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Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-12-28


THE LATE SECRETAR1' or STATE.
Mr.. Nicholfon moved, thar the Secretary
Of he Treafary be req1eaed TO lay before the
Houfe Ratcment of the accounts Of the late
Secretary of State, together with the vouchers
ther efor. He fiI he was the COMMITTEES
which made general enquiry about a year iince.
which aught him to prefume that there could
not be any great deficiency after the accounts
ihould have been completely dige0=d and bal
ance4 but he withed : particular inquiry into
Mr.. Pickerings accounts.
Mr.. Giles ftcOndeI the motion.
Mr.. Giifwod fpok= a2ainh il.
Mr. Nlholton explained, and obferved, T" He
did not entertain the lealt fu(picon that Mr..
Pickering had ever appropriated to his own ufe,
or defrauded the public of Jingle, dollar he
believed him to be man of irIePr oaohable
honeay and integrity-blt the report Of III,
former committee did not fay enough"
DIR. Euais oppofed the motion on the gronnd,
tina: the icveoi8ation ihould not be confined T.
an individual. 6ut extended 10 the whole branch
where defalcation night be lnlpe0ed-
Tbs motion modied was poGpoued 10 Mon.
day next
PRESIDENT MESSAGE
AT this time the Medage was delivered ard
read. Melirs. Randi Pin and Gees were for
The printing Of 500 copies Of that and the &C
eompany;ng documents. Mr.. Bayard was for
printing only $50 copies OF the documents.
lie wilhed 10 econnmize. Mr. Giles iaid his
o5je9 was to be economical Of money but no
OF information The queaion for 500 Of each
was carried.
The MefIge was referred to committee Of
The "a hole ON he IA Of the OriCn
C. ElAsTTTEES
o. Eta;on5 M 6rs. Mliedga, TennY, Con.
dit, Dennis. Hanna, Stanley, Taliaterro.-
Of RevJii- MeiIrs. Davenport, Craig, and
Alton.
IF Commerce md I1aagta 7we'-MeGrs. s.
Srli,h, Euais, Dana Mt-hel, Joae,, Newton,
kowndes
On Fmaaoe-mefrs, RanlolPb, Grifwold, J
Sm;h. B yard, Smile, Read, Nichoilon, Van
ReDftilest, and Dickerf0n.
CHhPLhINS
The Hou(e corcprred with The Senate in dc
iermning that two Chap plains IA 'uld De sholen,
of different dcnomin .tions. to oRici4ate altenat-
y, weekly il the two branches.
NEWS PAPFR5 ..
Rsjslvsd-That ealh member be permitted TO
receive, dnringthe fefioo, three NewlPaPe's at
the public exPenie.
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o-o5e " cod" ~ oultiv lnc tbe ear.h III, mads of
i,y,g ras clan aaI l.rple never varying fran ~,
r.hD9oti,I Iu5.rty whth .h4-4 4cr.z.d Wy AAbrs NJ
IN br5 ,udn.a vi ths beginning " .he i44 Ceatury
D,tv totee M his life and th-nI was 10 CRAFTY N.
5r-thrro nns Tn.v aid 5e labGtu.s 20 eocrva mo QUO
~ III IL nl,cs wv wv. ,ovis3r,ia, Sow " or,.b ~
ivy nutr,t,vs porr,ng.r W m,k. III. vas W rsdsr.
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Jcn1s' I2ortlauu a9arine Liz


PORT or RTLAND
FRID41- Dss. IS.
Arrived, brig Nahby, capt, Richard M'dsy' n
days from ST. Vncehss-
Arrived fch0oner Nancy capt Alden, 40 daysNg,u.
BaTltcrre, CuapAlouPe 49, Abour f5 Gays hnds w.
hip Merch ant, capt Dyer Of this port, tron Ko''N
dam beating on the coat
San. dsy-Arryed brig John, capt. Colby 40 O'''
from the Havana.
CoPt Mead, Of thi, port has arrived = AlFun''' I
after flCrt pahAge. 20
The fnow HORIZON, Of Portland, from Poh -
publican, for Philadelphia, lsioA vrH-I aud s-iS'
crew faved.
The lhip Far American, Campbell, a'rv v'., I.
NewyorI on the I7th init Nov I5, was s 49,
Cd by the Griad:r Enghh privateer on 80. Nv
nique, whca C-nt five armsd blacks IA bo'iu' M
lea lied tae CABIN anl PAGrnsers u1hh.' N III.
one IF which lh-y took IS jors, totetasf ~. .' 5as
ticles To The amount VI So JOS. Iaey "H' f,rg
dereG A lady piH.ug-r ID 500 dollars
Of plated ware, and Der p4Gpurt
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-12-28

