &c. for the county Of York,
10 receivt and examine the claim IF the creditors
To the Efate Of SAMUEL IINSCOT, late Of
PbnEejsuyq, in iaid county, yeom1n, tafed, re-
prrf-nted inCOlvert-Do hereby give notice, that
Tx months are allowed the faid credtor, 10 bring
IN and prove their claims 10 iaid eGate-7nd that
We Glan attend that feryice at the houc Of EBENE-
REX CLEAvts, innh0lder in faid Phili9fburg, on
the hrR Mondays Of November and January, and
the lllt Monday Of February next coming, from
ten Of the clock in the morning until three in the
afternoon Of the faid days.
JOSEPH CHAOBOURN,
JOHN WOODMAN, oo''"lJi'"f'''
PbiEt5wg, A4ggP %, 1901
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-09-14
TAKE NOTICE

( THOSE perlons 2ho may have accounts uniettled
i viii WILLIAM OR Az, jun. 2, c.. are requeh-
Cd 70 cali on the fubCcrher and et,le tie fame imme-
dlateIy, as they have dIIo we'd by mutual content.
THOMAS GOODWIN.
u hnn{ IR.I
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-09-14
NOTICE

TIE partnernlip between ELLIOT G. VAUGHAN
Il & CO. was by mutual content diholved this day
All perIons hlvng any demands agiinit iad firm,
reque1ed to exhibit them for lettement; and thcfe
who arc indebted are d fred 10 make immediate pay
ment 20 GEORGE z VAUGHAN, at his Office over
W. MooDY's Sore in Fnh-nreet.
ELLIOT Q. VAUGHAN
WILLIAM I. VAUGHAN
D. IL 81 rPnr
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-09-14

4 AXE was taken up lsU ~c,k a. ,he head Of
F'ih-freet. The owner mly have the lame by
mp ,inR tJ this Office. suTag 7t
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-09-14

y YOUTH, OF about g yeas az aye, who
! vr,te' good hand, aud Is of toNd dilo-
5'.or, y wanted AZ Ihr Suhtrh-r's Once n
portland. SAMUEL FREEMAN.
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-09-14
AmqlReag Canal Lotts..

THE Managers Of the Aussfsa, c,,., u, "
brace this opportunity 70 erpreG tb.i 10y en.
to the Public Cor thar liberal parGnsse Nh EF2ttuds
abied them to carry thro FIX CAdes IN -. aa' gu
fttls more than one year; q Pyzi lien 7g5 i pacs Of
General SCHEME cFFour Cl,n.
in fad Lottery, oy which they prefune III mare,
plete the FUN which they are autbor1.tJ .A4A Com.
CiaG 7b 7yiA c9afRot Clal 8,bauy
Gooo tickes at dos 1906 jooocks, !, s@yf b
Deduction for ,9,o Deduction for : 10'' a4Ooo
the Lottery, the Lottery $l4oo
Do. 70 Ne CARR -. Do FOR IsnI O.
Cd to laR Clals, iO0' 1909
3,6cc 20 be drawn :, ace
To he draw III yiz-,nF ,,o-5s I9lco
Prizes as follow. IAAocI us 2Oc9
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-09-14

NOTICE IS hereby given 20 al perr0ns who
IN ftand I7debted ID tile tubfcrSer-that unIefs
they make payment 70 him, on Or before the 18th
dav of September next, their Notes and Accounts
will b put into an Attorneys hand tor collection,
without further notice And all thofe that have
any demands, are rsquefed 10 call for their pay
SILVANUS GALLISON.
Wlgdban7, m ~ 2, 1901.
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-09-14

THE Subicrber, having been daIy appointed
AfFRnee Of the Eoate aud ET-as of Will
LIAM HUDSON, Of Portland, Barkrupt-re.
gusts a ? perfoar Indebted laid Ea'-, poi
ND Of any o. f4li Bankrupt property, 10 pay
ana deliver a.t drh'8 and property wrhout GeiSy
~ llaac Gage, AG8nes.
Portland, Aag4P q, 1871.
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-09-14
NOTICE.

