Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1802-09-22
DNEsDAH sEprGM.BER asd, 1902

ludSe, a. he Office OF i,dsc CO ppca.s in virginia
''1rom tilae OF judge OF tkc general court chan
Gerry OF ;siiras,! Axe nc: axe ihrisd tt;uns of
ihoes eours ssp2raSc aud distinGtl so,a never
hss-p5 original iusis-i.9ion OF :he SANG s,bjsyls
and al appeal i,s ON ;se inferior q flor
trlndnaa. rs ~ Nitgih.a, although the el;cers Of
nose tribunals may he the same irdiy:luaIs>-
" hat then IS the dderesce Between raaiuy the
oihce OF appellate jurisdiction rro, the iudge VINO
Possvssed geiguai liri ,it.ica. or Iatns ;he ~,
o. o'lg7nsl jurisdiction from the sppiela,e Judge !.
HON IS neutrality-suspicious. e me jaexe NOR gl,e@ed
by me orc aei thau b. tho o5i.er
iofIoTe the tineossitu;'.2bty Of this bill then.
9 Sl recurrence 70 the doris Ok n. judiciary Of
pS'nil, Is 70 prove tive unccastitIt oaali.y OF ia,
IA" OF shieh 1t viii cited dc ropsgi. And NO ~.
Gn9'cnt has been, or III my poor ouinion can I.e
"aaucedto prove the unconssitutionaltv ,c he one
wh'ch viii not equally Apply to IKE other. No.
SIR, gentlemen areprvcluded by their own AFT from
assuming the ground Of the judges of Virginia -.
tns are sokged 70 coDcece that we have the pow,
sr. because they already eSercised l., OF n1H
J>'h5 ene courts, and here they Snncede the o,,es
non. yAtI youthat this. however, n,ust b. i,
&c constitutional, q bona fde' modification l.
eeI.qlne2 .nen TO prove tuen, lhas this Il i MIA,
kde modification 'i' -
Sentlemen have nor, they carnot Nicer Ito Ne,
( tiheton between removing the rldge Fror, ol;ca
ior 1he purpose OF putting IN another person. and
sooi'Siin an Otaee because i Is useless Or erp-e
lsye suppose IA collectors Of youf yes hci.i.E
eESeS by the ss.ure az coed btiavio!r. would rio
a>o'Iuon OF yocr taxes have been an H. &C., ~,
SA"t ssnarc or would you br bunnti 10 1st,i,, ,,,.
! les9 u should infringe Inivats riahr u ~.
peaI o. lae taxes would De aniu$rn cement Of ,he
tenure, and therefore unccustituri -.i. cr,s re-,
mig a. t2e change upon the several .,r::,; a.,
Stamps carriages SKIS, & and bccaase w., h.s
Ietaihea TIE sH14, and any one of t,,,s. CO.
without aimirishins his emoua,ents ai,o,;.T ,I,l
! o1herSf ould not this b. 70 .EiUsir t,,e r.rp-.
@ '-ie Office which sboliahed, os TO ,a,ie, an
o'hSr of'ceT might have been APPOINTED by ar, ,s
Regulation Have not the Judges IN the sane
ler oeen deprived Of enc o: their Offices. ann ;e
NOT me tenure as completely impaired terel,g as
tile cshz had been taken away also? Alrhousb
WI = granted that Sae tfgGi-: Is not so b. uch
merry aSsaehea u Doth
agree that the constitution IS a Ernired o.,,
otPower and that hone ofi,s general ol.rs,ss an.
I 70 DC Construed INFO extension OF ,6at g,,,,t II
am tres 20 declare that i the intent oil this bg 80
TO get nd Of the Judges, it IS pervcrsisY IF vow,
power to base purpose It IS an unccnsrtutional
Ase II on the sontIITy Il aims not At the cilac-
I've on Sc o. men tTon. whom you diaer ~ roli-
'eai' ot1i9ica, Will view 70 iacrouce Others I'm,
* the general gccG BY ab9ijshins useless an,
,. IS a constitutional sf- TIE ouu amino der
mixes tae ntufe OE this an Us i deyef,,ine< -
Innocence or Euiir Of other acts Bat Vie ere
toid thaf this is TO declare the Judiciary yyniri,
the Son5ti'urion has attempJei TO fortify aaainq,
! rae otief branches OF government, degeracnr on
.Ne "!n oi S'e legislature, whose discretion alone
| is 70 limit 5hsir encroachments Hhilst CON.