CERTAIN = event, are they not poo;bi.
q probable y : i nos faf,rto Wi, 4, 81
uenee 27-years and three month lora wa pi
attd'nmsnt-o Of any degree Of popui,s; Y. n Oh.
pr expected May not our a,a''00 es6 NJ
'n''e homogeneous, more psacsable ~. -. W
bic SuPPoie 20 million Of repuSrc. MT, errt
cans thrown all Of a fudden into F. ~ Ann.
wonid oe. the eoodi ion Of than knoso ,s' VIM
would Dc more turbulent, leis hapng7 I I Nd
we may believe that The addition Il II, 'uca.
hon OF foreigners To orr Preient uuob 10y nll.
produce iinllar efFed here "0S's would
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-12-28
THURSDAY, DEC. 70.

The doorkeepsr was authorize to employ an
additional AlIiitant, TWO iervants, and two hor-
rs, during he ffIion; for which be lhall be
allowed five Dollars, Twenty FIVE cents, per
day.
The Senate Informed the Houfs, that they
lad chofen, or heir part. the Rev, DR.. Can't,
as Chaplain The Houfe proceeded OF their
part to tie tls9ion Of Chaplain, when the
Rev Mr.. Pa kngton was choien.
ALIENS
Mr. Mitchell prclened TWO petitions from
ee,tain Alters, reGlng in New york Gate, cora
planning ~ the capitalization law, and praying
Tor redles. Retorred b Co1riiltee q fbs Jgjod.
POST OFFICE
A committee OF feven, wa RATED. to report
what Amendment ave ne eharY 10 the Polt
Office, and P0it Road llws.
R:PO5TS.
/ On motioa of Mr.. S. Smith, Refo'ufion
gas b.ia az tie ia lie, That The Commihes d
Ccmmeret and laaayaa4y.s u d4reGted to rePoFr
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Are thanked for their atreu'loe.--The writer y
Y" @ nwiH, JUN" writes deCeatly and 10 doubt n.
tended wells aui he u AfEed VI Ne does not thiak NJ,
production might be a,ee Cd TO 2nfvsr Better Do
pole
we are Aattered with further obfcrvatens by 4
SPEc .AToR ~ which vii probably appear neu week
CENSOR NIIiPsrcon VIZ umiilon " his ensrs,.
An independent ipirit fhal mark the ceunns " IN.
G4zeue. nut they cannot be Proltuted 70 the pupol
of l.mrllrN.
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GRAND LODGE ee MASSACHUSETTS,.

GRIND LODGE gr MASSACHUSETTS.
On Monday The 4tA inG, at 9aar,sr5 Csumruisa-
toH Of the Grand Loers 81 A14E.byFAs, he following
genremsn were eIeeted and appointed officers for tie
e-lui ng year. viz.
M. W. Br Samuel Dnnp, rfq Grand Afsfr.
Z. ". Br. Joleph Laus hton, DcSpty 9. A4sjlsr.
K W. Dr. jobs Boyle Efq Ssno, G. Wuas".
r. w. Br. llaac Herd Jraior 6. H'lrdsa.
X w Br. Allen Croker. g. Tre.y451-
NJ. Br. John Proctor, Rec5ralgg O. Secretary.
r. W Br. Thaddeas Msfon Harris ConoPoadzg g
2. W. Br Benjamin Ruled 6. Afayi5al. Sceysfayy
w. Amos Lincoln Seaior Q. Deacon.
w. Paul Revere Jun. Junior @. Ds4soR.
Br. Thomas Edmnnd1, / Z S,.z,orA.
Br. John Rilborough, = -
Br. John Green g. Teasr.
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-12-28

