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SUPREME COURT OF THE UNIT.
Ed STATES.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER IS.

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNIT
Ed STATES.
Mr.. Lee yeferday moved the Court for
rule to thew caoie Why a Mandamus
hou!d not iilue to James Madifon, Eiq.
Secretary of State, commanding him to
give the commiaions of juRice OF the peace
TO William Marbury, Dennis Ram:ay,
R. 7. Hooe and William Harper, which
had been depodted in his Office by order OF
the Proficient of the United States, for
the parpole being recorded and forward
ed to them.
The aa Of Congrels affirming jurildic.
ticn over the territory OF Columbia, paf-
fed at the laft ieiion, directs that number
Of jua;ces of the peace fhould be appointed
by the PRECEDENT by and with the advice
and content of the Senatc-Mr. Adams in
purlaance thereof nominated a number Of
perions as yuit;ces of the peace for the coun-
ties Of Warrington ard Alexandria,
which compoies the diarit of Columbia
The nominations were ratlhed by the Sc
nate, commifions accordingly made out,
and molt if not all Of them 6gned by the
Prefdent, among which it is Rated were
thoie to the perions above named, and iept
to the Office OF the Secretary OF State, as
is uiual in fuch cafes, to be recorded and
forwarded to the per!ons to whom they
were ref pcftively directed. From the prels
of bu6aefs which is r!ual at the ,clo{e of
every FELTON, of Consrefs, and which va
riesy of caal:s made particularly 70 at the
lat FELTON,, the attention of the Secretary
and che clerks was engaged by more in
portant concerns, the commiilons were ne
elected for leveral days, and were at length
abandoned to the honor aid integrity of
the new naturalization. The appoint
ments were in the mean time publsihsd in
the papers.
1t isiAid that it was among the hra ATS
Of the new PRECEDENT, to fop the iGang of
all comm!!lions from the Office.
We iorbear making any remarks, or en-
terlng more into detail until the fopreme
court have accedcd to the above motion,
which 1t is expected will be to-day.
NUT. Fed.
WHETHER the light of Reafon and
Phi.oiophy ma!t refeinblss the meridian
fPlendcr of the fun, or the deluive glim-
mer OF an ignis .tafax;, is queAion which
has given rife to much controversy. The
men who have boailsd mott of baking in
the ianshine for rather noox: Gne J Of Rea-
ion, and who have the mott ttrenuouly
contended that the refraints of law and
religion are unneeeHary to make men viz
tuous and honee, are ETHAN ALLEN, the
At6ejR, ToM PAINE, the DEP, ard A.
BRAHAM Bishop, ia. do. Bot, unfortu-
| nately FIR theis men, their e7nau5 has Civ
! en- the lie dirsa to their theories; and has
proved inconsefably that when man once
divetts himieif of the fear and controul of
God and the law, he defends to grade of
being, bat little, if any, elevated above
the brute creation.
But let US flop reaIening moment, and
attend soa ihort fory -
A gentleman was travelling alone for
! the benefit of his health in frange part
| of the country, when, quite Unexpectedly,
| two roads pre!ented themfelyes 10 his view
the one rugged, but much trodaen-
the other fmooth and even, bnt exhibiting
fcarceiy the trace Of a foo,fep. While
he was bordering which of the roads to
| prefer, three other travellers made their
appearance from the untrodden path, az
in knocking plight. --their carriages
broken---their horEes lame, and themlelves
ragged and covered with dirt. The gen
tlenan anxiou1y enquired which of the
roads would afford him the moa epnfo.,