~TTE Cle Of Lands in the S x;esnth Collection
L DRr6t, Second DiviGDu, lately adyer,if-d 10
this Gaz-tt- by WILLIAM EMERY, Of Sanford,
Collector Of the ID rra Tax for fad DItnt, il
po6poned from TIE 9Th Of September 10 the Tii,-
tietb day of N2z,ember ntXt-th- former iale bsi1g
% toOn aitcr the la6 time Of adveriiHg 10 aufver
he law. renA-ra th- plfpOnt nent ntc,T4rv.
NOTICE i hereby given, that the its'ute meet
N ing Of the MEDICAL ASSOCIATION Of
The County az T5rk, will BE- held AZ BAsNARb's
Hall, ID Kertk54nk, On The lcCond DAY oftht Zion
of the Supreme Court 10 September, a. 70 O'Clock,
4. ST. Per order,
SAMUEL EMERSON, Secretary.
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-09-14
- ~ - So

Chl' 9Th 7"4 e'3Ef oicLat6 Tenth oil eogff Of
8oc "e e a doI'.5OOO, ooo tsts at6to. 90
DEDUCTION ior ,ooo Amount broughtl
inc Lottery FROM theprsced. g.oo
Do. for Ian Clais 5000 ing ClaGes.
Good
To - drawn in = TO Be drawn
Prizes. Dil 14ouJ in Puzes, D'@ 4+4oa
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-09-14

srTTCKETS for Jals BY Z. A. JSyEs
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-09-14

DLU UNAIUU TT
the Lottery,
DO. 10 he CARR J
Cd 10 IaR Clais,
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-09-14

1ct9 Prizes. Dlt
1921 hanks. H'D'
Coco
j7. Prize sf 900 dL n ar
70 ibs pa araspa b. 90
500 70 re I5t
Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-02-07

HREORASs ~ . ~ FSCkS
fmbaEd on BY EaN pxLAeatians. In fact a
ibel is intended fraudulently to cheat the
people out Of their honeR opinions. 1t is
defgned to transfer their confidence from
good to bad men, and often times tofeduce
them into acts which may be followedb by
the lois Of their properties and their lives.
The people are the tovereign. A libel on
the government is giving falfe informati-
on to the oversign, Of the conduit Of pub
lie fervants.
The offence is therefore directly againit
the people. The government is the go,
vernmentsof the people; they willed it in
to being, and have the power of willing
it out of exitence. Suffer them to be led
into the opinion that the government is
corrupt and proRigate, that its power are
abufed with defigns fatal to the gen raj
welfare and the power which gav~ il bisei,
will foon accomplish its ruin.
If, FIR, the vileh and mott atroc;ous
falfehood may be uttered againa the 60
vernment with impunity if no traduc-
ton, however abominable and Aagitious,
is Liable to ~purifhment, is it pofible for
the government TO retain the confidence of
the people ? 1t is idle to fay that truth
will follow and counterad falfehood. The
evil will be complete before the remedy
arrives. For my part l am perfaaded that
no free government can fubGft which has
not the power of punifhing its calumnia-
tors. This power l conGder as delegat-
ed TO the government by the proyiGon in
the Sth fiction of the 1h article of the
contribution, which gives to congrefs the
power of making ali laws neceaary or pro-
per for carrying into execution all the
| powers vefed in the government or in
any department or officer thereof. With
out retaining the confidence of the people,
it is ifnpoaible for the government to carry
into execution any Of its powers. Beliey-
ing, therefore, that a falle and malicious
libel in its nature is calculated and de-
fgned to weaken the government, by de-
| priving it of the confidence Of the people ;
conGdcring that whatever weakens, tends
to difable the government from carrying
Its powers into execution, and that we have
4 right to pats any law nece1ary or proper
for carrying thoie powers into execution,
it appears to me a clear deduction that we
have a power to punih libels againf the
government.
1t islhot my intention to proceed farther
| upon this point. ! am aware Of the differ
ent topics connected with it, but conlider-
ing that it has been on different occafions
fully difcu1ed, and alto decided by the ju-
dicial authority Of the country, l hould
deem it improper to detain the attention of
the committe longer on the fubjed.
/ fhall now, fir, be allowed to enquire
whatiwill be the effect Of Tutoring the ledi-
tion act to expire. 1t is plain, that the
consequences will be, that the offences de-
fined in the aa, become liable to the pu-
nifhments Of the common law. At common
law the %punifhment depends upon the diff
~cretion of the Court; by the a4 of O
grefs, the punifhment is limited as well
Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-02-07