A Richmond paper informs, that linte the
peace Whett and Fiesr have f4ile1 rs per cecl.
that Tobacco ha. not fallen, but the laies
have become more dull.
" Never (iays an L1gih agricultural repor,
Cor Oaober lad) was there in Brian 70 widely
extended grow ,h Of wheai and potatoes ii any
former year"
Military guards have lately been ordered 1T
Savannah, in corfequance at i,rous hands Of
feamen p,rading at late hours NJ tight. AID from
large night meetings of ia Is under pretence
OF performing their devotions
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8g De qoaI.


ALBANY DEC. Is
Colonel Pickering's accounts have no PAT
fei every deParrm NJ ct the 4 eAfury, and The
keen eye even Of Mr.. Gelatin, cannot dtcover
one cent due from the l4,e Secretary Pickering,
To the United States.
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-12-28
DECEMBER Q.
THR TREASURY

The Speaker la before the HouCr a letter
from the Secretary Of re TrsaFarJ, with The Re
ceipts and Expenditures Of I8oo.-Which was
referred to the Committee IF WayS and Means
Several private and local petitions were DIFF
pofed Of as uluL
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-12-28

On the 18th inf The dwelling ho1f. occn.,
oy Capt. ISAAC SMITH, Of Canaan, Kr S1up'd
was entrely confumed By ire, with aln5a 49,,
article Of flrnunTe, &c ''s'Y
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-12-28
PORTLAND.
M0NDAr, DECEMBER u

The Taft mails were uncommonly a,,a.
q word from abroad not lyItabrof Not
domettic concerns Thofr, therefor. 'roae on
" % news, good Gews," nun b. f,,i.e M 2 tb'nE
thoie who do not, viii be 70 KIND as to VAN ard
longer. "a'' little
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-12-28
BOSTON, DEC. ~.
cON1fFPCF.

Alet'er from merchant in London TO his
eorefoondent in New.York, received by the
Brothers, dated O6. 20, faYs, " lork(hre
woollen cloths have taken rapid advance in
conlequence Of he great demand for the Span
ilh mari et- Cotton goods have iikewile advan
ced fifteen per cent"
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-12-28

Returns Of votes for Reprerents.iv. c.
Frit Eafern DiAric, have not VT b-es WI. thl
from all the towns. Ut is tl thought M 'crsse Ga
chCitn. ~ e'ss il
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-12-28
ON SOUND.

