Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-03-13

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I / nov come, Mr.. Chairman, TO exa-
mine the changes which were made BY
the late law. This iubjee has not been
correctly uuderaood. Ishas every where
been erloneou1y sepfeen,ed. ! hate
heard much laid about the additional
courts created BY the ats Of lalf ieAion.
I perceive them fpoken Of in the Pref
dents measge. In the face OF this
high ssthoity, undertake to Fate,
thai no additional cooit was eitablilhM
by that Law. Under the former aeda
there wa, one Supreme Court, and there
is but on. now. There were frventech
dihriet courts, and there are no more
now. There was circuit court held
IN each dihria, and fuch is the cafe at pre-
!ent. Some Of the diffia judges are
dfeded TO hold their courts az new Aa-
ces, bat there is It'll in each diffiA but
one diitriet court. What, fir, has been
tonei The unnatural alliance between
he fupreme and difritt Courts has been
n.vered, bu. the jurifaiAion IF both
.hefe courts remains untouched. The
over or aushotify Of let;fer Of them
ias been augmented or diminilhed. The
juri(aieaioa Of the circuit court has been
extended to the cognizance Of debts Of no
dollars, andthis Is Che only material change
IN tue power Of chat court. The ehief o.
perasion Of the late Law is anew organiza-
don Ofsks circuit coufss. To avoid the
evils Of the former plsn, Il became neceda-
~ to create new corps of judges. II
was confdered that the fopreme court
ought to be Rasionary and TO have no
with tie judges over whole
lentences they haG an appellate jur'idic-
ton.
70 have formed circuit court out Of
the difriet Judges, would have allowed no
court Of appeal from the diftriA coors, ex-
rept the fupreme court, which would have
been attended with great inconvenience.
Blu, thisfcheme was oppoled By Gill gfea-
ter difficulty. In mn, diffitts the duties
IF the Judge require daily attention. In
al Of them buiaels Of great impcf asce
may on uaexpetted Occurrences require his
prefence.
Thi, plan was shousht Of; i M well..
examined ard 6naliy rejected, III con-,
(saoence Of Rroug Utjessiops SO snich
i "a Table. Nothing therefore re-
.aaiaed, but to rompoie the Circuit coure
Of Judges diRina from thofe OF the o.
.tier courts. Admitting the pro; riety,
of excluding f:om this court the judges
Of the fupreme and diRriet courts, /
Thick the late Congrefs Cannot be accuf-
I'd of any wanton expence nor even ola.
neglect Of economy IN the new eRablilh-
nent. The extenGve country has been
divided into fix circuits, add three Judges
APPOINTED for each circuit. Mott Of the
Judges have twice year to attend
court in three ftates, and there is not one
4 them who has not to travel tartheL
and who in tine will not have more la
bour to perform, than any judge OF the
Gate courts. When we call to mind,
that the juriidiAion Of this court reaehes
the lite Of the citizen, and that in civil
~. -, INDICTMENTS are fnal 70 a large
amount certainly il will not be fad
hat il ought to have been competed 1t
lei; til three JUICES. One was i.1eiy
not enough, and if II had been doubtful
whether two were not fuficient, the 'n-
which would have frequent
y ariien from an equal diyifon OF Cpl
MON, juai6es the provifon which ie-
cure, 4 determination>in all cafes.
Il was additionally very material to
place on the bench Of this court, 9 jsdgs