Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1802-03-13


ed 70 the Hoaie of Representatives. TOT anfal-
~<sS ? According 70 your own Rstcment, u
xas y crude ,undiseaed fyftem--it was schild OF
fuch diAorted features, that You was Obliged to
watch il like godfather. ia its csadle-you was
afraid 10 uua it OUT Of yorr hands--you dan
lied il 90 your knccs. and could NOT fruh = 10
walk into anothef room, LETT u fhooh penih In
ito progrcE. Can any man be 10 fooliih a. 70
shiok, thar y aem 70 inco,npieaf in its hbri-
cation, 70 weak 10 is competition, and 70 abhor-
rent even 20 thofc who gave it cxiacnce, ihSs.d
he .hs "waf Of brafs"' TO f.cure the freedom,
foverrignty snd independcpcc Of our country.
This wonderful project was maturcd with preci-
pifation, and organized at moment, when the
agents themfeIves we're undcr che tfongeR parox-
ilms Of shcir own difioluton being fact,
how is il poffblc thar the welfare, pTofperity and
bappincf, of the United States fhould be fufpcnd-
ed on fuch trail. incoherent and undigcasd
fyfem. fe
IL is diverting TO obleve the psthos Of Mr..
Morris, when he exclaims. /" if we loie tbb char
ter, never, never, fhall we get another"
would enquire, honorable Gr, what Charter
Do you calf this Judiciary ,Att cHAarER,
which IL we Iofe, we 90 never, never = can renew!
What mighty b,on do we Obtain by the adop-
ti6n What valuable requirements are iccured
to the People by this haay performance Will
numerous body Of judges. with all the expcn-
ces attending their appointment, be confdercd
Ca Charter" 70 valuable. that IL Te ioie il, the
los viii be imeparablel The citizens believe.
will never confidcr il 70 eIenral TO their happi-
ncls, as to bemosn It's annihilation more efpeci-
ally, when they know, that by repeating this act,
We are reRorcd TO the fame fyaem, under which
government proceeded during the administration
Of fWAsAINcr cros. By difmiaing your phalaux
Of lodges, we reaore the old order of things.
add if we we're able to obtain juitice under the
benign sdminiararion Of our Fra Pre6den;,
why do you prefame TO predict diff ,lution of
the Contribution, when we arc delrous Of giving
the Zane energy TO the Judiciary as was expo
ricnced under him !
" Away. away, with all the(e dcrogatory
fuppofitions." make yourielvcs eafy, Honora-
bic Sir--If Wafhington was able TO puriue the
great purpoics Of government under the former
iyacm, i,it not the highea prefumption to iup
pofe that il will nor now anfwer Even Mr..
Adams had no other Judiciary, than what is
now propoied d--nether could he need more.
Were NOT the former Judges folly competent TO
enforce the Scditioo Lawf Did he find in any
ono inaancc, thar the Judges were fehcicnt in
executing every Federal mandate We're not
III: courts of Law prompt in their dcciiions 70
ala every mcaiurc which bore the feature Of
Executive patronage Did Judge Bee want any
Judges under the former adminiRration were
preachers Of the glad tidings OF Prehdcniial in-
fallibility, in every part OF the Union. Pro-
duce. Sit. one cafe. wherein the government
was embarraiIed from the delinquency of the
Judges II the Judiciary were lhsn adequate
10 all federal purpoies, why are they now deh-
cicot If Mr.. Adams could profrcute his mea.
fures under the old caabli (hmen., why are you
to fuppofc that Mr.. Jcffedon is not equal to the
fame undertaking Why fhould MIR. Adams on
tho night Of his diIolution, win to force ON his
fucccaor more cxtravag,nt Judiciary than he
himfelf had maintained Was it juR, that Mr..
JeHerfon Mould be ncumbered with fupernume-
rary Judges. and thereby bring his adminifra.
tiun into diffepute by an additional, cxpence
Why mould the wheels Of governmcpt be 81 g.
ged with new fyeem Of Judiciary, at the mo-
mcnt Mr.. JcGcrfon was introduced into office {
Why did Mr.. Adams fuppofe, that his foccedor
could not profccute the buinefs Of the govern
mcnt with the fame number OF Judges a. were
thought competent from the fiiR cAabli.hmen.
Of the ConAitution 1t mua rather appear
oficious in Mr.. Adams to create iupernunc-
rary body of Judges. az the moment he was
leaving his Office, and when in all probability
the bu6nefs was dccreadng. II is fomewhat
6mias to mans placing numbes OF tenants
in houie after the expiration Of his leafe, and
Prcfnmins to give them psrnHssf reiidence,
without the advice or content Of the real owner.
Mr. Morris exhibiu fuch an enshu6aeic
frenzy in the debate. that he appears rather like
an infatuated preacher, than deliberate Sena-
tor. The epithes are moro expreiIiyc OF fana-
ticifm than Iefetsion. In oae inhsnce, he re-
prsfsnss himfclf in the Rrong muicular petition
Of Ajax, throwing fhicld TO defend the Judi.
cisSy. and with Herculian vigor bulldog
wall OF bssfs around it--!but after all his excr.
ton in welding his thield and building bis wall,
he declares, 80 he Is too syssk to defend the ram
parts agsinA the hoh Of alailsnss." He how
ever feens determined to parfue his enterprise,
for i he fails ia military srdor, or cannot embo-
dy men enough for perfonal con6ita. he pro-
pofcs 10 mount the ramparss and with che ut
nolt vocifcrasion call to his sAiRance the good
fcnfc. virtue ard patrioti(m Of his opponents.'
The Honorable Gcn,lenan mua have q lad talk
10 perform in this fimasioa--his fhicld thrown
away, the ramparts of his brafs wall totally de-
irncclefs. while this modern Ajax Is mounted on