From publication ID 40 Englifh Magazine
" We 90 NOT ID general reHet how m1ch The
voice " any noiie extend, o. a level. ri tnis
Or FranNo, that ingenious obfervlr of Nature
IL al her operations Informed meofanir1a~cc.
iorne years ago the inhabitants x PHIL " pnia
had a new bel imported from England. n Dr.
der 4 u5ge offs found, th- nell ,gas RATED OF
tridngl, II the great areet ot har city, AMI
0ruck, As il happened, "a a market day when
The people coming II market, were turPriied Il
heari he found Of Dell I greater diR4nce
from lie city than they ever heArI any bell
before. This cIrcumtanc= excited the atten.
lion IF the curious and Il was dir oveIed
that the found If the bell, when Gruck IA The
Arect reached nearly double the diaance It
did when RATED into BE teePle.
Much has been laid and written for and
gaioa the policy Of filing up our couotry with
a population drawn from foreign countries. Mr..
JelIerl5n', leotimenJs on this (ubief, pYblilhct
IN III Notes on Virginia. written At a time when
He Is (uppofed not to have been entanglei il
pa tY All ances, are completely At vari4nce
with rhole exPrehed II his are Mef &c to Con
grels. The following obfervatious are eztraded
from the Not-,," &c.
Are tire no inconveh;enceS to be thrown
into the lc@ic againR he advantage expected
from a multip alton Of numbers by he dn.
portation Of iorei gners It Is for the happiness
of tho(e united in locicty to harmonic as
much a. polible in matters which they muR
Of neceAity rranfaa together. Civil Govern
ment Being the fole o1ea Of forming iocieties,
its adminltration mua be conducted D. com
mon content. Every fpecie. Of Government
has its lpecihc principles Oars perhaps are
more peculiar than th0fe Of any other il the
univer(e. II is competition Of the feet
inciPles Of the Engllh ConaituJion, with 9th.
ers derived from natural right and natural
reaion. To thele nothing can Be more CD.
poled than the maxrns Of ablolute nonArchies,
YET from fich we are 70 expeG the ereateR
number Of emigrants. They will bring with
them the principles Of the governments they
leave, imbibed in their early youth or, II able
to throw hem off, it will b-in exchange for IA
nnboHnded licentioulneIs, palG7g as is uiu H.
from. one t.treme to another. It would BE a
miracle were they to top preciC.y at the
point of temperate liberty. Thefe principles,
with their language, they will tr4u(mit to their
children. In proportion to their numbers lhev
will ihaie with US The le5;il4yiom They iii
infula into it their fpirit, warp and bias its III
Eeoon, and render il heterogeneous incoher.
ent, diitra6ted MATS. | may appeal to expert
ence, during the prelsnt conteR, to- ve-ii-a
ton of thele cOnjeaures. Bur, if they Be uot
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srdtnt prayers krtke prsrrnt ana fure bapPners Of
= members, and betvt that la!l in every fusgion
81 bic, feel mye deep inereasd in their PROPERTY
and that Of Tbs ,efPrStahc n.eul Soclefy over
"hilh Taty 20 worthily preide
ROBERT r. LIVINGSTON,
MARTIN HOFFNAE,
ABRAHAM SKINNER,
PETER IRVING,
PablGedby orasr Of be Grant L~se.
"DANlEI. D. ToMK:llS Craad 5ctyaery.
q Dire. 2, 1901 .
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GlrraIntn.

IN the % inR the Rev. JONATHAN CALEB.
over ,he Church ana Congregational iociety Of Cnsg
I'd tte county cf York.
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At Cape Elizabeth, BIZ tbs R,v Mr.. Gregg Des,a
1ob7 15y av q th's 7own- q Mas. SAY CID, maou
oi Tie late Rev. Mr.. Clark
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have been fold we'll 10 France; bur pauf- il
this onGneE had occurred from the delay Of the
government TO grant French papers to The pur-
chaied eeGlls but i was expetted this diaicnl-
" would foon be removed. The Dednitive
Treaty had not been completed.
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NEw YORK, DEC. is.


