Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1802-02-08

tauVes CT this however an NOT confdent-bu ! re-
collect il printed and the members OF both houeI
had il before them-and The iah ieihon with tome
alterations and amendments, it enactcd into law
Ibeieve al parties wlhed for Tcvhon and mtndment
Of the fyltem, in efpe6 crime courts; the differ
of opinion was principally this; iomc tuppoed an
increafc Of the Judge Of the iupreme Of iuch
number, would render the duties OF the circuit pTac-
ticable for them and provided for the completion OF
bulintis, would be the belt amendment and others
thought the law, it Paled, was preferable
acknowledge, that 10 celebrating upon this
fubject, we always aiiumed the principle, that the
tfablilhment Of courts was important to protect
the rights of the people ; We did not fear 40 army
ofjudges, as has been limited by the gentlemen who
was lar up (Mr. Jackfon.) In this opinion we
might Be mitaken, but We were hOneR ia our pro
iefiOus although lome believed, that more OF the
buinefs 0fihe u. S., might BE- coni6ed TO the fate
courts yet il is not withia my recollection, that
the Quetion was ConhdeTed in any mraiure party
que,tIon. | am confident, that at the ieil9n OF
1900, and for long time before that, the friends
OF this law, which eventually Padtd lah winter,
could not, nor did not, contemplate any change OF
sdmnfGtion rryiiiOn Of the fyltem was long
lutjtct # deberat ion we believed an Increaie
of circuit judges, TO the Eumber Tequihte TO per
hrm the duties, would be an inCOnVtnlent increaS
of the fupreme court; and thong It was dehrable
for he judges Of the upreme court TO fec the Pto-
pie and be ften of them, yet, the preference was
given TO the lyitem now prOPoird 10 BE- repealed.
W. fHppoled it would be evil To increate the
number ofjudges OF the tuPreme court to 70, IS or
~. A court which is TO at together, ihOuld not
be numerous: on this fubirtf ali men have agreed
here may be danger of al & an army Of judges" as
the gentleman iays for although IN Grtat Britain
the twelve judges are iometimes called 70 give an
opinion I; yet no man will feel equal confidence "a
n tribunal of iudees for the buhnefs Of court,
eonliting Of nanv. as of few; from three to FIVE,
the good Cn(e and experience of all natiops has de-
elsIed 70 be about the orOntr ounber: and We
thoupht il Conducive TO the general good, TO eAAb
lin tribunals in fuch manner, a. to carry iuRice 10
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