The recorder, or, Lady's and gentleman's miscellany. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1801-1802, 1802-02-27

ats Ioid, mat icy are tnc Legitimate lourCes
from which the citizen is 10 derie protection
Their judges are, iappoie, % enforce our
laws Judges appointed by fate authority,
(uppertcd by Rate falaries, and looking Sor pro-
moticn 70 Rate influence, OF dependent upon
fate party. There are fofns honorable gen.
tlemen now prefent, who AT in the conven-
ZION which formed this contribution, ! appeal
to their recollection, have theynot teen the
time when the fate OF America was iufpcndet
by hair; my life for K, if another convcn-
ton be attended, they will part without do
ing any thing. Never III he Row of time
was there a moment 20 proprcious, as that IN
which the convention aiicmblcd. The itases
had been convinced by melancholy experience,
how inadequate they were 70 >he management
of our NATIONAL concerns. he paiiions of
the people were lulled 70 fecp--Staee pride
Aumbered--~the contribution was prospulga-
ted---and then 1t awokS; andoppoiition was
formed -.but it was vain. ! ne people OF
America bound the ftateS DOWN by this com
pa6t.
One great proviiion of the contribution,
proviiion, that exhibited tire sfubliine fpec-
tacle of great Rate bowling before the tribe
nal Of iuitice, is gone Another great hulwsrI
is now 70 b. removed, \ on are told, YOU
,,,ua look 70 the aates for psoteGton; your
internal revenues are 30 be Swept away:
your fole reliance nuf reft upon commercial
duties---In this reliance YOU will be deceived.
Bus what is TO be the eject of all thete
chsnsesf am afraid TO iaY---f wall leaye il
to che feelings and conlcences % gentlemen.
Bur remember, the moment his union is diff
folved, we f1all no longer Nc governed by
votes.
Examine The annals Of hitory, look INTO
the records OF time, fee wbat ms been che ruiz,
Of every republic? The vile lore of b9baia7rfy
the;r greasett enemy to fave hem from them,
iclyes. What caufcd the r.in of the repub-
lies OF Greece and Rome? D'magogues, who
by Aattery gained the aid of be populace to
ettablifh defpotiiIn. But s yoi viii ihut your
eyes TO tbs light Of hjlJory, aid your ears to
the voice OF expericnce--iee & lcait what h2s
happened in your own tlmo- In 1859, il
w4ssno longer doubt with enlightened hatef
men, what would be the even Of the French
revolution; before the hht q January 15oo,
the only gueltlen was, Fhc would become
the depot. The word Iibery, indeed, from
that Gay TO this, had been founded in our ears,
but never had any real exitencc; there is
nothing left but the wofd.
w G are now about to yiolde the conR;+,-
ton. Oncc touch with unlallowed hands;
facri5ioe but ore Ok is proyifi,ns, and we are
gone. We commit the fatcof America &c
thl mercy of time and chance.
hops the honorable gen,Imsn from Ma
ryiand will pardon me-, if from the lection of
TIE law which he has sized, deduce an infer.
ence dlanicrricall oppofte o THAI for which
he has contended. He has told us, that The
lat congreis7i in reducing tbs judges OF Tie ia
Prerc court rom IL TO i've, have excrcifed
the riSh- which IS uow to DC ufed, and made
Legislative contribution Of this clauf. in the
conitlturion.' But look at the iar1. II de-
c!ares that this reduction fall not be made.
unit by death or reiignation Only FIVE iudqes
ihail remain. / hus, III the very nlonlenr
when they exprefsthe opinion that five iudres
are Iuihcienf, they acknowledge their incoG1-
potency to remove the Gxth i,dge, and thereby
make tbele giAarive declaration, that they had
NOT the right now contendcd for.
Mr.. Morris here noticed ioac other re-
marks which had fallen frob, the gentleman
from Maryland, (Ndt. Wright on the COR
itrl5tion Of the contributions. But, as fhev are
tubltAntially compriied in the preceding fate
menr, we omit theu.1
He concluded rccap;tuIating his araa-
ments. A contract, iajd he, is made between
the governments and the iudge---Th prefdeDt
appoifts--T he Legislature Gxes his hilary
He accepts tire Office. ! he contra6f is CON
pete, He is then under the protection OF III
contribution, which neither Che prefidcnt nor
ccongEeis can infringe. lie contract is a
ioirFrfn ore Can you giQ{@te.it IF youcsu,
you may throw this contribution into the
Hames---lt is gone; il IS dead.
Fba@ 5fsn 3cfgned h let M1 Jbfttb bojc o.
@e' tANs8t SGfW6ny, roitlsnt rfa,erk5. Bur,
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