PAPT7- SPIRIT.
This h2s been, and PROBABLY VIII continue
to b The bane Of free govrrnm.n'' 70 the end
IF time. The pu luit # wealth and OF ri ser,
IS q powerful 8mulus tn a ly'em contiJu
ted, as hat Of man jniociety, il, II K uneis re
gpia'eI BY alrAoIiY or moderated pr reaea
io1, has The mott fatal tendency to civn Z fen
ton
The p41ions are tie fails NJ human life, and
when Fl ca By the b. T If amhion'or the deEre
IF wealth, are att p hurry tie inc nfjerat-
upon bo,l, or quicsllnds. from which TO po~
r can afterwards relcue them. To ihtfe twn
f-urces are Ne & trace Up the Cream Of Prry
fprit, which, like the Nile, annually overllows
our country. Under government like ours,
where the avenues TO wealth and office are
alike open % ali-where the 5s75k and not
faqis ia4iv;4uaL have he alIatment CT places q
iraa, whi5h conduit to thief: Of Pr9ft, All caadi
diatcy for place will endelvor 70 eoncihdie the goo1
vii; OF the people. Thole who are delti.ute Of
principle, vii f1fter and cyoe them.-They
will remind them Of her (9vsreign authority
Of their 7vijd0m and their qartae OF their love
Of liberty, ant their haired Of tyranny.-Dem-
agogues viii tell the j6versgz P.2bk 70 beware
~ 1eCeIUS' y--p' DtpItft@U i'l~ - - - n
weal-and with profound wildom will inform
them how their afflirs eggh to be condutted.-
In condu3 Ike this, one cannot avoid being
lruck with the resemblance to that ot Jnbk
courier. to an arbitrary depot, or of leducer
Of female Innocence, Whole delisns are the mott
fenlual and abandoned. No man ever F9tfsr5
without an intention Of compeuiating himie'f #
PotIble, for this act Of felf-humiiation, b iome
real or imaginary good in view; and f the Peo-
PIE at large, had as much difcernment as they
have Of bonea we'll meaning integrity, they
would lurpea ard fcorn ,hofe narrow minded,
intercted hunters after popularity, Whole real
otjt6t Is 20 Jsrse bsmfves, and not The bsepls. 70
whom they prefer +" toe 55alage Of their high
reipea and confederation"
BOSTON, DEC. Y,
FROM FRANCE
Captains Brown and Appleton, have arriv.
Cd n town. They came paHengers in the brig
Nancy, which arrived at Sagg-harb or L. :.
on Tuefday laf, 38 days flom Bordeaux
An armament has been preparing defined a.
gaina st Domingo. 1t was faid 4o,Coo men
were to be embarked, and a report, prevailed
that friglte had been difpatched for the Uni
Ted States 10 contraa FOR fupplies, and 70 inform
that St Domingo would be oonGiered in a
kate Of blockade Several American vsGels
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- For 4ASVsr4lf1snh, az 11yasgaaroar Arfbk,. !
S-Pp.s1asat,
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An eHimate Of The good tbiugs confumed ii
New England, on Thanksgiving day-the
number Of families about ago, COO.
A turkey or gooie to every two
families lz5 COO
Two pair Of chickens to family
and par lor chicken Pisto ''-eo'0o0
each family 5oo,oso
Roaned Pigs, FAY 10000
Pumpkin pies, at lean ten to a "a oooco
mily 1100'''o0
Apple do. and tartan equal mum
Der 100000
To thefe fhould Be added roam beef joints III
pork or mutton and many lmsll dithe. o-cai n
ally u.ed, but not reducible To far eltimate.
Il is prefuned that if turkeys, gtef-, and
chickens could lpeak, they would turn iaeooirs
ana join the Rhode Ilind AGcinbly, II rejea.
ing the obfervaace Of day - fatal q their
yra IN q, Can. Advf1
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FROM GAUDALOUPE-Nap, i

Capt. Waterman, lately arrived at Gauda-
lou2e, fiom New York, and who carried about
eighty Of he former inhabitants OF that 1and,
as pafengers informs, that in the late revolt
there, no blood was hed; that he was viiIed
BY the new mulatto Governor, to welcome his
countrymen home to whom ne Pronnifed pro-
te6ion, and the rector alton at their former pro.
perty. He alfo informs, that the Anne lean
flag is treated with great relPe9 BY the new
0lack power, that be-"
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4 Wet Nnr3e Wanted.

