Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1802-01-18
NUMBER XIV.
~ tte I2rsaoent of tic s5n.es asrtee.

81 tie l9reGoent Of tBe CmteO s5atcs.
sIs,
BUT it il not only ny appointing to Offices
men # gro(ly immoral lives, and loofe Drin-
olp'es- that the exerciC- of the powers of rov-
eminent may be rendered (ubftrvienr 70 the
Pu' Poies Of corruption The fine confaQuence
relults from pardonng convicted offenders tor
Il ght oauies. The power Of pariouina orinli
nA's Is ore Of III ID 4 teliclt- and in1Dor tant
uu thatf icy an b-aow lpoa Chic MI.
Ell ale. The de- n {. /, Is 4. e0abIs the ex.
e-utFe 10 intercept ne enforcement WIFI 1:r.d l=-
ga PtraI-jes in caC, where ito1g crcumfsr.
&c. ren5er 'hc exercf- of for 1ivea=ls sx1-di-nc
AID fate. Some ines It MY be fife .o psrdan
young criminal {lr the 6rt otF-ace, when l.
appears hal he was luce 81 lad COMPANY.
or far prom rs, and III W. hmlaf peni ent.
oom1iimes it my b proper thar ths igor of
fu jlle lhiuld yi1ld 10 tie claims w 4
M Z. Gus f,mily, dePenje IN tie often ]er FOR
iu5htence. Sometimes the real policy Of =x-
ercdin{ ass Of cIemency, NAV inserpole pub
Lc 81 i'm 10 a criminals life, paramount 10 the
Rrr6t demands Of the law.
But in free country, where The laws ale
dIttAed By humanity, and eua6ed with caution.
i p PreiumabIe that few cafes will occur. in
which human ty will require, Or the puhlic lafe.
" Psrmr, the Chief M4gifrare to e1erctf. the
power Of IA donir$ Grim nails, who have been
tATIy tired, and found guilty BY Jury. The
power Of Pardonin3 Implies pAwer of inter
Tupung lhe whole courte of penal law Y; a pow
er 10 defeat the fentences Of the hiehef courts
Of jud:cature and i'll fact, power that may Be
eXered 70 plraIize the Rr-ngth of the Iegiaa-
cure lleit, 10 matters Of crimioll nature L.
has been jultiY qIeitioaeI -ther iuch an inn
meoie power can ever be iaf,Ig DE in fin
gle executive but certain it i, tha; power re
luch Magnitude ana mOmlnt, and lufceptiule of
the mott dangerous abnies, ought to be exer-
cl-d "lh icruPu!ous caution anI profound
w1dom
Ineie reflections occur in confsunence of tbe
pardon Z &c N. D. who was tent, need IN i'm
Prhtn ment aid 6ne for CONTRIBUTING bank
note and Of the ord-r to the D.arra 4ttor-
ney 70 enter HoAs br9lqui, N the a"ion mai
tuted by n tx curve a. the reqneR Of the
oen4te' aEal1it w. Duane. tor ,ibe on that
branch OF the le-j1lure. Laying out vi the
a ter Gale, The quefjon Of h. legality If the
ORDER and th- n1-cJrum ot lGliur w without
the reqaet or knowledge o III. Senate, there Is
extrem1 dagger i thus difaenfng with .ue De-
hAltes o. 0r L1INdl code. NV h-n m III Ot no
PrIocPI ablrv- otbes violating the laws with
lmPual y, they are embol5ened t1 enter upon
violations Of he lame Or other laws; and who
Can calcula'e what imm=nie m chilf will ref1le
70 toeiety, from che removal NJ thof. Ten aints
which an nations, as well as our own leg.ll-
lure, have juiged it exPeiient to imoofe on tie
Ieentl1us delires Of men? Who viii relpea
law that are not enforced? VINO viii regard
The adminlirA ion Of irlice, when the @ 4 f
MAgihrate trips the jlt Z, " bis power tie
law o. It ttrrora an dfarms even lelilstion
ot its operative force, BY anrihilatin5 Tie eT.e
OF IDS IA 6tons?
IL GU en- hlGafm for freedom, we have rey
je&ed The Authorities Of ancient and modern
writer's, who have told Is, that eleslive govern
ments unavoIdably generate f4ttioDs-tbac
i4ttions corrupt the ele4 r., an thar bold aC
Plring men, milling the Pd.Iioas OF The people
under their banners. convert them iUto The m
It. uments 9f annihLing libe ~. We know
indeed that every former experiment. has end d
ln eHabliihing the Truth of dis i.formatioD
0ut We YslnlY aud prog ly fsacy that We ars