Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-02-08

charge CT the committee.
Mr. Anderfon faid, as he was one
Of the fslea committee he thought it
Ills duty TO inform the iioule, thar Oh
his making enquiry, he found it had heen
determined by the committee to a6mic
of no amendments to the fyfem ,has
were not connected wi,ha p!ovifon fox
the judges. This tatt would enable tie
f:1are % judge what PROJECT there was
OF report that would be Satisfactory to
I; them.
Mr.. Dayton conteaed the fact, and de-
! cEsrca, that though one Of The committee
ne had 10 reGoiie ,ion OF it.
Mr.. Dayton then went fomewhat at
| large int the fubjs:t OF reference.
Mr.. Anterf,n replied.
! M. Tracy obferved, that in lis OPT
| Mon, few committees had been RATED Tor
more mrortant purpoies than thu, now
p:opoied to b. d,lcharged it had been
RATED fox the purpoEe OF conGdering and
reporting luch amendments as it would be
cxpedient to make to the whole judiciary
fylteln OF the United States. they had
Ia but ihort time; too Ihort, he con-
-ceived to &c prepared TO decide Oil the OBJ
jets for which they were appointed, with
futhcient deliberation and maturity Of
thought. What l;gh, has been lhed upon
the lunjea Gnce their appointment to alter
the courfe OF proceeding marked out by
conieiutional najor;sy'of the ienase If
proper then, is it no, equally proper nov
to ain at plan Of accommodation! No
new arguments have been urged. Are
gentlemen determined at all events NOT
10 change their opinions? ihs wcasd
be improper. Daily inltances occur, he
hoped they Away. would occur, and he
was fuse they would occur in proportion
to OF, defire of imbibing correct truths,
If altering oar opinions. II will be re-
collected what fell from the chair on that
memorable DAY, that if the objest of gen.
item o appeared to be delay, is would not
W permitted; but when the ioule was
aieely balanced, it was dsGrab!e TO give
A. opp,rsun;ty to thole who deiired to
cev,t.: plan OF accommodation.
Are genslsnen Gnccrcly for making the
plan AS me sceptionabIe as Po:io.e ! They
nay nave their wlihes grss.hed, BY CIV
ing an opportunity Of inYrovlng it, and
then, if our amendments are nor agree
able to them, they may rejeet them.
MIR. Tracy faid, he voted for the act
OF the laa feGi,n, becaufe he thought it
a good one; he till thought it 70; brs
he declared, that for the good ofhis COM
try, he would lcr.tice all his pride CT O.
pinion, and immediate it unheitat;ng!y
whenever that good required it. Is net
prudence and caution pre-. emaent!y re-
CURED at this time! Does not he !a,e OF
partles-for parties there are-requirc
thar we thould heal, inlesi IF irr,tat-
ing their wounds. If in this body to-day,
one party adopts particular mcclure,
and .to-morrow another party by accident
dearoys it, what would be thought Of
our proceedings Was this the digniied
mode in which iegilation 1'ouid g. an?
he was fure gentlemen would not ~ ..elr
hearts FAY f..
Mr.. Morris fpoke againa the mosic'
MIR. Baldwin faid, that from the iub-
ject as it now food before the Senate, he
was dilpofad to vote for the diicharge Of
the committee, and that the Senate fhould
itfelf proceed and 6nifh the buinefs.--
His rea(on was that his own mind was
made up to come to deeiGon on the main
queaion, which has been for a month
under dilcufion; and he had no reafon but to
believe that this was the cafe with tie
other members Of TIE Senate. He al(o
thought there could not be expected more
favorable moment to come to lair and
proper deciGon. He hoped he thould ne
yer be in any legislative aGembly il which
it would not be his win to have the ac,u-
al majority Of both branches of the le~
g;l ,turc make the laws and decide ali le-
gilAtive queaions. /. would give him