Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-07-10
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YESTERDAY expired, deeply regret
! ted by thoufands, the late Judiciary Law
cf the United STATES.
| In noticing this event, 70 rnsiancholy in
i.self, and 70 ominous of evil, we. need NOT
| recspitulate thoie arguments which prove
that the charter Of our Liberties has been
violated. 1t isa fubietf well under0oud,
one on which public opinion is firmly fer
tied, and any attempts 10 convince tic real
friends of the Contribution that il has re-
! ceived vital Rab, would be like proving
TO a man that he had been wounded, while
he was fmarting with the pain. Oar only
anxiety now ihould be to ioreles conie-
quences and provide remedies.
Men Of plain fenle can fee ,hat by max
ing the judiciary dependent onthe legiQ4-
tive power, there can be 10 iecurity for
the rights of property, for pesfonal or ci-
vii liberty, but what is found in he will
ola dominant party. They want no ar
gnments to convince them, that this will
may be yeriatile, corrups, unjait and vim
oiftive. Il can p'ander property irbai
plundered it in France it can deprive
men of their pelfonal liberty, let the re-
evolutionary prifons of chat devoted coun-
try teftiiy that this has been done; it eqn
iport with the lives Oh men, it bqe and he
guilletine is our witneis. All this can
be done with the fanttion oflaw, ana TN
der the forms Of juGice-it has iceu due.
But perhaps II may be fad, that none
OF tllele evils have yet come. 4 is true,
We do not now feel their influence; thcy
have not yer affirmed vIfble form; they
do NOT fit in the temple of jofiee, ncr
WELD lis fword, but the doors aand open
night and day.
The Judiciary is recognized in the fate
and federal compacts, as a coordinate,
and independent branch, it is now dec!ar-
ed to be fubordinate and dependent. The
middle wall Of partition is broken down,
the dividing line is pafed, and the diHinct,
legitimate powers efIbe geve,xmeat, are
virtually blended in the Legislature.
What confitutioDal barrier now re-
mains, which may net in like manner be
thrown down; what protecting power
will arile to fay the progrefs of innova-
ton, and prevent this fair Inheritance,
the price OF dangers, fuiferings and bleed,
from being given to the ipollers'
The anfwer to this queaion points to
the only remedy: The good ienfe and
energy of he people; the real friends Of
law, order and union, can alone fave us
from the evils of thorough going revolu-
tion. We have taken one Aep in this
downward road, we mutt retrace II, or we
fhalI one day find ourfelyes broken and
COMPOUNDED without our own violent mo-
ton. IF the pubic mind can BE perluaded
or deluded into the belief, that this couTlc
is fate and fure, there is no force to re-
tard our progreis it will grow more "a
pid as it grows more dangerous. Ba, we
rely much on the fober rejecting part of.
our fellow citizens; thei. pulie las al
ready been felt, and found Dot to beat fer
revolution. Already are dacogered ltrong
fptoms of ipirit in the people, which
will not iussr their birth-right to become.
the fport of projectors and der,agogues.
Experience has done iomeihing it has a
Weakened vigilance, and laid open many
errors and deluGons Of the pretent wild
fyRem. Other leions will probably be
neceaary 10 effect radical change, aad
refore the Government TO The guard.an-
ihip of its old tried, and faithful friends.
In the mean time let Us cling TO the ark OF.
our fafety, and feize the hEa opportunity
TO tread back our Geps.
FROM THE PORTLAND GAzETTE.]
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