Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-05-03


Who will declare whether thew svs I'nl
conlfitutlonal Gentlemenbay. Os V
fwered this pertinent enquiry. 's s.. ao'sn !
cannot anl~er it Satisfactorily 10 -, Thy
| pie Of this country. 1t IS a s' S 20.
much qualification to me to kno ~alcso
my ientl4enis on this lubjca, = > th'
relate to the conltltutionality .; j., ~ fs
union with thoie of the witch s aNl
men III my native fate. a Osa
| The judicial iyaem had proved !,
convenient there as to render ! = :, ph,
ganizasion Of it neceaary ione ,ea, ,N'',
There were gentlemen in the lep;1,. ' pat
anxious to fsfd from the bench ioIra 'a VIZ.
judges as gentlemen here are to difn;c'' ~
federal judges perional animoa,;c, w. ~
ed there as we'll as here, though NJ, y.
great an extent; but twas the o5;o NJ a4
large majority OF the Sourf,. Carol;n' "
gilature that as the cont}itu.ion dee,
(" the judges fl all hold their Offices 5a.:
good BEHAVIOR" the Office could No. IS
taken from them, the mealure was ,b,,,
oned, and the wife and cautious COURT 'a.
fued, which I'VE with gentlemen her, l i
follow the FIFTEEN was not a5sbS,J ~
modified and extended; the JUDGE, ' ~
new duties aligned to them, and rL.'
number was increaied, bus no iodo. N.Y.
deprived Of this Office. In South. Can;
ma they have court Of chsncory, coD6f
ing OF three chandeliers, and the Law !
tablilhing it requires the pre!ence Of ~,
judges TO mold a court. During ,s,['
Of the Legislature one Of the chancellor +
Egned and another died. The fuuaia
Of This court Of consequence BEGAN. (d
pended. All the buGnets pending III
was put &c Aeep. The public prints vce
Immediately flied with projects for d.
ltroying the court which had been dencn.
ced as anneceifary. As the citizens oft5s
wettesn part OF the fate had net pa:tici,s.
ed much in the benefits derived from Ii.
court OF chancery, many of the mott iras.
en4ial of. them deemed II OF little utility,
The oppoision aaumed 70 formidable 81
afpett as to determine the governor Lvho
exercifes the power of appointing jjudga
during the leeels Of the Legislature not 10
make any appointment, believing the
court would be aboliihed. When The L.
gilature net an effort was made to abo
lllh the court; but large majority, CIV,
ing to tae contribution the honett meaning
Gifts trainers, conGdefeI rhe Judges as
having 4 life eitate in their Offices, pro-.
vided they behaved well; and the vacan.
cies on the chancery bench were immed.
a,ely flpPlied.
Thsr he national judicial eRabliihnat
is comparatively more co.,Iy lhao are lh,
tats JudiclaEies, IS tar from being tie catr
| believe. It may be 70 in Virgins
where they lave ore chancellor with IT.
lie Ealary and much buGnefs, bu; it is not
- n other itates. Ia South. Carolina, We
have fix Judges a. common law, at 62o.
tterling year each, three chancellona
cool. each, which, together with the IA.
laries aid fees Of the Office of the attorney
general, matter in chancery, folicon,
clerks and iher fl, amount 70 tx lbw'A
tqvo baxAyed p0avds fenlmg. And lsl
fir, juitice | believe is no where cheaid
than in Soath- Carolina. By the judlclci
ilfatture Of her judiciary fyltem, lie
ttresms CT Juice are dffed over 1'
whole fate, and every man is compIei'iy
pro'ettedin his life, liberty, properly ana
realization. s1,he courts are almoit co''
Gantly ii !efion. The judges are gentle
nen of high talents, integrity and iiiN'
impaEtiality, and every one who goes ~ :.
to the court OF that fate, not only obtain
ample juiice, cut obtains it promptly
tits, Fir, is what l call cheap juiSi: e
The gentleman from Virginia has teen !