scoInpi M az 6ss reScrrsdS SdN omesd5cs
'ffin ! which EEL from the bel {, which
had caufed great aaoniihmcnt and alarm
in the rate. Not being poaei1ed Of the facts
Of the cafe, I can take no notice Of the
circumstances hated by the gentleman, but
Iprefume. fir. the alarming doctrine allud-
edt was the opinionthat it did not belong
TO a jury, but exclufycly to. the court 60
decide upon the conaitntionality Of a law
Of the general government. In my opini-
on the learned Judge in refufng to let the
point go to the jury is entitled not only to
the merit Of conforming himfelf to the
known rules of law, but of having with a
manly frnncfs maintained 4 vital p@rinci-
pie 0 four Jurisprudence. Had he fubmit-
ted the queftion to the jury the whole
world would have accufed him of not
knowing his duty or having been regard
lcfs oft. In not fuffering the power Of
the court on uch a point to be quefioned
he proceeded upon the authority of many
illuftrious judges who would not fuffcr an
advocate moUere quieta. Its an ancient
known maxim-Ad qaefionem hgis y1pon-
dsuf jndiexs 0d qxsfiouem tadiLrypondent
~iuratoyes. Subvcrt this maxin and our
lives and properties, ingcad of depending
upon law, mutt depend upon will.
The gentleman from Virginia mir. Nj
cholas) is an enemy to this act, becaufe he
has found the influence of party fpirit per-
vading the bench, and he has no conf
dence in the inpartiality or integrity of
the ii, fir, there was any ground
for this allegation it would extend to the
whole fyfem ofcriminal as well as ofcivil
law. IF Judge is not TO be truGed with
The queaion Of libel where the punifhment
is limited, can he be relied uponin aquefti-
ON Of treaion which reaches the life Of the
accufed! Thefe lnfp.cions are UNIV worthy &
baneful. There is not a fact on record or
inrecolleeticn to furport them. An high
and honorable fpirit infpires your bench.
afpirit which deierves and mutt eventual.
y lrcnre the. confidence ofthe nation.
On what grounds, fir, does the gen.
tleman ref his charge that the courts are
governed by party fpirit !: Surely not up
or their conduit in any cafe which has
been mentioned, for we have feen nothing
in thofe cafes when correctly underitood,
which even imputed error Of opinion
to the courts. But perhaps, fir, the ac-
~cuiation is derived from the charges of
the judges delivered to the grand @juries,
inculcating the Observance of order and
the fupport Of government. This is the
ipirit of Our party; and truly, fir, in
this refped / cannot deny that the judges
have been aetuatcd by a party ipirit. But
explaining the nature Of the focal COM
pact, and the principles of our conftitu-
zion, they have e~ndeayoured to thew that
our form Of government is as free and as
perfect as is ~attainablc, and deferving of
the confidence N fupport Of our citizens.
They have taught the n~ecehity of implicit
obedience to the laws, ard of dlle rrfpeta
20 the conftituted authorities. They have
denounced the agitators and diRurbers of
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