Sea 'hat die legislature possess this discretion.
ana ssns'o.s OF the delieaey with which it IS 70 he
Hseo- Al Is lake tbe power Of impeackneent or az
declaring war, - bs exercised Under a hipt ~.
spenSlointy Bun the power is denied since IT,
exercise w!h cna5ie iagitiouS men 20 oycrsur, the
JuAiGiry, n oIder &c put their creaearss in cfrs
an - WieS'k therr vengeance on those who have
become obnoxiotr ~ their merit Ye., IN. oen.
teman expressly says, thar .sur7egts tl,a,o fr,,,,
Imposition Ok extreme polltisai depravity prove.
nothinS thas every government I,rc-strIposcs.
ceftalr degree OF hofesty IT'S rulers and that m
argue from eftsesIie esses Totally inadnissible
ct the evhoie ST his guinent IS founded ON the
a'PPosmon OF q total want of principle iii thu
ieSlsi&i lTe amt executive In oy.er words. arpu
ments drawn from tiiG hypothesis are ifresis,i6I4
when urged IN Eyor of that aenslenar1s o,,;,,;,,,
when they Iliiitatc against him they a., rol,II,I
inaPplc''Ole IL Is said that te bill on your able
Canaot cohst'futionay be passed, because uoprin-
tciplcd men VIII pervcrt the uower 10 the bsses,
purposes that Hereafter we may expea q Y,,1I,,-
Sion or Sise bench Of jus.iee, On every charge q,
fPsT add the politics Of alr iitiga,its, not raf
ii's OF me case, are to govern ITS decision IN.
~. - ~ --4~u " pc me Ga-tLl1li OF the cor
sutnncn aGunst irirat6on aud tae protection .
tie citizen, as wei against .egslarivc as e,..cntiv
I Oppression Hence t,e necos siry Of an ea,ct ind.
penence 81 both For il declared 20 o. ets,r4
ny, maj we should possess the power Of controlin,
acFar,nent G. government, which ms the ri n
OF checking ns since thereby lbar ci,,cl. yo,,, h
either lpip2ued or annihilated f~h;s ;s a ~.
aoeTihe OF cheek and balance, a. ,,rdn- g. qtisi
tie Constitution las urwiseiy gwen a. a.l i,,f.a
,ieg'saierc the powcr Of imleachiug their gns.6i
ans tn' Jrdgesn Appiy this theory % the se,i
froc.A contTonl 81 the two branchl- ~ the I,,,s
iature ofs6 each oti,er and the executive. ana :
the executive over th>m But, sir, this ls,. can
not BE- tse,' because me charaefer Of The bs,-
IS 70 oe given % Z ny the Legislature. to inc e.
Prostras'on q MS independence ard I'M aiiat g.
Il VII he conceded that measure such &C hav
been pouruayed VIII never h. taken, us,sss IN
s-ntirienr Of the ruling parry is ready 20 saepcr
them Although gentlemen contend hat the 81
nee OF Judge csnnot b. abCishci giey. ere no
haray enough 70 deny thai It can We created -
Where then, sr 50 tho chcck sipposid~ IA b
state Of things AS che gentleman mas Jmasl.3
and which be has -sal-1 declared cannot Bs con
ceiyed) ehich shall prevent uaprireipel l,e-
ironi eitetting the s9ue obica BY encrslsinr ths
NUMBER 81 JudSea, 50 a. 20 o. cr tiie Nv thei.
(crcstufes, fhe decisions of yo.r eo,rts ,-
Would not puliic opinion be as ready 20 sar iior
! tnc one as tse other OF taese dstsst4e s0. -
W ould not abs sane eyi which has escfse1 such
lagprehensiop IN tae ninds o. gentlemen BE- ,f,..
sHetict by nieans ever more iliarioGs Ssr .hose
which they have spcc,hed Without sHt 5ys.. "a
. ~ fne courtIfufior an fffftrit,~t.eJ f.A,..