Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1802-03-20

public beiling.--Shortly after this event, an In
dian war fprang up, he would not fay by what
means; in confequence of which an army was
added to the lit of patronage; the Algerines
commenced predatory war upon the commerce
of the United States, and ihrnce navy formed
new item of patronage. Taxes became necef-
fairy to meet the expences of ths fyftem, and an
arrangement Of internal taxes, an excite, &c. SC.
fill fwelled the liz of patronage. Bot the cir
cumaance which mott favored this " TEN. was
the breaking out of 4 tremendous and unprece-
dented war in thoie countries OF Europe with
which The United States had the mott intimate
relations. The feelings and iympathies Of the
people of the United States were 70 Rronely at
traeted by the tremendous fcenes exiting there;
thar they conhdered their own internal concerns
in iecondary point OF view. After variable
conduit had been pufiued by the United States
in relation to theie events, the dcpredations
committed upon commerce and the excitcments
produced thereby, enabled the administration TO
indulge themfelves in more deciise courie, and
they at once pnihcd forward the people TO the
X. Y. Il. of their political alphabet. before they
had well learned and undeifood the A. B. C. of
the principles OF the standardization.
Armies and navies were raned, and vari-
ETY. of other fchemes of expence were adopted,
which placed the administration in the embarra!-
hng predicament, either TO violate their faith
with their public creditors, or TO rcfort to new
taxes. The latter alternative was preferred, ac-
companied with other arong coercive mea!ures
TO enforce obedience. A land tax was laid for
1900 900 of dollars. This mcafure awakened
ihook to the foundation all thofe federal famparts
.rL.ch hal r.o.. II f.
ty, and erected around the executive with 70
much expence and labour. Another Giro n
fance peculiarly favorable to the advocates of
executive patronage was. that during the two
hrR preGdcntial terms, the chief executive ma
CITRATE poaened greater degree of popularity
and the confidence of the people than ever was.
or perhaps ever will be. again attached TO the
perfon occupying that digni6ed Assion. The
general difquietude, which manifefted itlek in
confequence of thcie enterpri6ng meafures. IN
the year 300, induced the federal party 10 ap-
prehend. that they had pufhcd their principles too
far, and they began oenctain doubs OF the feiult
OF tho preidcntial election, which was approach
hing In thisRate of ,hingsit was natural for them
tolook out for fome department otthe government
in which they could ntrench themielves in the
event OF an unfaccefsful iue in the election; aud
coatinue tofuppart thoie fayortc principles OF IT.
responsibility, which they could never content TO
abandon. The judiciary departsIcnt OF couric,
prefsated ilelt as bcf fitted for their Object, not
only becanfe it was already filed with men,, who
had manisettcd the moit indecorous zeal in favor
Of their principles, bur becauie they held their
Offices by indefinite tenufes, we're not iubjcet TO
periodical appointments, and of courlc were fur
ther removed from any rcfponhbili,y TO the peo-
Die, than either Of the other departments. Ac-
cordingly on the nth of March 1900, bill for
the more convenient organisation Of the courts
of the United States was preiented TO the houfe
of representatives. This bill appears to have
had for its objects, 1T, the gradual demolition
of the fate courts by enereafng the number.
and extending the jurifdietion OF the federal
courts. zd, To afford additional protection TO
the principles of the then exiting adminifration
BY creating new corps OF judges ot concurring
political opinions. This bill however was NOT
paGed into law during that fefiion Of congfefs,
perhaps from an appreciation, that il would
tend 10 encreafe the diiquietudcs which other
mesfures had before excited, and therefore oper-
ate unfayorably to the approaching prcGdential
elssiion. At the next fefiion after the refur of
the election was afcertained, the bill. after bav.
pafIed into the Law nov uader difcufion. This
law, il is now fsid, il inviolable and irrspeala-
bic. Ii Is fsid, the independence of the judges
will be thereby immolstsd. Yes, FIR, this law
Is now conidered az the Enefuary of the prin-
eiple, Of the lat administration. and the tenures
Of the Judges ss the horns OF inviolabiity within
that fanefuary. He faid, we are now called up
on TO rally round the contribution as the ark Of
our political fafety. Gentlemen, difcarding al
sene,alifing expredions. and the fpirt Of the in
arumens, tie down all contribution to the hrid
letter of the confituticn. He faid il gave him
great pIeafuse to meet gentlemen on this ground (;
i and the more 70, becaaie he had long been in
the habit Of hearing very different language from
the fame gentlemen. lie had long beer in the
habit Of hearing the fans gentlemen fpeak Of the
exprefions Of sihc common defence and gener-
Al welfare" az the only valuable part OF the
eosaitotioo, that they were foficieut to obliser-
ate all the fpcc6csiions and iimifatonso OF power.
That the contribution was mere nofe Of wax,
yielding to every imprefhon IL received. That
every /" opening WEDGE" which was driven in-