A HEALTHY young woman, who can
be well recommended, and who will un.-
dertaSe to iuckle a child at the parents
houie, will meet with liberal encourage
ment, by applying to the printers hereof.
George Town, February Q. at
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CongreS Of the United States.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES..
WEDNESDAY, January FL.
S E D I T / O N L A w.
debate continued.)
f7oZ/e ix co1umittee-Mr. Morris liz the
ebair.
MIR. Otis Eaid that when the gentleman
from Pennsylvania MIR. Gallatin) who
had laft rilen, contended that the law which
the reiolution intended to revive, pro-
vided for the punifhment of opinions, as
well as Of actions, he ipoke a language
quite unintelligible to him. This 7enti-
ment had been often repeated, and he would
teit Its foundnefs, by an appeal to the gen
tleman himielf. Would that gentleman,
however unfavourable his opinions may
be OF the administration Of this country,
content to adopt any of the methods def
cIlbed IN the act to express his cenlure
Would not he, or any other gentleman of
his party, blufh and be aihamed to publifh
a writing, falfe, icandalous and malicious
lie prefnmed the anfwer mutt be affirma-
tive. Yet that gentleman would not and
did not f1efitate to declare opinions, inju-
ricus to the government he was not afraid
to express any ientiments which he enter
tanned upon this fubject, without an idea
OF mourning the penalties Of this act. This
then, Mr.. Otis contended, wasa fair fand-
ard to try the meaning and extent of the
proviiions in this act, and to thew that they
did not apply to matters Of opinion. Cafes
indeed might poHibly arite in which the
mere forms of expecting opinions might
be adopted as the difguife Of an intended
libel. A man might choole to think every
thing that:is infamous and atrocious, and to
publiih his thoughts without fact to juf-
tify them. In other words, poiitive after
lions might be conveyed under the anumed
form Of opinions, to evade the law. In
thefe cafes his cunning ought not to ferve
for his protection, but fill the law did not
refrain free invefigation, nor even the
mott acrimonious centuries of the meafures
of government, unlefs they are falfhoods
direct, fcandalous and malicious.
MIR. Otis profeHed his admiration at
the dexterity with which the opponents Of
the refolution had contrivcd to lhift the
burden of proof from their own ihoulders,
to thofe of its friends, by leading them In
lenibly into a difcuflion of the original
merits Of the meafure. He underfood it to
be an agreed point in the frf fage Of the
debate, to wave all argument in relation
to the conffitutionality Of the act, and
imply to conider its expediency. But
this ground is changed by degrees, and
principles and arguments which have been
frequently canvaHed to the bottom, are
once more brought into view. TIc did
not however, feel it incumbent on him to
follow gentlemen upon this ground. He
would not at this time of day permit him.
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1t was fuficient for him, that on former
occaiio MS he had not fhrunk from this dill.
cutiion. 1t was iuflicient for him, that a
glance at the contribution demonstrated It's
powers to extend to all cafes in law and
equity, ariiing under the contribution, and
that this word, law, intends the common
law, without which whole phraies, as well
as many technical terms contained in that
lnitrument, mutt remain deHitute of inter I
probation. But above all it was fufiici-':
Gent anfwer on this location, that the!
wiidom of former Legislature, competed
OF majority of the prefent members, after
great elaboration, had adopted this law,
as fate guard againR the rapid progrefs
ofan unparalleled licentiouinefs which threat
ened the fubverGon Of the contribution.
When it is conhdered, farther, that this
houie has in two inftances affirmed the con-
ftitutionality of this mott falutary law;
once by rejecting reiolutiou to repeal it,
and once by fanetioning the judgment of
court, in the cafe Of the member from Yer
mont; was it reafonable to expect that
majority would be formed ready to aban-
don doctrine to which they had with
iuch iolemnity iubfcribed their af1ent!
For theie reaions (faid Mr.. Otis) we
are acquitted from all obligation to juaify
the ACT upon the principles which gave it
birth, and in my turn call on gentlemen
to prove the mifchiefs and grievances
which have 1prung from it. Let them
thew that it has been uled as an initrument
of opprenion, and the fcourge of limo
cence. Let them demonitrate its inexpe-
diency from the practice that has arilen
under it, and if they fucceed in this at
tempt, then indeed witha good counte-
nance they may call on us to refcind it.,
What then are the miichievous confe
quences that have refulted from this act
What are the abuies which are incident to
It's operation?
Two arguments are principally relied
on by the gentlemen from Virginia and
Pennsylvania. They contend that there
exiitsa moral incompetency in our fe-
deral courts to decide cauies of this de-
icription with impartiality ;and again they
fay with the gentleman from Maryland
that the law has been executed with rigor.
But why are the judges Of the federal
courts disqualified to decide upon cafes of
this nature 1t is anfwered that they
owe their appointments to the prefident,
and are naturally inclined to fupport the
fidc that may be fuppoied mott congcnisl
with his feelings and interehs. In vain
we reply to this fuggeRion, that although
the PRECEDENT appoints the judge, yet the
tenure of his Office is perfectly independent
and his falary permanent. This is true,
fay gentlemen, but he may be candidate
for the Office of chief juaice or for TO-
reign milton. Now it happens unfortu.
nately for this argument, that not one
Of the judges who has yet prefded ia tria
tor libel has been either prompted e
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