Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1802-02-01

al r. al thefe difniGions from Office i'm
r.aeh no. the motives Of gentlemen who advo
r.,e this mealure. In my heart believe them
he upright. Bur they Zee not the conieQuen.
Eve ale told the RaJes want and ought to
I,ve more power. We are rold that they are
80 legitimate fources from which the citizen IS
y derive protefion.-Their judges are, fup-
noe 20 enforce our laws-Judges appointed By
haze authority, Imported BY Rate falary, and
docking for promotion to rate influence, or de-
s,.ndsnt upon fate party. There are fans hon
s,yab!s gentlemen now preient, who fat in The
convention which formed this conaitution. I
sooeal 10 their recollection, have they not feen
ne time when the fate of America was fuc.
r.aded By hair; my life for it, if another con
T.otion be adembled they will part without do
;og any thing.-Never in the flow of time was
,bere moment 70 proPtious as that in which
az convention a1embled. The Gates had been
convinced by melancholy experience, how H.
ADEQUATE they were to the management of our
ratonal concerns. The PalIions of the people
we're lulled to leep-Rate pride Numbered - the
contribution was promulgated-and then it a.
woke and oppoiton was formed-but It was
vain. The people of America bound the ftates
down BY this compact.
One great proviGon ofthe contribution. prs
yifon that exhibited the fublime fpeaacle Of a
Great rate bowiug before the tribunal ofiuRice.
!, gone Another great buIwark is now TO be
removed. You are told you mutt look to the
fates for your protection your internal reve.
nues are 10 be fwept away your fole reliance
NUT RET upon commercial duties-In this rel.
ancs YOU will be deceived. But what will be
The effect Of all thele changes? am afraid 70
tofay-I will leave it 10 the feelings and con.
fcieuces Of gentlcneR. But remzm5er the mo.
ment this Union is difolysd, we ihall no longer
be governed by votes.
Examine the annals Of hilory, look into the
records Of time, fee what has been the ruin of
every Republic the vile love of b9bularity.-
Why are we here 10 fave the people from
thsir greateR enemy 10 fave them from them
elves. What caui5d the ruin Cf the Republics
Of Greece aud Rome DeRagogucs who, BY
Artery, gained the aid of the Populace 70 ef
ablilh drlpolifm. But if you will ihut YOUR
eyes 70 he light Of hiaory, and your ears to
lle voice Of exper' ence--l-e at Leaf what has
happened to yoRr ovn times. In 1880. it was
no longer doubt with enlightened tatefmen.
what would be the event Of the French revolu.
ton before the ara Of January, 1893, the only
qusdion was, who would become the de(pot.
The word liberty, indeed, from thar day f.
this had been funded in our ears, but never
had sdy real e2iaence there is nothing left but
the word.
We aIe now about TO violate the contribution.
OOce touch i with unhallowcd hands, facriace
but one Of its prOvii1ns, and we are gone. We
commit the fate o: America to lie mercy of
tme an chance
IhoPe the honorable gentlema from Mary.
andvj pardon ne, ff.om he le9ion of the
law which he la, cited, deduce an Inference
Numerically opp elite 10 that for which he has
Contended. He has told US, that " the lat
Coag'ets q reducing the Judges Of the fuPreme
court from fix 70 five, have excrciled the ii ght
which IS now to be uled, and made leg1auve
combustion Of this claCie il the conaiuti n. +"
But look at the law. II declares, thar this re-
outton hall not be made, until by death or re
il5natlon only FIVE Judges hall remain. Thus,in
NE ve:Y momeat when they express the opinion
ma i've judges are fuficient, they acknowledge
thsf ncompetency to remove the Gzth Judge,
and thereby make the legiGative declaration,
that they had not the right now contended for.
- NIltlS HGIG uOLlCeG lone OLleT re
marks which had fallen from the gentleman
nom Maryland, Mr.. Wright, on the conRruc-
con OF The contribution. But as they are fub
ilandally comPriled il the preceding fatenent
We omit them.
ne concluded by recapitu!a;ing his argu-
m'nts; A contract faid he, is made between
government and the judge-the PreGdent
'Pfont'-The Legislature fixes his falary-He
accepts the oaice--The contract is complet,
tle IS then snder the protection of the conlfitu
oOn, which neither the PreGdent nor Congrels
~ infringe The contract is folemn one
- Ssn you violate it If you can you may thro
Us contribution into tie fames-it is gone, it is
Z ss''f' 7sas continued until Friday TIE I5f5 inq-0u
wi ri Jas5aots ID favor Of be motion Of repeal, and
e. 10y ~ gsy ALE lposeb qgqige Il. On Wsda.aay,
S',, and A1f S'oa PAX ieagiB in f.vor Of tbs mo-
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