Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-04-30

~ wv .onititutiOn is ~
from implication. This is no, q se's
fir, we require no ingenuity, M Mq
no metaphyfcal diaintatiion,, to - H.. ,oPhllt9
in our contribution. We rehs s'' sa
plain meaning Of the words Of \. ID
tuition. Knowing the con};tp,; =, Conf Y.
contain sae feeds its difEoIu,i;o ,' s'l
II contain articles liable to an5;oa;.,a' asaI
convention cautiou1y avoided e s'Iht /
they iclected as plain words !, y !
our language to repreien, their ia. s1a
of having al independent judic;;,,v" ',
uied words that are inteIlig ibIe = !, ~
every capacity. Let Us read ,b sas
The Judges both of the fupren. , :,
fcrior courts, iilall hold their o,l; :.
ing good behavior Tlleic are th.s
Of the contribution, and what wo,,' 'Ha
could have been found more exprel !
uaequivocal in their meaning l as
fuppofe, Mr.. Chairman, ,aa, ;na.,s',
being the Legislature, and inaead sft,.
Ing the contribution before IS upoD n,
and las in the cafe I fcaf) bein, ~, Ss
to fign its death warrant, we a y,s
convention called BY the people to e.,
a contribution, that we had determine
etablifh al independent judiciary
have judges removable only by irnp,,s
ment-that haring decided this psiact
it was referred 70 a comn,is,e. to dnE
c.arie coatormaoiy to the idea ofhuis
the judicial entirely independent efG|
executive sad Legislative power, and nj
this iefyice was ALIGNED to the, hon,nb
gentleman from Virginia (Mr. GIs
could his ingenuity, could his kpoHla,l
OF Our language, fisnilh words TO rsr:I
ient the intention OF having an indsnl
dent Judiciary, more appropriate, nn1
unequiyocal, more familiar-,han ID
words ufed by the coayeation, and Wild |
| have jult reads
They ase explicit, fimple, uaquaii4;
and at the fame time, imperative. Th|
understanding Of the convention, Of Il
fates, ard of the people at large was, ta|
our judiciary lAould be indepcndsa,-
They deemed this coaaitutional chekd|
lentiai TO the duration Of the goysnntai
and until the fourth day oflaa Mad 1
believe the judiciary was confd:rsd ai
cred. Tie fate governments, and d
,eople and thc friends OF orr federal uaia
-eyerenced it as tie fortress and ak
heir Eafeiy.
While this fhield remains, il will 4
diaicalt to ai.iolve TIE ties which aaNn
bind the itates roge,her. As long as ID /
renliins to the people, they ai |
lot be liable 70 r,uch OF permanent
oseiiion. The government may be
with ;ndilcretion, aid vii
violence Offices may be beaowed eIAl
lively upon saofe who have no Other GF1 |
han thar Of carrying votes at cls:tl0a- |
he commerce Of our country MAY BE- al
,rea4d by noni,nical theories, and Plai
credit may fnfer -frem bad ia.entos~
,lt 70 long as we have an independently.
'iciary, the great inscsaes Of the PT
will be Ea.es. Neither the Prehdsnt,
.e legiaature cao violate their ccnls'.
ional rights. ANY zach attempt WOW
,e checked by the Judges who are deasn
y the contribution 70 keep the dia''I
branches Of the government within !
pheres Of their REFLECTIVE orbits, an' az
= .kbr
hus far Gthall you legiilate and no 'af o.
Leave 10 the people an independen'lD,
larry, and they will prove that nl 4
.apable Of governing himfslf--shei ~
,e faved from what has been me !" n
Ill other republics, and they vA'
prove tie petition that governments !" aI
form cannon endure ~.
lope from the promifes made BY aHS M;
orable gentleman from Virginia, - :,
1ilesN on former occafon, wNn -, b
tempted TO poitpone this bill, -. p d.
would have given it an unimpaiileoAss; ar
Gderarion-if it were pofible fOI ~